What a great surprise last week when we ordered a chicken and rice dish at a new sushi restaurant! I’m sure you’re not surprised that my little 3 1/2 year old LOVED it! Now I need to get myself a boat to keep in the cupboard, because guess what? She certainly didn’t argue about eating, when taking bites from the boat. (Normally she’s like a little bird who pecks for a minute and then is “done”!)
With organic zucchini in the drawer from last week’s produce pick up, I needed to find a yummy recipe! (I have a pretty standard recipe I typically follow with zucchini but getting bored with that one – you know what I mean!)
I came across this recipe in the Miami Herald recently, gave it a shot and really like it!
Zucchini Soup
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium yellow onion finely chopped
1 large garlic clove, chopped
5 cups chicken stock, homemade or canned
3 tablespoons raw rice
1 pound zucchini, grated
salt and freshly ground pepper
1 egg
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon finely chopped parsley
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Saute the onion & garlic until the onion is soft, about 4 minutes. Add the stock and rice. Simmer over low heat, covered, about 10 minutes. Add zucchini. Season to taste with salt & pepper and simmer until the zucchini is tender, about …
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution has inspired us all, especially in this house. One battle we took on since the show’s premier is teaching my 3 1/2 year old to use a knife. Certainly wasn’t as hard as we feared!
If you remember, the elementary school in West Virginia thought Jamie was out of his mind for wanting the kids to use knives during lunch. At first I was too. I thought back quickly to the days just post Columbine when school security and safety took on a complete overhaul. Gone were the days of unlocked doors and any type of anything that could possibly, with any stretch of the imagination, be used as a weapon. But Jamie had a point. If we weren’t going to teach them in the elementary years, when on Earth would they learn?
I set Isa’s place setting for dinner with a knife (one of ours …
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