Tag Archive for 'kid-friendly food'

Food, Glorious Food: Meal planning solution

As I was doing my daily blog reading/sk*rt browsing, I found this great site that allows you to do a simple meal plan for the week, including ingredients and easy-to-print recipes, in about…oh…15 minutes. Seriously. And that’s including the learning curve!

I’m doing my free 5 day trial right now, and I’m already really excited about it. So far in “my game plan” (as it’s called in Your Home Cafe-land) for the week is:

  • Baked Ravioli with a side of Garlic Green Beans
  • Cheese Crisps with Roasted Chicken and Green Salsa
  • Chicken Parmigiana
  • French Dip Sandwiches
  • Grilled Pork Chops with Maple Glaze
  • Grilled Pork Satay

I love how when you’re done adding everything, you just print the whole thing out. It prints the shopping list first and the recipes right after. It separates your ingredients into sections that ACTUALLY make sense. It prints each recipe on a separate page. And everything is very, very easy to read.

The only glitch I noticed on the website is that I wasn’t able to check the “Add to my game plan” button on the page that showed my search results. I had to go to the individual recipe to click on it. It’s probably a browser issue with Safari.

Anyway, the website promises that these are things you AND your kids will love. I’ve no doubt. Everything looks fresh and delicious with a hint of sophistication. Have you checked out Your Home Cafe? What do you think?

Food, glorious food: Cow-free, kid-friendly edition

When I rounded up my most delicious-sounding food finds last week, Victoria left a comment mentioning that her son has a milk protein allergy and was wondering what kinds of things to fix for him. So today I’ve made it my mission to find yummy, kid-friendly recipes that include absolutely no cow-derived products.

Famous Chocolate Muffins

Cheeseburger Macaroni

Chicken Parmesan

Baked Oatmeal

Pizza Dough

French Toast

Pasta Fagioli

Macaroni and Cheese

Vegan Stuffed Shells

Apple and Caramel Bread Pudding

Carrot Cake

I’ve made myself a strict 11pm bedtime, so I’m off the computer for now1. I hoped to get more recipes posted for you, but you know…I have to set limits for myself if I’m going to have balance in my life. That’s my number one goal right now. Feel free to post your favorite milk-protein-free recipes and links below. :)

  1. Yes, I wrote this yesterday []