Mar 26
Someday, I hope to pluck some of the juicy red strawberries growing in my container garden (see the picture below) to include in this yummy, spring salad. (Don’t die of shock. I haven’t killed my garden yet.)
This recipe took me five minutes to throw together and my kids devoured it. I think the key to them inhaling the leafy greens was the poppy seed dressing, which gives a sweet taste to the greens and berries without killing the crunch of the almonds. I found a great poppy seed dressing at Trader Joes that was low-fat and low-calorie. No Trader Joe’s near you? Make your own recipe from one of the many online.
Here’s the Spring Strawberry Salad recipe to test out on your family.
1 bag of mixed greens
1 cup of sliced strawberries
¼ cup sliced almonds, warmed in a non-stick skillet on low for 3 minutes with 1 teaspoon of sugar
1 bottle of poppy seed salad dressing
Looking for other ways to get more veggies into your kids? Read this post.
Week No. 2 of Garden
Tagged with: easy meals • healthy • kid-friendly food • spring salad • strawberries
Feb 26
One of my favorite guest bloggers, Joy, sent me this recipe that she tried out this week. She even experimented with guests. Kudos to joy for being a brave hostess and then living to tell.
All you need are some ripe bananas (not mushy ripe, but definitely spotty) and a food processor. Chop them up into smaller pieces and then freeze. When you’re ready for your sweet-treat, toss them in your food processor.
They may look a little chunky, but scrape the sides, push them down, blend some more and they will smooth out nicely. It tastes great on it’s own or with a drizzle of chocolate sauce.
You can also try mixing in some Nutella, cinnamon-sugar, or peanut butter. Have fun!
Tagged with: Guest Blogger • healthy • recipe
Feb 19
Note: It’s always a great honor for me to be selected as a guest blogger. Check out my post on Coupongeek.net. Thank you Jaycie for letting me rant to all your readers about freezer meal cooking and killing plants.
From the second I turned on the “Baby Songs” DVD for my two toddler daughters – ages 18 months and 2 ½ at the time – I knew I had exactly 28 minutes to whip up a good meal. No, I wasn’t trying to impress Rachael Ray. Rather, I knew I had a small window of time before the clock figuratively struck midnight and I would again struggle to juggle cooking with one baby on my hip and the other one at my feet crying.
So, when I heard about the concept of freezer-meal cooking I couldn’t wait to test out this ingeniously efficient cooking method in my own kitchen. I made out my menu plan. I carefully crafted my shopping list and tied on my apron. Part way through the process, I decided I was a genius and I declared myself Best Homemaker Ever. Here I was preparing a month’s worth of meals so I could have more time to spend with my children, all while saving money on my food budget.
Later, when one of my many prepared freezer meals for the month thawed, so did my 15 minutes of fame. I lifted open the carefully wrapped tinfoil expecting to find delicious homemade chicken pot pie; instead I discovered a soupy, gray-colored mess.
To read the rest of my post click HERE.
Tagged with: cheap • chili • fast • healthy • recipe
Jan 01
Feeling like you ate too many goodies over the holidays? Trying to get back on the wagon? You’re not alone.
Summer isn’t the only time of year to dive into a salad. Here’s a fun and easy recipe that’s a perfect blend of citrus and nuts that makes you think of winter but gets your body ready for summer.
Ingredients
• 1 (10 ounce) package baby greens
• 1/4 cup chopped red onion
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1 apple – peeled, cored and sliced
• 1 avocado – peeled, pitted and diced
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• 4 mandarin oranges, juiced
• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt to taste
Directions
1. In a large bowl, toss together the baby greens, red onion, walnuts, blue cheese, and lemon zest. Mix in the apple and avocado just before serving.
2. In a container with a lid, mix the mandarin orange juice, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, olive oil, and salt. Drizzle over the salad as desired.
Recipe from Allrecipes.com
Tagged with: healthy • recipe • salad
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