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Easy and Healthy Recipes for Gifted Kids to Make

August 28, 2015 By Mom

Ham and Pineapple Pizza

Ingredients (serves 4)

  1. 4 pitas
  2. 8 ounces sliced deli ham
  3. 18-ounce ball fresh mozzarella, sliced
  4. 18-ounce can pineapple chunks, drained

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 425° F.
  2. Place the pitas on a baking sheet. Layer with the ham, mozzarella, and pineapple.
  3. Bake until the pitas are crisp and the cheese has melted, 10 to 12 minutes.

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Ingredients (serves 6)

  1. 12 slice challah or brioche
  2. 6 tbsp. butter
  3. 12 oz. Shredded cheese

Directions

  1. Butter one side of each slice of bread.
  2. Heat a flat griddle or large frying pan over medium heat. Mound about 1/2 cup (2 ounces) cheese on each of 6 slices of bread (unbuttered side). Add any optional toppings (if using). Place remaining bread on top, buttered side up. Place 1 or 2 sandwiches (do not crowd) on griddle or skillet. (Don’t let griddle get too hot or bread will brown before cheese is melted.) When bread is golden brown underneath, turn sandwiches over and press flat with a spatula. Reduce heat to medium-low and continue cooking until cheese is melted and bread is golden brown on both sides. Repeat with remaining bread and cheese. Slice and serve hot.

Turkey and Cucumber Salad Wraps

Ingredients (serves 4)

  1. 0.25 c. mayonnaise
  2. 0.25 c. mango chutney
  3. Pepper
  4. 2 c. cantaloupe
  5. 0.50 small seedless (English) cucumber
  6. 0.50 c. packed fresh cilantro leaves
  7. 4 flour tortillas or wraps
  8. 1 lb. reduced-sodium deli smoked turkey
  9. 2 c. mixed greens

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, stir together mayonnaise, chutney, and 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Add cantaloupe, cucumber, and cilantro; toss to combine.
  2. Working with 1 tortilla at a time, place about 3/4 cup cantaloupe mixture, 1/2 cup greens, and 1/4 pound turkey in center of tortilla. Fold in sides and roll tightly around filling. Serve immediately or wrap tightly in foil or plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 3 hours.

Chicken Pot Popovers

Ingredients (serves 6)

Popovers:

  1. Baking spray with flour
  2. 1 cup whole milk
  3. 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  4. 3 large eggs, lightly beaten
  5. 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  6. Kosher salt
  7. 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  8. 1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Filling:

  1. 3 cups low-sodium chicken broth
  2. 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
  3. 4 tablespoons grated Parmesan
  4. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  5. 1 cup frozen peas and carrots
  6. 1/2 rotisserie chicken, skin discarded and white and dark meat shredded (about 3 cups)
  7. 1/4 cup loosely packed flat-leaf parsley, chopped, for garnish

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 12-cup muffin tin generously with the baking spray.
  2. For the popovers: Whisk the milk, flour, eggs, vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a medium bowl until combined. Drizzle in the melted butter while whisking until combined; let the batter stand for 5 minutes. Add the baking powder; whisk the batter to combine and divide it evenly among the muffin cups (a scant 1/4 cup batter per muffin cup). Bake the popovers until puffed and browned around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes, rotating the pan about halfway through.
  3. For the filling: While the popovers are baking, put the broth and flour into a medium saucepan and whisk until the flour is dissolved. Place the saucepan over medium heat and whisk continuously until the mixture comes to a boil; continue to whisk until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, 4 to 5 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and whisk in 2 tablespoons of the Parmesan, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Stir in the peas and carrots, then the chicken; cover to keep warm.
  4. To assemble: When the popovers are done, turn them out of the pan, using a small spatula if necessary. Arrange 2 popovers on each of six plates or bowls and top with the chicken filling, dividing evenly among the popovers. Garnish with chopped parsley and sprinkle on the remaining 2 tablespoons of grated Parmesan.

Whole- Wheat Pizza Hand Pockets

Ingredients (makes 8 pockets)

  1. 1/2 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella
  2. 1/2 cup part-skim ricotta
  3. 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
  4. 4 ounces sliced pepperoni, cut into thin strips
  5. 1 large egg yolk; plus 1 large egg, lightly beaten
  6. Kosher salt
  7. 1 pound fresh whole-wheat pizza dough
  8. Whole-wheat flour, for dusting
  9. 1/3 cup prepared pizza sauce

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment.
  2. Mix together the mozzarella, ricotta, Parmesan, pepperoni, egg yolk and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small bowl.
  3. Divide the dough into eight even pieces. Lightly dust a clean work surface with flour and roll a piece of dough out into a 5-inch round. Put 2 heaping tablespoonfuls of the cheese filling in the center and top with about 2 teaspoonfuls of sauce. Brush the edges of the dough with beaten egg and fold one side over the filling to make a half moon. Press and crimp the edges. Put the pocket on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough, filling and sauce. Brush the tops of the hand pockets with egg and cut a 1-inch vent in the center of each.
  4. Bake until golden brown and the filling begins to bubble, 24 to 28 minutes. Let rest for a few minutes before serving.
  5. Alternatively, freeze the unbaked hand pockets for up to 1 month; bake as above, from frozen, 25 to 29 minutes.

 

 

I have tried most of these out and they are really good 🙂

*Always remember to ask a parent for help while putting something in the oven or using a knife

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I saw Taylor Swift in concert!

August 21, 2015 By Lucy

IMG_20150820_200126Seeing Taylor Swift in concert was an amazing experience. Vance Joy opened for her, who sang many popular songs (Stay With Me, Riptide, Georgia, Mess is Mine, and Play with Fire.) He was impressive for a unautotuned voice, and put a lot of emotion into his songs. After Vance Joy finished his 7-song opener, Taylor Swift came on (after a 30-minute wait :(.)She was a natural performer, singing many popular songs such as Welcome to New York, Blank Space, and Shake it Off, as well as some older songs like Red, 15, and Love Story. She displayed a lot of versatility, singing with different pitches and playing a variety of instruments. Overall, it was a great concert and well worth the money.

Filed Under: Blog, Portfolio Tagged With: amazing, bestconcert, concert, concerttickets, fun, swift, taylor

Spammers forced us to turn comments off

December 21, 2011 By Mom

Wondering why we’ve had to disable our comments?  One word – spammers.  Spammers are the bane of a blog’s existence.  To get to one useful comment, you have to delete 250 spammy ones – it’s just impossible for normal bloggers to keep up with.  So, if you want to reach us you can email us at thekid at thekidstory dot com.  Thanks!

 

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DISGUSTING LITTLE DEBBIE!

October 7, 2011 By Lucy

Here is what is in Little Debbie’s Swiss Rolls

Sugar, Corn Syrup, Enriched Bleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid, Water,Interesterified Palm and Palm Kernel Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oil with TBHQ to Preserve Flavor, (Contributes a Trivial Amount of Trans Fat), Dextrose, Soybean Oil, Toppers (Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed and Soybean Oils (Contributes a Trivial Amount of Trans Fat), Corn Starch, Dextrin, Soy Lecithin, Confectioner’s Glaze, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake,Carnauba Wax, Blue 1 Lake, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Yellow 6 Lake), Egg Whites,Whey (Milk), Emulsifiers (Mono- and Diglycerides, Sorbitan Monostearate, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, propylene Glycol Monostearate, polysorbate 60, Polysorbate 80, Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids), Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Salt, Corn Starch, Sorbic Acid (to Retain Freshness), Colors (Titanium Dioxide, Turmeric, Annatto Extract), Natural and Artificial Flavors.

Some are in bold because they are the worst ingredients in there. I tasted it today, and it tickles the top of your mouth and tastes like bleach. Long story… I tasted bleach.

Filed Under: Blog, Just For Fun

Emergency In Somalia

October 7, 2011 By Lucy

Emergency in SomaliaImagine you went out asking neighbors for food, but there was nothing they could give you. You didn’t have anything to eat, so you got weaker, and sick. Millions of people in East Africa are suffering that same fate. Officers think it is because they had the worst drought in 60 years, with the price of food doubling because the farmers couldn’t grow crops. Part of Somalia is now controlled by a military group, banning national food organizations from Somalia.

Maybe you’re wondering, how can I help people in Africa?  I’m just a kid!

 

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