Tasty meals created for a Toddler with a crazy palate.
Sweet potato fries, minted cabbage salad, tomato bread, babaganoush with peppers and tomatoes Print Minted Cabbage Salad Author: Next Good Meal Serves: 4 Ingredients ½ head cabbage finely sliced 2 scallions chopped or sliced 1 TB olive oil 1 TB lemon juice 1 sprig mint chopped salt and pepper to taste Instructions Combine and toss all […]
The little dude is a creature of habit. We rarely eat at restaurants, but when we do he loves the local bakery where he always orders the Greek Sampler. This includes dolmades, olives, tomatoes, hummus, bread, and peppers. Let’s just say he’s not a cheap date. Anyway… we sometimes recreate it at home. (He took […]
Bean burrito made with whole grain tortilla and pinto beans. (Pinto beans were soaked overnight and cooked until soft, then mashed. Salt, chili powder, a splash of lime juice.) This lunch cost us right around $1.20. I was surprised it was that much, relative to the other lunches this week. The tortilla and especially the […]
The pasta is a mix of whole grain rotini along with tri-colored fusili. One serving of that was cooked and drained. I threw a handful of broccoli florets into a pan and added the pasta with 1/2 cup cooked white beans (great northern). Turned the heat on high just to get it going. Splashed in […]
It was on my list to create a veg burger recipe that was nut-free. No problem. No brainer really…I simply omitted them. Genius. I did tinker with the rest of the recipe for yet another version. The school is serving turkey spinach burgers today, so that gave me the idea of adding spinach to our […]
This week I’m being ambitious, preparing a different meal every day that is similar to what is being served at school. Not sure how long this will last. I’d much rather just have a couple things that we rotate through the week. We’ll see how it goes. 🙂
I totally forgot to take a photo of today’s lunch, so this is an old one. Today’s version included whole grain rotini, red and yellow grape tomatoes, tofu, olives, and cucumbers.
Mujadara was part of school lunch yesterday. The little guy loves cinnamon, and he likes that daddy sometimes takes this dish on trips for airport food. It’s an easy recipe that can be adjusted with all different spices. I’ve also done a black bean version. Print Mujadara Recipe Author: Next Good Meal Serves: 4 Ingredients ½ […]
I love adding savory flavors to the standard dough recipe. This tomato dough was so tasty. (I’ve done other versions using tomato juice, salsa, or even bloody mary mix.) The recipe makes the equivalent of 2 baguettes or 2 pizzas. I used one portion to make bread sticks. We devoured these with hummus, and the […]
This was only the fourth day of school, so we’re having fun playing around with different school lunches. This one included mujadara, tomato bread sticks, and carrots. (Mujadara is basic rice, lentils, caramelized onions, and spices like cinnamon.) Cost of the entire lunch: $0.65 Updated recipes tomorrow!