Banana Bread
Banana Bread is a great healthy delicious tea bread that can be used for breakfast or for a kids school lunch box. It makes 12 slices.
Ingredients:
225g wholemeal flour
125g soft brown sugar
3 ripe bananas
2 free range eggs
pinch of salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
150ml orange juice
5 tbsp of vegetable oil
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 45 [...]
Yummy Mini Frittatas
My children love baking. These frittatas can be served warm as a healthy kids part food or cold for a healthy school lunch.
Ingredients:
125ml evaporated milk
60g Emmantal cheese
100g frozen peas defrosted
10 slices of cooked ham
100g of ricotta cheese
6 free range eggs
1 tbsp of chopped chives
Salt and Pepper
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 15 [...]
Five A Day Carbonara
Kids love pasta. If you have difficulty getting your children to eat vegetables, this pasta dish is for you as my kids love it and its quick and easy to produce for an evening meal.
Ingredients:
400g dried spagetti
125g of chopped pancetta or streaky bacon
1 brown onion
2 gloves garlic
100g of button mushrooms
15 broccoli [...]
Thai Chicken Green Curry
Children love thai food. This green curry is packed full of flavour and is a great way to get children to eat vegetables. Best of all is cooked in one pot which saves parents on the washing up!
Ingredients:
1 tbsp Thai Green curry paste
1 tbsp finally chopped lemongrass
2 garlic cloves
1 tsp of [...]
Healthy Noodle Soup
This healthy noodle soup has fresh Oriental flavours and is great for using up left overs after a Sunday roast dinner.
Ingredients:
1 packet of egg noodles
100g broccoli florets
200g of shredded cooked pork or chicken
1 handful of baby spinach leaves
3 spring onions
2 tbsp of chopped fresh coriander leaves
2 garlic cloves
1 tsp of sesame oil
1 [...]
Squid Salad
Squid is fairly cheap and this is has lots of flavour and is healthy. It can make a special school lunch during summer.
Ingredients:
500g squid tubes
1 tsp of Sichuan spice
1 lime
For the salad
Half a cucumber peeled and seeded
3 Spring onions finely chopped
1 packet of Spinach leaves
2 tbsp of chopped fresh coriander
1 tbsp of chopped [...]
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