Calais Elementary School

Here are the recipes that were shared in past nutrition lessons (plus a few extras). If you would like to share your favorite things to do with any of these ingredients, email .  To view taste test results, click here.

We would love to add your ideas to the list!

2009-2010 "Recipes of the Month"

• Corn Pie (September)
• Confetti Rice Salad (October)
• Square Eggs with Broccoli (November)
• Pink Chocolate Beet Cake (December)
• Cheddar Potato Soup (January)
• Cranberry Glazed Carrots (February)
• Sweet Potato Salads (March)
• (April)
• (May)

2008-2009 "Recipes of the Month"

• Fresh Tomato Salsa (September)
• Vegetable Roll-Ups (October)
• Asian Cabbage Salad (November)
• Winter Vegetable Pot Pie (December)
• Vermont Maple Baked Beans (January)
• Winter Squash Soup (February)
• Vermont Apple Crisp (March)
• Homemade Mashed Potatoes (April)
• Bean Dip (May)

2006-2008 Featured Recipes

Beets

• Beet Salad
• Sliced Beets
• Roasted Beets
• Balsamic Glazed Beets

Broccoli

• Italian Broccoli and Cheese
• Crispy Broccoli 
• Broccoli, Garlic & Walnut Pizza
• Steamed Broccoli Greens

Cabbage

• Buttermilk Cole Slaw
• Stir-Fried Cabbage and Carrots
• Roasted Cabbage
   

Carrots 

• Morning Glory Muffins      
• Carrot Slaw
• Carrot Cake
• Carrot Souffle
• Carrot and Raisn Sunshine Salad

Eggs

• Hard Boiled Eggs
• Egg Salad
• Bulls-Eye
• Fluffy Scrambled Eggs
• Basic Meringues

Garlic 

• Roasted Garlic Soup 
• Roasted Whole Heads of Garlic
• Garlic Dipping Oil 

Healthy Snack Ideas

Kale

• Potato and Kale Soup
• Cooked Kale with Garlic and Vinegar
• Healthier Irish Colcannon

 Legumes

• Kidney Bean Casserole
• Chocolate Banana Pudding 
• Easy Homemade Hummus
• Simple Lentil Supper

Local Beans

• Smoky Black Bean Dip
• Maple Glazed Baked Beans
• *Calais Family Favorites

Parsley

• Parsley Pesto

Spinach

• "Popeye Pie"
• Lemony Garlic Spinach

Summer Squash

• Summer Squash Fritters
• Zucchini Muffins 
• Homemade Dip for Raw Veggies 
• Zucchini Chocolate Cake
• Zucchini "Apple" Pie
• Chiliquiles Casserole

Tomatoes

• Fresh Tomato Sandwiches

Turnips, Rutabagas & Parsnips

• Glazed Turnips
• Turnips and Apples
• Plain Parsnips
• Stir-Fried Rutabaga
• Scandanavian Rutabaga Puree

Whole Grains

• Fried Rice
• Muesli
• Cooked Wild Rice
• Cooked Quinoa

Winter Squash

• Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins
• Pumpkin & Coconut Soup
• Winter Squash Puree
• Butternut Squash Sauce for Pasts
• Spaghetti Squash Casserole
• Roasted Delicata Crescents