Hearty Three-Bean Soup
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…
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Lentil Barley Soup
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…
Beans and Greens
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…
Garlicky Green Beans
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…
Latkes
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…
Crispy Tofu with Broccoli
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…
Not Your Grandma’s Fried Chicken
Oven-fried chicken is way better than pan-fried. It tastes better, is better for you, and doesn’t smoke up the kitchen! kitchen gear Baking sheet Mixing spoon or whisk Large plate Large bowl Fork or whisk Large skillet or frying pan…
Panzanella (Bread Salad)
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…
Crunchy Chicken Thighs
This recipe is yummy and easy: The oven does most of the work for you. kitchen gear Cutting board Sharp knife (adult needed) or kitchen scissors Large ovenproof skillet or baking pan Grater or zester Small mixing bowl Measuring spoons…
Pan-Roasted Asparagus
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…