My four kids LOVE this Focaccia bread pizza. Especially for lunch. Our whole family was already sold on regular focaccia bread. It’s filling, full of heart-healthy olive oil and fragrant fresh rosemary. Plus, you can make it ahead of time which makes focaccia bread perfect for lunchboxes. But this pizza version of focaccia bread? Even…
Oatmeal with Frozen Fruit is the Easy Breakfast Kids Love
Oatmeal with frozen fruit is a favorite breakfast for my kids. Not only is it an easy breakfast for kids, but oatmeal with frozen fruit is also the most delicious! Sweet raspberries, blueberries and strawberries (all rich in fiber and antioxidants) bring zing to oatmeal (also full of fiber!) It’s super simple, filling and best…
Sheet Pan Tart with Roasted Sweet Onions
This sheet pan tart is made with a gorgeous layer of roasted sweet onions and if you’re wondering why I just wrote a sentence with “kids” and “onions”, stick with me. Because this is a meal my kids actually ate, and loved. What you need to make a sheet pan tart Don’t limit yourself to…
Sheet Pan Quiche with Homemade Crust
We’re all about making feeding a family easier around here. That’s why sheet pan quiche is one of my favorite ideas. You’ll have enough to feed a crowd, or leftovers that fit perfectly into our lunchboxes! How to Make Sheet Pan Quiche Sheet pan quiche is just like your favorite quiche but the size and…
Cheese-Filled Shamrocks for St. Patrick’s Day
These adorable cheese-filled shamrocks start with our super simple bread dough recipe, with three quick additions: spinach Parmesan cheese mozzarella cheese sticks They’re a perfect idea for St. Patrick’s Day food, either in lunchboxes or serving a crowd. How to make cheese-filled shamrocks Prep the spinach & Parmesan Cook 1/2 cup frozen spinach (or fresh)…
Homemade Microwave Popcorn
Making homemade microwave popcorn couldn’t be easier — and it’s ONLY popcorn, butter and salt, without any of the extras you get with microwave popcorn from the store. Fresh, crunchy and full of fiber, come on! We eat homemade microwave popcorn after school, for family movie night and it’s also perfect to fill out school…
Pesto Quiche Cups with Biscuit Dough
These delicious pesto quiche cups with biscuit dough are one of my kids’ favorite lunchbox ideas. And they’re an amazing make-ahead breakfast too. WHat you need to make pesto quiche cups with biscuit dough We use farm fresh eggs from our backyard chickens (which I highly recommend if only for the bug eating alone, but…
How to make no-knead bread
This is the easiest — and most delicious — recipe! If you want to know how to make no-knead bread, you’re in the right place. WHat you need to make no-knead bread all-purpose flour yeast sugar salt time Here’s how to make it. recipe: Variations This bread is so good with added ingredients too! I’ve…
Easy Chicken Tikka Masala Kids Love
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. That’s why this easy…
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
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 (instead of canned) has…
Fun Food for St. Patrick’s Day
My kids love celebrating St. Patrick’s Day, especially with all of these super fun foods. Mini Reuben Sandwiches Minty Green Chocolate Chip Cookies Very Small Shepard’s Pies Rainbow Parfaits Fried Broccoli Cheddar Patties DIY Shamrock Tortilla Chips Spinach Wraps Very Green Mac & Cheese Vanilla Spinach Cupcakes
Creamy Lemon Pasta Primavera
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 the familiar characters are…
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…
Easy Mashed Potatoes
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: Riced cauliflower What makes…
Better Than Campbell’s Chunky Tomato Soup
This chunky tomato soup comes together in 15 minutes–and it’s better than anything you’d find in a can. Easy, bursting with flavor and a favorite for kids. Can’t get better than that! What you need to make chunky tomato soup 2 onions 1/2 cup butter (one stick) 2 26-ounce cans of tomatoes (any kind) Salt…
Simple Sweet Potato & Green Apple Soup
Making this simple sweet potato and green apple soup is not only easy but it’s a crowd pleaser for the knee high crowd every time. Why use Sweet Potatoes instead of butternut squash? Butternut squash soup is an Ina Garten classic. It’s SO GOOD. But when I’m cooking for kids, sweet potatoes work better. Because:…
10 Easy Pasta Recipes Kids Love
With four kids and a busy weekly schedule, our routine now includes the cutest meal prep ever: #PhoebeSavesTheDay. My twelve-year-old makes pasta every Thursday. Easy pasta. Delicious pasta. These are the easy pasta recipes our whole family loves. Brown Butter Pasta with Sage This one-ingredient topping takes three to five minutes to make, but don’t…
How to Make Brown Butter: The 1-Ingredient Sauce Your Family Will Love
When you learn how to make brown butter, you’ll have a one-ingredient sauce your family will love. On anything. Brown butter pasta. Brown butter chicken. Brown butter vegetables. Bonus, brown butter sauce requires only a few minutes and exactly one ingredient to make. Perfect for busy families. What You Need to Make Brown Butter Unsalted…