Cooking with kids helps them develop healthy eating habits and the food skills they will need as they grow. That's why, with support from the Province of Nova Scotia, Halifax Public Libraries is pleased to bring you this FoodSmart 2 series to help you get started In the Kitchen, opens a new window (see what we did there?)
Ready to get cookin'? Check out the recipes below for fun foods to cook together, and follow along with our how-to videos on YouTube, opens a new window.
Jump to recipe:
- Energy Bites & Blueberry Muffins
- Fluffy Banana Pancakes & Strawberry Apple Salsa
- Homemade Pizza & Lemonade
- Veggie Chilli & Buttermilk Biscuits
- Zucchini Patties & Apple Crisp
- Lentil Tacos & Blueberry Grunt
- Mac and Cheese & Grated Carrot Salad
- Cheesy Veggie Fajitas & Rainbow Fruit Salad
About our Chefs
Chef Claire
Chef Claire is the owner of Bite-Sized Kitchen, a blog dedicated to teaching kids about food and cooking. Her mission?
"To bring children into the kitchen and help them learn all aspects of making food from scratch, using whole ingredients and hands-on methods."
Chef Emily
Chef Emily is a Registered Dietitian and the Library's very own Food Literacy Specialist, opens a new window. Driven by her love for cooking, Emily works to bring food-based programs to community members of all ages.
Recipes
Energy Bites & Blueberry Muffins
Click to watch, opens a new window and follow along with Chef Claire and her two kids, Cash and Polly, as they make some delicious energy bites and homemade blueberry-lemon muffins. Grab your apron and cook along at home!
Click to download the Energy Bite recipe., opens a new window
Click to download the Blueberry Muffin recipe., opens a new window
Fluffy Banana Pancakes & Strawberry Apple Salsa
Click to watch, opens a new window and follow along with Chef Emily as she makes some delicious fluffy banana pancakes and strawberry apple salsa. Grab your apron and cook along at home!
Click to download the Banana Pancake recipe., opens a new window
Click to download the Strawberry Apple Salsa recipe., opens a new window
Homemade Pizza & Lemonade
Click to watch, opens a new window and follow along with Chef Claire and her two kids, Cash and Polly, as they make some delicious homemade pizza and lemonade. Grab your apron and cook along at home!
Click to download the Pizza Dough recipe., opens a new window
Click to download the Pizza Sauce recipe., opens a new window
Click to download the Lemonade recipe., opens a new window
Veggie Chilli & Buttermilk Biscuits
Click to watch, opens a new window and follow along with Chef Emily as she makes some delicious vegetarian chilli with buttermilk biscuits, Grab your apron and cook along at home!
Click to download the Veggie Chilli recipe., opens a new window
Click to download the Buttermilk Biscuit recipe., opens a new window
Zucchini Patties & Apple Crisp
Click to watch, opens a new window and follow along with Chef Claire and her two kids, Cash and Polly, as they make some delicious zucchini patties and apple crisp, Grab your apron and cook along at home!
Click to download the Zucchini Patties recipe. , opens a new window
Click to download the Apple Crisp recipe., opens a new window
Lentil Tacos & Blueberry Grunt
Click to watch, opens a new window and follow along with Chef Emily as she makes some delicious lentil tacos and blueberry grunt. Grab your apron and cook along at home!
Click to download the Lentil Tacos recipe., opens a new window
Click to download the Blueberry Grunt recipe., opens a new window
Mac and Cheese & Grated Carrot Salad
Click to watch, opens a new window and follow along with Chef Claire and her two kids, Cash and Polly, as they make some delicious homemade mac & cheese and grated carrot salad. Grab your apron and cook along at home!
Click to download the Mac & Cheese recipe., opens a new window
Click to download the Grated Carrot Salad recipe., opens a new window
Cheesy Veggie Fajitas & Rainbow Fruit Salad
Click to watch , opens a new windowand follow along with Chef Emily as she makes some delicious cheesy veggie fajitas and rainbow fruit salad. Grab your apron and cook along at home!
Click to download the Veggie Fajita recipe., opens a new window
Click to download the Rainbow Fruit Salad recipe., opens a new window
Did you give one of our recipes a try? We'd love to hear how it went! Share your food creations with us on social media @hfxpublib, or tell us in the comments below.
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