I REFUSE to make two separate meals at our house. What we eat is what Leo eats or some variation of that. I have talked to many moms who go to great measures to make different meals. That wasn't happening at our house. I made a lot of purees when Leo was little but now that he is a big boy and he can eat what we are eating. So this blog post is laying out a few different meals you can make for your kiddos. When we eat at home the biggest thing I try to do is make sure they aren't processed. I try to give him his food in it's whole state and in return when we eat out Leo then gets to enjoy mac and cheese, grilled cheese, french fries etc. But when we are home we try to keep his meals balanced, healthy, and try to expose him to different types of food.
I keeping seeing things pop up or people talking about all the health benefits of Tumeric. I decided to dive deeper and see what the rage is all about. After reading all about it (I really liked this article) I decided I needed to try and incorporate it into my diet. Turmeric is common in South Asian cooking, but hadn't made it's way into my spice cabinet. After doing the research and reading all the amazing benefits of the spice I decided to add it into our diet. You can get it both in raw or powdered form. I was able to find both forms at my local grocery store. Best of all it tastes pretty darn good and is good for you.
I know I often get in lunch ruts. A year or so ago I did a blog post on some lunch wraps, it was one of my highest viewed blog posts of all time. So I thought I'd share with you my current lunch obsession. Quinoa bowls, in the summer I eat salads but they don't seem to do the trick for me in the winter. So these two quinoa bowls have been my go to. They are easy to pre make for a few days and I promise you will love them.
When we first had Leo someone brought us over stuffed shells, they were so good, but look very difficult to make. I had been intimated. So one day when Jay was off work and able to watch Leo I tacked this project expecting it to take 2 hours. Surprisingly it took less than 20 minutes. I was blown away how easy and delicious these were to make. I made this for a "meat less monday" meal. My husband didn't even miss the meat.
HI!! I'm back and quickly gone again. I wanted to post one last blog post in 2016. I have been so busy with Christmas and our remodel that I haven't had a chance to blog lately. Every January I usually do a series on healthy habits. This instead of putting together lists of things you should do I decided I would dive deeper into a few things that make my life simplier. For me the #1 is Meal Planning.
No calorie splurge here with these carrot and zucchini tots. I was making them for Leo, but Jay and I ended up also eating them for dinner. I won't lie they don't taste like real tater tots, but they are pretty good. Especially when dipped in some ketchum. Leo mowed them down and it is a great way to get some healthy veggies into your kids diet!
Are you in a lunch rut? I often find myself in one. I had planned to post a few different lunch ideas and I will add a few others in the weeks to come. But I ended up making this and have been eating it non stop for the last 2 weeks. So when I get back from vacation I promise to test out those other recipes. Life is busy so I try to have something healthy in the fridge to eat for lunch. I find that if I make something healthy like this on Monday. I tend make better eating choices the rest of the week if I start the week off on the right foot. So here is what I'm currently eating for lunch!
With apple season in full swing I wanted to share with you another apple recipe. I try and find a new apple dessert recipe every year. This one might be the best one yet. Basically these cookies are mini apple pies. I am not a baker, but I am very proud of the way these turned out.
As the summer winds down I have to start thinking about actually cooking in the kitchen. Thank goodness we have a few more weeks left of grilling. But with the wind this weekend I decided to get back in the kitchen and come up with some new healthy recipes for fall. I think this was a great option and a nice departure from my usual stir fry. The glaze I made for the chicken was to die for! Ok so the directions seem kind of complicated but this meal literally took me like 20 minutes or less to put together. I talk more about simplifying the process at the very end of the blog post.
The summer heat has seemed to arrive, it is going to be in the 90s all this week. Perfect time for a light and fresh watermelon salad. We were in Sun Valley a few weeks ago and my husband ordered a similar salad and added chicken to it. I thought he was crazy and weird he added a chicken breast to the salad but totally forgot to try it during lunch because we were taking turns caring for the baby. When we got home from the trip he asked if I could make it for dinner for him. I didn't remember what ingredients were in it so this recipe he actually came up with. I was surprised he wanted this for dinner and worried it wouldn't be filling enough for him, but it was and I will say it was delicious. I love eating light like this on warm summer nights.
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