Category: What to Eat
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Dreamy creamy mac and cheese
Oh my Goodness! I just made some macaroni and cheese that my kids and I totally loved. It was creamy and yummy and I kept stealing bites. (That was all there was left to photograph once I decided to write about it.) Can I guarantee any nutritional value? No. But can I say it was…
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Not so good bread and super yummy bread
Last night I attempted to make a whole wheat bread I hadn’t yet tried. It didn’t rise much and turned out to be much more dense than I had hoped. My sweet three year-old enjoyed it… but I think that was only because we put lots of honey on it. The rest of it didn’t…
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Princess castle cake and tiara cake!
My daughter celebrated her third birthday this weekend and, after hearing about my sister-in-law’s experience in making a few cakes just before me, I was able to learn a new secret for cake-decorating success: straws! Using straws, a few other things, and a little help from my 3 children, I was able to present these…
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Thin Mint Ice Cream!!!
I just made this for dessert and had to share: Thin Mint Girl Scout Cookie Ice Cream in the Vita Mix 1 cup milk (skim, 1% or 2% will work) ½ cup sugar ¼ cup nonfat dry milk 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 4 cups ice cubes 6 Thin Mint Girl Scout cookies (in addition…
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Salad Saturday #8: Italian pasta with shrimp
This week I used some leftover wheat angel hair and a few other ingredients to put together a pasta salad: Here’s what was in it: steamed spinach angel hair with a touch of olive oil steamed shrimp tomatoes fresh mozzarella fresh basil balsamic vinegar Everything was served cold except the spinach, which cooled when mixed…
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What’s cookin’ this week?
Here’s what we’re planning to dine on at the 144 family casa… Monday dinner: shrimp, mozzarella and pasta salad (If it’s good, I’ll blog about it Saturday for my Salad Saturday feature.) Tuesday: Breakfast- banana bread, yogurt, fresh juice Dinner-Hawaiian Luau Halibut, pineapple, rice, edemame Wednesday: Breakfast- Egg white scramble with cheese…
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Purple Pancakes: One answer to the Hot Breakfast Challenge
Over at The Happy Housewife, Toni has issued a Hot Breakfast Challenge for February. One not to miss a challenge, I thought I could join in by sharing something we dined on for the first time this past weekend: Purple Pancakes. And you could make these, too. Really. Here’s the disclaimer before I get too…
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Chicken Salad with Apple and Basil: Salad Saturday #6
I found this one to be a refreshing, crunchy twist on a chicken salad. Hope you like it, too… Chicken Salad with Apple and Basil 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 4 teaspoons kosher salt 1 teaspoon black pepper ¼ cup fresh lime juice (2-3 limes) 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar 2 Tablespoons brown sugar 4 scallions…
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Salad Saturday #4… on Sunday
This week I used one of my favorite salad dressings EVER with some of the traditional stuff: “What is all that healthy deliciousness?” you ask… Red Lettuce Spinach Roma Tomatoes A smidgen of yellow onion and reduced-fat Feta Cheese (I still had some in the fridge so on the salad it went!) I also sprinkled…
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Salad Saturday #3
This week I didn’t eat much salad. I only had one small side salad at a restaurant last night, and although good, it wasn’t all that creative: (arugula, red lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, croutons and a vinaigrette) This week I did increase my veggies in other ways, though. One day for lunch I heated up a…
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Salad Saturday #2
My apologies to those among us who do not like fruit on your salad. Here’s another fruity one: This week I intended to have basic taco salad, but, as I was cutting fruit for my kids to enjoy with their tacos, I got a little creative. And then I wanted some. First, I chopped apples,…
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Sweet, healthier, snack ideas
Hope this list helps you. I’m printing it and keeping it inside my pantry door so I always have the ideas handy. Don’t forget to keep portion sizes in check. Measure out what you plan to eat and put the rest away. If you think want more, have a full glass of water first and…
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January lunch box challenge– SOLVED!
I just sat down with my kids to tackle the lunchbox questions for January. If I knew what days I was packing lunches and what I was packing, my mornings would go much easier. I decided to enlist the kids’ help. Here’s what we did: I showed my oldest the school lunch menu for January.…
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On the hunt for yummy and healthy foods
As you may know I (and probably about 1/3 of the rest of the country) am trying to eat healthier. There is nothing like a new year to inspire a fresh start. For real this time. I mean it. So I posted on Twitter that I was looking for some yummy and healthy sweet snacking…