Homemade Ricotta
Remember Little Miss Muffet? When you make ricotta cheese, you use acid (lemon juice or vinegar) to curdle the milk, which means you get the protein in it to clump together into a mixture of curds and the watery leftover whey. It…
Meal Type Breakfast
Ricotta Pancakes
Light and luscious, these are a dreamy cousin of regular pancakes. kitchen gear Large bowl Measuring cup Measuring spoons Large fork, for mixing Large skillet Spatula Plate Ingredients 4 large eggs 1 cup store-bought or homemade ricotta cheese 1⁄2…
Chinese Congee
Congee is the Chinese name for a porridge-like soup made with rice that sort of explodes as it cooks. In China they eat it for breakfast, but with add-your-own toppings, it makes a perfect dinner. (A similar Korean dish is called…
Honey-Cinnamon Grapefruit
It might seem like a lot of work, but cutting the grapefruit’s sections free with a knife doesn’t take long, and it makes eating it so much easier. kitchen gear Cutting board Sharp knife (adult needed) Grapefruit or paring knife Small…
Pizza Toast
We couldn’t resist! Since we’re talking about breakfast for dinner — we thought we’d better do dinner for breakfast too! This is quick and satisfying, and it makes a great after-school snack. kitchen gear Measuring spoons Grater Butter knife Baking sheet…
The Perfect Fruit Salad
Fruit salad is a juicy, beautiful favorite, and summer is the perfect time to make it! Fruit is ripe now and makes a cool and welcome start to a hot day. You don’t really need a recipe for fruit salad.…
Frambled Green Eggs
Frambled eggs are half fried and half scrambled, which makes them super easy to make. (You really can’t mess them up!) Green beans with eggs might sound strange, but it’s a delicious combination, and it makes a great breakfast or…
Breakfast Tabbouleh
Tabbouleh (pronounced ta-BOO-lee), a Middle Eastern grain salad, is traditionally made with bulgur (cracked wheat), tomatoes, cucumbers, scallions, mint, and lots of parsley. For this version, we’ve kept the bulgur, but we’ve added more typical morning ingredients. This version is…
Jenny’s Strawberry-Almond Milkshake
Blogger and cookbook author Jenny Rosenstrach is a Healthy Hero. This recipe is from her book, How to Celebrate Everything. Jenny says: “There are no measurements for this smoothie.” kitchen gear Drinking glass Blender (adult needed) Ingredients strawberries almond milk Instructions Fill…
Shakshuka
Even if this breakfast dish weren’t so incredibly delicious, we’d love it for the name alone! Shock-SHOOKA. Serve it with crusty bread or whole-grain toast and a green salad. kitchen gear Ingredients Instructions Notes OR ELSE Skip the eggs, and serve the spicy tomato sauce…