Library Cooking - Roswell
Yesterday I was very fortunate to have been asked to present a program about snacks for kids at the Roswell Library. The program was for ages 7 to 10 and started at 4:00. I have been to many libraries in Georgia the past few years and the librarians have been wonderful, some of the libraries have been pretty far from me.
This was very close, less than 10 miles! Libraries do not have much money and librarians have to be very careful how they spend money in order to be able to present programs for all ages. Budgets have been cut, things cost more and more people are heading to the libraries because all programs are free to the public. My program yesterday was paid for by The Friends of the Library and I am very thankful for the work they do raising money.
We had a lot of fun but I have no pictures because we were all busy having fun. Everyone got a chance to help make the snacks.
The menu was Strawberry Fondue with Angel Food Cake Cubes, Honey Ginger Fruit Dip with fresh bananas, grapes and strawberries and Turkey Taco Cups. Kids like to eat and they like to eat good food. The strawberries and bananas were all eaten along with most of the grapes. I had cake leftover and also chips. They made good choices!
The turkey taco filling was very popular. We softened red bell pepper, corn and onions in boiling chicken broth. We then added turkey, salsa, fresh cilantro and simmered. We used scoop chips for snacking but the filling is great for soft tacos. One of the attendees said she was making it for dinner for her family, she was 10.
With the warm weather coming, this dip is great. Use it all summer with seasonal fruits, strawberries now, melon and peaches later. It's all good!
Honey Ginger Dip
serves 6
1 cup vanilla yogurt
1 tablespoon honey
1/3 teaspoon powdered ginger
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
fresh fruit for dipping
- Combine yogurt, honey, ginger and lime juice with a whisk until blended.
- Cover and refrigerate.
- Spoon over fruit.
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