Recipes

Welcome to our Food & Recipes page. Here you'll quick and easy recipes, simple kitchen tips, and food crafts and activities for kids. Check out a few of our most popular posts here, or scroll down for the most recent projects.

Spinach Salad with Mango, Avocado, Jicama, and Pepitas

by Two Peas April 27, 2011

During the spring and summer months I love eating salads. I try to mix up the ingredients so I don’t get bored with the same old salad every day. One of my new favorite salads is spinach salad with mango, avocado, jicama, and pepitas. This salad is very refreshing and fun for spring and summer. [...]

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Saturday Spotlight: Easter

by Marie April 16, 2011

Easter Sunday is just around the corner and there are so many great crafts and recipes to be shared. Check out these great make and take projects from over at the M&T Spotlight. *Next week I’ll be featuring your Passover projects. Whether you’ve got crafts or traditional recipes you’ll been making this week, share them [...]

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How to Make a Spanish Tortilla

by Marie April 13, 2011

Guest post by Carina of The Jet Set What’s a tortilla? Something flat that you wrap around meat and beans? Hardly. A Spanish tortilla, a potato pancake, that is pretty much the national snack. It’s so simple. My childhood memories are of my abuela or mom tying aprons around their waists and using a paring [...]

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Root Vegetable Soup, a Farewell to Winter

by Lindsey April 6, 2011

As I peeled and chopped the root veggies, I did feel like I was bidding Winter a good-bye. The sunshine was streaming through the window above my kitchen sink; outside the grass seemed to be getting greener with every passing minute. The only things left to remind me of Winter were the slight chill in [...]

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Eating a 7 Day Raw Food Diet

by Marie March 30, 2011

Last week I decided to go on a 7 day raw food diet, wanting to detox and cleanse my body to become healthier. For me, it started out as a way to lose a little weight and really watch what I was eating, but it did a lot more than that. It really helped me [...]

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Saturday Spotlight: Breakfast

by Marie March 26, 2011

Breakfast, the most important meal of the day, is also my favorite. That’s why I chose it as this week’s theme for today’s post. There are so many yummy breakfast recipes in this week’s M&T Spotlight, I had a hard time only choosing 6. *Next week, I’ll be featuring your DIY Pet Projects, so submit [...]

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Easy Garlic Bread Knots

by Two Peas March 23, 2011

I love homemade rolls, but sometimes I don’t have time to make them from scratch. When I am running short on time, but still want the taste of homemade rolls, I turn to Rhodes frozen rolls. They are easy to make and taste amazing. I recently used frozen Rhodes rolls to make Easy Garlic Knots. [...]

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St. Patrick’s Day Sweet Chex

by Marie March 16, 2011

This recipe for Sweet Chex Mix from This Week for Dinner is one of my all time favorite snacks. It’s almost too easy to make and can feed a large crowd, perfect for a party. I’ve added a little something extra to the mix for St. Patrick’s day, green m&ms. They are a perfect addition [...]

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Saturday Spotlight: Green

by Marie March 11, 2011

The color green is alive and well on the M&T Spotlight. These crafts and recipes are the perfect shade of green and I’m happy to feature them. There are also some really fabulous rainbow crafts and recipes over there, so make sure to check them all out.*Next week I’ll be featuring projects with birds, so [...]

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St. Patrick’s Day Fresh Herb Dip

by Marie March 9, 2011

Guest post by Alison of Ingredients Inc. Saint Patrick’s day is celebrated on March 17th, and my three kids always make sure they wear green clothing to school. This year, we will start off dinnertime with this healthy, easy and very simple Saint Patrick’s Day Fresh Herb Dip. It’s a great way to get the [...]

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