Cooking with kids

Fizzy Watermelon Drink

Ingredients

3 cups cubed watermelon, with seeds removed 1/2 cup orange juice

Sparkling water

Directions

Place watermelon and juice in blender. Put lid on tightly. Blend until smooth. Pour into individual glasses and top off with sparkling water to taste, stir, drink immediately and enjoy. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.

Chickpea Salad

Ingredients

1 (15-ounce) can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained and rinsed with cold water

1 small cucumber, diced (about 1 cup)

1 small red bell pepper, diced (about 1 cup)

1 cup cherry or grape tomatoes, halved

2 thin slices of sweet onion

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 tablespoon red wine vinegar or fresh lemon juice

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1⁄2 teaspoon salt

Directions

Put all the ingredients in the bowl and stir well. Now taste the salad. Does it need more vinegar or lemon juice or a pinch more salt?

If so, add it and taste again.

Refrigerate for 1-24 hours to allow flavors to blend before serving.

Rice Salad

Ingredients

3 cups cooked brown rice

1 small cucumber, sliced thinly

1 red bell pepper, sliced thinly

1 yellow bell pepper, diced

3/4 cup chopped fresh spinach

3 green onions, chopped

1/3 cup low sodium soy sauce

1 tablespoon sugar

2 tablespoon oil

Directions

In a large bowl, mix rice, cucumber, bell peppers, spinach, and green onions.

In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, sugar and olive oil. Add dressing to salad and toss together.

Kids Helping Kids at the American Legion

On March 19, 2023, the Greece American Legion Auxiliary Unit 468 and VFW Auxiliary Post 4658, both located at the Greece American Legion on Dorsey Road, held a “No Sew” blanket event for the children of our Legion’s members.

Nine children participated in cutting and tying the blankets. The blankets are being donated to The Bovina Child Advocacy Center for abused children, and Children Awaiting Parents, Inc., Foster Care Program.

The goal was to teach children how they can have a positive impact on our community by helping other children who may be struggling, or just need to know that someone cares.

Our goal was successfully met, the smiles on the kids faces, along with the 22 beautiful blankets that they created, shows how engaged the kids were in the program.

Some kids didn’t even know each other when they came, but they all pitched in and worked together as a team. It was an amazingly fulfilling experience watching them learn and help each other, even with the age differences.

All of us at the American Legion and VFW are so very proud of their hard work and what they have accomplished.

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