Well folks, here are a few recipes in an easy-to-read download.
We hope you enjoy the food and enjoy spending some time with your kids in the kitchen over the next couple of weeks.
We’ve included a full dinner with Falafel Chicken, a simple corn-ham soup, home-made pancakes for a weekend morning and our favorite party-sized quiches which are great for hosting people, but make an easy snack from the freezer to enjoy yourself.
The recipes are broken down into a shopping list and a pantry list – checking the pantry before we go to the store is a great kid-task!
I haven’t specified what part of the cooking is done by the kids, since that will depend a little on your kids’ ages, skills and ability. Generally, I’ve found that measuring, mixing, stirring and fetching ingredients are easy first tasks.
I hope you’ll find some time to get together with your family and test a few of these recipes. Please feel free to pass this along and let us know what you think.
Wishing you many happy meals!
Talia's Table
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Showing posts with label falafel. Show all posts
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Falafel Chicken
Today was an uninspiring kind of day. Rainy and busy, I pulled out of the office parking lot late, two kids at home and a pitifully empty refrigerator. So I did what any normal person does when faced with a dinner emergency. I called one of my sisters.
"What's for dinner?"
"Your house or mine?" (we live several states apart)
"Mine. There's nothing in the pantry, and I've got about 20 minutes to shop, go!"
She thought for a moment then spoke these magical words: "Falafel Chicken!"
I took a few mental notes, dashed between the drizzles to pick up milk, chicken thighs and falafel mix and headed home.
My son tossed together some butternut squash chunks (worth buying pre-chunked!) while my daughter measured out and mixed up tabouleh salad.
I dipped the chicken thighs in egg, turned them over in the falafel mix and put them in a non-stick pan with some hot olive oil. About 5 or 6 minutes per side and they were done.
The chicken stayed very moist but the crust was flavorful and crunchy. We had a little cranberry sauce on the side and it provided a nice tart, bright note to the dinner.
Falafel chicken is something I never would have thought of, but it just skyrocketed to the top of my easy-weeknight-dinner list! Thanks Krissy!
Now if only we were close enough to share the dishes....
"What's for dinner?"
"Your house or mine?" (we live several states apart)
"Mine. There's nothing in the pantry, and I've got about 20 minutes to shop, go!"
She thought for a moment then spoke these magical words: "Falafel Chicken!"
I took a few mental notes, dashed between the drizzles to pick up milk, chicken thighs and falafel mix and headed home.
My son tossed together some butternut squash chunks (worth buying pre-chunked!) while my daughter measured out and mixed up tabouleh salad.
I dipped the chicken thighs in egg, turned them over in the falafel mix and put them in a non-stick pan with some hot olive oil. About 5 or 6 minutes per side and they were done.
The chicken stayed very moist but the crust was flavorful and crunchy. We had a little cranberry sauce on the side and it provided a nice tart, bright note to the dinner.
Falafel chicken is something I never would have thought of, but it just skyrocketed to the top of my easy-weeknight-dinner list! Thanks Krissy!
Now if only we were close enough to share the dishes....
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