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Try this recipe with your child and explore Ethiopia through one of its dietary staples: injera, or flat bread!

Make healthy eating a manageable (and yummy) task for your kindergartener by encouraging her to help you make a healthy apple sauce snack!

At your next Valentine's Day celebration, your fifth grader can show family and friends she loves them with some fresh, fruity drinks--made from scratch!

Focus on tasty savory dishes instead of sweet treats this Valentine's Day: make Caprese salad with heart-shaped mozzarella.

From Canada's flag, to the Toronto Maple Leafs, to classic maple syrup cookies, the maple tree is very much a part of Canadian heritage.

Make your St. Patrick's Day party an extra festive affair with green punch! A mix of sherbet, lime juice, and lemon lime soda, this recipe is sure to be a hit.

Kids go wild over this colorful and tasty recipe that's perfect for St. Patrick's Day: make green mashed potatoes loaded with healthy vegetables.

This is a healthy dish that'll bring color to any meal but simple enough that kids of all ages can take the lead in making this delicious Korean dish.

Make Korean vegetable pancakes with your child! This dish is delicious way to get your child cooking as you introduce her to recipes from different cultures.

Wondering what to do with all that extra mint leftover from last night's meal? Don't throw it out--make tea instead. It's easy to dry fresh herbs for tea.

Be adventurous this Cinco de Mayo and give this simple recipe using pickled nopalitos a try!

The next time you are planning a Mexican-inspired menu, let your child contribute with a batch of this guacamole! Here's how.

Start Father's Day off on the right foot by baking Dad a batch of scrumptious muffins packed with fruit, fiber, and heart-healthy oat bran.

Combine art, history and food with this unique project! Your child will make her own butters, and learn a little about Colonial history at the same time

Your beginning teen baker will enjoy the tactile experience of baking this challah bread. It's deceptively simple to make!

This gluten free recipe for coconut rice is a tasty way to help any picky eater expand her culinary horizons. She'll get great measuring practice along the way!

This kitchen activity will engage your preschooler's senses and fine motor skills, and she'll have fun eating her unique creations when she's done!

Your child is sure to find this colorful pink, green and white salad simply irresistible. For an added challenge, give your youngster a pair of chopsticks!

Get your child cooking with this easy side dish from the Bahamas.

Give your child a taste of life in Civil War era America by mixing up a batch of old-fashioned cornbread, adapted from a 19th century recipe.

Fresh kale and coconut milk come together in this a fragrant dish that makes a great vegetable side or light main course.

Use this simple and versatile sauce in pasta, sandwiches, or atop baked chicken.

Dress up your holiday table with braised collard greens flavored with a smoked turkey leg.

This blanched broccoli salad is dressed up with kid-friendly ingredients like dried cherries and crowd-pleasing bacon.