Toddler Transitions

For toddlers pushing past purees, but not quite chewing like big kids yet. Soft, easily mashed foods for little gums and just a handful of teeth.

Halibut with Lemon and Olive Tapenade

Halibut with lemon and olive tapenade is one of my go-to quick-but-light warm weather dinners. Fresh halibut is marinated in lemon, garlic, and olive oil, baked, then topped with cool olives in a fresh lemon, garlic, chive sauce.

Abruzzese Meatballs (tiny meatballs)

These tiny Abruzzese-style meatballs are cooked in a lemony white wine sauce – they’re super yummy tossed with pasta! They’re a great choice if your kids don’t like red sauce but do like tiny meatballs + pasta.

Spinach Couscous with Roasted Carrots

Spinach couscous with roasted carrots takes about 30 minutes to prepare. It’s a combination of salty, sweet, tangy, and fresh – perfect for a light spring family dinner.

Ricotta Meatballs with Herbs

These beef and ricotta meatballs are delicious and flavorful over plain pasta with olive oil – or pasta with tomato sauce. They have a light texture and are almost sweet due to the ricotta cheese.

Oatmeal Griddle Cakes

These oatmeal griddle cakes are made with whole wheat flour, oats, and tangy buttermilk – and they are currently our kids’ favorite pancake.

Popcorn Cauliflower

The only thing faster than making this healthy popcorn cauliflower is how quickly our kids eat it . . .

Grandma’s Homemade Egg Noodles

We call these bright yellow egg noodles straight from my Grandma’s Indiana farm “Grandma’s Noodles.” (Pictured above: Grandma’s Chicken Noodle Soup) My grandma’s homemade egg noodles were my favorite childhood comfort food. My grandma would make a huge batch of noodles whenever she’d come out to visit us growing up. It was a favorite tradition.

Honeynut Squash Pie

This honeynut squash pie is the light custardy cousin of pumpkin pie . . . plus, it is made with fresh cream and no refined sugars! You may end up abandoning your sweet old pumpkin pie for her hot new honeynut cousin.

Pumpkin Gingerbread Muffins

These delicious pumpkin gingerbread muffins are made with dates, honey, and loads of spices . . . A Healthier Pumpkin Muffin Option Sometimes, on a very cold morning in fall, nothing is more comforting than warm gingerbread. But typical gingerbread is essentially cake. So I wanted to see if I could make a gingerbread that

Buttermilk Cornbread Pancakes

This recipe makes a fluffy, delicately crispy, and comforting cornbread pancake. My ideal pre-Thanksgiving pancake (but we also eat them in summer with fresh peaches, whipped ricotta, and maple syrup!)

Ginger Apple Bran Muffins

If you could put an apple crisp into a muffin, these ginger apple bran muffins would be how . . .These are relatively healthy, super-fiber apple and bran muffins. Because they are made with apple, dates, and bran, they are packed with nutrients and natural sweetness (no refined sugars in the recipe!), making them both hearty and satisfying. The only sweeteners are the natural fruits, plus honey and molasses.

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