Ok made reservations at Ethiopic for sat. Only had a 515, or 9 slot, and with the kiddos, don't want to wait too late. Thanks all, even though I didn't ask the original question.

Just bought a pork tenderloin today. Thanks for the inspiration.

Trader joes Israeli couscous is good.

You made me spit out my coffee with that last line.

Thank you so much, I'm going to try this.

That sounds delicious

Yes, it was awesome. Even better then plain old kale.

Ohhhh, I'd love to make my own, how?

I use clif shot, and clif shot blocks. They don't upset my tummy, but I definitely recommend trying them on a training run so you don't have any unexpected surprises. They are not that tasty, but really do give me a pump of energy when I'm working on those last few miles, and oh look, they added a hill. ;) I know people who use candy corn, or Swedish fish, but due to my lack of coordination, I can't chew and run.

I'm a runner (about 25 miles a week, give or take when I'm not in training mode) I also do the insanity workout 6 days a week. I eat pretty low carb, but do include beans, and Greek yogurt. I eat lots of protein and veggies, and usually eat a small amount of carbs ( bread, don't like pasta) the day before a race. Oh, and bananas, always bananas. I fuel during half marathons/marathons with gels, and managed to shave 12 minutes off my time at my last race. I'd say the diet is definitely working for me.

It's another crazy soccer night here, therefor my slow cooker is cooking away. Browned up some turkey sausage. Sautéed carrots, celery, onion and garlic. Added a can of rotel, some broth, and lentils and cumin. Debating whether to add some greens at the end. I usually use kale, but only thing in my fridge is a kale/spinach/chard mix. I'm sure that'll work too

My son can't have food dyes without becoming a hyper headachy mouthy loon. We tried the whole foods brand, and he loved them more then lucky charms. They're a little pricey, but an excellent substitute.

Agreed, I can spend hours making many beautiful delicious treats, but a stupid plain tray of rice Krispy treats are always the first to go

It was very good. A little untraditional, but the flavor was delicious, and it was super simple to make. I would definitely make I again. Here is the link
http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/slow-...

Trying out the pork char Sui recipe I picked up from someone around here. Sides of broccoli, snow peas, and couscous...oh and edamame

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P.s. tamales---I love you. I will devour you with utter gluttony

Sauté up some carrots, celery, garlic, onion. Add cut up ham and brown. Add some white beans, a little broth to pull it all together. Throw some spices (especially crushed red pepper) in. Quick, delicious, and pretty good for you

Rainy and cold here. Soccer canceled, so taco night is on!

How much older are the 'older' kids. I have 1 chowhound, and 1 who has not yet discovered how delicious some food are. Even though my chow son (age 11) eats a lot of different foods, he'd probably only eat a pb& j and sweets here. These flavors are a bit above him. The non chow kid (age 13) would be filling up on cupcakes, and begging for pizza on the way home. (Neither like mayo at all, so sandwiches would be. No go.) how about some pizza or pasta item for kids who don't have such adventurous palates? (I would be all over the orzo salad)

The row of peeps helped too :) grilled cheese and soup brings me back to childhood, and always helps. Better day tomorrow is our motto.

Ugh, I too had 'one of those no-fun day Monday.' Dinner was vegetarian vegetable Campbell's soup and a toasted cheese with extra broily Swiss cheese. Made me feel better

I make the smitten kitchen ones at least monthly. They are awesome, and I've never had a bad experience.

First I slice up some turkey sausage into disks and brown. Remove from pan. Add carrots,celery, and onion. Sauté that, then add garlic. Add sausage back to pan, add tomatoes, white beans, chicken stock (or v8) red pepper, and kale. My 11 year old eats this like it's his job. Or I make this soup, also delicious. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/foo...

Boo hiss. First day of the boys spring break and we are being pelted by a huge snowstorm. I've got ham & lentil soup in the ninja, (finally used up the last of my ham stock I made after Christmas) watching terrible 80's comedies (Once Bitten, Weird Science) snuggled up on the couch in our jammies. stupid groundhog.

Cold, and windy here still. Where is spring? Have a bunch of avocados, so decided to make some spicy black bean soup...yes just as a vehicle to scarf down avocados. Also still battling a cold might help sweat the sniffles out.

Apple juice (though I subbed natural apple sauce) brown sugar, maple syrup and a little cinnamon/allspice. Looking now at the ingredients I am not surprised it was overly sweet (and this is coming from someone who hoovers down candy corn) it could have used some mustard powder, but husband hates mustard, and I didn't feel like arguing. I was trying to make a glaze from stuff I already had, and that's what happened. Boys liked it though, so it wasn't a total loss. Next time it's back to an orangey honey style

Thanks so much Ambrose. Hoping to hit el tule tomorrow night

Ham, mashed potatoes, corn & carrots. Made a glaze for the ham, but it was super sweet, so I kept it on the side. The boys are nutty about ham, and it's one of the few times they'll eat leftovers. Feeling kind of cruddy, it's an easy meal night.

The universal meal that I've found that most picky eaters eat happily is tacos. You can use any protein- ground beef, turkey, shredded chicken, beef, pork, etc... Fixings (lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, cilantro, salsa, corn, endless possibilities), hard shells or tortillas (fry up some Corn ones, or just plain flour) served with rice and if they'd eat them beans on the side. Happy kids, and delicious always.

Tonight's menu is shredded chicken & black bean tacos. I'll top them with crunchy slaw, avocado, cilantro and a healthy squeeze of lime. Of course at the rate I'm sneaking 'tastes' out of the ninja, I hope there will be some left for dinner