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DIY crab apple snack for kids

Posted on September 19, 2014 | 2 comments

Apples and crabs are Nady’s most liked when it comes to fruits or shower. What a combo to wow Nady! He was really fascinated with this fun snack. Is this real?

Very easy and simple to do. You only need a red apple to create this cool crab:

Cut two sides of the apple half centimeter from the center. Slice one side in 8 wedges to create the legs. Cut the two sides of the center, disregarding the seeds.

Put them on top of each other to cut symmetrical triangles to create the claws. Then place the other half we cut in the beginning to make the body.

With edible paint make the eyes to look more realistic. If you don’t have paint, simple use the seeds!

Such a cute and delicious crab fruit!

I bet your kids will have a big smile on their little faces when they get such snack! Bon appetit mon amour 🙂

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Banana loaf or love?

Posted on August 26, 2014 | Leave a comment

Bananas get over ripe so quickly in hot weather. Every now and then a bunch of bananas leaning toward a shade of black, I know it’s time for a banana bread.

After trying so many recipes, adding nuts, spices, chocolate chips or even cream cheese frosting, still this simple classic recipe is my favorite one, making me wish my bananas get over ripe with no regrets.

The more ripe the bananas are, the more precious. Dark bananas are black gold! They give you this deep intense caramel flavor especially with the brown sugar. So to do this we need:

4 slightly over ripe bananas
1 egg beaten
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup brown sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour

Preheat oven (180°C). In a mixing bowl combine mashed bananas ( simply with a fork when really ripe), oil, egg, vanilla and mix.

Then add sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mix all to finally toss in the flour and combine.

Pour the batter in a greased and floured baking pan (10″) and bake for 45- 50 minutes. Start checking from minute 40 until a wooden pick comes out clean.

Allow to cool before removing from pan!

Whether for breakfast or afternoon snack, this is your ticket for anytime of the day. All the family favor this banana loaf ve.

If you wish for individual parcels, just bake it in the muffin tray and enjoy!

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DIY food art – kids under the sea breakfast

Posted on August 25, 2014 | Leave a comment

Food art is so fascinating for kids as for adults. I will never mind to get such plate as breakfast in bed. I find it amusing too 🙂

Anyone can make this cute breakfast (could be a snack as well). Very simple and easy. You will need:

thin slices of cucumber cut lengthwise for the stems
2 carrots slices to make the fish
handful cereal breakfast for the sea
small raisins for the water bubbles
one big raisin cut in 4 for the turtle hands and legs
one medium raisin for the turtle head
one kiwi slice for the turtle body
edible paint for the turtle and fish eyes (optional)

It’s great to get your kid eat healthy food and have fun in the same time. When nady saw the plate he started waving his hands like a fish and singing. The turtle really grabbed his attention too! Amazed by his beautiful breakfast, he was hesitating whether to contemplate, play or start digging in!

Well he decided to polish off his delicious under the sea breakfast!

Never mind if your kid didn’t like the taste of kiwi, It’s one of my many attempts to offer this fruit to him but he doesn’t like it so far! But i will keep on trying…

Try these edible cool arts for your kids and give them a reason to always be happy and enjoy food.

Whatever you are doing, always add fun to you and your loved ones life! Happy day to all and lots of love and smiles x

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popeye was pretty smart after all! healthy spinach with rice (sbenigh w riz)

Posted on May 29, 2014 | Leave a comment

Among the World’s Healthiest vegetables, spinach comes out at the top of the ranking list for nutrient richness; vitamins and minerals. Eat spinach to protect yourself against inflammatory problems, oxidative stress-related problems, cardiovascular problems, bone problems, and cancer.

We all know that Popeye made himself super strong by eating spinach.

I remember when we were kids, we used to call it popeye food, we never even called it spinach! We loved this dish and we were convinced whenever we had it for lunch we get super powers!

So while spinach probably won’t make you super strong the minute you eat it, as it did for Popeye, it will promote your health and vitality in many other ways. It seems like Popeye was pretty smart after all.

Spinach with rice is one of the traditional lebanese food. To prepare this super dish you need: (serving 4 persons)

1 kg spinach chopped
250g minced beef
1 big onion chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp salt
juice of 2 lemons
handful pine nuts (about 30g)
1 cup of water

Bring olive oil to heat and cook the onions until tender and fragrant. Add the minced beef and cook until brown then add the pine nuts and cook until it’s all well done.

Stir in the chopped spinach, you can use them fresh or frozen, with one cup of water. When they start boiling, bring the heat to low, cover the pot and simmer for 20-25 minutes. Put the heat off and add the salt and lemon and serve it with rice.

There’s a compound in spinach called oxalic acid, which blocks the absorption of calcium and iron. An easy way to solve this problem is to pair spinach with a food high in vitamin C, that’s why lemon is a necessity to benefit from this recipe.

Cook it for your loved ones and enjoy its wondrous benefits.

small tricks to revamp your classic spaghetti bolognese

Posted on May 8, 2014 | 3 comments

Spaghetti bolognese is a classic. Very simple recipe with no much ingredients. But small tricks transform it to a delicious dish for the whole family including toddlers.

Ingredients for 4 people:

300g ground beef
one large chopped onion
two big chopped garlic clove
puree of 2 medium tomatoes
1 tsp cognac
1 tsp sugar

Tutorial:

In a casserole pan on a medium heat add a splash of olive oil and cook the onion and garlic with a dash of salt, only for 5 minutes before adding the ground beef.