Recipes: Convenience
Homemade Granola
Michelle Marine
Granola is a delicious treat at our house. We love to eat it by the handful or mixed with yogurt & berries. It’s a fabulous and healthy snack, breakfast, or lunch.Vegetable Fried Rice
Pamela Salzman
Fried rice is something that was invented in order to use up leftovers. When you add scrambled eggs, peas, shiitake mushrooms and broccoli to long-grain brown rice, you have yourself plenty of protein.Tropical Treasure Smoothie
Today I Ate A Rainbow
Making smoothies with your kids is a great way to have a little fun together and get some fantastic fruits and veggies into their diet! You can change it up by combining different fruits and veggies and using various liquids as a base.Crispy Crunchy Quinoa Cakes
Laurie David & Kirstin Uhrenholdt
We are huge fans of our quinoa cakes. They are crispy, crunchy and tasty, and they are great for using up veggie leftovers!Speedy Pasta In A Pan
Laurie David & Kirstin Uhrenholdt
Although this isn’t really lasagna, the concept is the same: layers of noodles, with cheese and sauce in between. But instead of spending four hours making sauces, boiling pasta, and layering this and that — not to mention washing all those dishes. This will only take you about 30 minutes to make!3 Hummus Recipes In 1
Laurie David & Kirstin Uhrenholdt
These are three great, easy, healthy dips to use for snack time or with mealtime. And as we all know, kids LOVE to dip! Dip crunchy veggies or pita chips. Or use on the dinner table instead of ketchup with simple grilled chicken. The beet hummus is especially pretty for Valentines Day too!Pappa Al Pomodoro
Laurie David & Kirstin Uhrenholdt
Sometimes you have time to spend a whole day cooking and humming around your kitchen in a fancy apron. And sometimes you just fling open your pantry and hope that dinner has just magically appeared. Well ta da! Here is dinner, Pappa al Pomodoro (Simple Tomato and Bread Soup), and it is almost magic.A Nice Nice Rice Bowl
Laurie David & Kirstin Uhrenholdt
Inspired by our friends Stacie Billis, Rachael Hutchings and Marc Matsumoto and their Peko Peko cookbook, today I’m sharing an Asian inspired rice bowl recipe with you. Two dinners in one. Simple, fast and fun. Here is a rice-bowl recipe that you can assemble in no time.Healthy Kale Chips
Today I Ate A Rainbow
Kale is loaded with antioxidants & calcium and is considered a superfood. This fun and easy recipe for Kale Chips has been known to convert even the pickiest of eaters. These crispy treats are an irresistible healthy snack!Chicken Dopiaza
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Wesley Stace made Indian curry when he first met his wife. Now he makes this recipe with his daughter with the advice that for kids, “If they help you make it, they’ll probably eat it”.
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