Kids cook with Cauliflower

Cauliflower is an annual cool weather veggie in the cabbage family that kids can grow in their organic raised bed garden. Cauliflower is low in calories but filling as it is high in fiber, with abundant health benefits in its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory nutrients, vitamin C, and potassium. When the cauliflower head is 6 –…

Kids cook with Root Veggies

Kids can grow root veggies in their organic raised bed garden and have a source for soups, sauces, casseroles, and side dishes. Kids can plant carrots, potatoes, and onions in the fall in Southern California as companion plants in one raised bed in rich organic soil. These popular root veggies can be blended together with…

Kids cook with Chocolate

Kids can eat one ounce of dark chocolate a day with a 70-87% cacao for good health! Ancient Mayan healers proclaimed chocolate as being essential for good health and a cure for many illnesses. Scientists today have proven they were correct about cacao, but not about chocolate candy or other chocolate confectionaries, as these are…

Kids cook with Big Flavors

Mass production, food processing, and microwave meals have removed much of the old fashioned flavors our great grandparents achieved by cooking from whole foods. When kids grow an organic raised bed veggie garden, they can rediscover the big flavors of cooking organic produce from scratch. Herbs: Kids can add health and flavor to every meal…

Kids make Kabobs

Kids think eating fruit and veggies on a stick is fun, especially when they make it themselves! Kids can use their favorite foods in a colorful variety. Bamboo skewers work well and can be soaked in water for an hour before grilling or roasting.  Kids can make Rainbow Fruit Kabobs by washing, pealing, and cutting…

Kids Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Some ancient, still growing, Mediterranean olive trees are said to be over 3,000 years old. Olive trees can endure drought, freeze, and are pest resistant, making them nearly immortal. Another reason for the long life of the olive tree is that the leaf contains oleuropein, an antimicrobial, as well as flavonoids that fight infection. Because…

Kids make Classic Herb Sauces

Gremolata, pesto, and chimichurri are raw herbal toppings from different cultures used for sauces or marinades containing herbs, spices, nuts, and lemon. These sauces are fantastic drizzled over pasta, beans, sandwiches, grilled veggies, or soup. Kids can use fresh greens from the garden to add to the sauce: radish greens, garlic scapes, carrot tops, fennel…

Kids cook with Lemons

When kids grow an organic Meyer Lemon tree in a pot on the patio or in a sunny room indoors, they can have a beautiful, sweet smelling tree that produces the most popular fruit on the planet.  Lemons are a  wonderful fruit to use in cooking; kids can use the juice and the zest to…

Kids Make Streusel Toppings

Kids can make a variety of nutty, sweet, flavorful toppings for a fruit cobbler, savory casserole, coconut yogurt, sorbet, or the top crust of a pie. Streusel toppings contain nuts and seeds that are toasted to keep them crispy and for deeper, richer flavor. Kids can spread organic nuts and seeds in a single layer…

Kids cook with Pomegranates

Pomegranates are a Superfood high in antioxidants that inhibit inflammation and protect against heart disease, cancer, and cognitive impairment. Kids can learn the secret to extract the hundreds of pomegranate seeds inside its thick and inedible skin. First score the skin of the pomegranate, which can be used to make a red dye, and cut…