WHAT'S ON TODAY's MENU # 5

Crispy toasted bread and a spread of all veggies, cheese and tomato sauce. This is a quick snack for kids when they wish to eat pizza and cant wait for long :) This microwave bread pizza would take not even ten minutes when you have the cheese grated and sauce ready on hand.. Yummmm.....

Ingredients:

• Bread slices- 5 to 6
• 2 tsp melted unsalted butter
• onions -1 (finely chopped)
• Tomato - 1 (finely chopped)
• Capsicum - 1(finely chopped)
• Grated cheese
• Tomato ketchup / pizza sauce / marinara sauce
• Salt to taste
• Pepper powder to sprinkle

Method:

Mix all the vegetables together with a pinch of salt.
Fresh bread slices can be used Or you can toast it with butter.
Heat a pan with little butter. Toast the slices on one side till its crispy.
Remove and spread a tsp of tomato ketchup on it.
Add over the bread, 2tbsp of mixed vegetables.. sprinkle the generous helping of grated cheese on it.
Transfer everything to a microwave plate n cook for 3 minutes in high temperature..till all the cheese gets melted.
Remove the slices from the micro oven and sprinkle wee bit of pepper powder.
Top it with some tomato ketchup. You could even make a nice smilie face on it to make it more attractive to your little ones.
Serve with any fresh juice for a perfect and healthy breakfast.
I am sure Kids will definitely love it...Yummmm....

WHAT'S ON TODAY's MENU # 4

Tomatoes are actually fruits, but being low in sugar they are usually eaten like vegetables. Ripe red tomatoes are rich in beta-carotene and the anti-oxidant lycopene. Tomatoes are High in Vitamin C and Vitamin A. Some tomatoes are sweeter than others, depending on their ripeness and the variety of tomato. Use the ripest tomatoes you can. Added sugar will balance the natural acidity of the tomatoes, use more or less to taste.

Ingredients:-

1/2 gal. tomato juice

2 tbsp. sugar

3 tbsp. lemon juice

1 tbsp. salt Pinch black pepper (Adjust according to kids level)

Method:-

1) Put all ingredients into a large non-reactive pot (use stainless steel, not aluminum) except lemon juice. Bring to a simmer and cook, uncovered, until mixture is completely soupy, about 25 minutes.

2) Mix all ingredients together and let it cool .Add lemon juice .After that blend it in a mixer .Sieve it and Serve.