All Entries in the "Breakfast/Brunch" Category
Chicken Patties
Minoo prepared four dishes in the Gilmore Park Community Kitchen. We made Chicken Patties, a warm salad, a Spinach Cake and a Red Rice Pilaf.
The Chicken Patties are marvelous. They are fried to crispy. Kids will love the Chicken Patties in their lunch boxes.
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Prep time: 15 minutes; Cook time: 10 minutes; Serve 4
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 cup bread crumbs
- 1 onion, grated
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup parsley, chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1/3 cup canola oil for frying
Multigrain Apple Cinnamon Buttermilk Pancakes
Kids love pancakes and this Multigrain Apple Cinnamon Buttermilk Pancakes make a healthy breakfast.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups (375 ml) all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup (125 ml) multigrain flour
- 2 tablespoons (30ml) granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons (7 ml) baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon (4 ml) cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon (2 ml) baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) salt
- 2 eggs
- 3 to 3 1/2 cups (500 ml) buttermilk
- 1/4 cup (50 ml) butter, melted
- 1 apple, peeled and cored
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) vegetable oil
Easy Granola Bars
This Easy Granola Bars are fantastic and have a lot of flexibility. You can adapt the recipe to your liking. They are great for hikes, long road trips and camping as they store well and keep for fairly long time. You may adapt any combination of chocolate chips, dried fruit, coconut, pecans, almond slices, or any other tidbits you like in this granola bar.
This Easy Granola Bars are loaded with carbohydrates from with oats, protein from the nuts and vitamins from the dried fruit. They are also rich in fiber. They make a great on the go breakfast for busy people.
Ingredients
- 3 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- 1 cup miniature semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup sweetened dried cranberries
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes
Getting kids into the kitchen to prepare a weekend breakfast is perfect time for sharing quality time. Age-appropriate tasks not only help divide the workload in the kitchen but also give kids a chance to take pride in their accomplishments. Kids often enjoy the food more if they are involved in the making of it. Working side by side lets adults keep a watchful eye without hovering.
Below are samples of age-appropriate tasks that kids can involve in making a healthy breakfast:
Young hands:
- placing cut fruits into juicer for juicing fruit
- setting the table
- flaking fish for Smoked Fish Hash
- pressing blender buttons
- whisking eggs together for scrambled eggs
School-age:
- measuring ingredients
- cracking eggs into a small bowl before adding in case some shells slip in
- whisking, stirring, mixing, folding
- mashing butter for Baked Stuffed Tomatoes and stuffing them
Teenagers:
- cooking with some minor assistance with a nearby adult at hand for support and to answer any questions
This easy side dish makes a nice addition to many breakfasts, such as scrambled eggs and Smoke Fish Hash. If you like, use small tomatoes cut in half.
Ingredients
- 6 ripe tomatoes (about 3 pounds/1.5 kg)
- 1/4 cup (50 ml) butter, softened
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon (15 ml) chopped fresh pasley
- dash of Worcestershire sauce
- pinch of each salt and pepper
- 1 cup (250 ml) fresh bread crumbs
- 2 eggs
Smoked Fish Hash
The Richmond News came to the Gilmore United Church a few weeks ago to interview the Richmond Community Kitchen for their newly launched community guide. That community guide is called Welcome to Richmond. In their first edition of December 2009, they choose to highlight the Richmond Community Kitchen for their cover story! We were all so excited.
In the cover story, the monthly community guide talked about the role of the RCK in supporting the diverse multi-cultural community that you find in Richmond. We felt that food and cooking is one element that brings people from various culture together. Being a SAHM, I personally had formed lasting friendships through the RCK. I encourage those of you who lives in Richmond to come join us to learn about food and of each others culture.
There are a total of six community kitchens in Richmond. So there is at least one near where you stay if you live in Richmond. If you want more details, check out this link.
On that day of the interview, we did a series of recipes for breakfast and brunch. While the interview was done at the Gilmore Church, this series is documented with the South Arm Community Kitchen. We do sometimes rotate the same recipes with several kitchens.
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As requested by some members of the cooking club to do a session on breakfast and brunch item, Minoo came up with four very nutritious recipes to share. Minoo also shared some important breakfast basics with the members. We all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. A healthy morning meal will fuel the kids up in time for school or a day of play at the child care. We simply need to refuel our body in the morning after going without food for 8 to 12 hours during sleep. That’s why the morning meal is called break fast. Skipping breakfast can made kids feel tired, restless and irritable, moody and lack of energy.
Breakfast also can help keep kids’ weight in check. It kick-starts the body’s metabolism, the process which converts fuel in food to energy which starts the burning of calories. People who skips breakfast is likely to get famished before lunchtime and snack on high-calorie foods or overeat at lunch which cause overweight issue.
Choosing breakfast foods that are rich in whole grains, fiber, and protein while low in added sugar may boost kids attention span, concentration, and memory. Breakfast that boosts brain power is what kids need to improve their learning in school.
With all the benefits of a good breakfast in mind, here is the first breakfast/brunch recipe.
This Smoked Fish Hash has a smoky flavour that kids will love. It is simple and straight forward diner classic. When top with some eggs and Baked Stuffed Tomatoes, it makes a hearty breakfast.
For a variation, you may make a Corned Beef Hash by substituting the smoked fish with corned beef, diced and omitting the rinsing and poaching process.
