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Recipes that include Fall fruits/vegetables that kids can both: * help you make and * will be eager to "gobble gobble" up. We recommend trying some of these pre-Thanksgiving and, if the family likes one or more recipes, let your child(ren) make their own contribution(s) to your Thanksgiving table.
A great way to introduce your kids to safe slicing with thick slices of zucchini. (Though we use olive oil instead of butter.) It's also fun for the kids to "strip" the dill weed if you buy it fresh.
Disguise the coleslaw with 2 kid faves - apples & carrots. We also like dried cranberries in there. Once you've done the shredding/grating, the kids can make the rest by just measuring and mixing.
Yummy measuring fun! Up the fiber/protein quotient without losing the Mexican flavor with some black beans. Adding some corn & tomato salsa on top adds some more veggie variety.
Maple-Roast Parsnips - use oven roasted recipes like this one to sharpen your kids' sense of smell... Does it smell done now? How about now? Test along the way and see when your nose and tongue agree.
Spinach Sauteed with Garlic, Figs, and Honey - Kids not spinach fans? Try sweetening it up like this.
Apple and Onion Stuffin' Muffins. Nervous about the chopping parts with wee ones? Break out the food processor!
Italian Meatball Soup Rapido - hooray for precise cooking time not being required when cooking with kids!
Old-Fashioned Chicken and Corn Stew - we get the frozen corn niblets vs. the ears for this one.
Classic Chicken and Coconut Soup - Spice averse? Leave out the jalapeno!
Lentil Soup with Italian Sausage and Escarole - we sub Kale for Escarole in this one...in teeny-tiny pieces. Yay for sneaking in those leafy greens!
Fast White-Bean Stew - and even little kids can help add the ingredients, since many are canned. What we like most about stews & soups in our house, though, is that it doesn't require precise cooking time.
Maple-Braised Butternut Squash with Fresh Thyme - faster and more kid-friendly vis-a-vis helping you make it if you buy the butternut squash cubes instead of cutting it up.
Three-Apple Applesauce - we use agave nectar or honey instead of sugar in our house...and add to taste.
Quinoa with Moroccan Winter Squash and Carrot Stew - this is a surprising favorite of my picky 6 year old...with lots of measuring she can do. We use our 1/2t measure as our base measuring spoon and then talk about how many teaspoons in a Tablespoon, how many 1/2t in 1t, etc.
Mixed Green Salad with Oranges, Dried Cranberries and Pecans - let your kids segment & sprinkle. Be sure to "mix in math" with fractions & multiplication to make the recipe bigger or smaller.
Honey-Glazed Roasted Carrots and Parsnips (we sub with molasses or agave nectar)
Jazz up oven roasted potatoes and sneak in a bit of green herbs & nuts.
Our family likes this beet & caramelized onion recipe best with fresh boiled beets...and leaving the feta on the side, so that Mom & Dad can add it, but the kids can skip it.
Incorporate math by doubling the recipe so that you have enough leftovers for lunches!
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