Topic 5 Ingredients or Less

Roasted Cherry Tomatoes

We hate, hate, hate to compare these to candy, because honestly these tomatoes are so much better, but they are sweet, small, and hard to stop eating. If you don’t gobble them all up, you can add them to lots…

watermelon salad with crumble feta cheese in bowl

Watermelon and Feta Salad

The only tricky part of this salad is cutting up the watermelon! Once that’s done, it’s a snap to make. We love the mix of sweet, juicy watermelon with the sharp, salty feta — and we’re pretty sure you will…

Basic Quesadilla

A quesadilla is like a grilled cheese sandwich, but you use a folded tortilla instead of two pieces of bread. It makes a good, quick lunch, or you can serve it with a salad for dinner. You can add any…

Artichokes

Artichokes are actually in the prickly family of plants called thistles, which might explain why they look so crazy — covered in spiky leaves, like a cross between a vegetable and a dinosaur. But they’re also crazy good for you:…

Cheese Quesadilla

Quesadillas are quick, easily adaptable and, above all, completely delicious. A quesadilla is like a Mexican grilled cheese sandwich, but instead of using slices of bread, it uses corn or flour tortillas with melted cheese in the middle. This recipe is…

Lemony Salad dressing

Why anyone would buy salad dressing in a store is a mystery, since making your own is so easy. Plus you can make it just how you like it. Make a big batch of this salad dressing and your next…

Homemade Peanut Butter

You will be amazed how easy it is to make your own peanut butter from whole peanuts. It tastes great because it’s so fresh, and it doesn’t have any of the not-so-great-for-you ingredients — like lots of sugar, salt, and…

Peanut Butter and Pear Sandwich

Peanut butter and banana is a classic combination, but you can add just about any fruit you like to a peanut butter sandwich! Here, we’re using juicy pears. kitchen gear Cutting board Dinner knife Sharp knife (adult needed) Ingredients  …

Crusty Baked Potatoes

These potatoes are crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside—just the way we like them. For even crustier potatoes, cook them right on the floor of your oven! Kids Advisory Board member Yahmai described the hardest part of…