Chilled Honey Soba Noodle Salad + Honey Glazed Edamame + ...
Chilled Honey Soba Noodle Salad + Honey Glazed Edamame + Green Tea Honey Shakes
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boil+cook Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook 12 oz. buckwheat soba noodles until al dente, according to package directions. Drain, rinse, and toss in a little oil, if desired, to keep noodles from sticking.
grate+squeeze Have your kids grate 1 carrot and 1 cucumber into a bowl. Then squeeze out as much liquid as you can from the grated carrots and cucumbers with paper towels and clean hands. This will keep the salad dressing yummy and thick without diluting the flavors.
whisk+marinate+chop Whisk together ¼ cup rice vinegar, 1½ T honey, 2 T soy sauce, and ¼ C oil in a large bowl until combined and emulsified (thick). Add the squeezed carrots and cucumbers to marinate a bit in the dressing (between 5-20 minutes). Chop up the stalk of green onion as fine as possible and add to the dressing.
add+toss+chill Then add the pre-cooked soba noodles to the big bowl with the dressing. Gently toss to coat in the dressing and grated vegetables. Set to the side for 5 minutes or up to 5 hours in the refrigerator. Serve the noodle salad at room temperature or chilled and have each person top their salad with freshly torn cilantro and a pinch of sesame or sunflower seeds. :: continued ::
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measure+whisk Have your kids measure and whisk 2 T honey, 2½ T soy sauce, and 1 tsp oil into a medium saucepan on your stovetop. Turn the heat onto medium-low.
bubble+reduce Let the sauce bubble gently on medium-low heat (be careful of splatters) until it thickens and reduces to about 2 T. This will take about 2-4 minutes. Stir the sauce frequently while cooking. Honey can burn easily; if you find this happening, reduce the heat.
toss+coat When the sauce has thickened, add 2 cups thawed, frozen edamame with shell and toss well. The sauce should be thick enough that it coats and sticks to the edamame and the edamame is warm. If you find the sauce is too watery, continue to cook on medium heat until the sauce thickens and coats the edamame. Serve with the soba noodle salad.
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steep+stir Pour 1 C warm to hot water into a heat proof cup. Submerge 1-2 decaf green tea bags in the hot water and allow to steep for 3-4 minutes. Remove and discard the tea bags. Have your kids stir 3-4 T honey into the tea until completely dissolved. Set to the side to cool.
pour+blend After your sweetened tea has cooled, pour it into a blender, or into a pitcher for use with a hand blender, and have your kids add 2 C vanilla yogurt and 4 C ice. Blend until smooth, thick, and creamy.
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shopping list Chilled Honey Soba Noodle Salad ¼ C rice vinegar 1½ T honey 2 T soy sauce or tamari (GF) ¼ C oil
1 carrot 1 small cucumber 1 green onion stalk sesame or sunflower seeds handful of cilantro
12 oz. buckwheat soba noodles
Honey Glazed Edamame
Green Tea Honey Shakes
2 C frozen edamame with shell, thawed 2 T honey 2 ½ T soy sauce or tamari (GF) 1 tsp oil
1 C vanilla yogurt 1 C brewed decaf green tea (1-2 tea bags) 3-4 T honey 4 C ice
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fun food facts: The History of Honey! The earliest record of keeping bees in hives was found in the sun temple erected in 2400 BC near Cairo, Egypt. The bee featured frequently in Egyptian hieroglyphs and the ancient Egyptians used honey as a sweetener, as a gift to their gods and even as an ingredient in embalming fluid. Honey cakes were baked by the Egyptians and used as an offering to placate the gods. Honey was valued highly and often used as a form of currency, tribute, or offering. German peasants paid their feudal lords in honey and beeswax. The Greeks viewed honey as not only an important food, but also as a healing medicine. Honey continued to be of importance in Europe until the Renaissance, when the arrival of sugar from further afield meant honey was used less. By the 17th century, sugar was being used regularly as a sweetener and honey was used even less. In North America, the honeybee we know today was an import, brought with European settlers in the 17th century. Before that, this continent had native bees that did not collect as much honey. American Indians likely collected honey from wild hives.
The surprise ingredient of the week is: Honey! ★
Honey is a Hebrew word meaning enchant.
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It takes about 60,000 bees, collectively traveling up to 55,000 miles and visiting more than 2 million flowers, to gather enough nectar to make one pound of honey.
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There are more than 300 kinds of honey in the US, each with a unique color and flavor that is dependent upon the nectar source. Lighter colored honey varieties, such as those made from orange blossoms, tend to be milder in flavor, while darker-colored honey varieties, like those made from wildflowers, tend to have a more robust flavor.
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As a food, honey was initially a culinary sweetener, but now it is also recognized worldwide as a healing ingredient in medicinal treatment. Do you have allergies? Take a teaspoon of honey made from the region where you reside and it will aid in developing resistance to pollen thereby reducing your allergies. Do you have a cough? Mix equal parts vinegar and honey and add a twist of lemon. Drink a bit of this mixture ever 2-3 hours. Have a sore throat? Let a spoonful of honey melt in your mouth or drink it in a cup of hot tea for fast relief from an itching and scratching throat.
Time for a laugh! What did the bee say to the flower? Hello honey! What did one bee say to the other naughty bee? Bee-hive yourself!
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THYME to TURNIP the BEET on WHAT KIDS EAT
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•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• chilled honey soba noodle salad
boil+cook Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook 12 oz. buckwheat soba noodles until al dente, according to package directions. Drain, rinse, and toss in a little oil, if desired, to keep noodles from sticking.
grate+squeeze Have your kids grate 1 carrot and 1 cucumber into a bowl. Then squeeze out as much liquid as you can from the grated carrots and cucumbers with paper towels and clean hands. This will keep the salad dressing yummy and thick without diluting the flavors.
whisk+marinate+chop Whisk together ¼ cup rice vinegar, 1½ T honey, 2 T soy sauce, and ¼ C oil in a large bowl until combined and emulsified (thick). Add the squeezed carrots and cucumbers to marinate a bit in the dressing (between 5-20 minutes). Chop up the stalk of green onion as fine as possible and add to the dressing.
add+toss+chill Then add the pre-cooked soba noodles to the big bowl with the dressing. Gently toss to coat in the dressing and grated vegetables. Set to the side for 5 minutes or up to 5 hours in the refrigerator. Serve the noodle salad at room temperature or chilled and have each person top their salad with freshly torn cilantro and a pinch of sesame or sunflower seeds. :: continued ::
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cooking Sticky Fingers Cultivating ‘Cool’inary Curiosity in Kids
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THYME to TURNIP the BEET on WHAT KIDS EAT
www.stickyfingerscooking.com © 2016 Sticky Fingers Cooking
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• honey glazed edamame
measure+whisk Have your kids measure and whisk 2 T honey, 2½ T soy sauce, and 1 tsp oil into a medium saucepan on your stovetop. Turn the heat onto medium-low.
bubble+reduce Let the sauce bubble gently on medium-low heat (be careful of splatters) until it thickens and reduces to about 2 T. This will take about 2-4 minutes. Stir the sauce frequently while cooking. Honey can burn easily; if you find this happening, reduce the heat.
toss+coat When the sauce has thickened, add 2 cups thawed, frozen edamame with shell and toss well. The sauce should be thick enough that it coats and sticks to the edamame and the edamame is warm. If you find the sauce is too watery, continue to cook on medium heat until the sauce thickens and coats the edamame. Serve with the soba noodle salad.
•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• green tea honey shakes
steep+stir Pour 1 C warm to hot water into a heat proof cup. Submerge 1-2 decaf green tea bags in the hot water and allow to steep for 3-4 minutes. Remove and discard the tea bags. Have your kids stir 3-4 T honey into the tea until completely dissolved. Set to the side to cool.
pour+blend After your sweetened tea has cooled, pour it into a blender, or into a pitcher for use with a hand blender, and have your kids add 2 C vanilla yogurt and 4 C ice. Blend until smooth, thick, and creamy.
:: continued ::
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shopping list Chilled Honey Soba Noodle Salad ¼ C rice vinegar 1½ T honey 2 T soy sauce or tamari (GF) ¼ C oil
1 carrot 1 small cucumber 1 green onion stalk sesame or sunflower seeds handful of cilantro
12 oz. buckwheat soba noodles
Honey Glazed Edamame
Green Tea Honey Shakes
2 C frozen edamame with shell, thawed 2 T honey 2 ½ T soy sauce or tamari (GF) 1 tsp oil
1 C vanilla yogurt 1 C brewed decaf green tea (1-2 tea bags) 3-4 T honey 4 C ice
:: continued ::
•••••••••••••••••••••••• ••••••••••••••• Family Fun Recipes
cooking Sticky Fingers Cultivating ‘Cool’inary Curiosity in Kids
TM
THYME to TURNIP the BEET on WHAT KIDS EAT
www.stickyfingerscooking.com © 2016 Sticky Fingers Cooking
fun food facts: The History of Honey! The earliest record of keeping bees in hives was found in the sun temple erected in 2400 BC near Cairo, Egypt. The bee featured frequently in Egyptian hieroglyphs and the ancient Egyptians used honey as a sweetener, as a gift to their gods and even as an ingredient in embalming fluid. Honey cakes were baked by the Egyptians and used as an offering to placate the gods. Honey was valued highly and often used as a form of currency, tribute, or offering. German peasants paid their feudal lords in honey and beeswax. The Greeks viewed honey as not only an important food, but also as a healing medicine. Honey continued to be of importance in Europe until the Renaissance, when the arrival of sugar from further afield meant honey was used less. By the 17th century, sugar was being used regularly as a sweetener and honey was used even less. In North America, the honeybee we know today was an import, brought with European settlers in the 17th century. Before that, this continent had native bees that did not collect as much honey. American Indians likely collected honey from wild hives.
The surprise ingredient of the week is: Honey! ★
Honey is a Hebrew word meaning enchant.
★
It takes about 60,000 bees, collectively traveling up to 55,000 miles and visiting more than 2 million flowers, to gather enough nectar to make one pound of honey.
★
There are more than 300 kinds of honey in the US, each with a unique color and flavor that is dependent upon the nectar source. Lighter colored honey varieties, such as those made from orange blossoms, tend to be milder in flavor, while darker-colored honey varieties, like those made from wildflowers, tend to have a more robust flavor.
★
As a food, honey was initially a culinary sweetener, but now it is also recognized worldwide as a healing ingredient in medicinal treatment. Do you have allergies? Take a teaspoon of honey made from the region where you reside and it will aid in developing resistance to pollen thereby reducing your allergies. Do you have a cough? Mix equal parts vinegar and honey and add a twist of lemon. Drink a bit of this mixture ever 2-3 hours. Have a sore throat? Let a spoonful of honey melt in your mouth or drink it in a cup of hot tea for fast relief from an itching and scratching throat.
Time for a laugh! What did the bee say to the flower? Hello honey! What did one bee say to the other naughty bee? Bee-hive yourself!
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cooking Sticky Fingers Cultivating ‘Cool’inary Curiosity in Kids
TM
THYME to TURNIP the BEET on WHAT KIDS EAT
www.stickyfingerscooking.com © 2016 Sticky Fingers Cooking
