No matter if you’re an established cook or a reluctant bolognese burner, we all know the toughest critics are children. Finally, dinner for the kids, without the tantrums and the leftovers.

Homemade lemonade and mini pizzas so cute you’ll want them in your lunchbox, too. Our guide to feeding your mini gastronomes, with a menu packed with vitamins and lots of fun.

The drink

No need to be a stickler for your hardened water-only rule at the table, this vitamin rich homemade lemonade can be made a sweet as you see fit, and the kids will happily suck it up.  Drinks writer Mike Bennie says, “it’s all well and good for the adults to knock up a cocktail or slide into a glass of fine wine, but there’s an art to non-alcoholic food matching often overlooked! “

The main

A family staple that transcends the child-adult dichotomy: pizza. Dotted with bacon and eggs, and pretty cherry tomatoes, you can tweak individual pizzas for fussy eaters.

Drink match: Vanilla malt shake

The dessert

Fruit for dessert is every health-conscious parent’s saving grace. Win serious brownie points with this white chocolate sauce, a sweet and velvety match for summer berries.

Drink match: Creaming soda spider