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Cookin' With The Kids

  • Image of Sautéed Spaghetti Squash & Herbs
    Melissa's Produce

    Simple Sides: Fresh Herbs and Spices

    May 2012
    Here’s a fun way to introduce your young sous chefs to cooking with fresh herbs and spices: invite the kids to prepare the same basic dish, a few days apart, using two completely different sets of seasonings.
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    Melissa's Produce

    Simple Sides: Summer Melons

    June 2011
    Here are a couple of unique summer salads using two of the most popular melons of the season that your young sous chefs will have fun making and even more fun eating.
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    Melissa's Produce

    Simple Sides: Broccoli

    February 2011
    Though packed with immune-boosting nutrients, lots of iron and more vitamin C than oranges, Broccoli is one of those vegetables with a lot of baggage attached to it.
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    Melissa's Produce

    Simple Sides: Carrots

    September 2010
    Carrots are the perfect kid food; they are chuck full of vitamin A, vitamins C, D, E, K, B1, and B6, plus powerful anti-oxidant Carotenes.
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    Melissa's Produce

    Simple Sides: Zucchini

    August 2010
    After a whole summer of growing in commercial fields and backyard gardens, zucchini is one of the first spring plantings ready for harvest in August.
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    Melissa's Produce

    Simple Sides: Grilled Potato Packets

    June 2010
    Here are two very simple potato recipes that solve the problem of including the kids in the preparation of this month’s Father’s Day barbeque meal without exposing them to open flames or treading on the turf of the guest of honor, who considers the grill his kingdom.
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