This week we were so very fortunate to welcome back Joanne Lusted, a chef and recipe developer who hosted the healthy cooking segment “Dish Do-Over” on CBC’s Steven and Chris for many years. She is also the co-host of Cottage Life Television’s Compete to Eat and published her first cookbook, “Dish Do-Over” in 2014. Joanne’s worked with the boys before, when we made a healthier version of mac and cheese and I knew she would be a popular guest cooking from the book again since it’s all about favourite dishes, made healthier.
I chose the seven layered nacho dip for a couple of reasons: Firstly because it’s something I knew the boys would love to eat. Secondly because I knew it would keep them busy (lots of steps!). Two very important criteria when cooking with kids!
The boys got to work on a beautiful olive salsa…
So pretty and colourful!
We made a version of guacamole with some Greek yoghurt mixed in to lighten it up a bit:
As well as a creamy Greek yoghurt/ light cream cheese layer…
There was lots of lime juice…
A fair bit of cheese…
And a black bean dip that the boys made so fast I didn’t have a chance to photograph in action!
Then, the fun part – getting ready to assemble!
It was so much fun!
The boys chose their own layers and we ended up with some very creative-looking dishes.
Unsurprisingly, the boys could not WAIT to dig in…
A fabulous session all round – busy hands, lots of conversations (the boys were so interested in hearing about “Compete to Eat”!) and a delicious result! And you know what? Noone even commented that it might have tasted “different” because it was healthier. Noone even noticed! We’re so grateful to Joanne for coming along to work with us this week. Each week I pinch myself at how lucky we are!
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Yes, please… send some down under.
🙂 Your kind of meal!