Here’s some weekly puppy love from me to you, including my thoughts on Forgive and Forget. “We need lots of love to forgive, and we need lots of humility to forget. Humility completes forgiveness, before we forgive somebody we need to know that we too need forgiveness, and it is here that humility of the…
Transitions and The Next Stage of Life
I knew this day would come. But I still wasn’t ready. Just over a week ago, we were swimming and snorkeling in the blue waters of Hawaii, all six of us ~ my four boys, my husband and me. And now, just three of us are left at home staring at each other. It seems…
50 Easy Healthy Meatless Pasta Recipes
You’ll want to refer to this collection of Easy Healthy Meatless Pasta Recipes often for quick dinner ideas throughout the school year. Pictured (left to right, top to bottom): Fresh Tomato Mozzarella Pesto Pasta, Asparagus Pasta Salad with Creamy Peanut Dressing (The Lemon Bowl), Healthy Pasta Salad with Artichokes (Food Faith Fitness), Pictured (left to…
Happy Father’s Day and the New York Rangers
Today, I’d like to wish all of the fathers a Happy Father’s Day, including my dear husband, my father-in-law, my father and my brother. The love and sacrifice that men demonstrate through their daily work and family relationships often goes unnoticed and under-appreciated until the kids are much older and perhaps have their own kids….
5 Tips and 25 Healthy Recipes for Hungry Teenagers
If you’ve got teenagers in your house, these 5 Tips and 25 Healthy Recipes for Hungry Teenagers should come in handy. Recently, I received an email from a mom who has been facing challenges feeding her teenagers. As a working mom, it can seem daunting trying to get a home-cooked meal on the table. In this…
Slow Cooker Filipino Chicken Adobo Recipe
This Slow Cooker Filipino Chicken Adobo is a simple and humble dish, modernized a bit by the use of Yondu Sauce. Filipino Chicken Adobo is one of the dishes I remember my mom making. It has a tangy vinegary sauce, kind of like salt and vinegar potato chips. I’ve made it for my kids over…
Eggplant Pepper Mushroom Turkey Sausage Hash Recipe
This Eggplant Pepper Mushroom Turkey Sausage Hash is great served as a bed for a poached egg or in an egg omelet. It makes for a hearty breakfast or brunch. My kids love to sleep in, so most weekends, I end up digging through my refrigerator and freezer to see what I can conjure up…
Grilled Thai Chicken with Sweet Chili Garlic Sauce
This Grilled Thai Chicken with Sweet Chili Garlic Sauce is perfect for a quick and easy dinner. Made with ready-made pesto, it comes together quickly. This Grilled Thai Chicken with Sweet Chili Sauce is something I threw together for dinner one night when I was late getting dinner started. As the school year winds down,…
A Healthier Crock Pot Meat Lovers Pasta Sauce Recipe
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…
My Mom’s Beijing Biscuit “Shao Bing” Recipe (北京燒餅) – An Heirloom Recipe
This Shao Bing recipe is one of my mom’s best known recipes that she used to make for my dad. These little biscuits are filled with savory stir fries or meats. Today, I have a very special recipe to share with you, so please indulge me. Although my parents immigrated to the United States over…
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…
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…
Easy Stir-Fry Broccoli and Red Bell Pepper Recipe
Stir-Fry Broccoli and Red Bell Pepper is an quick, easy and healthy side dish that goes with almost any meal. This dish is kid-friendly with its colorful mixture of broccoli and red bell pepper. I try to make broccoli at least once if not twice a week for my family. Whenever I find a vegetable…
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…
Turkey Shepherd’s Pie Recipe – Comfort Food after Hurricane Sandy
This Turkey Shepherd’s Pie is one of the first meals I made after our power was restored last week following Hurricane Sandy. After 8 days without power, I couldn’t wait to cook once again in a warm, lit kitchen. Fortunately, we have a gas stove, so even during the power outage, I could cook using…
Hurricane Sandy Update – Hot Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Recipe
These past seven days, like many families affected by Hurricane Sandy, we have been without power. I just learned that our home is in an area that sustained more damage than other parts of our town, and because it involves coordination between bordering towns, that power restoration will be more complicated. With a Nor’easter on…
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…
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…
Guacamole Salsa Recipe (Kids Cooking)
Hi, this is Kyle on Kids Cooking. Today, I’m going to show you how to make some Guacamole Salsa. It’s made exactly how it sounds, by combining the best elements of my two favorite dips, guacamole and salsa. Not only is Guacamole Salsa delicious, it’s also great as a cool-down snack after a long, hot summer day….
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…
Healthy Breakfast Recipes for Kids – Food For The Brain – Part 1
Today is Part 1 in a series of three posts featuring recipes that contain brain-boosting ingredients. I’ve got a round-up of healthy breakfast recipes for kids in this first post. Part 2 will focus on healthy lunch recipes for kids, and Part 3 will focus on healthy snack recipes for kids, all in the name…