Tasty and nutritious 'hood approved recipes!

Picture of a girl baking cupcakes for Hood Magazine.Each and every issue of 'hood magazine has an assortment of fantastic breakfast, lunch, and dinner recipes, as well as snacks, so you can feed your family yummy healthy meals. We also provide a handy shopping list to make it even easier for all you families on the go! Just click on the digital issue link and look for the recipes pages in any of the issues to see our assortment of tasty recipes and try something new today!

 

Here are some of our staff's favorite recipes!

Dinner Recipes
Picture of an apple.Ingredients
  • 1 small loaf Italian bread
  • olive oil
  • tomato sauce
  • grated mozzarella cheese
  • grated Parmesan cheese
  • sliced pepperoni
  • dried oregano or basil
Directions

Slice the bread in half length-wise. Brush bottoms of bread with olive oil. Spread with tomato sauce (use as much as you like). Top with grated mozzarella cheese and grated Parmesan cheese divided evenly among each loaf. Next top with the pepperonis. Bake 5-10 minutes at 350° F until cheese is melted and bread is heated through. Pop under the broiler for just a couple of minutes to get the cheese nice and bubbly. Sprinkle with dried oregano or basil.

 

Lunch Recipes
Picture of oven fried parmesan chicken strips.Ingredients
  • 1 slice whole wheat bread
  • 1 slice white bread
  • various cookie cutters - 1 large and 1 small
Directions

Set the 2 slices of bread on a cutting board. Cut out the centers of each with a large and a small cookie cutter. Swap the center cutouts, so the wheat bread has a white bread design and the white has the wheat, then assemble your sandwich.

Breakfast Recipes or Birthday Recipes
Picture of berry muffins.Ingredients
  • Paper cups
  • Milk
  • Food coloring
  • New paintbrushes
  • White bread
  • Toaster
Directions

Fill each paper cup with two tbsp. of milk. Add a few drops of food coloring to each cup. Paint pictures and designs on the bread using the colored milk and new paintbrushes. Toast lightly and use the slices to make crazy sandwiches.