Mayonnaise-based potato salad is great — but we like this one even more! The vinaigrette dressing (a fancy way to say oil-and-vinegar) makes it tangy and delicious. If you like, you can prepare the other ingredients — including the dressing…
Beans give you protein for muscles and carbohydrates for energy. kitchen gear Cutting board Sharp knife (adult needed) Can opener Small bowl Mixing bowl Fork Measuring cups Skillet Ingredients 1 16-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed with cold…
This is a traditional African-American dish eaten on New Year’s Day to bring luck for the coming year (the peas symbolize coins and the greens symbolize paper money). You would typically make it with bacon or a ham hoc — and feel…
This tasty, filling soup is a great reason to try cooking your own dried beans from scratch! But canned beans are just fine too. For 6 cups of beans you’ll need 1 pound of dried beans, cooked, or three 15-ounce cans of…
A quesadilla (KAY-SAH-DEE-YA) is a Mexican snack. It’s a lot like a grilled cheese sandwich made on flat, round bread, called a tortilla (TOR-TEE-YUH). kitchen gear Cutting board Sharp knife (adult needed) Measuring cups Fork Large plate Microwave or nonstick…
This is one of those amazing vegetable recipes that makes something so delicious you can’t stop eating it — and you don’t need to! This makes a great side dish for just about anything, and the beans are good at…
For a family-pleasing (and very balanced!) meal, serve this flavorful dish with brown rice and steamed broccoli. kitchen gear Cutting board Sharp knife (adult needed) Clean dish towel or paper towels Measuring spoons Measuring cup Small pot Skillet Spatula or tongs…
There are lots of ingredients to prepare, but this isn’t a hard recipe to make, and the tacos are so good. If you don’t have (or like) all the taco bar fixings, just use what’s on hand! kitchen gear Cutting…
For a change of pace, have a meatless Monday or a vegetarian sheet-pan dinner. kitchen gear Cutting board Sharp knife (adult needed) Clean dish towel or paper towels Rimmed baking sheet Medium-sized mixing bowl Measuring spoons Measuring cup Peeler (adult…
Lentils are shaped like flying saucers, and they come in lots of different colors: regular lentils can be green or brown, and then there are small marbled-green French lentils, black Beluga lentils, and “red” lentils that are actually orange. For…