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Just a few food photos for anyone looking for inspiration. I go online on Saturday mornings now to plan out the dinners for the week, and can always use inspiration myself. I have been really bad about taking dinner photos. The kids are usually hungry and either helping make the food, set the table, get drinks etc. that I don’t have much time to say “wait let me take a photo” haha. But I’ve got a few so I thought I’d share..
The one and only lunch picture I took. Edamame has been a big hit with my youngest. I send frozen (but fully cooked) in his lunch and they are defrosted by lunch. He also really likes quorn faux chicken-he is not a sandwich eater.
Some things we’ve done for dinner during the weeks are fettuccine alfredo, breakfast for dinner (we actually do some variety of breakfast food for dinner almost once every week) in the photo is was gingerbread waffles (which everyone loved thank goodness), faux sausage links, and berry smoothies with spinach (which you would never know). We also made faux chicken pot pies and instead of making crusts I cooked them with biscuits on top. The biscuits need to cook on their own for a little bit first to make sure they are cooked all the way through, then you can add them on top for the last five minutes or so.
My biggest challenge has been getting my youngest son to love veggies. My oldest will eat any vegetable and really likes most of them. I really try not to hide them (as in the case with the spinach) but figure hiding and having them on the plate is a win/win. So we have been branching out by preparing veggies differently, offering veg that they might not have had before, etc….this week’s menu includes artichoke, acorn squash, and corn/zucchini saute.
I really like the following websites for food inspiration:
Martha Stewart Everyday Food and
The Pioneer Woman’s Tasty Kitchen
What websites do you like/use?
I’m going to make it my goal to try and get a few food photos in every week so I can make posts now and again like this, with just a bunch of meals.
Um, I think you’re going to have to share a recipe for the pot pies!
Comment by Melissa Crowe 09.19.09 @ 10:33 amI like this one for inpiration too: http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/
Comment by Monica 09.19.09 @ 11:07 amHi Heidi!
I’m a vegetarian, but eat vegan a lot. Two sites I like a lot are vegandad (http://vegandad.blogspot.com/) and post punk kitchen (http://www.theppk.com/recipes/) I thought I’d post links in case you didn’t know about them.
Cheers!
Aggie (Pastelly)
Hi Heidi!
I’m a vegetarian, but eat vegan a lot. Two sites I like a lot are vegandad (http://vegandad.blogspot.com/) and post punk kitchen (http://www.theppk.com/recipes/) I thought I’d post links in case you didn’t know about them.
Cheers!
Aggie
wow! that lunch photo is so neat! makes me want to be more creative about packing up my own lunches. thanks for the inspiration!
Comment by Ann 09.19.09 @ 12:15 pmi like the website simplyrecipes.com. it’s a food blog!
Comment by lacey 09.19.09 @ 12:15 pmWhere is that little squirrel pick from? Absolutely adorable!
Comment by Morgan 09.19.09 @ 12:28 pmI mix jars of baby food vegetables into just about everything that I can get away with-pizza sauce, chili, mac n cheese. You’d be amazed at how it just blends in. I don’t lie to my boys about it. I just tell them that they won’t be able to taste the veggies. That way they learn that they eating good food doesn’t have to be such a chore.
Comment by Maggie 09.19.09 @ 5:35 pmIs that a vegan alfredo sauce? I’m looking for a good dairy free recipe.
Comment by Jessica! 09.19.09 @ 6:05 pmI like justbento for bento ideas, and exclusivelyfood for beautiful photos of food! also they have step by step photographs, so it’s really great. I hate when recipes don’t have pictures. How am i supposed to know what the food is supposed to look like??! The only thing is that I believe exclusivelyfood is australian, so the measurements are a little different
I also use Martha Stewart recipes as well
Comment by Sisi 09.20.09 @ 3:14 amI look to smitten kitchen for inspiration. A lot of it is meat related but her recipes are very easy to slip in substitutes with, and she also likes to use seasonal ingredients.
Comment by Katy Riley 09.20.09 @ 6:47 ami love this site because you can get recipes based on what you feel like cooking with =)
Comment by Sandy 09.21.09 @ 9:33 amCan I have a recipe for those little ramekin pot pies? So cute! I like Real Simple for recipes cause they are easy and quick to make on weeknights. I usually check Martha’s site too.
Comment by Amber 09.21.09 @ 12:32 pmoh my goodness! Everything looks so tasty!
Comment by Bobbie 09.21.09 @ 7:38 pmMy favorite website for vegan recipes, meal ideas, pictures, and restaurant/travel reviews is http://www.cadryskitchen.com.
Comment by DB 09.22.09 @ 1:12 am