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…
These Hanukkah favorites are traditionally fried in oil to celebrate the oil of the eight nights of lights (like a menorah — the special Hanukkah candle holder — does). Our potato pancakes are oven-baked, which makes them easier, crunchier, and healthier — but…
Because they’re full of protein, fiber, vitamins, and deliciousness, we use beans all the time in our recipes. It’s fine to use beans from a can, but dried beans cooked from scratch are even tastier and less expensive. The method…
When you first chop up these ingredients, they’ll look like a mountain of greens. Don’t worry! They cook down to about 1/4 of their starting size. kitchen gear Cutting board Sharp knife (adult needed) Can opener Colander or strainer Large skillet…
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…
Gnaw hear this! Dried bread adds a lot of bite to a late-summer salad. kitchen gear Cutting board Sharp knife (adult needed) Baking sheet Measuring spoons Measuring cups Large bowl Ingredients 2 ripe tomatoes, washed, cored, and chopped 1…
Spring is asparagus season. Get it while it’s fresh! kitchen gear Large skillet Measuring spoon Ingredients 1 bunch asparagus 1 teaspoon olive oil 2 tablespoons cold water 1⁄4 lemon Instructions Put the asparagus, water, and oil in the…