How are you doing appetite? Lunchtime is approaching and today as every week and we put on the apron to get into the kitchen and prepare delicious recipes for the whole family. Because we love to renew the menus and that the kids get used to trying new dishes.
We bring you the best recipes of our companions of Direct to the Palate and Vitónica with which you can prepare varied and healthy dishes. Today in our selection we highlight very appetizing dishes of appetizers, salad vegetables, main dishes and desserts and sweets in which Halloween already makes its appearance. Bon Appetite!
Appetizers, salads and vegetables
Zucchini noodles or zoodles with light tomato sauce (top photo), a very light and healthy dish to which you can add a protein, especially if it is for lunch at noon: some tacos of tofu, shrimp or chopped chicken ...
Tomato and mozzarella toast with bologna bologna, for a snack or a special snack, a tribute to Italy very easy to prepare.
Mini eggplant pizzas (top photo), can be taken hot or warm and apart from the cheese if your children like it you can add additional tomato sauce.
Salad with canons, basil, mozzarella and pine nuts with honey vinaigrette, an excellent combination of flavors that can be seasoned with seasonal fruits such as grapes, raspberries, or with apple or pear balls.
Creamy mashed potatoes, a recipe for garnish or accompaniment for all kinds of dishes and in which the socorrido mash will come out delicious, at its point.
Main dishes for the whole family
Fresh cod with ratatouille (photo above), a rich fish to which vegetables are added and that we can accompany with potatoes and salad. It can also be done with defrosted loins.
Tagliatelle with mushrooms, ham and basil pesto, a pasta dish in which we can dress with different vegetables or replace the ham with chicken, prawns ... It can be made with fresh pasta or with long dry pasta, such as noodles, fettuccine or the classic spaghetti .
Rice nelba (recipe with Thermomix) (photo above), a different way of taking rice and vegetables. The original way to prepare it is with bacon, but it can be substituted with ham or add other ingredients that combine and children like.
Meat Pie "Cottage Pie", a delicious traditional British recipe, which I had a chance to try a few days ago. It is a dish based on minced beef, simmered with vegetables and meat broth, which is covered in mashed potatoes and baked in gratin.
Desserts and sweets
Chocolate cake melted with pears (photo above) for the sweet tooth, a sweet treat that takes advantage of seasonal fruit and is easy to make: it will be ready in an hour. A different way to combine fruit and chocolate.
Jack Skellington chocolate cake (cover photo), a Halloween recipe that will surprise the little ones, with the face of the protagonist of "Nightmare before Christmas". Assured success.
Dulce de leche in a pressure cooker, to obtain this ingredient in a simple way and use it to give a sweet touch to toasts, a cake… or as an ingredient of other desserts that you can think of.
We hope our Summary of Recipes for the whole family so appetite has opened your appetite and that you put them into practice these days. Remember that if there is an ingredient that is not suitable for young children, we can suppress it or make a slight adaptation in the recipe if they do not like something.
