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Kid-Friendly Thanksgiving Sides

I’m sharing some kid-friendly Thanksgiving side dishes on Van’s Foods blog today. Click on the photo to see the recipes!     Happy Thanksgiving!     Disclosure: I am a paid blogger for Van’s Foods.

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Penne Pasta with Grilled Eggplant and Zucchini

Joe starts first grade tomorrow. At 7:20. A.M. Have I mentioned I’m not a morning person?  Summer for us consists of baseball games and midnight bed times.  The transition isn’t going to be easy.  Knowing the lazy days of summer were coming to an end sent me on a grocery shopping spree, stocking up on healthy food, snack food, and pantry staples.  I even made a meal-plan Pinterest board to…

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Peanut Butter Pasta

Happy Peanut Butter Day!  I can’t believe I almost missed the holiday the celebrates one of my favorite things in the world.  Thankfully I got a heads up from Janetha at Meals and Moves (by the way, if you haven’t checked out her blog before, you should!).  Our family celebrated a week early by eating this scrumptious peanut butter pasta two nights in a row. You will notice that all…

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Pasta with butternut squash and kale in a lemon butter sauce

In my post about 5 things I want to do this year, I mentioned improving my food photography.  I have been reading books, studying photos on Foodgawker, and reading tips on blogs.  The hardest part for me is having the eye for everything that is outside of and around the actual food that I am plating.  I am learning that just sticking the food on a plate and taking a…

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