Posted by Jenni on May 14th, 2008 in Dinner, Lunch, Salads
Last night we had taco salad for dinner, it was wonderfully refreshing! I had been thinking about this delicious salad for several days and finally managed to get the ingredients together to make it. We were really pleased with how it turned out, I think taco salad is a great way to get kids used […]
Posted by Jenni on February 22nd, 2007 in Breakfast, Dinner, Healthy Snacks, Lunch, Meatless, Whole Foods, Whole Grain
When I lived in Costa Rica this was a staple that we ate about three times a day! Very tasty and good for you! I use brown rice and cook a little longer, it tastes great that way. Now we enjoy this meal at least once a week for dinner and a couple times a […]
Posted by Jenni on February 22nd, 2007 in Dinner, Lunch, Soup
I made this the other day and it turned out lovely! Makes great left overs for lunch or dinner!
Ingredients:
Same vegetables as Hearty Vegetable Stew
1 1/2 cups black, brown, red, or green lentils
3 teaspoons curry powder(or more to taste)
1 bunch cilanrtro, chopped (optional) or 4 whole bay leaves chopped (optional)
Boil the vegetables, lentils, and curry […]
Posted by Jenni on February 22nd, 2007 in Dinner, Lunch, Meatless, Soup
8 large carrots, chopped
5 stalks celery, chopped
1 leek, chopped
1 head broccoli, chopped
1 zucchini, chopped
1 cup chopped mushrooms
1 cup okar
1/2 medium onion
Equal parts water and Pacific vegetable brothe to cover vegetables (about 6 cups)
1/2 serrano chili (optional)
Spike to taste
Curry powder to taste
Celtic sea salt to taste
Place the carrots, celery, leek, broccoli, zucchini, mushrooms, okra, onion (and […]
Posted by Jenni on February 22nd, 2007 in Dressing, Lunch, Raw, Salads, Whole Foods
This is a great and refreshing dressing. Next time I make it though I am going to cut the recipe to 1/3 of all the ingredients as I will not be able to make it through this amount of dressing even using it twice a day for two weeks!
2 cups fresh lemon juice
3 whole […]
Posted by Jenni on January 18th, 2007 in Low Sugar, Lunch, Meal Planning Tips, Toddler meals
Lunch-Fruit/Veggie plate
I don’t know about you but some days I have a hard time getting my toddlers to want to eat healthy. But I heard something a few months ago that really made sense. If your goal is to train your children to eat healthy and you deck the table out with the best veggies […]
Posted by Jenni on May 5th, 2006 in Lunch
Trink–The book “Feed Me I’m Yours” is a good one for making interesting toddler meals. I am on my third copy since my first child was born 27 years ago! Another excellent book is “Sugar-Free Toddlers”. The La Leche League cookbook “Whole Foods for the Whole Family” is also excellent. I have used these three […]
Posted by Jenni on September 13th, 2005 in Breakfast, Casseroles, Lunch
Brunch Casserole
2 lbs potatoes scrubbed and peeled
1 onion chopped
1 lb breakfast meat, chopped ham, or sausage cooked and crubled, or smoked sausage sliced
2 C shredded cheese
12 eggs
1 C milk
1/2 t salt
1/8 t pepper
Layer 1/3 of potatoes,onion, meat and cheese 3 times. Combine eggs, milk, salt and pepper and pour over the top. Cook on low […]
Posted by Jenni on July 5th, 2005 in Breakfast, Dinner, Healthy Snacks, Lunch
These are ideas for a daily healthy eating schedule for one person. So the servings are for one person but they are easily adjusted for more people. Sometimes I lack creativity in the breakfast/lunch department so I thought I might share something I found, I think this is really going to help me out, and […]
Posted by Jenni on June 2nd, 2005 in Lunch, Pasta
Open the box of Kraft Three Cheese Macaroni…put in boiling water. Cook noodles for 8-10 minutes. Drain. Add 1/4 cup milk and 1/4 cup butter (not margarine). Add cheese package and WAA LAA you have mac-n-cheese baby. Yes, it will always be my favorite, and with little girls, they don’t mind having it 3 to […]