We are enjoying some Fall weather here in Southern California and it’s finally time for comforting nourishing soups!! Definitely our favorites for so many reasons: they are loaded with good veggies and nutrients every spoon is creamy, welcoming, warm and tasty they come in so many flavors pending the mix of ingredients they can be enriched with pasta, rice, croutons to give more texture Today’s soup has also double bonus […]

Chocolate Muffins. An easy score with kids 🙂 Today I want to share my white beans chocolate muffins recipe, dairy free and simply decadent. Moist, chocolatey and light. So easy to prepare that I asked my 6yrs old sous chef to do everything 🙂 I simply prepared the ingredients in the right measurements and he did the rest. Cooking with kids is not precise nor clean, but it’s a lot […]

Mac and Cheese. A staple in every kid’s menu at any restaurant, from the fast food chain to the fancy one. They just use different quality of cheese 🙂 There is a reason why. Mac and Cheese is comforting, cheesy, soft, without scary colors, creamy…all winning points for a kid. My kids are not different: they loooove Mac and Cheese. And that’s why I love finding homemade Mac and Cheese […]

This spread is a great way to get kids to eat healthful beans. Also try it as a dip for vegetables (cucumbers or carrots) or pita bread, it’s lovely! Cannellini beans + hazelnuts are a nice healthy powerful food for your kids. A good balance of complex carbohydrates, proteins and vitamins. It only takes 5 minutes to prepare and it is insanely easy to make…my little Alex helped me with the blender!! I usually […]

Do you know that the very well known “Italian Alfredo sauce” doesn’t exist in Italy? Let me explain better: if you are going to Italy on vacation in an Italian restaurant you will not find any “Fettuccine Alfredo” name on the menu and if you will ask to the waiter if you could have some pasta with Alfredo sauce, he will look at you with an hesitant face as he really […]

Starting from 12 months Do you need an idea for a light meal or a fresh summery snack? there it is! I love hummus, it’s easy to prepare and so nutritious for your kids! (high in iron and vitamin C, and as we are using chickpeas, they are an amazing source of protein). this is a Mediterranean version using olives and lemons. Luca really likes it spread on a slice […]