Making chowmein with the little ones at the ARC

Chopping, stir frying and preparing  meals is a great life tool to teach little ones. When they are young it can be a little bit of a challenge to say the least just to get them to sit in one spot lol without them  running around goofing off. The kids tend to do that until I can get their attention with letting them get their hands into some healthy ingredients. It really is so cute to see the gratification on their little faces when they see what they have made almost all by themselves. I often  pray that they will have fun and that God will help me to know how to make it a great experience  for them. It is important to me that cooking is a fun experience for kids. I am thankful that it was actually a great turn out! The kids loved the take out boxes that were so kindly given to me from the Sushi restaurant. The children also loved eating with chop sticks. I always make the  kids all try  vegetable before they chopped them. I love to see how they actually like trying all the different veggies I give them. Our fun fact was about leeks. They didn't know leeks were from the Lilly flower family. Between the little boy who wouldn't listen to me and almost got like 3 time outs and the poor guy who cut is finger that I had to bandage up. All the while trying to  keep the class still entertained and organized with their cooking I have to say it is a crazy but very rewarding task. Thank you God for giving me the strength to teach this crazy fun energetic group of little chefs.

The Kindergarden Chef at the Tradex in Abbotsford

http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/the-baby-tot-show-fraser-valley-tickets-10468825539 

I am so excited to be at the baby and tots show this Saturday!! Come and check out what I will be selling and promoting. I will be selling recipes and meal plans. My cook books, kid chef aprons. I am also giving away for a contest a free meal planning cooking class.

The Kinder-Garden Chef Recipes full of nutrition from my heart to yours

The Kinder-Garden Chef  

Recipes full of nutrition from my heart to yours

Create menu then create grocery list

Monday:      Veggie turkey Chili topped with quinoa

Notes: make enough chili to have for lunch the next day

Tuesday:     Lemon Chicken with  Greek Roasted potatoes and Salad

Notes: Buy pita or wraps to fill with chicken and salad for tomorrow’s lunch on the go

Wednesday:     Veggie Lasagna with Tossed Salad

Notes:  Make one extra lasagna to freezer,  when you are tired and stressed out one day you will be so thankful to have dinner ready to go, just pull lasagna out of the freezer and bake. There you have it! One less thing to worry about except for the pile of laundry that needs to be folded lol. Buy extra vegetables for Friday’s minestrone soup.

Thursday:      Salsa Chicken over wild rice

Notes: Serve salsa chicken over wild rice or quinoa. You can also serve salsa chicken inside of taco shells. This recipe is a crowd pleaser,  even that fussy eater will love it! I wasn’t meaning your children lol husbands and boyfriends can be pretty picky too!

Friday:     Minestrone Soup

Nothing better than homemade soup! This soup recipe is super easy and super healthy!! Children love making too!! If you have little ones it’s nice to get them  to practice chopping the easy vegetables to cut like mushrooms and zucchini. This soup can be stored in a container for  Saturday’s lunch along with Zucchini grilled cheese for the perfect lunch!!

Saturday:    Grilled zucchini and cheese melts

Notes: Grilled cheese is a comfort food for many especially when you are creating lots of comforting memories making them with your little ones. Kids love grating the zucchini and cheese for this recipe, true crowd pleaser!                                                           

                  Kale Banana mango smoothie a fun and healthy treat!!

Sunday:  Baking day!  Anything goes muffins and Banana Bread

Notes: Baking with helpers is a great way to teach your children how measure out the  ingredients and learn some good math skills by counting, adding and fractions  It might take a little bit longer in the kitchen baking with children always does. When you take the time to teach them and create special memories in the kitchen your children will truly cherish the memory for many years to come. I know I sure have! I will never forget helping my mom in the kitchen.

When cooking always think one step ahead of the next step. Plan your weeks meals and menu a head of time, write a list and stick to it. Do one big shop at the beginning of the week. Use ingredients for more than just one recipe. Freeze your meet into portions in zip locks  for the week. Shop for bigger dry goods, like pasta, rice, flour, tomato sauce. Stores like Superstore or Costco are great for none perishable ingredients . Shop at produce markets with your children on the weekend for something fun to do. It is also a great way to teach your children how to shop for healthy ingredients. Teach them the health benefits at the same time while you walk through all the produce market.  Try to stay away from the store in the week. One big shop should help you with that. 

For those who didn't attend my work shop and would love to have this menu of recipes for the week as well as a grocery shopping list you can have it sent to you in a PDF file for 10 dollars 

if you are intersed contact me at andreahoblak@gmail.com

Meal panning 101 work shop

Thank you to all who attended my work shop last night!

I really enjoyed being able to share my knowledge to such a great group of ladies!!

I hope you came away with some excitement to start your own meal planning bin system. I hope this system makes grocery shopping and meal time a whole lot easier.

Meal panning work shop included

info on how to meal plan
a weeks worth of recipes with baking and smoothies recipes as well.
Tips and tools on creating healthy meals that the whole family will love
Zucchini grilled cheese samples
grocery shopping list



If anyone is interested in purchasing my cook book in costs 30 dollars for the online ebook it costs 15 dollars.

I am hoping to book a party soon with little ones to come along as well  perhaps a mommy and me class. 
If anyone is interested to do a class for a birthday party cooking and having fun with the KinderGarden Chef please feel free to contact me at

andreahoblak@gmail.com
604-751-5684

                                                    

Garden Quinoa Lemon Curry Salad

Garden Quinoa Lemon garlic Curry Salad 

chickpeas and quinoa are full of protein and iron this salad is perfect for vegetairains   

Prepare quinoa and cool

Bring 1 cup of quinoa to a boil add ½ cups of quinoa, boil on low heat for 8 minutes. Fluff with a fork and cool in the fridge. 

Garden veggies

dice  1 cucumber into a small dice

¼ cup of chopped green onion

2 carrots grated 

1 cup of =diced dried apricots

1 zucchini grated

1 cup of diced red pepper

1 /2 cup of sunflower seeds 

Roast 2 cups of chickpeas in the oven with a little olive oil, salt pepper and curry powder for 10 minute on a baking tray cool before tossing into salad

Dressing in a jar measure

1/4 cup of honey

1 tsp of ginger zest

1 tsp of garlic zest

1 tsp of sea salt 

1 tsp of black pepper 

1/4 tsp of curry powder 

1 tbsp of grainy mustard 

1½ cup of olive oil

1 tsp of pepper

1/4 lemon juice

Place lid on jar and shake

Toss all together quinoa, chickpeas  vegetables and dressing together, adjust seasoning with salt and pepper and enjoy!

Top with some crumbled goat cheese if you like? 

Recipe by Chef Andrea Hoblak The KinderGarden Chef

Client Testimonial

Testimonial from Sarah a mother of 3 children Andrea has been a huge help to me. It was such a blessing finding her after I had my third child. Meal planning and grocery shopping was such a chore and it's been so much easier having the Andrea bring groceries to the house and prep them into bins for dinners for the week. It's eliminated those fights with my husband that started with me asking him "what do you want for dinner?" with the response always being "I don't know". I would highly recommend Andrea if you're feeling overwhelmed in the kitchen, or giving her services as a gift for a new mom instead of the usual rattles or clothes that they grow out of in a couple weeks.

Sincerely  Sarah,  



I do feel very blessed to have met Sarah and to be able to help her with meal planning for her wonderful little family. Sarah, my client and I have come up with this amazing system of using bins with recipes. This system is working out wonderfully, with all the ingredients inside for the week. Imagine having fully prepped healthy meals that are ready to be cooked for the week in your own fridge. Sincerely The Kindergarden Chef Andrea

 

Prep your own salad cup

Invest in some plastic containers or jars for preparing salads to go. Makes for an easy lunch on the go add some diced chicken or quinoa for protein.

Curry salad dressing salad dressing
1/4 cup of honey
1 1/2 cups of olive oil
1/4 cup of grainy mustard
1 tsp of salt
1 tsp of pepper
2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar
1tsp of curry powder
blend all together