In about 2 months my blog will celebrate its 10th birthday. It is simply amazing how fast time flew by. I started of as a mom of 1 toddler and now I am a mom of 3, and my youngest is almost 6 years old.
In this special uncertain time I want to make few round-ups on my blog to help you navigate through years of posts better. And today I want to share a round-up of all the easy recipes to make with kids that I have posted over the years.
Feel free to try them out – I am sure during quarantine or on a rainy/stormy day you will be searching for quick recipes, especially if you have a big family. Or picky kids, like mine. I hope you enjoy them as much as we enjoy them.
There is also something very unique about this round-up: the recipes come from or are inspired by different cuisines around the world. You can even built a discussion or a lesson at home around it.
Here you go – Easy Recipes to Make with Kids
Main dishes:
Homemade pizza – this is our on-the-go recipe. Just throw in different toppings and enjoy. Fast and tasty.
Lentil soup – you can’t imagine how many times it helped us when I had no time to cook: it freezes super well!
Jamaica inspired stir-fry – super fast from anything you find at home.
Thailand inspired turmeric chicken – you can use a pressure cooker, a slow cooker or just a regular pot to make it.
Korea inspire pork patties – you can use any meat, minced fish fillet too.
Perfect tadig – if you are not sure what it is: it is a way to make rice with a crispy bottom crust.
Hummus – no description needed.
Kenya inspired bean stew – another “regular” on our menu.
Mexico inspired quesadillas – my version may not be as awesome as the original one, but it is really tasty, and my kids eat them!
Spanish omelette – you can’t really go wrong here.
Fruit pizza – a recipe from my friend Leanna at All Done Monkey
Veggies and ham mix– for a vegetarian version, remove ham, add extra vegetables.
Portuguese Caldeirada – thanks to my friend Annabelle from The Piri-piri Lexicon we learned a new way too cook fish.
Pierogi – a must try. It can get a big tedious when making them but nevertheless – fun!
Stir-fried udon – another quick and delicious recipe.
Homemade noodles – my grannies recipe.
Ghormeh sabzi – Iranian beans, greens and herbs stew. You can totally forgo meat.
Desserts & baking:
Two Ingredients No-bake Mooncakes – the basic recipe is awesome and you can just shape the dough into anything. Great sensory play!
Lebanese Rice Pudding – so easy and it sure makes use of leftovers rice!
ABC cookies – there is a learning curve, too.
Zoolbia Bamieh – a deep fried Iranian dessert
Anzac biscuits – traditional Australian cookies.
New Zealand Pikelets – almost like pancakes. Well, they sort of are.
A dessert from my childhood – I am sure you have tried it before.
Ireland inspired ice cream – use a drop of food coloring to change the color of your vanilla ice cream
Ireland inspired oatmeal cookies – always a hit.
Russian Kolobok – read to find out what in the world is that.
Banana and strawberry bread – I lost count how many times I made it over the years.
Beverages:
Indian Masala Tea – brewing tea is one fun thing to do.
Banana milkshake – sub for mangoes or papaya. Yum!
Meal ideas:
Which recipe was your favorite?