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Cooking with Kids – Making Musubi

September 5, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

Cooking with Kids – Making Musubi

Although we’re mostly a road-trip family, we took the vacation of a lifetime a few years earlier and went to Hawaii with my family. It was magical. And while my kids came back with a love for palm trees and surfing, they also came back with a new appreciation for musubi. You can pick it […]

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31 Non Sandwich School Lunch Ideas

August 12, 2018 By Laura Leave a Comment

31 Non Sandwich School Lunch Ideas

Are your kids back to school yet? We just finished our first day. I always have mixed emotions – the freedom of summer is wonderful and we love getting out and exploring. But in reality, we don’t do that every day…and the days we don’t often have plenty of bickering and too much screen time […]

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Deliciously Simple Garlic Cilantro Dressing

September 13, 2016 By Laura 22 Comments

Deliciously Simple Garlic Cilantro Dressing

When we road trip to southern California, the kids always get excited to see Disneyland…their cousins…the beach. I get excited to eat. Burgers from In-N-Out and these dense, glazed lemon poppyseed muffins from The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. Chicken from El Pollo Loco. Our first home had an El Pollo Loco a block away, […]

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Ham and Hummus Sandwiches

March 18, 2016 By Laura 1 Comment

Ham and Hummus Sandwiches

I have one kid who ate nothing but peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for lunch for an entire year. At the end of the year, he announced he was sick of them, and that I should stop making them because he was never eating one again. As though it was my fault he spent a […]

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Beer Cheese Soup

March 3, 2016 By Laura 1 Comment

Beer Cheese Soup

 **Update: I made this beer cheese soup again recently. We may not be eating it while watching football anymore (though we had quite a lovely time doing it…especially since the Broncos won the season) but it’s still great on busy nights or cold nights or any nights really. Crack open one beer to sip while you […]

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Gouda and Smoked Turkey Grilled Cheese

February 11, 2016 By Laura Leave a Comment

Gouda and Smoked Turkey Grilled Cheese

I make a lot of food for kids around here. The kids bring their lunches to school almost every day, and just about every day, they all want peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Sometimes they’ll get a little crazy, and ask for hazelnut spread and jelly instead, but for the most part, that’s our routine. […]

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The Best Recipes of 2015

January 3, 2016 By Laura Leave a Comment

The Best Recipes of 2015

Ohhhh, goodness! I know everyone says it, but I can’t believe it’s a new year already. Wow, that was fast. Did you go somewhere fabulous for New Year’s? I went to a friend’s, and just as I was bemoaning having to put on pants, she texted and reminded me it was a pajama party. Hallelujah […]

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Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

October 3, 2015 By Laura 4 Comments

Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup

Finally. Finally, we’re getting around to some (almost) sweater-weather…at least a little fall chill, and an occasion to wear pants (for most of us. Ahem.) And. Finally, it’s soup-weather. I do love a good soup. One you can start in the slow cooker and smell cooking all day long. Paired up with a nice loaf of […]

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Cranberry Walnut Green Salad With Maple Vinaigrette

January 27, 2015 By Laura 2 Comments

Cranberry Walnut Green Salad With Maple Vinaigrette

So as I’ve mentioned before, I’m not really a dieter, but I AM trying to get a few more fruits and veggies in our meals right now. It’s so easy, when it’s cold and snowy, to load up on comfort foods — creamy soups and nice, meaty chilis, and cheesy lasagnas and mac and cheese. And often, […]

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Sour Cream Cucumber Salad

July 16, 2014 By Laura Leave a Comment

Sour Cream Cucumber Salad

This is such a great summer salad. Nothing beats cucumbers for cool, refreshing, salad-y goodness. And the dressing balances the sweet and sour just right. Mmmm.

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