Potlucks are such fun. So much food in one place. Sun dried tomatoes are also quite fun. Delicious and fun. Or more simply put, delicious fun. Add some pasta and some kalamata olives into the mix and you’ve upgraded from delicious fun to a party in a bowl if you ask me. This pasta salad [...]
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Sun Dried Tomato Pasta Salad
Posted by Catherine on July 12th, 2010
Posted in Cooking, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes 
Tags: crowd pleaser, dinner, easy, pasta, quick and easy, side dish 
7 Comments »Kid Friendly Lunch: Peanut Butter Dipping Plate
Posted by Catherine on June 23rd, 2010
Food is so much more fun when the kids to be in charge and nothing is more fun than dipping your favorite foods into peanut butter. On the plate this week: Sliced Apples Banana chunks Red Grapes Homemade Thin Wheat Crackers All Natural Peanut Butter
Posted in Kid Friendly Lunch, Lunch Tags: kid friendly, kid friendly lunches, Kids in the Kitchen, lunch ideas, lunch time, raising kids 4 Comments »Kid Friendly Lunch: English Muffin Pizza Face
Posted by Catherine on June 16th, 2010
A little hands on cooking from the kiddo and some creative arranging on the plate makes mini pizza’s even more fun. On the plate this week: A Cantaloupe wedge “smile” Whole Wheat English Muffin Pizza with turkey pepperoni, red bell pepper, spinach, sauce and cheese cut into wedges and arranged into eyes and a nose. [...]
Kid Friendly Lunch: Flower Grilled Cheese
Posted by Catherine on June 9th, 2010
A large and small flower cookie cutter can turn a normal lunch into a floral affair and have kids asking for more. On the plate this week: Watermelon slices cut into flowers Grilled cheese sandwiches, made with whole wheat bread and sharp cheddar cheese, cut into flowers Dill Pickle “leaves” Homemade Pasta Fagioli Soup
Posted in Kid Friendly Lunch, Lunch Tags: fun food, kid friendly, kid friendly lunches, lunch ideas, Motherhood 3 Comments »Quick Take Kid Friendly Lunch: Hummus Dipping Sampler
Posted by Catherine on June 2nd, 2010
What’s on the plate: homemade hummus grilled chicken strips broccoli tomatoes cucumber jicama (pronounced hick-ah-ma) carrots toasted whole wheat English Muffin quarters A few thoughts about this lunch: We try to have hummus in the refrigerator most of the time. It is a great snack, condiment and in the case of today’s example, a healthy [...]
Kid Friendly Lunches, Coming Right Up!
Posted by Catherine on May 26th, 2010
Kid Friendly Lunches: Beyond PB&J I know it is all to easy to reach for the jar of peanut butter and the jar of jelly, slather some on two pieces of bread and call it good. We actually love peanut butter and jelly around here, especially me and we actually eat it fairly often, but [...]
Posted in Kid Friendly Lunch, Lunch Tags: healthy, kid firendly lunches, Kids in the Kitchen 2 Comments »Hamburger and Veggie Slow Cooker Stew
Posted by Catherine on September 28th, 2009
When fall weather rolls in all I want to do is make soups and stews and bake things. There is something about cooler weather that makes me want to hunker down in the kitchen and make warm filling foods for my family. Well, I live in Colorado. Which actually means fall like weather can make [...]
Posted in Cooking, Dinner, Lunch, Recipes Tags: crock pot, dinner, quick and easy, Recipe, slow cooker No Comments »
