KIDS CLUB VOLUME 49 Welcome to the latest issue of our ChopChop Kids Club newsletter!Here in Massachusetts, the weather’s getting colder, so this month we’re thinking about hot drinks! The kind that warm you up from the inside out, that enhance your festive holiday mood, or that soothe a case of the sniffles if you’re feeling under...

KIDS CLUB VOLUME 48 Welcome to the latest issue of our ChopChop Kids Club newsletter! This month we’re using up stale bread! Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving recipe that uses stale bread? Whether you call it dressing or stuffing, please send it to us—we’d love to include one in a future issue. In the meantime, we’re...

KIDS CLUB VOLUME 47 Welcome to the latest issue of our ChopChop Kids Club newsletter!This month we’re cooking with butternut squash. Not that we like to play favorites, but, well, it’s our favorite winter squash. Do you like winter squash? It’s the sweet kind, with the tough skin and the edible seeds. It’s called “winter” not because...

KIDS CLUB VOLUME 46 Welcome to the latest issue of our ChopChop Kids Club newsletter!This month we’re cooking with cherry tomatoes. Or, more accurately, not cooking with cherry tomatoes. Pop a sweet, bursting cherry tomato into your mouth, and it will make sense that these are actually berries. (Botanically speaking, tomatoes are a fruit; technically speaking, they’re...

KIDS CLUB VOLUME 45 Welcome to the latest issue of our ChopChop Kids Club newsletter! Does it feel like summer is winding down? Don’t tell the berries that! There’s still plenty of these seasonal treats to be found at your farmers’ market and supermarket! What’s the first berry you think of when you see the word berry?...

KIDS CLUB VOLUME 44 Welcome to the latest issue of our ChopChop Kids Club newsletter! If there’s a more perfect summer activity than biting into a ripe peach, we don’t know what it is. Peaches are the essence of sunshine: They’re sweet and juicy and come in a range of warm colors from yellow to orange to...

KIDS CLUB VOLUME 43 Welcome to the latest issue of our ChopChop Kids Club newsletter!This month, as the weather grows warmer, we’re thinking about salad and, more specifically, one of the coolest plants around: lettuce. You might not think about lettuce very much. I mean, it’s leafy and green. What else is there to know? A lot,...

KIDS CLUB VOLUME 42 Welcome to the latest issue of our ChopChop Kids Club newsletter! Sesame seeds may be most familiar to you from your bagel or burger bun—but there’s more to this tiny seed than meets the eye (or bread). Sesame seeds are used throughout the world: stirred into soups and stews in India, East Africa,...

KIDS CLUB VOLUME 41 Welcome to the latest issue of our ChopChop Kids Club newsletter! This month, we’re jazzing up our food with spices. Spices are the seeds, bark, berries, or roots of a fragrant plant or tree that have been dried and (often) ground to a powder. We use lots of spices in our recipes because...

KIDS CLUB VOLUME 40 Welcome to the latest issue of our ChopChop Kids Club newsletter!This month, we’re thinking about lemons. From their brightly fragrant zest to their tart juice, these bright yellow citrus fruits add so much flavor to food. Drop a wedge of lemon into a glass of water and you’ll know what we mean—something plain...

KIDS CLUB VOLUME 39 Welcome to the latest issue of our ChopChop Kids Club newsletter! This month, we’re offering up our appreciation for the most humble, inexpensive, and vital kitchen ingredient: salt. You might not think about it much, but it sure can make the difference between a meal that tastes kind of blah and one that...