Curried Chicken & Zucchini Soup

1 Tbsp olive oil

1 medium brown onion, chopped finely

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 tsp curry powder

1/2 cup rice

340g chicken breast fillets, sliced thinly (though it's probably a bit under 340g, I usually use one chicken breast)

2 cups water

1 litre chicken stock (veg stock works well too)

4 medium zucchini grated coarsely (I usually use 1 zucchini and 2 carrots for some variety)

Melt oil in large saucepan, cook onion and garlic until softened.

Add curry powder; cook stirring until mixture is fragrant.

Add rice and chicken; cook stirring 2 minutes.

Add water and stock; bring to a boil. Simmer covered, 10 minutes.

Add zucchini; cook 5 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.


This recipe is from Jenny Martinez, so we can vouch for two different families that have enjoyed it! Obviously, measurements are in metric, so just adjust accordingly.

Homemade Granola Bars

OK, my kids don't love these, but I do! And maybe yours will like them. We eat so many "snackie" foods around here, that I thought these would be perfect. Plus, you can use leftover cereal, and throw together all variety of ingredients. Beware: If your peanut butter has any sugar in it, or if your cereal has any sweet pieces of fruit, these could come out rather on the sweet side with the amount of suggested honey. Adjust accordingly! I have to keep mine in the fridge or they crumble too easily.

Peanut Butter Granola Bars

1/2 cup of honey

2/3 cup of peanut butter

1 cup of oats

2 cups of rice krispy cereal

raisins (however many you desire)

( I finely chopped a 1/2 cup of trail mix... yum! the nuts and hint of chocolate you can't go wrong with!)

Put the honey in a medium size pot and put it on low heat. Stir constantly. You want it to thin out and be melty but not to boil. When it gets to that point you can add in the peanut butter. Stir this until it gets really smooth. At that point turn of the heat and stir in your oats and rice cereal. Add the raisins or whatever dried fruit you would like. After everything is stirred together, lay out some parchment paper, dump everything out and form into a square. Let them harden up a little bit, cut them, put them in a storage container and put them in the refrigerator.