I dont know about you… but Tiana now 7 keeps wanting to know   “mum… whats for dinner?”   Before now it never really worried her… she just ate  whatever was given. 

Now… she wants “this” or “that” and that scrunched up her nose now and again when she thinks I am not looking!    ahhhh Kids.  ( I hate to admit it….   I was exactly the same)

She actually does like this recipe though….  and its easy too.  I add extra corn to us adults after I have dished it up.  For some reason she really dislikes corn… and I just love it!!!

Tuna spinach mornay pie with mash

Serving size: Serves 4

Cooking time: Less than 60 minutes

potato and celeriac mash
400g potatoes, chopped coarsely
300g celeriac, chopped coarsely
2 tablespoons milk
30g butter
¼ cup (20g) finely grated parmesan cheese

Make potato and celeriac mash.

Melt butter in medium saucepan; cook onion, stirring, about 5 minutes or until softened. Add flour; cook, stirring, until mixture thickens and bubbles. Gradually add milk; stir until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat; stir in spinach, tuna and juice.

Preheat grill.

Spoon tuna mixture into shallow flameproof 1.5-litre (6-cup) dish; top with mash. Grill until browned lightly.

Potato and celeriac mash

Boil, steam or microwave potato and celeriac, separately, until tender; drain.

Combine potato and celeriac in large bowl; mash with milk and butter until smooth. Stir in cheese; cover to keep warm.

recipe with thanks from The Australian Women’s Weekly Smart Food

If you have a great kids recipe you would like to share… send it in.. we will send a small gift to you too if you pop a picture of the recipe and one of the kids as well!  Our readers love to know what really works and what kids really do like to eat!  we would love you to share your secrets.

looking forward to hearing from you

warmly

elizabeth xx

well the best way to get the most nutrients into my Amelia is my mum’s special soup.
Basically you buy THE BEST chicken drumsticks you can get, (organic ones - the better the drumstick the better the soup)
Slowly bring the drumsticks to boil in some water in a pot.
Add a pinch of salt
As the soup boils along add some chopped up veggies
potato
sweet potato (essential)
celery (essential)
tomato
carrot
zucchini
broccoli… anything else you like
let these come to a slow boil
The soup will absorb all the goodies from the drumsticks and the veggies
The final addition is some noodles.
Once the chicken is falling off the bones and the veggies are nice and soft they are perfect for a toddler to grab and munch on.
To minimise mess offer the chunky bits of the “soup” to be eaten by hand and spoon the liquid soup yourself.

excellent… and I love your photo’s….  what a gorgeous girl!!

keep sending those KooL KidZ tips, recipes and craft ideas in… along with your photo’s, names and ages of your kids.  We have a $100 Hamper to give away in October.  All you need to have done is submit a KoolKidZ entry between June 1st ans Oct 30th to be in the draw!

warmly

elizabeth xx

We all know pictures tell a thousand words…. 

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warmly

elizabeth xx

Dylan 3 yrs and Lucas 11 months.

Denise (mum) has some great ideas to keep the boys active and entertained.  here is just one.

quick money saver/craft idea….
 
Whilst loooking for some activities for my kids I came across www.coloringbookfun.com which has heaps of free drawings for kids to colour in.  There are so many different characters to choose from.  I actually printed off about 10 drawings of Toy Story and made a book for my son.  He loved it. 
 
As my eldest son loves Buzz Lightyear I themed his 3rd birthday as a ‘Buzz Lightyear’ party.  As a ’party favor’ I decided to print off a couple of drawings of Buzz and Woody and then made small colouring books for the kids…I also included two crayons for the kids to take home! 

Something a bit better than lollies I think!
 

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Thanks Denise… excellent ideas here… thaks.  Will definately be printing some off for when our daughter is next on holidays… or home sick from school!!

warmly

elizabeth xx