Lucky you! You’ve found the source for family meals that are full of kid-friendly flavors, a good mix of quick dinners and slow weekend recipes, and meals that are anything but boring. Feeding kids that are picky eaters is a special challenge, and my two kids have made me an expert. We have plenty of recipes plus sample meal plans, seasonal meal plans, and loads of meal planning strategies to bring harmony back to your dinner table. If you appreciate food for its variety in texture, color, and flavor but still need kid-approved substitutions, this is your place. Welcome!
Trending Recipes
Here are our most popular recipes, from beverages and dips to main dishes and dessert. You are sure to find something new to try!
- Creamy Cilantro Pepita Dressing
- Homemade 3 Ingredient Peaches and Cream Ice Cream
- Easy Chicken Pecan Salad (With 5 Variations!)
- Mom's Simple Microwave Hollandaise Sauce (No Blender)
- Strawberry Lemon Bars with Shortbread Crust
- Simple 3-Ingredient Sweet Corn Ice Cream (no eggs)
- Frozen Burrito Casserole with Green Enchilada Sauce
- Fresh Cucumber Jalapeno Lemonade (Cocktails or Mocktails)
Meal Planning Made Simple
Meal planning is my ticket to weeknight sanity and I wouldn't make it through hectic weeks without a plan of action for dinners. I want to help you find the same success! Check out some of these posts for my best meal planning information.
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Summertime Favorites
- Grilled Peach and Burrata Salad with Pesto Salad Dressing
- Quick and Easy Cast Iron Chicken Pomodoro
- Baja Shrimp Cocktail
- Instant Pot Creamy Pesto Chicken Spaghetti
- Instant Pot Shredded Beef Tacos with Mango Cucumber Salad
- Amazing Apple and Blackberry Crumble
- Cast Iron Salmon with Homemade Mango and Peach Salsa
- Grilled Bread Panzanella with White Beans
Browse Recipes by Category
There are recipes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and everything in between and you can find everything in the Recipe Index listed by category. Here are a few popular categories to browse.
Cassie Waltman
I’m Cassie, I started this blog to provide meal planning advice and tasty recipes that the whole family can enjoy. It is my goal to bring you information and recipes to avoid refused dinners, recipe fails, and that dreaded late-afternoon panic when someone asks, “what’s for dinner?”
Recent Posts
What's new? It's this! Here's where you'll find the latest recipes, meal plans, and recipe collections.
Favorite Salad Recipes
Salads can work as side dishes or make a whole meal all on their own. These recipes will liven up the dinner rotation with new flavors and fresh ingredients. Salads are one of the secret weapons in feeding picky eaters, with loads of options for customizing and building a plate in DIY fashion.
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Flavor Packed Main Dishes
At the center of any dinner is the main dish and we have a great variety of options, from chicken and beef to vegetarian recipes. Any time we find a kid-friendly substitution or variation, we let you know so that everyone at the table can enjoy the meal together.
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Updated Posts
Occasionally we add more details to the recipe preparation, capture new photos, or update other information so that you have the best chance of success in making recipes at home. These recipes are the most recently updated.
