Delicious Recipes to Keep my Family of Four Happy and Full
At least once a week, we like to have the kids help with dinner. Since they will be doing most of the cooking, the usually let them pick what they want to make and then offer suggestions on ways to make it better. Once of the current favorites in our house is summer vegetable macaroni and cheese.
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Zucchini are the perfect vegetable for a quick, throw together salad that is big on taste and light on work. This zucchini quinoa salad is perfect to take along for picnics, potlucks or just to make for lunch because it can easily be make ahead.
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Every time I go to the grocery store, Mathlete asks me to buy bananas. Most times, we eat all but one or two which then get overly ripe and no one wants to eat them. Those bananas are perfect for making banana walnut pudding. Once turned into a delicious pudding, everyone suddenly wants in on those bananas.
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When we were in California at the end of July, Mathlete and I ate at The Girl and the Fig in Sonoma. For several days before, we had eaten really large meals at different restaurants so we went to dinner that night looking for just a few small items. One of the choice that night was grilled peaches with ricotta. Of course, we had to order it and it was so amazing that I came home determined to recreate the meal at home.
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One of the most difficult things for us this time of year is getting a good breakfast. Now that school has started, I need to make sure the kids have something to keep them full and satisfied but that is easy to eat during the busy morning rush to make it to the bus stop. 
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Are you loving summer so far? It is so hard to believe that it is already late August and the kids will be going back to school next weekend. Thankfully, we are still getting some beautiful, although a little hot, weather to end our summer break. We’re planning a fun end of summer BBQ for Labor Day and I was thinking chipotle burgers with avocado would be the perfect thing to serve.
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We are in the height of summer weather here. Even though the kids go back to school in two weeks, every day still feels like summer with the 100+ degree temperatures. Instead of complaining about the heat {which I will definitely admit to doing}, I think it is better to embrace it and make some of the best summer recipes I can find.
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I love summer vacations. Mathlete and I got to go to California for a week in July and it was amazing. We were visiting wine country so there was lots of wine tasting and TONS of amazing food. I definitely did not focus on eating paleo at all. I just ate whatever I wanted whenever I wanted.
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You guys…I have seriously fallen in love with tacos. But, not traditional tacos with the crunch shell. Sure, those are good too but I’ve been using naan for my “shells” and it has been a total game changer for me. Now, I am excited for Taco Tuesday each and every week. Last week, we had chicken bacon mango tacos and OH YUM!
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I am having such a hard time wrapping my head around the idea that school starts in just a few short weeks. I’ve been working my way through the school supply list which has me running all over town getting the exact right items from the list. Thankfully, as I plan for back to school lunches, I know I can simply stop at Giant Eagle to get all the items I need to make delicious lunch items like peanut butter and fruit kabobs!
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