TravelinGirls Blog

Cooking with Kids: Mimi’s Moroccoan Couscous Stuffed Chicken

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 09:48:51 -0500

On today’s show we will be talking to Mimi Chacin on The Budding Cook. She hosts cooking parties for kids 3-12. She has shared one of favorite ethnic recipes with us.

Moroccan Couscous Stuffed Chicken
serves 4

Ingredients:

2 chicken breasts, butterflied, and split in half, and pounded thin
(makes 4 thin chicken fillets)
canola oil for browning

For Couscous:

2 tablespoons butter
¼ cup finely chopped red onion
½ cup chopped dried fruit such as dried apricots, prunes, and peaches
2 tablespoons sliced almonds
1/8 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon ground coriander
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons minced parsley
1 package chicken herb couscous
1 ¼ cup water

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add red onion and sweat for 2 minutes. Add dried fruit, almonds, cumin, coriander, and cinnamon. Cook another minute.

Add parsley and couscous package flavoring, stirring well to combine. Add couscous, stirring well to combine.

Add water, bring to a boil. A soon as it comes to a boil, turn off heat an cover. Let stand, covered, for 5 minutes.

Uncover and fluff with a fork. Set aside.

Place pounded chicken breast on cutting board, season with salt, pepper and a pinch of cumin.

Place a small mound (about 1 tablespoon, depending on the size of the chicken breast) of couscous on wider end of chicken breast and begin rolling breast over couscous beginning from the widest end towards the narrow end. Set aside and repeat with rest of chicken breasts.

Heat large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons canola oil and allow oil to heat up. Brown stuffed chicken breasts on all sides and place on a baking sheet. Bake in preheated 7 – 8 minutes.

Remove from oven, slice each breast on a bias and serve.

Ask your child what they would do if elected President?

Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:13:55 -0400

Election day is near!
What if your child were elected President of the United States? What would they do! Would they enact a “no school” policy or are they more environmentally concerned and work to “Save the Polar Bears” ? Let’s hear from the children! Ask them and send us their answers!

Do you dance with your kids?

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 12:04:10 -0400

We dance with our kids all the time! We feel such a connection to them when do do this. We dance silly and serious. I teach my kids disco moves, the pop and lock, and the pretzel. My daughter teaches me ballet while my son tries to get me to break dance on the floor. Our latest dance is to African music! These are such precious memories and I cherish them!
What about your family?

Have you ever been bullied?

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:59:19 -0400

We want to hear from you. Were you ever bullied as a child, teen or even as an adult?

Lyrics to Kaylyn Lewis’ song written for TravelinGirls.

Tue, 9 Sep 2008 12:25:43 -0400

Kaylyn wrote this song for TravelinGirls and performed it on our July 16, 2008 radio show. Kaylyn impressed us so much that we want to post her lyrics below for everyone to read.

Hmmm Hmmm, yeah you know
Everybody is a different color
And we all come from different mothers
But what were really looking for
Is for people caring for one another
Coming together because you might be from different countries
But in your heart, from the very start your thinking and blinking And still thinking about caring for one another, one another Those are the magic words, care for one another
Ohhh yeah, you know
Everybody is different but all you gotta do is
Care for one another
Forever care for one another.

© Kaylyn Lewis, 2008

Tell us about your family’s summer travel plans and what you want your kids to learn on their trip.

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:02:33 -0400

Last week we asked listeners to share their travel plans. Wherever you are going or even if you plan to stay local, how will you get your kids involved in learning about others?

We have recorded our first BlogTalkRadio show!

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:36:19 -0400

We want you to call in to our live show every Wednesday at 10am. There is also a chat room if you are too shy to call. Click on the link below to access our show. Podcasts of previous shows will be available on this site on the “BlogTalkRadio Show” page.

New York, New York !!

Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:59:23 -0400

Sophia is this month’s Travelin’ Girl!
She aspires to be an artist and loves to visit museums! The Guggenheim Museum will be her first stop in the Big Apple. Her daddy builds skyscrapers so she wants to surprise him with a photo of her in front of New York’s tallest building, the Empire State Building. Stay tuned for photos and videos of her fun-filled trip. Bye girls!