Chef Russ’s Blog with Cooking Tips.

Chef Russ Jan 16th, 2023

Imagine easy to make lunch boxes that your young children love! My wife and I are responsible for our 2 year old’s lunch box. We are always learning new things about what works and what doesn’t for lunch boxes. Here’s what we’ve learned:…

Chef Russ Jan 9th, 2023

Imagine you’re a young human. The world is an amazing place! You’ve got tons of energy. You want to explore and do what Mum and Dad are doing. Where there’s a will, there’s a way! However, there’s a few challenges - the fun stuff is out of reach, you’re still developing fine motor skills and you don’t know all the words to ask for what you want! When I put myself in the place of my 2- and 4-year-old kids, I understand them much better - the urges, the emotions, the curiosity…

Chef Russ Jan 2nd, 2023

Life with young children is fulfilling and busy! With my wife and me working full- time and our kids in full-time daycare we are on a tight timeline and financial budget. Menu planning and a shopping list help minimize time and cost. However, I am flexible - I let freshness, price and availability influence my weekly planned menus. I would rather use a substitute than chase a hard to find item…

I wanted to share with you that I recently completed two cooking classes at my children’s daycare. We had so much fun. The children (age 3 & 4) loved it. They were engaged, contributing and their sounds of fun and joy were infectious.

I know the feeling…. It’s been a long day at work, the kids are cranky, and you haven’t had time to go grocery shopping…

Here are some easy and simple cooking solutions to end your long day with delight. You can include your kids and make it a fun adventure.

Use your microwave to make a simple scrumptious impromptu meal….

I have had direct experience on many occasions to say that Kids LOVE working with bread dough!

Naan bread is a delicious, quick cooking Indian flat bread that makes a delicious accompaniment to a bowl of my coconut dahl. Working with this dough, Kids will learn the fine motor skills involved in using a rolling pin and touching the dough will keep them engaged.

When you prepare/cook meals in your own kitchen using fresh ingredients. You choose and

control the quality of ingredients and can minimize ingredients to be consumed in moderation.

The first step in optimizing your family’s health is to plan out your week so you prepare as many

home-cooked meals as possible…

Imagine those moments when you just finished a meal and now you are craving the wonderful

aroma of a delicious homemade dessert. Well, I have just the answer…. Here’s a recipe for a 2-

minute chocolate cake in a cup that will create that wonderful aroma you crave!!

I recently facilitated a cooking class for my son’s after school program. For this class I chose to teach only the kindergarten & grade 1 age students. The learning objective was to demonstrate how easy and fun it is to make their own snack with just a little adult supervision. The final goal was to observe them preparing and enjoying their own pizzas.