Celebrating July 4th offers so many fun summer time fun opportunities from delicious food to spending time with friends and family to creative activities that can teach kids about our nation’s history. Here are ideas from our Mom experience and nifty resources we found online. Seeing the Fireworks or Seeking Alternative Day Time Events […]
Purim is Sunday! My kids love to wear costumes and bake hamentaschen, triangular cookies with filling. Now for my secret hamantaschen recipe: gingerbread with nutella filling! We make both these and the traditional ones and give away boxes to our friends and family. Here are my favorite Purim family fun activities and recipes. […]
I made this frittata recipe for the adults and was happily surprised when my children begged for some, then chowed down large quantities. My son renamed it Egg Pie. Ingredients: 10 eggs 2 cups milk Two cups baby kale (or regular kale with stems removed), finely minced or pureed Two chicken apple sausages, chopped into […]
Ingredients: olive oil ½ onion, chopped 3 stalks celery, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced or put through a plane 4 large cans diced tomatoes salt, pepper and dried oregano to taste 1.5 lbs deveined prawns, shells on (for flavor), heads off (my preference) 1.5 lbs live mussels (should be closed; store in a bowl on […]
Ingredients: 1 cup oat flour 3 cups whole wheat bread flour 4 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 3 ripe bananas 2 cups brown sugar (could get away with less) 1 can pumpkin puree 3 sticks melted butter (could also use vegetable oil) 4 eggs 5 tsp vanilla extract Directions: Preheat oven to 350 […]
One butternut squash, sliced vertically, seeds removed (save to bake like pumpkin seeds) Two or three large carrots, peeled, ends removed Half an onion, diced or pureed, depending on preference One box vegetable broth plus an equal amount of water Four granny smith apples, peeled and cored Salt and pepper to taste Preheat oven […]
One chicken carcass, with as many bones as possible One whole onion, outer layer removed 3 large carrots, chopped into big pieces 3 large stalks of celery, chopped into big pieces 2 parsnips, chopped into big pieces 1 large bunch of kale, center rib removed, diced or pureed 1 bunch of fresh dill, tied with […]
These delicious multigrain zucchini carrot muffins were inspired by this great recipe: http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/zucchini_muffins Ingredients: 3 cups grated zucchini (use food processor) 3 cups grated carrots (not baby, peel first, use food processor) 1 ⅓ cups melted unsalted butter 2 ⅔ cup brown sugar (can probably use less) 4 eggs (beaten) 4 tsp vanilla (more can […]
I started out looking for a vegetarian slow cooker chili when I saw this recipe on www.realsimple.com, which is actually vegan. I made a few changes, and it was delicious! It also freezes well, so you can make a huge batch and save the extras for a tired, busy day. Ingredients: 1 large onion […]
This is a super easy dinner, inspired by this recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/sesame-peanut-noodle-salad-recipe/index.html Ingredients: 1 lb whole wheat spaghetti (or even better, soba noodles) 6 tablespoons peanut oil, divided up 8 tablespoons creamy peanut butter (ideally the kind where the oil separate out) 8 tablespoons soy sauce 4 teaspoons (not tbsp) sesame oil 4 tablespoons light […]