baking

Kids love these icky fingers. Even more fun than eating them is making them, so don't be afraid to let them join in the process. You'll all have fun and the kids will learn a few life skills at the same time.

Layers of creamy spaghetti and meat sauce topped with grated cheese and pepperoni slices. This is a partially prepared meal where the pasta and meat sauce are prepared in advance and frozen ready for the oven.

This variation of the traditional recipe with zucchini has a little more vegetable input. Lasagna is a great dish for the cooler days.

The poussins are stuffed with couscous and pot roasted. Consider more couscous, plain or flavored, and vegetables as the accompaniment of choice for this recipe.

This recipe is a sample of pot roasted chicken. Serve with gravy and steamed vegetables or with a soy based sauce and stir-fried vegetables.

This crab recipe makes a luxurious hot appetizer or light lunch. Best served in emptied crab shells, large clam shells, individual ramekins or custard cups.

This variation is more nourishing than the traditional version and may well be the way to introduce seafood into the diet.