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Making dinner night after night doesn’t have to feel like a chore if you have an arsenal of tried-and-true, family-pleasing recipes in your back pocket. This is one of those recipes that fits that bill, because it’s easy to make, a classic favorite with kids (we haven’t met too many who don’t love meatballs), and [...]
In honor of World Thinking Day, a celebration where Girl Scouts “honor their sister Girl Guides and Girl Scouts by taking time to give thanks for their international friendships and remember that Girl Scouts of the USA is part of a global community” scouts in our town participate in International Day. Each troop selects a [...]
Even though we’re dietitians, we still love dessert … and so do our kids. But whenever we bake cakes, cupcakes, and cookies, we try our best to make healthy swaps and substitutions (like using certain oils versus butter), and we incorporate nutrient-rich ingredients when possible. For our latest cookie recipe, we decided to take Monster [...]
Growing up, an afternoon snack of pudding was a staple in our homes. We’re not quite sure how our moms made it but we suspect it involved opening up a packet of instant pudding and mixing in some milk. As grownups, we prefer our pudding homemade! We have an awesome chocolate pudding recipe that we [...]
Although I’ve never met her, I have a lot to thank The Pioneer Woman for – specifically, getting my non-cooking mother to bake cinnamon rolls, showing me why creamed spinach may just be heaven on a plate, and most recently, explaining to me what I was doing wrong when making lasagna. The first mistake probably [...]
As I’ve written in the past, one of our few family traditions around the holidays is to make Swedish meatballs on Christmas Eve, or in the case of this year, whenever I get around to it (which was Friday, December 28th). I love Swedish meatballs and would make them more often but find the process [...]
Thanksgiving may be over but Christmas and New Year’s are right around the corner which means more family gatherings and more excessive caloric consumption! To health-ify your holidays, we have a sweet potato casserole makeover that we’ve been itching to share with all of you. We each made this simple side dish for Thanksgiving and [...]
Fall is here! In addition to breaking out my favorite boots and new sweaters, it’s also time to start making cool weather friendly dishes like Skinny Fish Chowder and chili. There are only a few things I make without a recipe – macaroni & cheese, spaghetti sauce, guacamole and chili. Not sure if there is much similarity [...]
When ONE, a grassroots campaign committed to fighting against extreme poverty and preventable disease, asked us to contribute a Sweet Potato recipe to help raise awareness of the power of the sweet potato, I will have to admit I was stumped. The last time I made anything with sweet potatoes, it was for my infant [...]
Most kids love berries which is why we love to use ‘em in our better-for-you snacks and desserts. For this latest recipe, we took old fashioned blueberry buckle and gave it a super-duper healthy makeover. A buckle or crumble is defined as a type of cake made in a single layer with berries added to [...]
I love cookies. Specifically, I love home made chocolate chip cookies. And for years I would have told you that my favorite chocolate chip cookies were made using the recipe on the back of the Toll House chocolate chip bag. But then, my husband made cookies and after gorging myself on more cookies than I [...]
It’s that time of year, when the pattypan and straightneck squash are in abundance. Every week, there’s squash in the CSA pickup, so today I decided to try a new recipe. This one is from Joy of Cooking and it’s not low-fat by any standard (I’m sure the Meal Makeover Moms would gasp at the [...]
We’re all about healthy makeovers, so when one of our fans asked us to create a new version of her family’s favorite chicken dinner without the usual can of creamed soup, we were more than happy to take on the challenge. Our Chicken Cordon Bleu “fix” features a made-from-scratch sauce which we thicken with a [...]
We love to be pampered. Admittedly, we each spend a lot of time cooking meals for our families, so the thought of breakfast in bed on Mother’s Day is pretty appealing. Heck, having someone make us breakfast at the kitchen table would be a bonus. We’ll definitely be dropping a few hints to our hubbies [...]
It’s been one of those weeks. Liz’s 13-year old son Simon got a concussion playing soccer and big brother, Josh, broke his big toe lifting weights. (Note to Josh: Always listen to your mom when she tells you to wear sneakers before you walk into the basement weight room.) After multiple trips to the pediatrician, [...]
What’s your take on Paula Deen’s announcement last week that she (a) has Type 2 Diabetes and (b) she’s now a spokesperson for drug company, Novo Nordisk? We’re conflicted. On the one hand, we suspect Paula’s style of high fat, high sugar, high calorie cooking/eating may have contributed to her condition. And she certainly doesn’t [...]
It’s Christmas eve, and I’m in the thick of getting ready for tomorrow’s insanity, I mean, Christmas fun. So, as you can imagine, I am relieved that we’re taking the week off, leaving me with one less thing on my to-do list (see how I slipped that information in? Smooth.). I have crossed off several [...]
Happy holidays everyone! To celebrate another delicious year over at Meal Makeover Moms’ Kitchen, we tackled one of our toughest makeovers ever for Seven Layer Bars. These luscious holiday treats are typically made with 2 cups of chips — chocolate and butterscotch — sweetened condensed milk, nuts, lots of shredded coconut, and a crust of [...]
Two weeks ago, after my husband attempted to replace green peppers with frozen broccoli in his spaghetti sauce, I suggested he might be a little new to the whole cooking thing to go “off book.” Last night he proved that he hadn’t ignored my suggestion to find new recipes, by serving us a delicious dinner [...]
Last night we welcomed our neighbors into our home as part of our progressive holiday party (progressive meaning, moving from home to home, not progressive in any kind of political sense). Our German-inspired menu – cheddar beer fondue with a selection of bratwurst, pumpernickel bread and apple chunks for dipping – was a bit hit, [...]
