Tofu, Spinach & Mushrooms

Much like most soups, my kids hate tofu. But like the dreaded soup, there are several exceptions to the rule and oddly enough, this is one of them. Sorry for the fuzzy photo, while I was pretending to be a photographer a very cute and tiny little person was drooling on my leg, screaming "up, up." I caved and my photo suffered.

Tofu cubes seasoned with tamari, rice vinegar, ginger and garlic and stir fried with mushrooms & spinach; brown rice; kumquats and 2 organic Frog & Toad cookies.

waste generated: none :). . .I think I'm on a roll

Enough with the Pie Already

When Spring is in full swing and the berries are ripe, I promise that I will not include gourds on my menu, but Pie? Well, pie is always in season, and it appears that I can not get enough of the stuff. I believe it is the perfect food, but then, one could question my logic.

This lunch was made with the remnants of my husband's birthday dinner. It is more like hangover food than nutritious lunch food, but it's Friday, and it is better than greasy pizza, chocolate milk and a giant brownie (or is it?).

Pumpkin Pie (made with organic pumpkin scavenged from a friend's garden) with whole wheat crust; organic whipped cream (no sugar added); Baked Tortilla chips with guacamole and salsa dips.

waste generated: none :)

Veggie Sandwich

Veggie Sandwich on homemade half organic whole wheat baguette (half unbleached organic all purpose flour) made with mashed avocado and banana spread and green leaf lettuce; side of sliced apples and tahini dip (my kids will eat plain tahini on bread or as a dip so long as I buy the roasted, salted version and add a touch of honey).

waste generated: none :)

Po'Boy

This is actually one of my favorite fast foods, but I call this the Po'Boy because the main entree is something that can be thrown together even when the cubboard is nearly bare. It is suppose to be a play on words, and I just realized that I'm not entirely sure that I got it right.

Orzo and egg pasta (cook any kind of pasta you have on hand, drain, throw into a frying pan on medium heat, add a scrambled egg and cook through); carrot pieces, apricots and cream (the apricots were canned when they were in season - the cream is skimmed from the top of our bottled organic milk); frog and toad cookies (sort of like oatmeal chocolate chip, but with lots of healthy additions like wheat germ and millet).

waste generated: none :)

Granola Sundae

Unlike my oldest daughter who believes that yogurt is the only food group, Aidan is not enamored with it. However, as a potential sundae it has more appeal. 3 scoops of Nancy's organic nonfat yogurt; dried blueberry granola; plain organic oats; trail mix of cranberries, almonds and banana chips.

waste generated: none :)

Tuna Lettuce Wrap

After all the heavy food of the holidays, it seems right to start back to school with something light. Lettuce wraps with line caught albacore and yellowtail tuna, garnished with Fuji Apple Matchsticks, trail mix with raw organic almonds, banana chips and raisins, Kettle lightly salted potato chips.

waste generated: one wax paper bag

Cookies

Any cooking projects over the holiday break?, but of course. I took photos of these sugar cookies for two reasons: first, because this is the first time I've ever made sugar cookies that actually looked good enough to share (prior sugar cookie attempts looked like something baked by a talented three year old. In case your curious, the secret is in the meringue powder.); the second reason is posterity, because it seems unlikely I'll ever make them again, but I have a new appreciation for those who do.