School holidays are chaos in my house. My sister and I take turns working so we often have all six children at our homes every other day. Dinner takes on a whole new meaning. It’s about feeding a ravenous crowd who have spend the day playing HARD. They want food and they want lots of it. Carbs aren’t optional…they need bread, pasta or rice to FILL THEM UP. Then the go outside and play some more…daylight savings, what a brilliant idea.
Here are the fast, healthy and filling dinners I prep for the mob during school holidays.
Monday: Macaroni cheese with tomatoes
Macaroni cheese is such a crowd pleaser but you have to make the sauce yourself. It is so easy to do you'll wonder why you didn't make it from scratch in the first place. The beauty of macaroni cheese is that all kids love it and you can throw in any vegetable - our favourites are to stir in frozen peas, corn or green beans during the last few minutes of cooking time.
Get the recipe here.
Tuesday: Pizza faces
Two out of the six children I look after during the school holidays are the world's most fussy eaters. I'm not exaggerating. They eat around five foods and none of them are shared likes. It can be infuriating. Enter the pizza faces. A great way to get children to eat their dinner and to try new foods is to get them involved in cooking it. Pizza faces is a simple one to set up. Place all the ingredients on the table, have each child decorate their own then cook them and enjoy.
