Looking for an easy keto side or main dish or maybe just a way to get more veggies onto your family’s dinner plates? This keto cauliflower mac and cheese recipe fits the bill. My kids literally cheer when I serve this up, and I bet yours will too. Does it still count as mac and […]
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Steaming veggies is a great way to get important nutrients on the dinner (or lunch or breakfast) table without spending hours in the kitchen. My absolute favorite method?? Steamed vegetables in the Instant Pot! You might be thinking, “Okay, Katie, I can see using the Instant Pot for cooking a whole chicken, but steaming veggies
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My kids are hit and miss on soup lately, much to my chagrin since I like to serve soup 3-4 times a week in the fall and winter and even often in the summer, like this Sausage Bean and Greens Soup. I count my blessings that all three of them seem to love this creamy
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When I’m not pan-frying salmon with our favorite homemade fish seasoning blend, I’m pulling out this simple, budget-friendly pantry recipe for salmon patties. They come together in 10 minutes and are even delish as cold leftovers! One of the best ways to increase the omega-3s in your diet is to eat more fish, especially salmon. A
Salmon has been one of those foods that have increased in our meals a lot as our healthy journey has progressed, especially as we did a grain-free elimination diet (recipes here) and tackled a few Whole30 diets. We aim to get our fish as all Sustainable Seafood. It’s also one of my husband’s least favorite foods ever,
My husband will tell you he’s not a picky eater, but don’t believe a word of it. Even now that I’ve convinced him real food is good for us, there are foods he won’t touch. He doesn’t like cucumbers, Brussels sprouts, beets, sweet potatoes or any other mushy orange vegetable, and quinoa. Until now. Apparently
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This post is from KS Contributing Writer ‘Becca Stallings of The Earthling’s Handbook, with photography assistance from her son Nicholas Efran. Meat has been a part of most human beings’ diet for millennia, but we’re overdoing it lately. The amount of meat eaten by the average person each year has almost doubled since 1961, and
There’s something very intimidating about cooking ‘real food’ for a large group of people, especially if you’re on a budget. Shoot, some days I feel like I can barely get food prepared to feed my family, so to feed a crowd means exponentially more time. And then there’s the idea of wanting to have food
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Trying keto, Whole30, or Paleo for the first time? Ditching grains isn’t easy because something like rice is always a quick side dish to add to the meal. I mean, what do you put under shredded BBQ chicken (my Instant Pot keto recipe here!) or pulled beef barbecue or curry chicken? Cauli rice is simple
One-pot meals are the BEST. If you battle Mt. Dishes like we do, you know the sigh of relief you feel when your meat, veggies, and starchy side can all fit in one container and done! This one has a ton of nutrition, is super frugal, and tastes a teeny bit like lasagna. For real.
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It’s funny how tastes change. As a kid, I despised legumes of all kinds and never ate yogurt, ever. Now two of my top three recommended good habits include cooking dry beans and making homemade yogurt, and I eat a plain yogurt with fruit (no sweetener) every single day for lunch. Add honey and it’s
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I’m posting this recipe for my son today. He’s going to try his hand at making fresh salsa tonight for dinner as all of my kids attempt to make a meal without me completely. (Cue silent hopeful cheering – they’ve learned a lot of skills as I’ve taught them the lessons in the Kids Cook
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I recently took my six-year-old to the pediatrician for his annual check up. The doctor was shocked to see on his chart that the last time he was in the office was his five-year-old check up–a full year ago. “You’re the healthiest kid I’ve seen all week!” she said. I started to wrack my brain
Simple Paleo Sweet Potato, Broccoli, and Egg Breakfast Hash Recipe Read More »
Ten years ago, I told one of my third graders that she couldn’t possibly be allergic to food coloring. It was March 2nd, Dr. Seuss’s birthday, and I had gotten eggs in green shells from a hobby farmer and thought it would be hilarious to add green food coloring and play it up like the
Green Veggie Pancakes for St. Patrick’s Day (no food coloring allowed!) Read More »
I know parents aren’t supposed to serve a food and expect the children won’t like it, but I totally had this one pegged as an “adult only” meal and had a backup plan for breakfast for the kids. We’re eating grain-free right now for a Whole30 and cavity-healing diet, which can mean having a LOT
Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to celebrate Lent intentionally to improve yourself – spiritually, physically, emotionally. Lent has always been a major time of focus for me, and I take it seriously every year. It is to my eating and spiritual habits what January 1st is for most people, except with the
After a big meal, the last thing you want to do is prepare more food, right? It seems almost unfair that two huge “food” holidays are so close together. No sooner do we get through the turkey day meal than we have to start planning for Christmas dinner (with a few dish-to-pass parties and potlucks
Popeye would be so proud. Not that I’d ever serve canned spinach (have you ever tried it? Central to the only meal I’ve ever thrown out 100% before eating without managing to save a morsel by re-making into something better) but I respect the guy for making greens seem so cool. He should be my
Cheesy Spinach Bake with Crumb Topping Recipe (Get Those Kids to Eat their Spinach!) Read More »
“So…what’s in here?” they all asked, not in the usual, “What weird thing are you hiding in our dinner?” but in a tone of awe and wonder and genuine curiosity. I’m still not sure how Tess Masters’ Creamy Cauliflower Soup has such an interesting and non-cauliflower-y flavor with so few ingredients, no dairy, and a
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This is the best recipe for holiday dips, Christmas dips, and parties in general. And it’s a great kids dip. Kids love to dip those veggies! Do you have a healthy eating strategy for big holiday parties? I have a specific game plan that targets the most volatile UNhealthy areas, roots them out, and front
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