Easy Chicken Tikka Masala Kids Love
Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe This easy chicken tikka masala recipe has three stages: marinating, cooking the chicken and making the sauce. That means you can break it up and do any part when it works for you. It’s not necessarily a traditional tikka masala recipe but this simplified version is zesty without being too spicy. […]
14 Best Christmas Movies for Kids & Families, Plus Easy Finger Food Dinner Ideas
Recommendations for little kids, big kids and movies you’ll love watching together Between all the Ho-Ho-Hoing, the holiday season also means extra trips to the store, rehearsals for every pageant you can imagine and so much present coordinating. Thinking. Ordering. Tracking. Wrapping. Hiding. Who else is exhausted? Here to save the day are… Kid-Friendly Christmas […]
How to Make Rosemary Infused Olive Oil
Rosemary infused olive oil is the easiest, most delicious handmade holiday gift we’ve made so far. It also comes with a personal touch because we grow so much rosemary on our property, plus we moved to Hillsborough, NC from Rome, where we all had plenty of both rosemary and olive oil. What better way to […]
Healthy Pineapple Crisp Kids Love
Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe You know I love serving healthy versions of decadent dishes for breakfast: like strawberry cobbler, peach crisp and now this healthy pineapple crisp! What makes this pineapple crisp healthy? We use whole oats instead of plain white flour. Only a scant half cup of sugar for the whole pan. Fresh pineapple […]
Creamy Lemon Pasta Primavera
Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe The secret of this creamy lemon pasta primavera is simple: roast the vegetables in the oven first. You won’t regret the extra flavor, not one bit. Plus, if your kids are used to eating roasted vegetables, that’s a flavor ladder you can use to introduce them to something slightly new. All […]
6 secrets to help kids go from picky eating to “Yes, P-L-E-A-S-E!”—and only 1 is about food
Can picky eating be transformed into kids who have the skills to try new foods? Will we ever enjoy family meals together? You might be surprised, especially at what it takes. Instead of recipes, raising happy, healthy little foodies calls for curiosity, patience and courage. Moving beyond picky eating is more about character than kale. […]
4 Yummy Recipes to Use Ripe Bananas
Need yummy recipes to use ripe bananas? Buying bananas is always a struggle for me. Either my 9YO eats all of them in two days, or we have five or six stragglers on the counter, getting browner every time I glance their way. That’s why I have all four of these options in my mind, […]
Recipes for Picky Eaters: 12 Ways to Add Secret Fruit & Veggies
It can be hard for kids to get enough produce, especially picky eaters. That’s why I love these 12 recipes to add secret fruit and veggies to their meals. In my experience, repeatedly offering vegetables to kids, in lots of ways, eventually works. But in the meantime, kids still need to shoot for the five recommended […]
5 Ways to Help Picky Eaters
Sound familiar? Having a picky eater is such a universal experience. Most of us go through it, even if we had babies who ate everything. I’ve been in this position with my own kids, four times! Here’s what worked best for us: Limit snacks. Hungry kids are less picky kids. Our kids have two snacks […]
Easy Mashed Potatoes
Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe These easy mashed potatoes are the creamiest, most delicious version of a childhood favorite–except they’re simpler and a little more nutritious than what I grew up with. We gave mashed potatoes the Foodlets treatment. What you need to make easy mashed potatoes Yellow/gold potatoes Salt & pepper Plain Greek yogurt Optional: […]