Holiday Download

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

Homemade Pancakes

Have you ever made pancakes from scratch?  They're such a wonderful weekend treat, and delightfully easy to make with things you most likely have in the cupboard, unlike pancake mix, which has a tendency to disappear just before you need it!.  We've been in search of the perfect pancake recipe for a while, and we've settled on a very basic recipe that we vary, depending on the season or what's on hand.

This weekend, my son put himself in charge of our apple-cinnamon variety.

Apple Cinnamon Pancakes:

1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/4 cup whole wheat flour

3 TB of oat bran

1 tsp salt

3 TB sugar

add:

1 large egg, beaten

3 TB melted butter

1 cup milk

We melt the butter in the microwave, add the milk and the egg, and stir, then add to the dry ingredients.

Add 1 diced apple, 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract.

Eat with maple syrup, naturally!