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Jammin’ with PB&Jam

June 6, 2016June 6, 2016 admin

See what I did there?! I often lament the fact that my toddler has not yet developed a taste for combined food. Everything is separated and eaten on its own. Sometimes there’s even a mini-meltdown if items are touching. I long for the days of sandwiches… and I think those days have finally arrived! Recently

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Toddler Meal Reform Update

May 30, 2016 Ellen

Today is a rainy day and as much as we both would have liked to spend it relaxed in our PJs, we decided instead to venture out to Kids Fort to spend some energy. We began the morning with a pancake breakfast, a mid-morning snack of half a clementine, and a PB&J sandwich lunch. Then

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Toddler Meal Reform

May 29, 2016May 29, 2016 Ellen

I’ve said this before, “things are going to change around here!”, but THIS time I mean it because yesterday was plain awful. It’s not worth going into details about last night’s meal, suffice to say I’m over it. I’m over being a short-order cook. I’m over rummaging through the cupboards in search of snack-type foods

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Meal Planning Tech

May 26, 2016May 27, 2016 Ellen

I’ve slowly worked to perfect a meal planning process that works beautifully for me, so I thought I’d share. If you’re attached to your smartphone, you might like this too. I use Evernote to capture all my recipes. I clip articles or just highlighted portions of a site. In Evernote I have a separate notebook

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Meal Planning

May 25, 2016May 26, 2016 admin

This is the second stage of weekly meal planning. This occurs after grocery shopping (obviously) either the next day or same day, depending on your energy level. First let’s review the meal plan for this week: DAY 1: Butter Chicken (double batch, one for the freezer) DAY 2: Beef Stroganoff DAY 3: Healthy Spaghetti Squash Pad

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Homemade Apple Cider {I love my Vitamix}

October 27, 2013October 27, 2013 admin

Made from scratch hot apple cider for a chilly fall Sunday evening. Recipe: Several apples (about 10), peeled and cored 2 oranges Real maple syrup Nutmeg Cinnamon Ground cloves Water Simmer for several hours then puréed using the vitamix *swoon*. I didn’t strain because I value the fiber. As a result, mine was a bit

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Chicken & Waffles

February 14, 2013October 21, 2013 admin

Fried chicken: we cheated and bought KFC Waffles: simple Allrecipes pancake recipe Sauce: maple syrup + heavy cream + grainy Dijon + thyme. Whisk/simmer YUM!!!!

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Homemade Curry & Saag Paneer

February 10, 2013February 10, 2013 admin

Curry recipe from allrecipes with extra curry and frozen peas, cauliflower, roma tomatoes, and sweet potato. Saag Paneer recipe from Food Network but with pressed cottage cheese and rice “cheese” similar texture to tofu only not deadly.

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Easy Gourmet Dinner

September 4, 2012October 18, 2012 admin
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Homemade Power Bars

January 26, 2012January 27, 2012 admin

Richard and I have been promising to ourselves that we’d make our own energy bars. Since Yudai is joining us tomorrow night and he and Rich will be bravng the cold to climb on Saturday, I thought I’d make them some treats. So, finally, round #1 is underway! Since I was already mucking up the

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Salad Mania: Balsamic Left-Overs

June 24, 2011January 27, 2012 admin

Since we had so much balsamic vinaigrette left-over from yesterday’s salad, I decided to use a simple recipe that would go well with balsamic. Here’s today’s salad: baby spinach, goat’s cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, cherry tomatoes and balsamic vinaigrette. DE-LISH!

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Salad Mania: Best-Ever Tuna Salad

June 23, 2011January 26, 2012 admin

This marks day 1 of my attempt at eating a salad each day for a month. This might not seem like a big deal at all, but considering that I can easily go a week without eating any fruits or veggies, I think this is a big damn deal! My first recipe comes from Chatelaine

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