Tuna Patties

3 cans tuna

2 eggs (beaten)

1 cup mashed potatoes

¾ dry bread crumbs or smashed crackers

¼ cup onions

Mix all ingredients together and form in to patties.  Cook in pan or on skillet, med. Heat, 5 minutes on each side or golden brown.

I am NOT a tuna fan, but these are good.  4 out of 5 kids liked them as well.  JenW

Jambalya ala Capriotti

Here is one of the Capriotti favorites:

1lb Italian Sausage

4-5 stalks celery chopped

2-3 bell peppers (personal preference for red/yellow/orange/green) chopped

1 sm/med onion diced

1 T Creole seasoning

1 pint or 1 can of chicken broth

1-2 cups rice (white or brown)

Prep time: 15-30 minutes chopping peppers/onion/celery

Cook time: 1 hr, sometimes more if you use brown rice

Serving size 1 cup, makes 8-12 servings depending on quantity of celery/peppers/rice used.

Directions: Brown the sausage in olive oil in a deep sauce pan or wok. Add chopped peppers, celery, and diced onion in the pan with the creole seasoning until celery is soft - stirring frequently. Once celery is soft, create a "bowl" in the pan, add rice in the "bowl". Add chicken broth and additional water until rice is covered. Cover pan with lid, cook until rice is soft - stirring less frequently. Serve.

I'll send more when I have a chance, I've got a few that I've come up with that are quite popular with my family of 6. Even the smaller kids enjoy them.

Tanya Capriotti

Julie's Pumpkin Seed Math

Here's some ways to do math with pumpkin seeds.

• Pumpkin seeds are lots of fun to cook and you can really enjoy measuring them and the ingredients in the recipe.
• I get out my balance and have them count equal amounts in the sides and talk about mass.
• Practice awareness of volume by letting them measure equal amounts and put them in different containers (bags, bottles, bowls). It helps them see amount is not dependent on container.
• See how high a younger child can count. Who has more seeds?
• Have an estimation contest. How many seeds would they estimate is in the pumpkin? How close did they get?
• Multiplication and division or addition and subtraction. We have so many seeds, if I put ten piles of ten, how many do I have? We have 25 seeds and 5 people need some how many will everyone get? If I have 15 seeds and you take 3 how many do I have left? Let them use the seeds for the visual aid.

Julie's Pumpkin Seeds

2 cups unwashed pumpkin seeds
1/2 tsp Worcestershire Sauce
2 Tbs melted butter
1 1/2 tsp salt

Mix in large bowl. Spread on cookie sheet. Bake approximately 2 hours in a 250 degree oven until dry and golden brown. Cool and enjoy!

Ideas 'n' Menus

This is where you can share your ideas of incorporating recipes with the curriculum of the day or a unit.

National Nut Day

National Nut Day in November

Math: Peanuts used as math manipulatives for math lessons
Lunch: Peanut butter sandwiches
History: Evolution of the Peanut

Dessert: Peanut butter cookies made as a family activity