Busy Family Meal Planning

May 30th, 2008

Turn over a new leaf…eat more salad!

Wish-Bone® Is Giving Away a FREE Bottle of New Bountifuls™ Salad Dressing
As Part of Its “Go Greens! Eat Salad” Campaign to Encourage Healthy Eating
These days, many people have a lot on their plate – but it’s not always greens. To inspire consumers to add more salads and vegetables to their diet, Wish-Bone® is […]

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May 30th, 2008

Your guide to grilling and grilling equipment

Since my group of best friends and I refer to ourselves as The Grill Team, you’d better believe that we are serious about our grilling! Well, I was really excited when I found this  Grilling Equipment Guide at Epicurious.   It’s got info on brands, but it’s not so much about the brands as about features […]

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May 30th, 2008

Peanut butter roll

This recipe originally came from Lancaster County in Pennsylvania, and was shared with me by my childhood friend, Alice. This is a great treat to make with kids since there’s no cutting or cooking involved, and all mixing is done (literally!) by hand.
Peanut Butter Roll
2 lbs confectioner’s sugar
3/4 c peanut butter
2 c graham cracker crumbs
1/4 […]

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May 30th, 2008

Foodie blogging round-up

50 Fun Summer Dessert Ideas
Dessert ideas for your next summer gathering, or party…or just for fun.
Busy Family Meals
Throw a couple of shrimp on the barbie…but not until you read about this marinade!
Easy Chicken Enchiladas with Avocado/Corn Salsa
Here’s a real easy meal even the kids will love. The enchiladas can be prepared ahead and […]

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May 29th, 2008

Making garden-fresh salsa

My thanks to Deborah at She Knows Parties for finding and sharing this YouTube link!

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May 29th, 2008

Salmon with green sauce

Just another easy and tasty thirty minute meal for your family! We usually use salmon, but you can really use any fish for this meal. While the fish was cooking, I made the sauce, and then I stir-fried some veggies to go with the meal (carrots and fennel for us last night!). In the last […]

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May 28th, 2008

Wishbone winners!!

Yay for Chris, Greg, Michelle, Jess, and Timaree!  They’ve won the sample packs of Wishbone salad dressings.
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May 28th, 2008

Carrots with dill

Here’s another special veggie recipe we had last week, along with the brussels sprouts: beautiful carrots with dill. These are prepared in a very similar manner to the brussels sprouts too. Wash, but don’t peel them, and slice them on the diagonal so that you have fairly thin ovals.
Carrots
Olive oil
Lemon juice or white wine
Butter
Dill weed […]

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May 27th, 2008

A wonderful addition to the family!

This is how I made the announcement when we first learned that our son Nate’s beautiful wife Lizzie was pregnant. Well, Sunday night, little Katherine Esraella joined the world :-)
Please don’t panic if your comments or emails don’t get approved or answered immediately. Mike and I will be flying out to Green […]

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May 27th, 2008

A plethora of summer dessert ideas!

How much is a plethora, anyway? Well, I don’t know, but my friend Linette, of She Knows Parties, has a list of 50 links to great summer dessert recipes. Now, I might be just a weensie bit prejudiced, as Linette has kindly included two of my links (Jean’s Blueberry Quickbread and Strawberry Shortcakes), […]

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