When treated with a little TLC, eggplant is a very kid-friendly veggie.
It's soft, creamy, mildly nutty and super easy for a 'three-toothed one year' old to mash on the top of her mouth.
Mixing it with some whole wheat pasta and tomato sauce was an easy way for me to introduce a new veggie to Katie since she absolutely adores her pasta (or as she says, DASTDA).
Although I often approach pasta with a
very strategic (yet delicious) game plan, sometimes I just need to
step away from all the rules and just enjoy a simple, seasonal dish.
I was not in the mood for meat or fish or beans or dairy.
I was simply looking for a QUICK and TASTY way to use up the last lovely bunch of asparagus that was hanging out in my veggie drawer.
Growing up, there was always a fifty-fifty shot that "macaroni" (as my parents like to call it) would be on the dinner menu.
We easily had pasta three times a week.
Spaghetti and Meatballs, Linguini and Clam Sauce, Pasta Fagioli, Cheese Raviolis, Lasagna, and Fusilli and Meat Sauce were just some of our childhood staples.
And as a mother who wants to get a simple meal on the table rather quickly, I get it. Pasta is a fast, easy, and delicious solution BUT how oh how can we ensure that that we are not sitting down to a nutritionally void meal??
My Dad is Italian.
My Mom is Irish and German.
But other than some pretty mean stuffed cabbage and a potato salad that is no joke, my Mom kept our kitchen 99% Italian.
Salmon is one of my favorite types of fish AND it's a power food SO I try to get it into my diet at least once a week. Since I always try to buy wild salmon and it can be very expensive, I often turn to canned salmon for a more economical way to work some salmon into my diet.
If your not sure what to look for when it comes to buying salmon...
Who likes to eat the same old leftovers again and again? Not me!
This video is all about ways to recreate your leftovers into a fresh new meal! Here a few things you want to keep in mind:
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