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…
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…
These Quiche Cups with Tomatoes, Cheese & Spinach are a hit for Dinner + School Lunches Too
Make these quiche cups for dinner and you’ve also got school lunches ready to go later in the week! I like to pair these hand-held quiches with a big salad on warm days or a deliciously simple soup on cold nights like we’re having now. Last night we had “Fairy Soup”, which starts with a…
How to Make “Hard Boiled” Eggs in an Instant Pot
I love making eggs. My kids love eating eggs. I recently became the owner of nine chickens, partly so we could get more eggs. The only glitch in this egg-loving setup is…peeling hard boiled eggs. I can never, ever get those stubborn eggshells to come off without crumbling and taking half the white with them….
Week 3: 5 Healthy Lunches Kids Can Pack Themselves with Eggs & Mini Mozzarella Balls
This year we started a new strategy for school lunches. It’s called “3 Small Kids Pack Their Own Lunches, Even the Kindergartener”. Subtitle: “So Mommy Doesn’t Go Crazy.” Guess how it’s going? Surprisingly well! In this third installment, we’ve got a week’s worth of healthy lunch ideas, focusing on two main ingredients: mini mozzarella balls…
Your kids’ new favorite avocado toast is here: Egg + avocado on toast
When it comes to healthy breakfast ideas for kids, it’s hard to do better than avocado toast. Unless you put a hardboiled egg on top. Ta da! Our kids’ new favorite protein-packed breakfast: Egg & avocado toast. The whole thing comes together in minutes. I always use Dave’s Killer Bread because it’s so hearty. I’m…
Make-Ahead Egg McMuffins, a Freeze & Serve Breakfast
JUST LIKE OUR 4 KIDS INSIST ON DINNER EVERY NIGHT, breakfast is practically the first word on their lips when they wake. Sure there’s cereal and oatmeal. We make one zillion muffins, rotate through our share of yogurt parfaits and smoothies but more often than not, it seems like we end up on toast. Enter the higher protein, all-you-do-is-heat-it-up…
baked scrambled eggs
EGGS + MILK + HAM + ONE BUG PAN = a whole morning of fun. Since the sun has come out, we’ve started eating breakfast outside on the patio and these little buggy egg cups fit right in. It’s essentially a mini omelette. Just beat some eggs, pour in a bit of milk plus any…
Very Pickly Egg Salad
I NEVER LIKED EGG SALAD GROWING UP. But our kids totally love it, especially this way. Inexpensive, simple and even considered “brain food“, I’m happy to whip up a batch of egg salad once every couple of weeks. Our favorite ways to serve these sandwiches are simply on whole wheat bread, cut into quarters or…
how to make hens out of hard boiled eggs
I KNOW, I KNOW. I just said no thanks to any projects that make me feel worse about myself than the crafting boards on Pinterest already do. But as we continue our internet-inspired Easter roundup, I’m happy to report these little chicks are surprisingly simple to make. True story. And if I can do it, you can too. Here’s a…
baked eggs, an easy dinner the kids cheer for
MY MOTHER-IN-LAW is a very good cook, and this easy egg dish, like zucchini lasagna, whole wheat jam tarts and these good-for-you cookies, is one we learned from her. With three grown kids and six grandchildren of her own, she knows all about cooking for a brood. She made it for us on a recent visit to…
spooky spider eggs
THIS IS MY SECOND FAVORITE PINTEREST IDEA, from our Healthy-ish Halloween Ideas for Kids board. Like the string cheese witches’ brooms, they’re absolutely adorable but also…shockingly easy. My girls are egg people. They love eggs. Hard boiled eggs. Egg salad sandwiches. Scrambled eggs. So I knew this would be a hit. And it was. For…
a healthy twist on green eggs and ham
THIS IS ONE OF MY TRICKS. Since I try to cook (almost) every night, I take a shortcut and make breakfast for dinner about once a week. It’s always easy, usually inexpensive, handy because the ingredients are in the pantry–and best of all, the kids love it.
Make-Ahead Breakfast Pockets with Egg, Cheese & Ham
For a delicious breakfast that comes together in a snap, you can’t beat these breakfast pockets full of eggs, ham and cheese. Plus the whole thing can be assembled ahead of time and baked when you’re good and ready. What you need to make breakfast pockets with eggs, ham & cheese 1 package of 8…
Frittata with spinach, pancetta & ricotta (a Barefoot Contessa makeover)
MY BIG INDULGENCE IN ITALY, other than one trip to the Gucci outlet and one million bowls of gelato (which was probably more expensive in the long run!), has been an international subscription to the Food Network magazine. I’ve definitely learned a lot from Italians when it comes to food, family and the combination of…
Poached eggs with hash brown potatoes and peppers
BREAKFAST FOR DINNER is one of our go-to techniques for dinner in a hurry. Now that we’ve got a third Foodlet on-hand, make that in-arms, cooking can be a little more complicated. As in, how can I make dinner and look after the toddler, preschooler and newborn baby without anyone accidentally getting grilled in the…
Egg, spinach & ham breakfast cups–flower style
I FINALLY FOUND A USE FOR THESE SILICONE FLOWER molds. Because I nearly threw them away. Or considered using them as Popsicle molds later this summer. Don’t you hate them? Ugh. Be it brownies, cupcakes or muffins, every time I’ve made something in these Wilton molds, the dough refuses to come out entirely. And honestly,…
easy ham & cheese quiche
THIS WAS A SURPRISE TO ME. Toddlers love eggs. Scrambled eggs. Green eggs and ham. Even baked eggs with a crispy crust and tons of tasty fillings. Served hot or room temperature, it’s also as easy to eat like a pizza as it is with a knife and fork. And that’s just the beginning.
Green eggs and ham
YOU KNOW HOW TODDLERS BECOME OBSESSED with something and want it over and over? We’ve been in a Green Eggs & Ham bedtime rut routine for a while now and I’ll tell you what. It’s not awesome. But inspired by Phoebe’s unwavering passion (Is there anything that I like this much?), combined with a little…
Ham, egg & cheese breakfast cups
MMM, THESE ARE GOOD. That’s the review from my husband. (He’s actually asked me twice now, days later, “what was at the bottom of those?” Believe me when I say this is notable.) Unfortunately Phoebe hasn’t had them yet; things were entirely too flu-y for her this weekend but we’ll try again soon. In fact,…