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...

KIDS CLUB VOLUME 38 Welcome to the latest issue of our ChopChop Kids Club newsletter!This month, we’re cooking with root vegetables. These are the underground wonders of the vegetable world: They’re harvested in the fall, and then they keep well through the winter—making them a great option for roasting, snacking, and salads all through the coldest months....

KIDS CLUB VOLUME 37 Welcome to the latest issue of our ChopChop Kids Club newsletter! This month, we’re thinking about frozen food—and not just because it’s freezing out where we live (although it is). In the winter, when lots of fruits and vegetables aren’t in season where we are, frozen foods are a great option. They’re easy...

KIDS CLUB VOLUME 36 Welcome to the latest issue of our ChopChop Kids Club newsletter! This month is all about celery. Celery! You might not think about it that much. Maybe only a few people would call it their favorite vegetable. But we really rely on it! Chopped up, for crunch and flavor, in tuna and egg...

KIDS CLUB VOLUME 35 Welcome to the latest issue of our ChopChop Kids Club newsletter!This month, we’re thinking about winter squash, specifically pumpkins. We can’t help it! We get excited about carving them, roasting their seeds, and learning all about them. Do you want to take a where-in-the-world pumpkin quiz? We’ve got that. Make a pumpkin smoothie?...

KIDS CLUB VOLUME 34 Welcome to the latest issue of our ChopChop Kids Club newsletter!This month, with the back-to-school season upon us, we’re focusing on snacks. The morning-break kind, the after-school kind, the grab-and-go boost-of-energy kind, and, yes, the midnight kind too—though shouldn’t you really be asleep? Our snacks give you everything you need, from speed to...

KIDS CLUB VOLUME 33 Welcome to the latest issue of our ChopChop Kids Club newsletter!Whether we’re freezing plain water—or something tastier—ice is a big part of our hot-weather lives! How many different shapes of ice cubes have you encountered? What was your favorite? A plain cube? A tube with a hole through its middle? A wacky shape?...