Posts tagged mango

Summer Loving – Recipe: Portobello Mango Salad with Jalapeño Cilantro Ranch Dressing

Jul18th
2012 2 Comments

Written by cooking4mykids

I love the easy-going, slow pace of summer days. While I am slightly Type A when it comes to get organized, filing away everything from last year and preparing for a new year, I still definitely enjoy just sitting back and enjoying the moment. Yesterday I realized that I should have put, “Be spontaneous.” on the Summer Fun List. But, I definitely know that we do not need a list to dictate our schedule every day. So, be spontaneous was the order of the day. Gabriel said that he Continue…

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Summer Fun: Making Smoothies – Recipe: Lime, Mango, Banana Smoothie

Jun13th
2012 1 Comment

Written by cooking4mykids

We are trying out different smoothies each week so that we can keep track of them and determine our favorites. When Gabriel woke up feeling under the weather this week, the one thing that sounded good to him was a smoothie. His only request was that it have banana in it. So, I got to work on our latest creation. We thought that it turned out really good…so good that he requested it the next morning, too. That is always the definition of a recipe success in my book. [amd-zlrecipe-recipe:224] Continue…

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Summer Fun: Making Popsicles – Recipe: Strawberry Mango Popsicles

Jun6th
2012 3 Comments

Written by cooking4mykids

We started our summer break in full force yesterday. Since we do not have a set plan of what to do each day, we just woke up, looked at the list, and selected some fun things to do. One of the things that caught their attention was making popsicles. While I had made popsicles out of juice before, I had never pureed my fruit and made them that way. The littles loved them, and, even though they eat plenty of fruit, I still felt great knowing that they were getting some nutrition Continue…