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Healthy Eating: My Favorite Meatless Monday Meal

January 9 by Kristin

meal planning, vegetarian dinner recips

Let's start the year out fresh.  Let's eat all the vegetables and prep healthy meals like it's our full-time job! I've embraced 'Meatless Monday' as a way to incorporate more greens and get in the habit of eating a little cleaner. This is my go-to recipe for Meatless Monday. The kids love it and it incorporates an entire bag of arugula. This is also a relatively inexpensive meal, so it's perfect if you have extra guests.  I just add a crusty loaf of bread or some rolls on the side and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Kristin Tagged With: healthy cooking, healthy meals, meal planning, meatless monday, vegetarian dinner recipes

20 Family Meals Using Zucchini

July 2 by Natalie

20 Family-Friendly Dinners Using Zucchini - so many great ideas for our summer zucchini, #8 is my kids' favorite!

Zucchini season is in full swing! That means many of us have zucchini covering our kitchen counters, filling up our fridges, and mostly coming out of our ears. One can only eat so much zucchini bread, so why not branch out and serve your veggies for dinner instead? Here are twenty ideas for using up all that squash! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Natalie Tagged With: family dinners, family dinners with zucchini, family meals, healthy dinners, healthy meals, summer zucchini recipes, zucchini, zucchini dinner, zucchini recipes

10 Easy Lunches Made with Chickpeas

February 10 by Natalie

Our roasted chickpeas snack post (or roasted garbonzo beans, if you prefer) from last year was so popular that we thought you guys might appreciated even more ideas for how to incorporate chickpeas into your day - especially with recent studies showing that consuming fiber-packed chickpeas leads to consuming less processed snacks during your day.  Here's Natalie with 10 new chickpea recipes! I'm a poor planner when it comes to lunch time. I tend to assume that when I open the fridge, a suitable … [Read more...]

Filed Under: In the Kitchen, Natalie, Uncategorized Tagged With: chickpea recipes, chickpeas, easy lunches, healthy meals, quick lunches, roasted chickpeas, simple meals

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