Kids helping make sandwiches in the kitchen
Children enjoying snack time
A tray of freshly baked muffins

Menu + Recipes

WMCC is incredibly proud of its hot, fresh vegetarian menu that talented, long-time cook and teacher, Ariel, prepares on-site, daily. Both children and staff eagerly await Ariel’s delicious snack and lunch offerings, and parents often ask for her recipes to prepare at home.

The menu changes each week and uses only fresh, seasonal ingredients.
Sample menu below:

Monday

AM Snack:
Cereal with bananas

Lunch
Gnocchi with tomato sauce and parmesan cheese. Caesar salad: lettuce, carrots, cucumber, croutons, homemade creamy tofu dressing. Garlic bread.

PM Snack
Cheddar + crackers. Oranges + blueberries.

Tuesday

AM Snack:
Lemon zest muffins. Pear + honeydew melon

Lunch
Red lentil curry: lentils, stock, celery, carrots, garlic, onion, spices. Brown rice, naan bread, roasted cauliflower with mango chutney.

PM Snack
Banana bread. Cucumber+ watermelon.

Wednesday

AM Snack:
Yogurt with stewed berries. Arrowroots.

Lunch
Leek and potato soup: leeks, potato, onion, veg stock. Sandwiches: whole wheat bread with egg salad; cucumber-cheese; soya butter-jam.

PM Snack
Tzatziki with veggie sticks, apples + pretzels.

Wednesday, aka “Soup + Sandwich Day” is very popular!

And here are a few of our favourite recipes that you can try at home!

  • • 1 cup grated zucchini (about 1)
    • 1 egg
    • ¼ cup cheddar cheese grated
    • ¼ cup bread crumbs ( I like to use Italian style)

    Preheat oven to 400° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Grate the zucchini on a dish towel (close up of the towel and ring out the zucchini getting out all the excess water). In a medium bowl combine zucchini, egg, grated cheddar cheese and bread crumbs. Mix up all together (I just like to use my hands). Scoop out spoonfuls of the mix and place on the cookie sheet in little mounds (like you are baking cookies). Bake in the oven for about 15 to 20 min, or until nicely browned around the edges and on the bottom. Cool and eat and enjoy!

  • • 1 onion chopped fine
    • 2 cans of 296 ml tomatoes ,
    • 1 chopped and 1 crushed
    • 5 cans of 530 ml beans (You can use a mix of dark red kidney beans, black beans, and or a can of chick peas.)
    • 2 teaspoons chili powder or to taste
    • 1 teaspoon cumin
    • 3 cups frozen corn

    In a large soup pot fry the onion on medium low heat in some oil until very soft. Add the cans of tomatoes. Rinse the cans of beans in a colander under running water until clear. Add the beans to the tomatoes and onions. Continue to cook on medium to low heat. Add the spices and stir. Bring to a low boil and reduce the heat and simmer. Add frozen corn and stir. Keep cooking for about 40 min, stirring every now and then. This recipe makes quite a lot (about 10 cups) so you can easily freeze some of it for a later date.

  • • ¼ cup water
    • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
    • ¼ tsp. lemon juice
    • 1 tsp. salt
    • ¾ tsp. ground black pepper
    • ¾ tsp. tamari
    • ¼ tsp. mustard powder
    • 1 clove of garlic
    • 1 cup sunflower oil

    In a blender, blend all ingredients except oil until totally pureed. With the blender running, add oil in a thin stream until dressing is emulsified. Betsy uses regular green leaf lettuce, carrots, and cucumbers in her salad!