Mickey mouse fruit snack

Making my boys eat fruits is a hard job. So we came up with their favorite character mickey fruits snack. It is very simple and healthy snack and also children finish while talking about their characters.

Ingredients:

Apple for face.
Black grapes for big two ears.
Half grape for Nose.
Small red part of apple for mouth.
Two small sliced banana for eyes and tiny grapes for pupils.

Rice mini Pizza

It is crepe made out of rice flour topped with chopped meat, eggs, vegetables etc. It is very healthy and delicious food. Kids love this.

Ingredients:
For Rice base:
1 cup rice flour
1 egg
11/2 cup water
pinch of salt

 For toppings:
1/2 cup chopped or minced chicken (any other meat can be used)
1/2 chopped onion
1 tsp minced ginger garlic paste
1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
1/4 cup chopped celery
1tsp olive oil
Salt and peeper according to taste

Method:
First we need to prepare toppings. For that fry onion, garlic and ginger paste until brown. Add minced meat, salt and pepper and fry for 3 minutes. Add tomatoes and celery until meat is nearly done. Keep aside.
 For base mix rice flour, salt, water and egg to make cake like batter. Heat a pan, pour some batter and spread like a crepe. Cover it and cook for 2 minutes. Don't turn to other side. Now add toppings and cook few minutes with the cover lid. If you like you can add egg yolk on top. Serve hot.

Fun icecream snack

A fun, healthy and filling snack.

Ingredients:
A slice of  brown bread
A slice of cheese
One banana
A small piece of an apple

Method:
Make a cheese sandwich in a shape of an icecream cone. Slice one banana, spread like an icecream on the top of the sandwich cone.
Put a small piece of an apple to give a feel of cherry on the top.

Teddy Bear Lunch Box

This is a big lunch box for older kids. For smaller kids you can make mini version of it.

Teddy bear lunch box

Ingredients:
1 cup of cooked mixed fried rice (Any vegetables of your choice)
1 Omelet Egg cooked and cut
2 Small pieces of prawns or chicken grilled
2 pieces of tomatoes and cucumbers
 small nori sheet

Method:

Make fried rice by mixing your choice of vegetables and keep aside. Now cut vegetables and meat/fish to put in a lunch box. Take some fried rice and put inside a teddy bear shaped cake molder and press nicely. Place on a lunch box slowly. Now arrange the lunch box with some proteins and vegetables. I used some cucumbers, tomatoes, omelet eggs and grilled prawns. Two small boiled beans are used as eyes.

To make nose I used small portion of nori sheet and some egg yolk.

Boiled Egg Bunnies

Kids had a great time helping to make bunny eggs on Easter morning for breakfast. It is very simple to make, my four year old boy assembled everything in one of the egg.

Ingredients:
3 hard boiled eggs
1/4 cup baby carrots for ears
1/4 nori sheet for eyes
3 pieces corn for nose
1 tsp mayonnaise for tails
2 thin rice noodles sticks for whiskers
Some green spinach on serving plates

Method:

Boil eggs hard and keep it aside to cool. Put some green spinach or salad leaves on serving plate. Peel the eggs, cut little on bottom and place on the serving plate. The pointed egg will become the bunny's face. 

Begin assembly by making small hole on the center of bunny's face. Insert a small yellow corn on it for nose.  I used nori sheets to make two tiny eyes for bunnies. 

Cut the baby carrot into thin pieces giving shape of the ears. Cut two slits on egg bunny for ears just above the eyes and insert one carrot on each slit. 

For whiskers, I use thin rice noodles stick. Break these rice noodles stick into 6 small equal parts and insert near both sides of the nose. Finally put some mayonnaise on the back of egg bunny to make tail.

Enjoy!!

Easter Egg Nest

Easter time is coming up and kids will love this no egg easter recipe. It is very simple to make.

Ingredients:
1/4 cups peanut butter chips
1/4 cups chocolate chips
1 cup chow-mein noodles
1/2 cup grapes

Method:
Melt chocolate chips and peanut butter chips in a medium microwave safe bowl.
Add chowmein noodles to the melted chocolate and mix nicely.
Shape into a circle on a plate. Use spoon to make indention in center and keep it for few minutes to make the nest harden.
Add grapes on the center.

Colorful Pasta Salad

 

My kids were excited to see this rainbow color food on their plates.

I used lemon and honey for tangy and sweet taste.

Serves: 3

Preparation Time: 15 mins

Cooking time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked fussili pasta 

1 cup  brocoli florets

1/2 cup thinly sliced bell peppers

1/2 cup thinly sliced tomatoes

1/2 cup chopped parsley

 For the dressing:

2 tbp of lemon juice

2 tsp extra virgin olive oil

1 tea spoon honey

1 garlic clove crushed

Salt and pepper to taste

Method:

 Boil the pasta and set aside when it done to cool. Add some olive oil on it so that it doesnot stick. Boil brocoli and keep aside. Take a bowl and mix bell peppers, tomatoes ,broccoli and parsley. Take another small bowl  to make dressing. Add lemon juice, oil, honey, garlic and mix together with a whisk. Pour this mixture into the salad. Mix well and adjust salt, pepper and lemon according to your taste.

Serve with some protein.