HEB Back to School Meals

Easy (I mean EASY) Bread Pudding

August 16, 2010 53 comments

Alternate Title #1: Cooking with the Little Lady Alternate Title #2: Teaching the Little Lady NOT to Lick the Spoon while Cooking If you know me . . . and I mean really know me . . you know two things: I used to be addicted to Dr. Pepper I love, adore, cherish, incessantly CRAVE [...]

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Black Bean and Mango Salsa

August 15, 2010 14 comments

As I mentioned last Monday when I talked about school lunches, when it comes to making lunch for my Little Lady, I stick to a couple of rules: Wrap it up pretty — I use a fun lunchbox and put all of the lunch components in colorful little containers.  She LOVES it because everything is [...]

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Roasted Tomato and Artichoke Pasta

August 14, 2010 17 comments

I’ve talked about them before, and I’m going to talk about them again. Why? Because I love me some tomatoes! (Seriously.) A few weeks ago,I came across instructions for roasting tomatoes (from Jane Maynard at This Week for Dinner) and discovered my love affair with this cheery red fruit (yes, it’s a fruit) could actually [...]

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Pretty Little Lunch Boxes

August 10, 2010 55 comments

As I mentioned Friday, whether on Twitter, Facebook, online forums or your grocery store magazines, everyone is talking about school lunches these days. My daughter doesn’t attend a group preschool program, but I still have to worry about lunch every day. What should I feed her? What will she eat without a fight? (hello, she’s [...]

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Healthy Meals, Coupons and a $500 Shopping Spree

August 6, 2010 13 comments

School lunches. Definitely a hot topic in most circles. With more and more kids entering the medically obese category, many are opting out of the (usually) less-than-healthy school cafeteria meals and trying to make and send healthy lunches with their children. But, not every mom finds this to be an easy task.  How do you [...]

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Practically Guilt Free Hot Dogs

August 5, 2010 12 comments

While my husband and I have learned to appreciate our new eating habits and can turn away from grease laden foods, my Kidlets still have their favorite dishes and it’s been interesting learning how to adjust the meals so that the Little Lady and Mr. Boy can have their favs without loading on unneeded calories [...]

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