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Children Bored Of Sandwiches? Five Days Of Alternative Packed Lunch Recipes. Rex Features Packed lunches can become boring.

Children Bored Of Sandwiches? Five Days Of Alternative Packed Lunch Recipes

Mediterranean Meal Plan: Week 4. Still hungry?

Mediterranean Meal Plan: Week 4

Check out these low-cal snacks! Thursday's Menu: Breakfast. Mediterranean Meal Plan: Week 3. Daily calorie total: 1,464Fat: 48 gPercent of daily calories from fat: 28%Saturated fat: 11.4 gPercent of daily calories from saturated fat: 7%Carbohydrate: 195 gPercent of daily calories from carbohydrates: 51%Fiber: 27gProtein: 78 gPercent of daily calories from protein: 21%Cholesterol: 94 mgCalcium: 1,027mgSodium: 1,684 mg Still hungry?

Mediterranean Meal Plan: Week 3

Check out these low-cal snacks! Thursday's Menu: Breakfast • Toast and Peanut Butter Spread 2 slices whole-wheat toast with a total of 4 teaspoons peanut butter and 1 tablespoon honey or jam. Mediterranean Meal Plan: Week 2. Bring along 15 baby carrots and 1 cup of string beans to dip in 1/4 cup flavored or plain hummus.

Mediterranean Meal Plan: Week 2

Serve with 1/4 cup soy nuts. Dinner. How to Store Muffins and Quick Breads. Have you ever reached into a container of leftover muffins, eager for the fluffy bites of breakfast joy that await, only to discover that the outside of the muffins have become unpleasantly soggy?

How to Store Muffins and Quick Breads

It’s a sad moment that, while it cannot be reversed, can be avoided with one simple trick. Here’s how to store muffins to prolong their shelf life and keep them fresh. Before we delve in, let’s first address the issue at hand: Why do leftover muffins become soggy? It is an odd phenomenon. Intuitively, you would think that, as muffins stale, the outsides would become dry.

As muffins age, their moisture migrates to the surface. Paper towels. Let’s do this. Carrot and courgette savoury muffins - My Daddy Cooks. Cooking With Kids: Ham, Cheese And Tomato Mini Muffin Bites. Basic muffin recipe. Cooking For Kids: Lunchbox Savoury Muffins Recipe (Video) Carrot and courgette savoury muffins - My Daddy Cooks. Cheese Bacon And Tomato Muffins Recipe. The weekend cook: Thomasina Miers’ sweetcorn recipes. One of my best friends has a penchant for canned sweetcorn: when no one is looking, she sneaks to the fridge, spoon in hand, to gobble up the odd mouthful.

The weekend cook: Thomasina Miers’ sweetcorn recipes

As guilty pleasures go, that’s a fairly innocent one (mine are far worse), but I still cannot fathom it: the very smell of canned sweetcorn makes me shudder, and is to blame for putting me off corn for several decades. That all changed when I began to travel, especially in Mexico, where savoury, multi-coloured corn is the stuff of legend – packed with essential vitamins and minerals, it’s practically a superfood – and I found that I loved the stuff (so long as it had never come into contact with a tin).

Corn is grown worldwide, and its sweet flavour is just made for spices and heat, ideal for me. A cod recipe that conjures a taste of Catalonia. This is about a home from home.

A cod recipe that conjures a taste of Catalonia

I learned to make this dish while in Spain recovering from an illness, and writing my book. I had fallen ill while skiing, and so the writing trip I’d planned to Spain subsequently became a convalescence. It was an important moment in my life. Until then, I’d always been extremely healthy, and so getting double vision and high blood pressure made me suddenly reconsider what I was eating, and how I could make myself better. Hummus with spiced lamb recipe. You can find a version of this dish served as a mezze in good Lebanese restaurants.

Hummus with spiced lamb recipe

If you use already-cooked chickpeas, you can make your own mezze in just 20 minutes. It is incredibly tasty and packed with protein and good carbs, leaving you full and satisfied for hours. Serves 4–6 500g (2 tins) cooked chickpeas150ml extra virgin olive oil1 medium onion, finely chopped½ tsp ground cinnamon200g minced lambJuice of 2 lemons3 garlic cloves, crushed3 tbsp tahini pasteSmoked, sweet paprikaA handful of parsley, chopped3 tbsp toasted pinenutsSalt and black pepper. Crudites with anchovy dip recipe. This is a delicious sauce to dunk with sticks of sweet vegetables and halved quails' eggs, although pieces of ordinary hard-boiled eggs work just as well.

Crudites with anchovy dip recipe

It is made like a mayonnaise, with the anchovies and olive oil binding the sauce as eggs would normally. Serves 4 16 quails' eggs16 radishes16 cherry tomatoes For the dressing8 anchovy fillets1 garlic cloveA good pinch of sugar2 tsp red wine vinegarJuice of 1 lemon120ml extra virgin olive oilA few twists of black pepper 1. Seared salmon with leek and potato recipe. The textures here work wonderfully – a crispy piece of salmon cooked to perfection with the silkiest of creamy soups.

Seared salmon with leek and potato recipe

Be careful not to overcook the fish: it should be rare in the centre to retain its succulent flavour. Serves 4 For the soup2 large leeks, white parts only, finely sliced25g butter½ tsp salt1 potato, peeled and diced into 5mm cubes400ml chicken or vegetable stock1 tbsp capers, finely chopped200g low-fat creme fraiche¼ bunch tarragon, leaves chopped For the salmon4 pieces salmon fillet, skins on1 tbsp vegetable oilSalt and black pepper 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. How-To. Thank you! We've got you signed up. Why not go all the way? If you haven't already, become a full member to get access to our Secret Stash. 8 Easy Dinners Starting with a Pack of Chicken Thighs. Thank you! We've got you signed up. Why not go all the way? If you haven't already, become a full member to get access to our Secret Stash. Save Your Faves Make it easy to come back to the stuff you love.

Print Coupons Snip and save BIG every month. Recipes. Thank you! We've got you signed up. Why not go all the way? If you haven't already, become a full member to get access to our Secret Stash. Save Your Faves Make it easy to come back to the stuff you love. Print Coupons Snip and save BIG every month. You're currently not eligible to sign up. Onion Kugel. Yield: 10 -12 servings Prep: 15 minutes Cook: 1 hour, 0 minutes Total: 1 hour, 15 minutes Love onion rings, hash browns, and latkes? This recipe for onion kugel is like potato kugel without the potatoes. Full of yummy onions it's sure to wow your guests. 1 Tablespoon chicken soup mix 1 Tablespoon onion soup mix 3/4 cup flour 1/2 cup water 3 eggs 1/2 cup oil 4 onions Chop onions. Mix all ingredients. Pita Bread.

Reprinted with permission from e-rcps.com. Pita bread, a staple of Middle Eastern cuisine, is a round flatbread with a pocket. It is traditionally eaten with falafel, hummus, and Israeli salad, but can also be used for other sandwiches or dipping. French Onion Potato Latkes. Falafel - Traditional Recipe for Chickpea Falafel. Falafel is a traditionally Arab food. The word falafel may descend from the Arabic word falāfil, a plural of the word filfil, meaning “pepper.” Israeli-Style Satay with Tahini Dipping Sauce - Kosher Recipes & Cooking. This easy-to-prepare Israeli spice rub is delicious on juicy grilled chicken or beef. These yummy three-bite samplers are best served with a lemony-garlic tahini sauce to double up on flavor. Great as an appetizer or an entree. Fresh & Healthy Chicken Kebabs - Kosher Recipes & Cooking. The festive day of Lag BaOmer is approaching, when many people make bonfires and barbecues.

Kebabs are delicious fresh off the grill, but you can easily make them in the oven on a regular week night. Best of all, they only take 12 minutes in the oven and you can prepare them in advance.