Lunch Recipes

Let's Party! Kids Cookbook recipe: Tiny Tea Sandwiches

Let's Party! Kids Cookbook recipe: Tiny Tea Sandwiches

These tiny tea sandwiches are perfect for tea parties, or just regular old lunches! This recipe is perfect for kid chefs age 8-12 to make mostly by themselves (grown-up help indicated by the hand symbol), or for younger chefs to make with more grown-up help.

Let's Party! Kids Cookbook recipe: Superhero Shield Tortillas

Let's Party! Kids Cookbook recipe: Superhero Shield Tortillas

This Superhero Shield Tortilla is perfect for lunch or a snack, and is from my cookbook, “Let’s Party! Kids Cookbook.” This recipe is perfect for kid chefs age 8-12 to make mostly by themselves (grown-up help indicated by the hand symbol), or for younger chefs to make with more help. It’s in the “Superhero Party” chapter, which also includes Super Smoothies and Kapow! Cupcakes.

Z is for Zucchini: Zucchini Sushi

Z is for Zucchini: Zucchini Sushi

Z is for Zucchini! The last of the vegetable alphabet, Zucchini is a veggie that's in the same family as pumpkins! Zucchinis are technically fruits because they grow from a small yellow flower. Zucchini's a great sources of vitamin C and can be used in just about any dish, such as Zucchini Sushi!Zucchini Sushi is a new take on an old favorite that's easy to make and even easier to eat! It's the perfect dish for a snack, a party, or for a fun and creative afternoon savory treat! Don't worry about the raw fish in this kind of sushi, we used canned tuna. 

5 Healthy Lunches for Kid Chefs

5 Healthy Lunches for Kid Chefs

This week we are featuring 5 healthy lunches for kid chefs and their parents to make together. The best part: they aren’t all sandwiches! Many of them are rolls, or "sandwich cousins" as we like to call them. We are also super excited for spring to finally arrive so we went for maximum color in these lunches. (And as you might know, "eating the rainbow" is a great way to make sure your kiddos get lots of different types of nutrients.) Yum!

Kitchen Vocabulary: 'Pulsing' Chickpea Nuggets

Kitchen Vocabulary: 'Pulsing' Chickpea Nuggets

What kids don’t love nuggets? This week, Nomster Chef brings you a great alternative to chicken nuggets: chickpea nuggets! These chickpea nuggets are a fun, hands-on recipe for kids of all ages. It’s an easy recipe with few ingredients and they taste delicious with your favorite dipping sauces! This weeks kitchen vocabulary word is pulse. In this recipe, we pulse the chickpeas to make a chunky texture.