junior kitchen

Edamame is a wonderful snack for kids. These are fresh soybeans. “Edamame” is a Japanese name, but as a snack food, they originally came from China. These days, they also come from local grocery stores. If you can’t find them fresh, check the freezer section. Opening up the pods is fun and the kids don’t [...]

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The kids and I were looking for something special to celebrate Kitchen Dad’s birthday and stumbled across this recipe.  The photographs were so beautiful, I just knew the cake would be special too. And it was! I tweaked it a bit to accommodate for ingredients I didn’t have, like caster sugar (superfine sugar, but not [...]

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Summer. Salsa. Easy. Put on chips. Put over beans. Put in burritos. (Eat straight out of jar.) Ingredients 6 tomatillos 2 or 3 tomatoes 2 Tbsps olive oil 1/2 tsp cumin Red pepper flakes 2 large cloves garlic A bell pepper 1 large onion, or two small ones. 1/2 cup cilantro 5 leaves of fresh [...]

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This drink is refreshing and cool when the heat of summer is getting to you. It was a BIG hit with the kids. One can never go wrong when sugar is involved. We’ve officially named it Cucumber Breeze because it was such a breeze to make. 1 cucumber, peeled and cut into chunks Juice of [...]

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Kitchen Dad turned me on to this savory little treat after we got married. It’s something that was a staple at his house growing up. We buy it at our local Brit Mart and sometimes I find it at our regular grocery store in the British foods section. Toast with Marmite is great for breakfasts [...]

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A couple of days ago, a friend with a plantain tree gave us a bunch of lovely ripe ones. I had only eaten plantains in a restaurant and never attempted cooking them at home before. Turns out they are really easy to prepare. I used one of my most trusted cook books for the recipe. [...]

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This recipe is similar to Baba Ghanoush but uses yogurt instead of tahini. It’s from a great cook book that I found at our local library. Slash 1 or 2 medium eggplants in several places and fill the slits with sliced, peeled garlic. Bake in a 375 degree oven until soft, about 40 minutes for [...]

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It’s tomato season in Florida, and we’re getting lots of different varieties from the farm. The kids love cherry tomatoes – especially the yellow ones – and they make a healthy, easy snack. Just wash and serve. We keep a bowl filled with them on the kitchen counter, allowing the kids to grab a handful [...]

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