Get to know the plantain. A staple in many tropical regions, this larger, starchier cousin of the banana makes a great side dish or snack. Here we pan-fry ripe plantain slices with a little bit of spice to show off their sweetness.
Category Archives: Snack Secrets
Spice Up Your Snack Life with Fried Ripe Plantains
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Mochi: A Healthy Japanese Snack
Mochi is a Japanese rice cake made from a sticky sweet rice, that has been cooked then pounded together. It’s a traditional food at Japanese New Year but is enjoyed all year as a snack or added to soups.
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Homemade Tahini and Baba Ghanoush
Homemade versions of store-bought products always taste so much better to me. Baba Ganoush is a famous Middle Eastern dip made with eggplant. It’s something I had wanted to make for a while. Baba Ganoush is a fun recipe to make with kids, and it can be eaten with almost anything — stalks of celery, carrot sticks, pita bread — the list is endless.
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Warm Up Your Wok for Some Spicy Edamame
This healthy Japanese treat is making waves on American shores. Break out your wok and get to know edamame!
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The Galettes Alternative — Healthy Snack Wrap
Fast-food snack wraps are popular but unhealthy. They’re not snacks; they’re meals. Give your kids a healthier, more nutrient dense snack: galettes.
Grilled Zucchini — Quick, Easy, Healthy, Dippable
Sell the kids on this healthy vegetable snack by stressing its “dip-ability.”
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Salty Snack Satisfaction
Dig deep — really deep — into the back of your freezer. I’m guessing you might find an old forgotten package of bagels.
Break them out. We’re going to make a simple, healthy snacking alternative to potato chips.
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Pepitas (Toasted Pumpkin Seeds) for the Breville Smart Oven
As Halloween rolls around, you may be thinking jack-o’-lanterns. Pumpkin seeds are a great snack, and you can fill your kids up a little before they devour all that candy.
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