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 …
