As a busy mom, Chef Giada De Laurentiis is constantly challenged to come up with healthy recipes that her daughter, Jade, not only loves but requests. Giada's recipes go way beyond hiding vegetables and include her own special spin on kid favorites like fries and pancakes. For a portable lunch that she and Jade can take on a bicycle ride for a picnic under the Brooklyn Bridge, Giada makes Quinoa Pancakes, Green Fried Rice, Crispy Broccoli and Cauliflower and Roasted Banana and Peanut Butter Cupcakes.
At the end of a long day, cooking can seem like just another exhausting chore. So Nigella shares those simple foods you can face cooking on those days when you just have to hit the kitchen running. Mozzarella en curtoza is the ultimate TV dinner. It's quick to make, and you can eat it with your hands. Nigella also shares her Chicken Chorizo and Cannelloni Beans with Kale recipe. And for dessert Nigella makes vanilla ice cream with toasted pine nuts and warm honey.