Friday, Sep 10, 2010

Category: Chicken

Be your kids hero with Bento Boxes

Creativity with food is a talent I have always admired and wish I was better at.   The other night after blogging  about  school lunches,  I started researching more ideas on how to make Hello Kitty sandwiches for my 1st grader.   In my research I came across some fun ideas.  Have you ever heard of Bento Boxes?  The picture above came from this bento box blog.

Bento Box lunches are very famous in Japan.   The simplest definition of bento is that it is the Japanese word for a boxed lunch. 


School Lunch Ideas.

My youngest is starting 1st grade and will be taking a school lunch with her every day to school.  She is an extreme introvert so I know by lunch time she will be exhausted and ready to come home.  I’m hoping school lunch will be like a giant hug from me to keep her going for a few more hours at school.  Any ideas you have to offer would be much appreciated. 


Hawaiian Haystacks

Are you looking for a fresh delicious meal in 10 minutes?  This one can is quick, tasty and nutritious.  A meal that the whole family will love.  Isn’t this picture cute?  This is from my new BYU Cougars Cookbook!

Hawaiian Haystacks

Yield:  Serves 8


Frozen Meals are Frozen Assets.

This arcitle, written by Sharon Haddock, was in the Mormon Times yesterday.  Included are a few of my all time favorite recipes.  Thank you Sharon for writing such an incredible article highlighting my ideas on how to save time and money with freezer meals.

ELWOOD, Utah — Jenny Ahlstrom Stanger didn’t become a freezer-meal expert overnight.

The Mormon mom and cookbook author learned the secrets of good freezing one dish at a time.

Today, she has 207 foolproof, freezer recipes to share — healthy recipes that can save a busy wife and mother not only time but dollars as well (up to $300 per month for the average family).


Freezer Meals are Frozen Assets


This article is in the Mormon Times today!  The author, Sharon Haddock from the Deseret News, called me two weeks ago and met with me last week for the interview.   It can be intimidating to talk with a journalist, but Sharon made me feel at ease like I was talking with an old friend.   This article wasn’t supposed to be out until July, but she pushed to have it published online this week.  You will see it in print in July.  Thank you Sharon.