Total Recipe Resources

French Toast Fresh from the Oven

Easy Recipes for Kids

8 ounces stale bread, remove crusts and cut into cubes
4 eggs
2 1/2 cups of milk (or half and half)
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 tablespoons butter
3/4 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup walnuts (chopped)

Instructions:

Butter a 9- by 9-inch baking dish. Layer the bread cubes in bottom. 
In a bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, salt, and vanilla until sugar is completely dissolved. Pour over bread cubes and cover.  Chill for one hour. 

Once chilled, make the topping!
In a small bowl, stir together butter, sugar, and walnuts with a fork until mixture is crumbly and butter is evenly distributed.  Sprinkle this mixture over the soaked bread cubes.  Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.

*TIP:  Optionally you can serve with a bit of maple syrup or powdered sugar drizzled on top!

Fruitiritto Burrito

Easy Recipes for Kids

Tortilla shells
Creamy peanut butter
Banana
Strawberries
Fresh Peaches, pitted and sliced
Vanilla yougurt

Instructions:

Slice up fruit to get ready to fill tortillas. Amount of ingredients will vary per number of people being served.  Slice some at a time so that none gets wasted.  Spread approximately 1 tbsp of peanut butter onto each tortilla. 

*TIP: warming tortillas in the oven makes this step much easier!

Add sliced bananas, strawberries, and peaches to each tortilla.
Drizzle a small amount of yogurt over the fruit.  Fold sides over and roll up tortilla.  Peanut butter will help hold in place. 
For eating with a fork, drizzle yogurt over top of the rolled up
tortilla instead of inside it.  And cut tortilla into chunks.  Vary the fruit by season, or add favorites to the mix for different tastes.

Better than Out of a Box Chili Macaroni

Easy Recipes for Kids

1 pound lean ground beef or ground turkey
1 medium onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 can (14-1/4 ounces) tomatoes, cut up
2 cups water
1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon oregano
8 ounces uncooked elbow macaroni

Instructions:

Brown ground beef, onion and garlic and drain as usual and return to pan. Add tomatoes, water, tomato sauce and seasonings to pan and bring it all to a boil. Cover and simmer for 10 - 15 minutes. Add uncooked noodles and return to boiling. Cook approximately 8 or 9 minutes (or until noodles are tender) stirring frequently.  Better than those dinners out of a cardboard box on the grocery shelf any day!

Fruity Ginger Cake

Easy Cake Recipes

This is more of a tea bread than cake.  It’s low in sugar and can be served with a little butter or even jam.  I’m happy to have it plain with a nice cup of coffee!

4 ounces dried apricots, finely chopped
4 ounces dried cherries, finely chopped
4 ounces dried prunes, stoned and finely chopped
1 ounce of grated fresh ginger, (alternatively you can use 1 tablespoon dried ginger)
8 ounces whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
4 ounces dark brown sugar
1 egg
2 cups of hot fruity tea (make 2 cups of tea using any of the fruity varieties available on the market – a nice orange or berry tea will go nicely)
1 ounce of melted butter

Place the dried fruit in a large bowl, add the hot tea and set aside to soak for at least an hour, ideally 2 hours.

Preheat the oven to 325F and using a little butter lightly grease a loaf tin.  Set aside.

Add the remaining ingredients to the soaked fruit and mix through.  Spoon into the prepared tin and bake in the oven for approximately 45 to 60 minutes or until baked through.

Cool in the tin for 10 minutes then turn onto a wire rack to cool completely.  Will keep for up to 3 days stored in an airtight container.

Tip1:  For a lower fat cake, replace the ounce of butter with an equal ounce of apple sauce.

Roasted Apples with Blueberries and Oats

Easy Desserts

4 large baking apples
1 ounce pecan nuts
2 ounces blueberries
1 ounce oats
2 tablespoons brown sugar
6 tablespoons orange juice

Preheat the oven to 325F.  Core and deseed the apples.  Using a sharp knife score around the middle of each apple.  Don’t cut through but just cut around so that the apple doesn’t collapse when baking.

Place the pecans, oats, blueberries and sugar in a bowl and mix together.  Fill the apples with the mixture and then pour orange juice over the tops.  Bake approximately 30 to 40 minutes until the apples are soft and golden.