Quick Lunch for Ben

The kids have a four hour music class on Mondays, with just a short break for lunch.  They eat breakfast at home, then dinner, so we try to make lunch as efficient as possible.  Ben wanted to help make his on Sunday night and I was more than happy to let him join in.

Two Salad Bentos for My Girl

Faith is on a salad kick right now, so she had me stop into the grocery and pick up one of the big salads at the deli.

I know, in theory, that all the ingredients are cheaper, but we've been a bit under the weather and it was so convenient!  Plus, the big salads at the store give her at least three servings, so it's fairly cost effective.  Since the salads aren't high protein, we pack extra protein snacks to go along with her lunch.

DreamWorks TROLLS: Make Easy Troll Cupcakes!

Bring home the happy with DreamWorks TROLLS!  We received a preview copy of the movie on Friday and it totally brought home the happy at my house, and just when we really needed it.

If you haven't seen it, we'd definitely recommend it. It's a seriously cute movie, where an unlikely pair of friends (the light-hearted, always happy Poppy and the much more serious Branch) must save the rest of their friends from the Bergens.

But no movie night is complete without at least one fun thing and this week, we are making Troll Cupcakes!  I'm definitely NOT a professional cake decorator, but I can bake a good cupcake and come up with a simple decoration you can replicate at home!

Game Day Hot SPAM® & Cheese Dip

Are you ready for some football this weekend?

Even though our favorite teams are out now, we'll still be watching the big game and enjoying yummy food during it. We're also excited to share one of our new recipe creations that is perfect for gametime snacking.

SPAM® challenged us to come up with a great recipe utilizing SPAM® brand products, and we were up to the challenge.  For game snacking, we love bite sized appetizers and hot dips, all of which work great with SPAM®, and I had a great idea in mind--Hot Spam & Cheese Dip.

Simple Kid Made Lunch

We're still emphasizing *easy* lunches right now, mostly because things have been busy.  I was more than happy when my daughter said she'd make her own lunch because she wanted a certain sandwich design, providing I got to take pictures.  So I got a blog post and not to have to make lunch, all in one day!

Simple Days, Simple Lunches

We've slowly gotten back into the hang of things here in Colorado.  It took a bit longer than expected--setting up the house, getting schedules worked out, arranging kid activities, but things have settled down.  We're thrilled to be back in Colorado and the mountain views always help!

Since we've been a bit busier than average, we've been enjoying simpler style lunches when we've needed lunches to go.

Quick Reindeer & Sleigh Bento

We're still busy with unpacking and trying to get Christmas set up, but I needed at least another Christmas lunch to make me happy, so I made one!