Dino Bars We’ve had Dino Bars in our house for a few years now, and were lucky enough to be able to try the brand right when it launched. I love that it’s owned and run by a sweet family, and that they personally tend to all of the details from flavor development to working on shipping challenges. We love these toddler snack bars as a preschool snack, to pack in a kid’s lunchbox, and to send to daycare....
Avocado Pesto I love making pasta dinners with a range of sauce options, according to what we’re in the mood for and the ingredients we have on hand. And this avocado pesto is a new favorite—that I love, particularly, because it stores in the fridge and freezer so well. This sauce is bright, fresh, and just a little bit creamy and can be adjusted for any allergies that you may have in the family....
I first served these fish cakes to my daughter when she was about 18 months old. I was surprised that she liked them (especially with ketchup). Now that she’s older, and I have two more kids at the table, we have them in our regular rotation. These are a budget-friendly way to get a dose of the healthy fats in salmon. Almost every grocery store sells well-priced canned wild salmon that’s significantly less expensive than buying it fresh or frozen....
First Birthday Party Ideas Celebrating a first birthday is such an important milestone for both the baby and the parents. What a year! When we celebrated my son’s first birthday, we kept things simple because it seemed like a good way for me to avoid becoming overwhelmed when I was already dealing with a lot of last first baby feelings! But whether you’re having a small bash, lots of guests, or something in between, there are easy ways to keep it fun and low stress....
Fruity, juicy, sweet, tangy, and simply delicious, this colorful Pineapple Salsa recipe will take your summer dining to the next level! Fruit salsa is where it’s at for summertime, and using sweet pineapple makes it perfectly refreshing! We love the classic flavors of Mexican Restaurant-Style Salsa, and Authentic Pico de Gallo, but we also love to mix things up a bit. This easy salsa recipe has the perfect combination of spicy and sweet—it’s mouthwateringly addicting!...
I LOVE rocky road, with all the marshmallows and nuts! So many good textures and flavors going on in the mix! Every year I make rocky road fudge and Grandma Nash’s toffee recipe at Christmas and share it with friends and neighbors. It’s a tradition that I love and my family enjoys taking the plates of goodies around to give out. If you love chocolate, nuts, and marshmallows, you might also like my Irresistible Mississippi Mud Brownies or S’mores Bars....
Some of my best childhood memories are of family reunions up in Idaho where grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins would load picnic tables with all the best potluck dishes like cottage cheese jello salad, macaroni salad, broccoli salad, and of course, plenty of baked beans. Barbecue baked beans have been a beloved side dish for generations, and you always see them at summer cookouts and large family gatherings. I like to scoop mine up with ruffled potato chips!...
I’m always on the hunt for fast family dinners that everyone at my table (mostly!) enjoys and this Spaghetti with Sausage with green beans is a regular favorite. It’s easy for the kids to see the ingredients so there’s no need to be scared of what’s on their dinner plate, and the flavors are pleasing to both kids and adults. I love this recipe even more since it’s so easy to customize....
Tortellini in Broth I love sharing soups with my kids, and we love a range that includes pasta—such as Pastina Soup, Chicken and Stars Soup, Orzo Soup, Meatball Soup, and Chicken Noodle Soup. This tortellini soup is a new addition to the list, and it gets extra points for being so darn easy. You need only a few ingredients to make this soup recipe for kids, and Italian recipes in general, and you can use a few different options for the broth....
I often bake with my kids on the weekends and making cookies is always a hit with my girls. These Apple Cookies, which are chock full of whole grains, fiber, protein, and healthy fats, are also just sweet enough to be a treat—and the process is easy enough that the kids can help me mix and bake them up. Plus, since they are egg-free, it’s a nice batter to make with the kids since there’s no fear of raw egg!...
For as long as I can remember, my mom baked both a traditional Apple Pie and a Cranberry Apple Pie as one of her Thanksgiving recipe for kids. I’m pretty sure that the recipe came off of the back of the cranberry bag and it was always perfect. I loved to help peel (and eat!) the Granny Smith apples and I now enjoy making this family dessert to share with my own kids....
Mini Meatballs You guys, these meatballs are so good. This is one of the first recipes I ever posted on my site and I hadn’t made them in a long while, and I was so delighted at how great they were when I remade and photographed the recipe recently. (My then 17 month old ate five of them, he loved them so much!) Yes they have kale inside, but the flavors are really nicely balanced so the kids get some extra veggies right along with the classic flavor and texture they expect from baked meatballs....
Yogurt Muffins I love healthy muffins for kids as easy snacks and breakfasts, and I am so happy to now have a basic muffin recipe that’s as good plain as it is with added flavorings. These are super fluffy, incredibly moist, and easy to vary. My kids love when I make a batch that has a few different flavors—so they each get to have their favorite flavor! This yogurt muffin recipe works so well because the addition of yogurt makes them moist and tender....
Yogurt Pancakes I’m a big fan of making all kinds of pancakes and adding in nutritious ingredients to change things up. And since we usually have yogurt in the house, adding some to a batch of morning pancakes is easy and super yummy. These pancakes are fluffy and really versatile—you can pick one flavor to make for the whole batch or add in a few pieces to each pancake as you go to make a few different flavors....
Yogurt Waffles I am such a fan of using yogurt in baking and breakfast recipes, including Yogurt Muffins, Greek Yogurt Pancakes, and Yogurt Snack Cake, and these waffles are a wonderful addition to the lineup. Yogurt adds protein and calcium, and is such an easy way to make waffles seriously delicious. You can make the yogurt waffles plain—they have a wonderful vanilla flavor—or you can add diced fruit to vary the flavors....
I recently discovered this amazing Mediterranean dish called favosalata–and if that’s not the most fun food name, I don’t know what is! Omar and I ordered it on a date night out, and it was creamy and super flavorful. It’s made from a base of yellow split peas and is a bit reminiscent of hummus, but really only in the fact that it’s a legume purée. Favosalata is flavored with scallions, extra virgin olive oil (so use a good quality one!...
I love easy skillet meals, and this one may be the tastiest yet. I mean, steak, mushrooms and gorgonzola are such a classic combo, why not put it all together in one skillet? This one can be a keto dream on it’s own, maybe with a nice salad or cauliflower mash on the side. But it’s also so good with some nice crusty bread, or even over mashed potatoes....
Dinner salads are one of our favorite meal ideas! Some of our other favorites are Tex-Mex Doritos Taco Salad, Lemon Tarragon Pasta Salad, and BBQ Chicken Cobb Salad. Heaven knows I am not much of a salad person. I wish I was, truly I do, but usually I’m all about meat and the carbs. So when I find a salad that can satisfy my comfort food lovin’ heart while attempting to eat a little healthier, you know I’m going to share it with you....
Try this delicious ground turkey recipe for your every day weeknight dinner and see how everyone digs in. Make this easy dinner and feed the crowd, or re-purpose it for several meals. They will all ask for it again and again… Lately, we have been discovering that when ground turkey is cooked right with ample seasonings and flavor enhancers, all the meals turn out absolutely finger licking delicious. Our Ground Turkey Tacos and Ground Turkey Stir Fry prove that....
What cut of meat to use Contrary to what you might expect, to get the ultimate melt in your mouth stew meat you want tougher cuts. This is because the collagen that makes them tough melts when slow or pressure cooked, resulting in moist, tender meat. So no tenderloin or ribeye here. My top recommendations for this stew are chuck (which I am using today), short ribs or oxtail. Any of these will end up nice and tender....
