Smarty Plants - Plants for Kids
  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • RSS
  • Home
  • About
    • Hey Kids!
    • Hey Mums and Dads!
    • Hey Teachers!
    • The Legal Stuff
    • For the Media
  • Smarty Facts
  • The Garden
    • Garden Tools
    • Looking after the Garden
      • Waterwise Gardens
      • Fertilisers and Compost
      • Weed Control in the Garden
      • Looking after Potted Plants
    • Planting and Potting
    • Handy Garden Structures
    • Good Bugs
    • Bad Bugs
    • Plant Diseases
    • What is…?
  • The Kitchen
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch
    • Soups
    • Mains
    • Salads and Vegetables
    • Desserts
    • Cakes and Baking
    • Snacks
    • Cooking Skills
  • The Classroom
    • Teachers’ Q&A
    • Curriculum Plans
    • Lesson Plans
      • The Arts
      • English
      • Health and Physical Recreation
      • L.O.T.E.
      • Mathematics
      • Science
      • S.O.S.E.
      • Technology and Enterprise
    • School Gardens
      • Setting up the garden
      • Maintaining the Garden
      • Seasonal Information
  • Contact
  • BLOG
  • Home
  • The Kitchen (Page 6)

Rockmelon, Bocconcini and Proscuitto Antipasto

1 rockmelon 220g cherry bocconcini 100g proscuitto 1/2 cup basil leaves Olive oil   Method: Wash hands. Ask an adult to cut the rockmelon in half.  Use a spoon to […]

Read More

Egg-chanted Mushrooms

4 eggs 2 small tomatoes Mayonnaise (in squeezy bottle) Lettuce Method: Wash hands. To hard boil the eggs, half fill a small saucepan with cold water.  Gently place the eggs in […]

Read More

Fruit Platter with Strawberry Yoghurt Dip

Favourite fruits of choice 1 1/2 cup plain fat-free yoghurt 1 1/2 cup strawberries 1/4 cup honey Method: Wash hands. Remove the hulls and cut the strawberries in half.  Put them […]

Read More

Cherry Tomato Tart

1 sheet frozen puff pastry 20 cherry tomatoes 1 tbs olive oil 1/4 cup fresh basil, parsley or thyme 1 tbs dijon mustard 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, grated 1/2 cup […]

Read More

Fruit-filled Crepes

Ingredients Fruit of choice – banana, melons, kiwi, strawberries 1 tsp lemon juice 1 cup plain flour 1 cup milk 2 eggs 1 tsp caster sugar Pinch of salt 1 tbs […]

Read More

Salad with Beetroot, Orange and Radish

100g lettuce leaves 100g rocket leaves 1 roasted beetroot, cold, or 1 small can beetroot 1 orange 5 radishes 50g feta cheese 1/2 bulb fennel, cored 2 tbs orange juice 1 tbs […]

Read More

Chicken Stir-fry with Sugar Snaps

6 chicken thigh fillets 1 onion, cut into wedges 3cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely sliced 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tsp Chinese Five Spice 1 tbs oil 100g […]

Read More

Bread and Butter Cucumbers

4 cucumbers 1/4 cup cooking salt 1 1/2 cups white vinegar 1 cup water 3/4 cup white sugar 2 tsp mustard seeds 1/2 red chilli Method: Wash hands. Wash the cucumbers […]

Read More

Cucumber Rounds

2 cucumbers 200g softened cream cheese 1 jar semi sun-dried tomatoes Bunch of fresh thyme Method: Wash hands. Wash the cucumbers. Chop off the ends of the cucumber and use […]

Read More

Coleslaw

1/2 cabbage, shredded 2 carrots, grated 2 celery sticks, thinly sliced 1/2 red capsicum, finely diced 1/2 cup egg mayonnaise 1/3 cup thickened cream 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice Salt and pepper […]

Read More
«‹45678›»

Have a dig around!

Contact

  • info@smartyplants.com.au

The Blog!

  • Gardening’s not rocket science!

    Years ago, when our parents planted out their vegie patches, they turned over the soil, mixed some sheep manure through,...

    08 Dec,13
  • Have fun with your food!

    Just because I’m a grown up doesn’t mean that I can’t play with my food! The other day, I became...

    05 Dec,13
  • Little Halloween Pumpkin Heads

    Did you manage to grow some pumpkins for Halloween this year?  Don’t worry if you didn’t as they’re still available...

    28 Oct,13
  • Crazy Capsicums

    Capsicums are a confusing vegetable; not least because they are actually a fruit!  But also because they are related to...

    20 Oct,13
  • Take broccoli off the table!

    Since the beginning of time parents have been asking the age old question, ‘How do I get my kids to...

    06 Oct,13
  • Garden Gnomes are Back

    Yay! Garden Gnomes are back! Where have they been all these years?  I imagine that, having been discarded by gardeners...

    18 Sep,13
  • Planting a Bare-rooted Fruit Tree

    It’s winter! It’s time to plant an orchard!  You can do this at any time of the year but in...

    06 Jun,13
  • Warheads v. Radishes!

    Why will kids turn up their noses at radishes but they’ll eat Warhead candies?  Or they refuse to eat Brussels...

    03 May,13
  • Room to Move

    I get a bit peeved when I watch some gardening shows or read gardening books that tell people that they...

    26 Apr,13
  • Veg Out!

    Veg out!  Don’t you just love vegging out?  Sitting on the sofa doing absolutely nothing except watching a bit of...

    08 Feb,13
Find us on Google+ (c) 2012 Smarty Plants - Website by Loud Cow