Kids say the funniest things sometimes. On the way back home from a basketball game recently, I asked my son’s friend what he liked to eat. He replied, “I eat anything…except vegetables.” So, of course I had to dig a little deeper. “You must eat some vegetables – name any vegetable that you eat.” “I…
The Chinese Takeout Cookbook’s Dan Dan Mien Recipe
The Chinese Takeout Cookbook’s Dan Dan Mien is a popular noodle dish that you can now make at home. You might think I’m a bit obsessed with Dan Dan Mien, the spicy, garlicky, peanut buttery noodles that are found on many Sichuan restaurant menus. Recently, I made Steamy Kitchen’s Dan Dan Mien, which my kids…
Balsamic Glazed Roasted Vegetable Meatloaf Recipe (gluten-free)
Balsamic Glazed Roasted Vegetable Meatloaf is full of flavor and a great way to include vegetables in a family-friendly meal. You’re either a meatloaf lover or a meatloaf hater. I happen to like meatloaf, but I know plenty of people who have an adverse reaction at the very mention of it. Several years ago, my…
Walnut Crusted Seared Wasabi Salmon with Warm Napa Cabbage Salad Recipe
Walnut Crusted Seared Wasabi Salmon with Warm Napa Cabbage Salad is a heart healthy meal, featuring salmon, walnuts, napa cabbage, and whole grain brown rice. February is American Heart Month and a group of health minded bloggers are gathering around to share lots of heart healthy recipes this week with a Gluten-Free & Heart Healthy…
Maple-Glazed Salmon with Walnut Oil Vinaigrette {Gluten-Free and Heart Healthy 2013}
Today is the third in a series of Heart Healthy Posts that a group of my friends and I are featuring for February as Heart Health Month. Today, I present my talented friend Carolyn from All Day I Dream About Food who blogs about low carb and gluten-free eating. Take it away Carolyn! Maple-Glazed Salmon…
Chinese Braised Chicken with Chestnuts Recipe
Chinese Braised Chicken with Chestnutsis a tradition Chinese recipe that is pure comfort food. Chinese New Year is coming up soon – February 10, 2013, and it’s the Year of the Black Snake! I’ve been thinking of what dishes I’m going to make for my family, and this Chinese Braised Chicken with Chestnuts is a…
Warm Kale, Farro and Winter Fruit Salad Recipe
What do you do when it’s snowing out? I know what I do…cook. At least that’s what I did on a recent snowy day when the kids were off from school. I dug through my cabinets and refrigerator to see what needed to be used up, and found a bunch of goodies, including a wedge…
A Healthier Crock Pot Cincinnati Chicken Chili Recipe
A little while ago, I went for a walk with a friend of mine who brought up one of her husband’s favorite meals – Skyline Cincinnati Chili. Although I’ve never eaten authentic Skyline Cincinnati Chili, I made a version of it a few years ago and the kids seemed to like it, so this time…
Healthy Thanksgiving Turkey Leftover Recipes
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving and before you know it, you’ll be staring at all the leftover turkey and side dishes. Some people actually make extra food for Thanksgiving hoping for leftovers. I usually make just enough food to have leftovers for one or two more meals. As I’ve shared in the past, one of the things…
Crockpot Chicken Bean Chili and Chili Cheese Dip
Crockpot Chicken Bean Chili is a healthy recipe made with three types of beans. Extras make a delicious hot chili cheese dip. Today is “reveal day” for Group D of the Secret Recipe Club, hosted by Sarah of Fantastical Sharing of Recipes. This month, I was assigned to Laura of A Healthy Jalapeno. First of…
Chinese Turnip Cake Recipe
Today, I’m sharing a Chinese Turnip Cake recipe that I adapted from my late Aunt Florence’s cookbook. I love dim sum, the bite-size delicacies that are carted around at Chinese restaurants in Chinatown on the weekend. Unfortunately, since I live in the suburbs of Connecticut, finding restaurants that serves dim sum nearby are few and…
Fanned Sweet Potatoes or Hasselback Sweet Potatoes Recipe
Today is “reveal day” for Group D of the Secret Recipe Club, hosted by Sarah of Fantastical Sharing of Recipes. This month, I was assigned to Melanie of Fabulously Fun Food. I am so embarrassed because I have known what I had planned to share for this very day weeks ago, but totally spaced out…
Asian Chicken Stew in a Crockpot Recipe
Now that the slow days of summer are over and school is in full swing, I’ve been thinking a lot about make-ahead meals, quick and easy recipes, and anything that can be made in the crockpot. Depending on my kids’ after-school schedules, sometimes it’s best to have dinner ready in the crockpot so the kids…
A Healthier Gluten-Free Crawfish and Crab Gumbo Recipe
We’re a big baseball family, and each year for the past 12 years, our summers have been consumed with baseball games and lots of traveling around the country. Seven years ago, one of my boys played in the 10-year old Cal Ripken World Series in Lafayette, Louisiana. Our entire family went to this once in…
Stuffed Peppers with Quinoa, Grilled Vegetables and Pesto Sauce Recipe
Stuffed Peppers with Quinoa, Grilled Vegetables and Pesto Sauce is a healthy vegetarian main course that will brighten up any dinner. This week on Food Network’s Summer Fest, a group of talented bloggers are featuring farm fresh recipes using Peppers that are in season. Each week, recipes using farm fresh produce will be featured on…
Gluten Free Vegetable Pizza Recipe (Kids Cooking Video)
Sponsored by French Meadow Bakery. Gluten Free Vegetable Pizza is a kid-friendly way to get your children to eat their vegetables. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_kFq0JyaVM&feature=g-upl Today, I are featuring my son, Alex, making a Gluten Free Vegetable Pizza using French Meadow Bakery’s Gluten-Free Pizza Crust. The crust comes unbaked in an aluminum pan, and can be found in the frozen…
Grilled Chicken Bell Pepper Zucchini Squash Vegetable Kebabs Recipe
Grilled Chicken Bell Pepper Zucchini Squash Vegetable Kebabs make an easy, healthy dinner. Each summer, I think things will be calmer, quieter, and dream of all the free time I’ll have. After all, there are fewer scheduled kid activities right? Well, that might be true, but the lack of routine can sometimes be a bit…
Easy Pasta Puttanesca Recipe (Kids Cooking Channel Video)
This Pasta Puttanesca Recipe is a quick, healthy recipe that the beginner cook can make. Today we are featuring our second Kids Cooking Video – Making Pasta Puttanesca, this time introducing one of my twin boys, Jeffrey. His twin brother, Kyle, makes a cameo appearance, and is the producer of the videos on the Kids…
Garlic Scape, Cilantro, Swiss Chard Pesto Recipe {CSA Box Recipe}
I joined a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) group again this summer and have been getting garlic scapes, Swiss chard, romaine lettuce, baby lettuce greens, scallions, and cilantro in my CSA Box the last few weeks. Last year, I made Garlic Scape Swiss Chard Pesto which was a nice change from the traditional basil pesto recipe….
Momofuku Roasted Asparagus with Poached Egg and Miso “Butter” Sauce Recipe (Power Food)
Have you eaten at any of David Chang’s restaurants before? I haven’t, but I have checked out his Momofuku cookbook from the library on several occasions. Cookbooks are my way of traveling and “eating out.” One of the recipes in David Chang’s cookbook that has intrigued me over the years is his Roasted Asparagus with…
Fish Tacos with Coleslaw and Chipotle Sauce Recipe
Fish Tacos with Coleslaw and Chipotle Sauce make a healthy, delicious family-friendly meal. My kids love almost anything served taco style. I think they just like eating with their hands. I like tacos because they are easy to make and can provide a one-dish meal for a casual summer dinner, or for a busy night….
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