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nzsewist replied to the topic Toddler Party Food in the forum
Cooking and Baking 8 years ago
Ooh I get so excited about planning party food! 🙂
For healthy options for kids I normally do:
– popcorn
– sandwiches (cut into special shapes with cookie cutters)
– mini muffins
– mini quiches
– vegetables (I use cookie cutters here too, eg. small stars cut from pieces of cucumber)
– bliss balls
– chickpeas, black beans etc. maybe sautéed with…[Read more] -
nzsewist replied to the topic Toddler Party Food in the forum
Cooking and Baking 8 years ago
Ooh I get so excited about planning party food! 🙂
For healthy options for kids I normally do:
– popcorn
– sandwiches (cut into special shapes with cookie cutters)
– mini muffins
– mini quiches
– vegetables (I use cookie cutters here too, eg. small stars cut from pieces of cucumber)
– bliss balls
– chickpeas, black beans etc. maybe sautéed with…[Read more] -
nzsewist joined the group
Cooking and Baking 8 years ago
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dubhels2003 started the topic Toddler Party Food in the forum
Cooking and Baking 8 years ago
Help!! Lady E is 3 in two weeks and she is having four little friends round to play for an hour or two. I would like to make a really nice party lunch. It has to be reasonably healthy and be mainly vegetarian. The party doesn’t have a theme or anything, and I don’t mind hot or cold, or a mix of both. I’ll also be feeding parents/siblings, and…[Read more]
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Cooking and Baking 9 years ago
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with love Heidi replied to the topic What's for Tea Today, Mum? A cooking thread. in the forum
Cooking and Baking 9 years ago
Just had the most fantastic jacket potatoe dinner with friends 🙂 Jacket potatoes, tomato mince sauce (spag bol sauce), grated cheese, bacon, corn on the cob as well as tomatoes, carrot and cucumber sticks.
There were 9 of us, 4 adults, 2 6′ tall teenagers, and 3 kids. I cooked 14 large potatoes but next time I think I need 20 potatoes, I…[Read more] -
Darcy Struble replied to the topic Vegetarian Lunch Options in the forum
Cooking and Baking 9 years ago
@rhythm, watermelon salad sounds amazing! I’ll definitely be trying that! I’m excited that you have lots! Lunch is what I struggle with most while trying to eat more vegetarian.
@roundtheworldgirl I’m glad you liked it!! I do a good bit of vegan as well, especially dessert 🙂 I love vegan dessert. I don’t know why haha
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Rhythm replied to the topic Vegetarian Lunch Options in the forum
Cooking and Baking 9 years ago
Thank you for starting this thread. My family is vegetarian. We generally cook a lot of Indian food at home. I have a massive load of those recipes. I made this watermelon salad for dinner yesterday.
Mix together pieces of watermelon, slices of red onion, red and green peppers, cucumber, tomatoes, toasted walnuts, and a handful of mint leaves.…[Read more]
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roundtheworldgirl replied to the topic Vegetarian Lunch Options in the forum
Cooking and Baking 9 years ago
@Darcy I made that chickpea salad for myself today – it was delicious!
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Sarvi replied to the topic Vegetarian Lunch Options in the forum
Cooking and Baking 9 years ago
This is not so much lunch as a micro snack but my kid was asking for peanut butter so I blitzed half roasted almonds and half roasted & salted sunflower seeds. Pretty fantastic in a little ‘sandwich’ between crackers, and really held her over well.
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roundtheworldgirl replied to the topic Vegetarian Lunch Options in the forum
Cooking and Baking 9 years ago
like you, Darcy, we are not vegetarians but eat vegetarian (actually, vegan!) a lot. I love a hearty salad. To make it filling without animal proteins I add sunflower seeds, chickpeas, several different kinds of vegetables and fruits, and top it off with a tahini-based dressing.
A little more time consuming but very yummy is lettuce wraps…[Read more]
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Darcy Struble replied to the topic Vegetarian Lunch Options in the forum
Cooking and Baking 9 years ago
Oh that sounds amazing! Tomato season is coming!!
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Nicole replied to the topic What's for Tea Today, Mum? A cooking thread. in the forum
Cooking and Baking 9 years ago
That looks amazing, thank you!
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Nicole replied to the topic Vegetarian Lunch Options in the forum
Cooking and Baking 9 years ago
Awesome!
I make a quick lunch of feta, cucumber, tomato and a little celery (for crunch) seasoned with salt and pepper.
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Darcy Struble started the topic Vegetarian Lunch Options in the forum
Cooking and Baking 9 years ago
So I’ll start out by saying that we are not vegetarian but we don’t cook much meat in our house. We buy meat maybe once a month, maybe less. Although we do buy fish a little more than that. But anyway, we eat a plant based diet.
The hardest meal to go more vegetarian is lunch, what with sandwiches that are heavy in meat and such. So I thought…[Read more]
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Darcy Struble replied to the topic What's for Tea Today, Mum? A cooking thread. in the forum
Cooking and Baking 9 years ago
@roundtheworldgirl, what a bummer! My husband says the same thing happens to him with all melons, watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew… He still eats a little in the summer though.
@motherof5, we are hoping to build a hot house (glass house) next spring. We just moved into a new house so inside projects are being done this year and outdoor…[Read more]
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roundtheworldgirl replied to the topic What's for Tea Today, Mum? A cooking thread. in the forum
Cooking and Baking 9 years ago
Oh, eggplant. I miss it! I loved it until I suddenly became allergic to it after my son was born. It’s been two years and it still makes my whole mouth itch when I eat it (and my hands if I cook with it). I deal with the discomfort for the occasional mouthful of baba ghanoush but eggplant parmesan is out 🙁
We had steak, sweet potatoes and…[Read more]
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Nicole replied to the topic What's for Tea Today, Mum? A cooking thread. in the forum
Cooking and Baking 9 years ago
My neighbour uses a glass house @darcyjane, maybe that helps?
He grows vegies for fun, we happily take his excess.
I pulled out too much mince @Sarvi, so I *have* to make another today.
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Nicole replied to the topic What's for Tea Today, Mum? A cooking thread. in the forum
Cooking and Baking 9 years ago
My neighbour uses a glass house @darcy jane, maybe that helps?
He grows vegies for fun, we happily take his excess.
I pulled out too much mince @Sarvi, so I *have* to make another today.
No one is complaining. 🙂 -
Nicole replied to the topic What's for Tea Today, Mum? A cooking thread. in the forum
Cooking and Baking 9 years ago
My neighbour uses a glass house @Darcy Struble, maybe that helps?
He grows vegies for fun, we happily take his excess.
I pulled out too much mince @Sarvi, so I *have* to make another today.
No one is complaining. 🙂 - Load More
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