Les collations

Xavier and Mamie explore the world and history of pasta by reinventing macaroni and cheese, cooking a noodle 'soup' and making a Tuxedo salad. Since pasta can also be fun, Xavier takes the opportunity to make a noodle necklace for his mom and to make some modeling clay to make a beautiful heart as a pendant to it. Hurray for…

In addition to making various egg recipes, Xavier works up an appetite by visiting a chicken coop, discovering the use of eggshells in the garden and doing a science experiment. Xavier and Mamie show us that eggs are as fun as they are nutritious!

Xavier learns that bread is not just for jam! In addition to preparing a dip, a crusty sandwich and a tasty banan-o-mania pudding, Xavier discovers the meaning of figurative expressions and learns how to bake bread with a real baker. In addition, Mamie recalls some memories of her trip to France and of her grandmother!

While cooking a haricotta dip, simple dumplings and surprise brownies, Xavier discovers with amazement that there is a wide variety of legumes. He proudly shows his Grandma the seed he is germinating and Peter, a farmer, shows us his soybean field.

While preparing apple-walnut-cheese toast, irresistible spaghettini and fruity crunchy nuts, Xavier discovers that nuts are not just for squirrels!

Xavier travels back in time, discovering old French-Canadian recipes. He happily participates in the preparation of Aunt Gilberte's 'pets de soeur', a simple omelette and Mother Agathe's date squares. Of course, he can't help but have fun trying to peel a pear with utensils like the royalty did in the Middle…

Food is nourishing when you eat it, but it can stain when you drop it! In addition to cooking a red and orange soup, a yellow Indian rice and a cherry red muffin, Xavier prepares colored ice cubes and makes a bag dye with turmeric. We also meet a spice connoisseur.

Vegetables are good for you, but they're even better when they surprise you! With Grandma's help, Xavier learns how to make Touski soup, amazing fall ti-casks and pretty multicolored ribbons. In addition to visiting an organic garden, Xavier discovers the use of vegetable names in figurative expressions.

Nothing tastes better than fresh fruit in season! Xavier and Mamie enjoy preparing a peach surprise in the morning, a red berry salad and stuffed apples. Xavier is amazed to discover that there are many varieties of apples! In addition, Patricia takes us on a tour of her orchard full of beautiful apples to munch on.

Grandma introduces Xavier to some exotic fruits through three recipes: creamy mango lassi, citrus-glazed banana and lychee-coconut clafouti. In addition to discovering exotic fruits at the grocery store and dissolving a solid in a liquid, Xavier has fun with his grandmother undressing and re-dressing a banana.

Cereals are not only eaten with milk! Xavier discovers that grains are also used in a variety of recipes such as homemade popcorn, oatmeal cookies and a corn husk. Xavier has fun grinding grains to make flour and uses some very special grains to write words. In addition, we meet a miller who explains the process of making flour. …

Xavier and Mamie discover the benefits of milk while enjoying a fruit smoothie, a mint pea chill and some delicious Ukulele lollipops. Thus, by playing with a whip, Xavier managed to transform a liquid (skim milk) into a solid (whipped cream)! We also have the chance to visit a dairy farm. Finally, Xavier tries to guess the different…

Grandma introduces Xavier to fish and seafood by preparing a salmon bonbon, a mango sea salad and little sticks to jump into the ocean. In addition to visiting a fish farmer, Xavier is challenged to break a lobster claw to eat the meat.

Thanks to Mamie, Xavier discovers the many varieties of salads, with or without lettuce. In addition to preparing a Russkii salad, a Popeye salad and a chouchou salad, Xavier has fun putting lettuce leaves in the spinner using chopsticks! Vincent, the gardener, teaches us that there are many different types of herbs.