Kid Chef Cornbread Minis

Native Americans have been making cornbread for hundreds of years, grinding corn into their flour and meal. They used corn as a major food source, creating grits, mush, soup, tamales, and tortillas. Corn is a good source of fiber, rich in vitamin C, magnesium, and B vitamins. However, since the mid 90’s, corn has been…

Kids Butterfly Garden

Create a beautiful backyard butterfly garden with lovely native flowers, culinary herbs, and berries. The main food of adult butterflies is nectar from red, orange, yellow, blue, or purple flowers that haven’t been sprayed with weed or insect killers. Many native flowers have been thought of as weeds to be removed, such as clovers, mallows,…

Kids Grind their Spices

Kids can get more flavor and spices last longer and are more potent when they are stored whole rather than after they are ground. Fresh ground spices improve dishes with more nutrients, vibrancy, and aroma. Jarred whole spices are at their best for two years, while ground spices stay fresh for about a year. Mortar…

Kids grow Chives

Chives are easy for kids to grow and are perennial and drought tolerant. Sow seeds in winter or early spring. Chives grow in tight clumps of long thin grasslike leaves that taste like mild, sweet onions. Chives are often grown with tomatoes, as in the picture above, as they repel Japanese beetles and aid in…

Kid Chef Red Potato Salad

Kids can make a healthy potato salad for their Fourth of July party. To create a flavorful potato salad and add extra nutrients, kids can cut the veggies very small and add fresh herbs from the garden. Organic red potatoes have a lower Glycemic Index than most potatoes and are particularly healthy because their skin…

Kid Chef Organic Avocado Toast

Avocado Toast is the latest craze across the country today. But bread and avocados have long been a hit in California and the avocado sprout sandwich on organic whole wheat sourdough bread was the biggest seller at my Health Food Store in 1977. Bread and avocados are a wonderful balance of flavors and nutrients. For…

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 Indian Cooking

For thousands of years, people in South India have adhered to the vegetarian traditions of the Hindu priest class and yogic diet that is laid out in the ancient holy text, Bhagavad Gita, as a way to lead a harmonious, healthful, and peaceful life without inflicting harm on others. Many of the ancient recipes from…