EVEN THOUGH WINTER IS OVERSTAYING ITS WELCOME like a cigar smoking houseguest who just won’t take the hint, here comes the sweet taste of spring itself: strawberries. These juicy little beauties are hitting stores now, ice storms or not. And they couldn’t have arrived sooner because if there’s one spring ingredient that most kids devour…
local foodlets workshop coming up: 10 tips for raising healthy eaters at home. join us!
THIS ONE IS FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA LOCALS but I wish (and hope) to reach more of you in the future. I’m thrilled to say that we’re having a parents’ discussion and workshop here in Hillsborough, NC on April 10, 2014. Please generic valtrex cost come, please bring a pal and by all means, please…
better-for-you double chocolate banana muffins, a “smitten kitchen” makeover
THERE ARE PEOPLE IN MY LIFE WHO LOVE MUFFINS. And we’ve made a lot of them. Banana muffins with millet, banana oat, chocolate zucchini and more. But none, not a single mini muffin, bug-shaped muffin or big ol’ muffin in the bunch compares to these. I have a toddler who now cries at the…
foodlets’ 10 most pinned recipes for kids
SOME RECIPES HAVE MORE THAN ONE LIFE. Thanks to our Foodlets boards on Pinterest, some of my favorite recipes from the last few years are suddenly new again. Just looking at the list is like a foodie photo album. There’s the era of baby #1 (Oh, this is so nice. I think we could do…
spinach wraps 2 ways for st. patrick’s day
WHO KNEW THE EASIEST WAY TO RING IN ST. PATRICK’S DAY was found in a package of spinach wraps? I bought a simple bag of 6 sandwich wraps from the grocery store then made two things today. The first was lunch. My preschoolers (ages 4 and 3) were surprisingly thrilled with their green roll-ups. “Ooooh, it’s…
cheese tortellini recipe idea with spinach and bacon
This cheese tortellini recipe idea without red sauce is one of my favorite easy dinners for kids. And we made it out of need on one very, very cold night. (And then kept making it and making it!) There was an ice storm. Way before the cheese tortellini recipe idea came in. I don’t have…
tropical green smoothies
ROUNDING OUT OUR FESTIVE IDEAS FOR ST. PATRICK’S DAY is another simple, healthy recipe. It’s also green and according to munchkins around here, very good.
a new spin on white bean hummus: add avocado
IN HONOR OF LITTLE LEPRECHAUNS EVERYWHERE, and the parents who just wish they’d eat a few more veggies, we turned our new favorite dip a new shade…green. Faster than you can say, “Is that food coloring?” we simply threw a ripe avocado into the mixer as we ground up our white bean hummus with lemon….
very small shepherd’s pies (a step-by-step recipe)
WE’VE MADE THESE MINI SHEPHERD’S PIES TWICE NOW, once at a kiddie cooking school here in North Carolina, and once at home, both for St. Patrick’s Day. This version is our own recipe, which is really just layering all the flavors you’d expect–but simplified. We cheated a bit with store-bought biscuit dough, which really puffs…
super spinach cupcakes
THAT’S RIGHT, NOW I PUT SPINACH IN THE CUPCAKES. They’re festive for St. Patrick’s Day but so full of yummy vanilla goodness that the kids love them year round, and I don’t think twice about rounding out lunches with one (or even two).