Monday, September 19, 2011

Thoughts on recipes and cooking during the school year

I'm starting to figure out the fall meal plan and so far so good.  BUT I don't want my children to get sick of sandwiches and yogurt for lunch so I need to figure out some ways to 'spice things up' for them.  I need to keep it to things that they'll actually eat but things that are interesting and tasty too.  Combine needing variety in their lunch box with avoiding "Chicken Thursdays" leaves me wondering.  I know I'm not the only one who is thinking this so maybe its time to create some kid friendly, healthy, fun and easy on mom (or dad) ideas. 
In the next few blogs I will be including some recipes for school lunches, easy suppers and even mom's (or dad's) 'special' lunches.  We always take time looking after everyone else and sometimes we need to treat ourselves too.  I will do my best to use leftovers for lunches or keep it to the basics that most of us already have in our homes.  Obviously I will be using my Epicure Selections seasonings for many of the recipes so if you see something you want to try let me know and I will add your items to my next order.  But selling is not my only goal.  I have had friends asking for better ideas for their family for years and I thought this is the perfect forum for sharing these ideas.  I just happen to LOVE the items offered by Epicure.  (My gingerbread cookines are just one example of how people thought I changed my recipe just by changing to Epicure spices/herbs.)
They have a lot of fabulous recipes online at http://www.epicureselections.com/ and I will have some of those featured here but I will also let you know some of my family's favourites.  I have SO many of the products but I rarely use them as the labels suggest!  Yes folks I can 'go outside the box' when it comes to cooking. 
For my gluten free friends I will also include some of my gluten free versions in combination with the 'standard' versions but know that the taste tests in my home will be the gluten free versions so it may be a wee bit different using 'regular off the shelf' non-GF products and flour combinations.
Then the quick and easy clean up using my Norwex Enviro Products... using the Enviro Cloth to clean up most of the messes most of the time.  If you want to check those offerings out don't forget to check out http://virginiamoffat.norwex.biz/ but again its about helping NOT selling.  Keeping things simple and fast to help the family meal maker with easy solutions.
I can't wait to share!
Enjoy.  Virginia

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