Cilantro Lime Quinoa Chicken

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What’s your favorite part of eating at Chipotle? Our favorite definitely has to be the cilantro-lime rice. It just tastes so yummy and is a perfect flavor. If you haven’t eaten at Chipotle, you should still make this Cilantro Lime Quinoa … [Read more...]

1 minute Kale Saute

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Kale is a staple in our home. The kids eat it atleast once a week. We eat our Kale in Kale/Spinach Paneer, Garbanzo Spinach/Kale Pancakes, Kale/Spinach Pesto, and Crispy Kale Chips. I am embarrassed to admit that I had never tried Kale till early … [Read more...]

Garbanzo (gram flour or besan) pancakes with kale and spinach

Garbanzo flour aka Gram flour aka besan pancakes with kale and spinach

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this breakfast dish. Actually you can eat it as a snack or a light meal too. In our home we generally tend to eat this recipe as a breakfast dish. I love it and I love that my kids love the garbanzo flour pancakes. These savory … [Read more...]

Spinach Pesto Lavash Bread Pizza

Spinach Pesto Lavash Bread Pizza

In a previous post I mentioned how my kids LOVE the Spinach Pesto I make and eat it with their pasta or in a sandwich. My friend Dorothy from the popular Shockingly Delicious blog made the spinach pesto and tweeted about the various recipes she made … [Read more...]

Roasted Broccoli

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Have I mentioned that we have all become broccoli fans in our home?  Maybe it’s because I have making one of these recipes (Broccoli Chicken Udon Soup, Broccoli Peanut Butter Soba Noodles, and Sweet Potato Broccoli Vegetarian Balls) on a weekly … [Read more...]

Broccoli Chicken Udon Soup

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Gosh the home smells so incredible as I write this post. It’s the magic of fresh ingredients. I have been busy working 50-60 hours a week. Getting fresh homemade food on the table is difficult so I am always looking for 1 dish wonders and quick … [Read more...]

Sweet Potato, kale and Ricotta Cheese

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The combination itself sounds delicious and I was sooooo excited about giving this new recipe to my kids for lunch yesterday. How did it go?  hmmm..one bite and they both said no in their own ways. My 1 year old with his head swinging from side to … [Read more...]

Superfoods Puree featuring bok choy and broccoli

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My 8 month old’s appetite has been rapidly increasing. He loves loves loves to eat. I am always amazed at how much he eats. The joke in the family is that before he started solids our weekly farmer’s market fruits and veggie budget was $40, but … [Read more...]

Broccoli Peanut Butter Soba Noodles

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Quick and simple is the mantra around the house at the moment as I am getting used to a hubby who has a much longer commute than his previous 5 minutes, a preschooler who needs to be out the door in the mornings by 8:30 and an 8 month old who insists … [Read more...]

Recipe: Lentils with Spinach

Split Green Gram (Split Mung/Moong Beans Lentil)

Here’s a quick and easy lentil and spinach recipe I have found that kids really enjoy.  There is something about the texture in this combination that the end result taste “creamy” even though there is no dairy in this recipe. You cannot even … [Read more...]