Family-friendly dinner ideas
Dinner doesn’t always have to be a big production. Tonight my family gulped down half a loaf of toasted sourdough loaded with smashed avocado, nutritional yeast, large flakes of Dead Sea salt (any salt will do), and crumbled kale chips leftover from last night’s’ dinner. …
I have a habit of putting squash or any vegetable I have on hand into whatever I’m making. So for tonight’s dinner of sloppy joes, I packed finely diced zucchini, carrots, and celery into the mix. I followed the directions on the sloppy joe packet …
Sometimes dinner is breakfast. Or maybe I should I say breakfast makes a great dinner. Today was one of those days. The weather was spectacular and we spent most of the day outside. Luckily we had already made these hardy muffins in the morning. So, …
Steak! Yeah! Yum! Tonight’s dinner in celebration of Shabbat was beautifully grilled T-bone steaks with roasted sweet potatoes and potatoes and a side of broccoli rabe. The potato medley was roasted in the 400 degree oven for 45 minutes after a dousing of olive oil, …
Don’t judge. Tonight’s dinner was a tasty Tufts Ship IPA from Berryessa Brewing, Bugles, and homemade ice cream and maybe not in the order. =) The homemade ic cream was made from a box of vanilla pudding that never solidified (or pudd-ified?) probably because I used …
I found these beautiful parmesan sausages in the way back of my freezer and served them with leftover curry veggies and cut up fresh veggies and hummus. Any sausage will do for this quick meal. Please remember this blog is about easy, family-friendly dinner ideas …
I use Trader Joe’s Amba Mango Sauce as the base for this quick dinner. I love this curry-like sauce because it is soy-free, dairy-free and has great flavor without being spicy. This dish is a great way to use up those leftover veggies in your …
It’s getting hairier in my house and we’re all about burgers, beer, and beards. Tonight’s dinner is homemade quinoa beef burgers covered in homemade bread and butter pickles with a side of roasted cauliflower. There’s something about a man with a full beard, I feel …
So comforting, this dish takes a little more time to cook but is well worth the flavor. Dutch oven one pot chicken with carrots, lemon zest and rice. The rice is cooked together with everything creating a casserole-like mixture and pure yumminess. I love to …
Tonight’s fresh Dover Sole is going into one of my favorites, fish burritos stuffed with cabbage slaw, black beans, guacamole, corn, red bell peppers, onions and garlic and Tapatio sauce The fish can be fried with simple salt and pepper and fresh Meyer Lemon squeezed …