Do you pack lunches? For your kids? For your husband? My daughter is homeschooled and my husband works from home so most of our lunches are eaten together. But when we are traveling, we often pack family lunches. Since we eat vegetarian food (with the exception of fish), Morningstar Farms products are a common meat substitute in our family. My kids love the Chik 'n Nuggets. But the hubby and I love chicken salad. So when I purchased a box of these yummy Chick 'n Nuggets, I knew half the box … [Read more...]
Vegetarian Cheeseburger Pizza Rolls
Do your kids love pizza? My kids do - especially the 1 year old Little Man. To be honest, my husband and I both are pretty big pizza fans too. Because of our lifestyle on the road we often eat a large breakfast and lunch and a smaller dinner. So our pizza meal is often at the lunch hour. When we are on the road I can't pack up my kitchen in the suitcases. I rely on what the extended stay hotels or corporate housing provides. So our meals are basic and pretty easy to prepare. I like that, … [Read more...]
Improve Your Frozen Meals
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Michelina's for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. I will be honest. Some days life is so busy with two kids that I pull out a frozen meal. It is just easier. But frozen meals sometime need a little bit more to make them taste fresh. Michelina's is helping us moms out by giving us some great ideas to to Make It Your Michelina’s. 5 Ideas to Improve Your Frozen Meals Whole Wheat Dough Filled With Michelina's Sante Fe Style … [Read more...]
Sweet and Sour Mock Chicken
Meal time can get boring. We tend to eat the same meals in our home and rotate those meals through out the month. My husband recently read a magazine article that said the average American family rotates through 6 dinner meals! So I guess we are not the only family that gets stuck in a food rut. One place that our family loves to visit is a Vegan Asian food restaurant in Seattle. They have so many menu options like sweet and sour chicken, almond chicken, beef & broccoli, and … [Read more...]
15 Unique Avocado Recipes for the Whole Family to Enjoy!
We all love avocados in our house, even my Little Man. I mash and dice avocados for him. They are a perfect food for a 13 month old baby. We buy avocados by the bag full each week at our local big box store. Avocados are in my husbands top ten favorite food list so I like to keep our house stocked with them. I put avocados on sandwiches, burgers, in salads and of course I make guacamole quite frequently. 15 Unique Avocado Recipes Avocado Fries with Skinny Chipotle Dipping Sauce Simple … [Read more...]
Tex Mex Brown Rice Salad
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Success® Rice. This week we enjoyed sunshine in Western Washington. I mean real, summertime, warm sunshine! It was great. So when you hit 75 degrees at my home, no one wants a heavy meal or hot food. A Tex-Mex Brown Rice Salad is a perfect summer evening meal. In fact, my 5 year old even loved it and my husband wants it again next week. Since I am on Weight Watchers, I am always on the look out for low points plus recipes ideas that … [Read more...]
10 Vegetarian Weight Watchers Recipes
Since we have been traveling the last two months, I have taken a break from Weight Watchers. And guess what? I have gained weight. Not a lot but enough that my jeans are getting snug. So this month, not only have I joined a fitness challenge but I am also going back on Weight Watchers. Really, Weight Watchers is not a diet, it is a lifestyle. As long as I stick to it, I will stay at a healthy weight. (Did you know my sister has lost 40 lbs and kept it off since June? She is … [Read more...]
