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Think Outside the Pizza Box
This month has been all about pizza! In her blog, Katy wrote about making Pizza Boats with her family. And Christine shared in her blog about turning leftovers into pizza. Pizza is a versatile food. There are lots of options for crusts and toppings.
Save Food and Money: Turn Leftovers into Pizza
Though I personally love having leftovers at home because it means dinner is just a minute or two away, I realize leftover meals are not always exciting. Thinking creatively about how you repurpose leftover foods can help. I like to think of leftovers as ingredients that are already prepared. I don’t necessarily have to eat them the same way I did when I first made them. I can get creative to use them up in ways I enjoy and make the most of what I already have.
Pizza Night Made Easy
October is officially national pizza month, but if you ask my kiddos, every night is a good night for pizza! Ordering pizza can get a little pricey and often takes a bit of time when you factor in delivery or having to leave the house for carry out. On nights when we want a quick meal, and are craving pizza, we love making Pizza Boats at home!
Black Bean Brownies
This fall and winter we have some fun, new Spend Smart. Eat Smart. recipes to share with you. The first is Black Bean Brownies. Last year our intern, Jill, got us started on this recipe. We enjoyed sitting around our table at work to taste and talk about the different versions of this recipe as it became what it is today. I would like to share with you some of the things we learned along the way.
Family Favorites: Meal Planning Help when Life is Busy
School is in full swing and you know what that means…trying to figure out what to feed my family when we have an activity almost every evening. From dance to volleyball to football we are on the go like many other families. To help ease the stress of evening meals I like to do weekly meal planning. Some weeks meal ideas come to me easily and other weeks I struggle trying to decide what to make. A tool I have found helpful for meal planning is our Spend Smart. Eat Smart. Family Favorites Recipe List. We have two different options, one that divides recipes by category (breakfast, side, main dish, salad, soup, and snack) and one that divides recipes based on protein source (beef, pork, fish, poultry, venison, and vegetarian).
Connect with your Teen through Parallel Cooking
“Mom, can we use these bananas to make Peanut Butter Oat Bites so I have something to eat before school?” asked my high school age daughter recently.
