These days we're packing lunch for three little ones. So here you have it: Lunch, Three Ways Blue Container: Hard boiled egg, apple, celery, wow butter, pineapple, and clementine Planetbox: Shredded chicken, asparagus, pineapple, apple slices, celery, and wow butter Small bento: Spaghetti with cooked carrots, shredded chicken, hard boiled egg, and clementine Fall Flair …
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The Mix ‘n Match Meal Plan
So just over a month ago, we welcomed a new baby into the family. He's super cute, but not a very good help in the kitchen (yet). We're slowly but surely working our way toward a new normal, with a LOT of help from a big group of gracious families who have been periodically bringing …
Pork meatballs!
This is one of Sophia's favorite foods. The first time she saw them, she just went "Ball!" - then discovered that you could actually eat these balls... and ever since she has been in love. I hope you enjoy the recipe as well. Ingredients: 2 lbs ground pork 1 small grated zucchini Half onion finely …
Lunchboxes #73-77
Hope you all are having a wonderful break! Here are some lunch ideas to get you ready for Thursday's return to school (YAY!)... Box #73, the "we just got back from vacation last night and our fridge is empty except for last night's Chinese takeout" box: Chicken & veggie stir fry, rice, cheese, apple slices, …
The quickest of quick dinners, & lunchbox #72
Last week, we roasted a whole chicken for dinner. This is a mainstay in our house - one 4-5 lb chicken, coated in tons of salt & pepper, roasted in a baking pan (475 for 30 mins, then 375 for 45 mins, then wait 15 minutes to carve). Delicious & easy, but not exactly fast. …
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Three Recipes to Quench that Summer Thirst
Quite honestly, we sometimes find it challenging to get Molly (age 2) to really down a good serving of vegetables or sometimes even fruit. For us, healthy juices and smoothies are a great way to sneak a super-size helping of nutrition into her diet. These three recipes are in regular rotation in our house. Blue …
Blueberry “frozen yogurt”
As the weather gets warmer, I start craving colder treats - here is one that is sweet and creamy enough to be a treat, but healthy enough to be a breakfast. It is nothing like what you would get at a frozen yogurt shop, but it has a great consistency similar to ice cream, and …
A Mexican breakfast: Huevo con sopitas
All cultures have found great ways to use food items that are no longer in their prime. Think bread puddings to use up stale bread or frittatas to use left over ingredients. In Mexico, a good way to use up corn tortillas that are no longer soft is to make "huevo con sopitas" (can be …
Four more Lunchboxes (#30-33)
While we do tend to make use of leftovers for lunch (see boxes 31, 32, & 33 below), sometimes, our fridge is pretty empty and we have to come up with things on the fly. So, for lunchbox #30, I bring you, fridge scrap lunch. Grilled cheese, baby carrots (can be steamed for littles who …
Frozen yogurt granola cups
The other day I tried a recipe I found online for frozen yogurt granola cups, and really enjoyed them. They are great to grab a breakfast on the go or for an anytime snack. They pretty much consist of granola, yogurt, a nut butter and some honey and are very simple to make. There is …
