Junk Food Kids

I love this salad! It is super easy to make, with bright summer flavors, you will find yourself wanting more.  Sometimes I feel no one wants a recipe so simple.  However, someone asked me the other day about my recipes.  They wanted to know if my cooking was approchable.  She was worried that because of my photos she would not be able to make myfood.  I reassured her that I try to make food that anyone can cook.  I want your kids to cooking in the kitchen with you.  I write recipes for people who are new cooks not just seasoned kitchen aficionados. Makes 2 servings Carbs 10.7g   Protein  2.9g Salad Base 1 head Romain lettuce rinsed and chopped 1 avocado 4 halves sundried tomatoes Dressing 2 tbsp plain greek yogurt Juice of 1/2 lime Lime zest from half lime 1/2 tsp fresh cilantro 1/4 tsp sriracha or to taste salt to taste Place lettuce in a bowl.  Peel avocado, deseed, peel, and chop. Chop sun-dried...

I have been eating mainly vegetables for more than year now and my kids are starting to eat a lot more veggies.  I make a couple of veggie sides each night to choose from.  This is an easy option that you can prep ahead of time and cook as soon as you walk in the door.  So you can get your family to the table faster. 5.3 oz garlic and basil goat cheese 1 tbs chopped sun-dried tomatoes 8 mushroom caps Directions: Mix goat cheese and sun dried tomatoes together.  fill each mushroom cap.  Grill on upper rack of barbecue grill about 8 minutes.  They need to stay firm so they keep the filling.  Serve hot. Happy Eating!

This recipe is for one but you can multiply to make as many as you need. 1 large portobello mushroom 1 tablespoon sun-dried tomatoes 3 tablespoons feta cheese 1 teaspoon white balsamic vinaigrette 1 organic wheat hamburger bun Directions:   Wash off portobello and remove stem.  Place sun-dried tomatoes inside and top with feta cheese.  Grill on medium heat for about 8 minutes.  Place hamburger bun on grill to toast.   When Mushroom is done remove and drizzle vinaigrette over.  Place on toasted bun and serve.  I keep all the ingredients on hand so I can make these up whenever everyone else wants real burgers. Green   Shellfish Yellow  Nuts Blue   Soy Red  Eggs Orange  Fish Image courtesy of [image creator name] / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

This so easy. I have been making it for some time, my husband loves it. One night a friend from Greece was over and said in Greece they call it village salad. One package pesticide free grape tomatoes. 1 cucumber 1/4 cup feta cheese 1 tbsp olive oil 1 tbsp white wine vinager Salt and pepper to taste Cut tomatoes in half. Peel cucumber and slice into bite size pieces. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl and serve. Green   Shellfish Pink  Gluten Yellow  Nuts Blue   Soy Red  Eggs Orange  Fish

I love to put this out when friends are coming to hang out.  It looks pretty and tastes great. 1 log of goat cheese 1 tbsp minced sun dried tomatoes 1 tbsp minced fresh dill salt grinder  pepper grinder Directions:  Slice goat cheese into 4 slices.  Roll two slices in sun dried tomatoes and arrange on plate.  Roll two slices in dill and arrange on plate.  Sprinkle with a small amount of salt and pepper.  Serve with whole wheat crackers. Green   Shellfish Pink  Gluten Yellow  Nuts Blue   Soy Red  Eggs Orange  Fish