Angela is my neighbor and we spend a lot of quality time together, especially on weekends. Yesterday was her son’s birthday party. Kids await for their birthday party throughout the year. The joy on their face for this special day, makes us forget all the pain and stress in life. Tom turned 11 this year and just as all the birthdays, Angela wanted to make it special for him and so I. Since on weekdays we hardly have anytime, we have to go for quick and easy recipes keeping health into consideration as we all love our children.
Burrito – Kids love to pick this Mexican and Tex-Mex food. Whole wheat rolls with tempting filling such as diced grilled chicken, tomatoes, grated carrots and greens make an excellent healthy snack loved by people of all age groups. You can also stir-fry these veggies. Serve it with your favorite sauce. I usually pair burrito with my fav dip recipe, Vegan Walnut and Red Pepper Dip. You must give it a try as well.
Fruit Salad with Ice cream – Fruit salad with Ice cream is a good way to make your kids eat seasonal fruits. The recipe is quite flexible. Add in diced fruits (seasonal fruits) like watermelon, mango, grapes, bananas, cantaloupe etc. Take scoops of ice-cream and top on the salad. I usually use strawberry and butterscotch flavor. Serve in ice-cream bowls as shown. The bowls will be empty in no time. Kids will go bonkers over it!
Sweet and sour Meatballs – Ah! Here it comes. I love meat recipes. Do not make this recipe too spicy. You can prepare the meatballs in advance. Prefer baking the balls rather than deep frying them. Also you can fry the paste a day before birthday party. I prefer Italian style of preparing the sauce for meatballs. It consists of onions, carrot, celery, parsley, garlic, tomatoes, basil, black pepper. Enjoy the yummzz!
Strawberry Cake – The classic combination of plain vanilla cake, fresh strawberry and smooth cream never fails. I love bakery products, especially when they are homemade. The aroma of the bake is simply irresistible. Nevertheless, cake can be prepared a day before the birthday to save time, it all depends on our resisting power that we don’t eat it the moment it is cool. Kids love it.
Vegetable Rice Noodles – Rice noodles is a good way to treat yourself instead of the refined flour noodles. It’s an excellent meal for birthday party. It is gluten-free recipe as well. Mix in the seasonal veggies with bit of Vinegar, soya sauce, sweet chili sauce (kids will avoid chili sauce) and tomato sauce. The bowl of noodles will be over in no time for sure.
Happy Birthday!
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M glad you liked it so much 🙂
It looks perfect! 😀
Thank you! Loved to see the smile on ever child’s face while they were munching food.
Great ideas!
Hey Linda, how are you doing?
These are quick and easy recipes. They save lotto time!
Lovely ideas Ema!
Hey Lina, I’m sure in your next party at home, you’ll definitely consider my ideas. Isn’t it?
For sure….:)…they are awesome
Thanks a lot dear. Have a yummilicious weekend!
You too:)
Such lovely ideas .. will share on my blog! The burrito’s look so good!
WOW !!! I personally like this post. Looking great !!! I think it is very Delicious also ! Thank you very much for sharing. Please visit my blog for some new recipes idea…
Great to see some healthy alternatives for kids. Thanks!
Your photography looks amazing! The curry meatballs and vanilla strawberry cake looks to die for!
They not only look good but taste awesome. Yeah, the recipes were winner esp. coz kids were satisfied.
These are great ideas its healthy and delicious too .. but What are The vegetables that u add to the noodles ?.. mushroom and chillies ?
Thanks for loving the treat. I add carrots, green beans, cabbage, onions etc. to noodles, keeping them crisp and crazy 😛
That looks delicious ! I never tried Chinese food .. I’m afraid that it will be too spicy .. I will definitely try this one
You can limit the spice as per taste, Chinese food is yummz, do check my upcoming post tomorrow, it’s a Chinese recipe. Hope you like it.
Of course .. can’t wait!
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Thanks for reblogging the post, I’m glad that you liked it.
Thank you ! I did.. love it