Meal ideas and simple recipes from a family raising little foodies.
Diverse Story Sunday – Every Sunday, I share a recipe that is inspired by a book with diverse characters. You can check out other posts from the series here . This is How We Do It by Matt Lamothe has become a household favorite of ours lately, for its beautiful illustrations and explanations of cultural […]
I love sub sandwiches, but with everything closed at the moment (we are still in quarantine here), it’s been ages since I had a good one. To improvise, I made this healthy twist on a classic meatball sub sandwich at home. Bell peppers as a bread alternative In place of bread, I used roasted bell […]
Happy Cinco de Mayo! We may still be under quarantine here in California, but that doesn’t mean that we can’t celebrate. In honor of the holiday, I made a big batch of one of my favorite dishes – tortilla soup. I’m a soup person and this is one of my all-time favorites. I love that […]
A couple of years ago, we traveled to Thailand with Ava to attend my cousin’s wedding. We loved the food so much that when it was time to come home, the one thing that we brought back with us were packets and packets of curry paste. Since then, we’ve been slowly making our way through […]
Lately I’ve been looking for ways to make our family meals a little bit more fun and whimsical for the whole family and this rainbow pizza definitely did the trick. The kids were absolutely in awe of this meal – I’ve never seen them so excited at the sight of vegetables! The best part is […]
I love a good one pot meal and this turkey chili is one of my very favorites. I tweaked this recipe numerous times over the years and have finally gotten it to its final state. This hearty chili has just the right amount of spice (kids can absolutely eat it, though you can omit the […]
Having grown up in San Francisco, which is known for its sweet Dungeness crab, I’d say that crab ranks at the very top of my favorite foods. My husband start making these crab cakes early in our relationship and after tweaking the recipes over the years, I truly think we perfected it! Unlike many other […]
My kids absolutely love mango, it just might be their favorite fruit. When getting them to try new flavors, I will often try to include familiar ingredient into the mix, which seems to make them more inclined to give it a try. That was my intent when first adding mango into this salsa, but what […]
Last year, my husband tried the Keto diet for a couple of months, which really threw our family eating habits for a loop. We typically make one meal for the whole family, so working with his new dietary restrictions often proved to be a challenge. More often than not, I would end up cooking for […]
We introduced salmon into the kids’ diets as babies and since then, it’s always been the staple protein in our household. I love how easy it is to prepare and how versatile it can be. This sugar and spice baked salmon is topped with a mixture of brown sugar, salt, ground pepper, and a pinch […]