Meal Planning #12: Super Bowl Special: Food to feed your team.

The Super Bowl is coming up in a week. So this edition of Meal Planning (over 50 recipes), I have put together a huge assortment of Super Bowl snack/appetizers, along side the standard meal lineup. I also have quick breakfasts covered, kids snacks (chocolate pudding), a delicious wine option and lots of other delicious items. 


This week you can make the men in your life say "is there any more?," while tempting your taste buds.


I have kicked it up a notch, well for me anyways. I do not like much heat in my cooking. But this week there are some recipes which could heat things up (Cucumber Jalapeno Margarita and Jalapeno Rosemary Fritters). Know someone who loves to eat Pop Tarts, well then shoot this to them because they can now make their own, and with whole wheat flour or Gluten Free. 


What about the kids or kids at heart, in your life? They might not enjoy veggies right now, so make Fruit Tacos. Don't fret about breakfast, there are 20 + recipes to feed your brain and body. Lots more to choose from, including six Helpful Links.


Helpful Links this week are (below photos and recipes): 
1. 15 Fantastic Super Bowl Dips
2. Ideas for when you are so hungry you could eat a plate 
3. 7 recipes when you want some peanut butter
4.  Meal planning for a family on $250 a month
5. Learning all about green drinks
6. A month of stir fry recipes


PS. In some of these recipes it calls for cream cheese, milk, sour cream. A great alternative is Greek yogurt. To thin it out, you can add almond or coconut milk or use those in place of milk. If it calls for sugar you can try these alternatives from the Gluten Free Goddess Gluten Free Baking Substitutions & Gluten Free Baking Without Sugar.


Meal #1

Simple Bites

Coconut Ginger Chicken Vegetables (slow-cooker-challenge)

Meal #2

The Healthy Diaries

Veggie Lasagna Roll ups

The Whole Life Nutrition Kitchen

Raw Kale Avocado Salad

Meal #3

Sprouted Kitchen

Black Bean + Butternut Squash Soup

Meal #4

SkinnyTaste.com

Coconut Chicken Salad with Warm Honey

Meal #5

The Kitchn

Asparagus Bean Salad over Arugula

Rawmazing

Spicy Veggie Raw Food "Stir Fry"

Worth Trying


Snacks/Appetizers {14}

Super Healthy Kids

Fruit Tacos, When They Don't Like Salad

The Little Epicurean

Homemade Samoa Cookies

Coupon Clipping Cook

Baked Herb and Parmesan Potato Slices

Redefined Creativity

Herded Cream Cheese

The Curvy Carrot

Vegetable and Quinoa Bites

Martha Stewart

Creamy Deviled Eggs

From My Lemony Kitchen

Apple, Salmon and Capers

Mel's Kitchen Cafe

Sweet Berry Bruschetta

Six in the Suburbs

Bite Size Pizza Puffs

Women's Health

Nachos with Chicken and Black Beans 

Can use Greek Yogurt instead of Light Sour Cream

The Indolent Cook

Jalapeno Rosemary Potato Fritters

CHOW

Caramelized Union Dip

Hungry Foodies Pharmacy

Roasted Sweet Potato Cube with Cilantro Jalapeno Aiolo Dip

I Eat Trees

Raw Vegan Magic Truffles

Drinks {4}

Gastro Chic

Cucumber Jalapeno Margarita

Sing for Your Supper

Greener or Brownish Monster Smoothie

Healthy Blender Recipes

Vegan Chocolate Spinach Shake

Cupcake Vineyards

Red Velvet Wine

Lunch {4}

Skinnytaste.com

Roast Beef, Arugula, Shaved Parmesan 

on a Baguette 

Closet Cooking

Spinach and Feta Quesadillas

Oh She Glows

Vegetable and Edamame Pasta with Basil Cream Sauce

Keep it Skinny

Avocado, Tomato, Sprouts and Pepperjack with Chive Spread

Breakfast {24}

101 Cookbooks

Herbed Cream Cheese Scrambled Eggs

My Baking Addiction

Zucchini Cookies/Muffins

Our Best Bites

20 Quick and Healthy Breakfast Recipes

Martha Stewart

Quinoa Cakes

Deliciously Organic

Pop Tart Two Ways (Gluten Free or Whole Wheat)

Misc {5}

The Family Kitchen

Vegan Walnut Pesto Sauce

The Coconut Mama

Deceptively Delicious Chocolate Pudding

100 Days of Real Food Challenge

Overnight Homemade Chicken Broth

Annies Eats

Homemade Veggie Broth

Whole Foods

Gluten Free Pie Crust

Helpful Links

1. Dips for your Super Bowl party? This should give you some ideas.
Our Best Bites
15 Fantastic Dips for Super Bowl Sunday

2. When you are so hungry your finger looks good.
Helpful Pursuit
 Oh-my-gosh-if-I-don’t-eat-right-now-I’m-going-to-die-Snacks

3. Peanut Butter 7 Different Ways
Chocolate Covered Katie
7 Uses for Peanut Butter

4. Finding a budget for your family. Found out what you can put on your meal plan with this example.
Keeper of the Home
What I Would Feed My Family on $250 a Month

5. Learning all about green drinks. This is for the whole family too!
The Diva Dish
All About Green Drinks 101

6. Get Stir Fry recipes for every day of the month.
The Tip Nut
Stir Fry Recipes


I got meat, raw meals, gluten free, Vegan, kid friendly, finger food, hearty soups and everything in between. Did anything sound good? Maybe caught your eye, that you might not of ever tried?


This was fun to do. I so enjoy finding recipes for me and you too. Catch you next week. I hope you enjoy the game, commercials or the company for the Super Bowl. 


Take care!


Linda Jacobson
The Helpful Sister

Recipe Lineup #9: Pinterest Pinfest of Yumminess (70+ recipes)

So my motivation to make a weekly recipe list (over 70 recipes this week) for my family took off early fall of 2011. Some how, I came across a website called Pinterest. It is the new craze for social media. It truly is the mother ship of visual information. So, this is where I get most of my weekly recipes (the secret is out.) I also have found, over 400 other recipes sites, I stumble through when Pinterest has given me my fill. 


So this week, what have I pinned? Oh a little of this and a little of that. Some great recipes for your little ones. A little selection of snacks and treats. A salad in the middle of it all. You will find some take out or restaurant recipes, which you can make in your home. Find some smoothies that will refresh and revive you.  Scroll down to find over 20+ recipes for you, your family, friends, co-workers (if you have leftovers to take to work) to enjoy. Plus a link to find 50 healthy recipes to jump start your 2012 off from Two Peas & Their Pod. 



Meal #1

Taste of Home

Cinnamon Apple Pork Chops

The Family Kitchen

Hasselback Baked Sweet Potato 

Apples & pork chops, you just can not go wrong. I have never had a sweet potato cooked this way so it will be fun to see how it turns out. Let me know how it goes at your house. 

Meal #2

Zen Family Habits

Veggie Laksa

The Family Kitchen

Homemade Pot stickers

This just seems like a fun pairing. I am hoping the finger food will be enjoyed by the our kids as much as us. I love it when I can find a delicious recipe that is a typically ordered for take out. Who here loves this pairing?

Oh, The Zen Family Habit link is not just for the Laksa. You can get 4 other quick recipes using 5 ingredients. The Laksa is the second recipe, so you might have to scroll to see it. 

Meal #3

Eating Well

Baked Cod Casserole

Turntable Kitchen

Roasted Squash with Mint, Pepitas and Balsamic

Pepitas....or no shell pumpkin seeds. Had no idea that was what they were called. What a rich meal. I think I will be using Talapia instead of the cod. Like Trader Joes selection of that kinds of fish over the cod. Might have to follow this one up with something sort of sorbet to get the taste buds back to normal. 

Meal #4

Mama Loves Food

Corn and Potato Chowder

Nicole Hunn

Cornmeal Dinner Rolls -Gluten Free

Yah, me and Dry Active Yeast are not the best of friends. Every time I try to use the stuff, the product never makes it to the oven. It might be that I don't have the patience or the skill. I would much rather make a muffin or a bread stick. Those always turn out. :) I probably will not try this because of our past experiences. However, I did think it was a fun recipe. Will any of you going to be mixing it up and putting these Gluten Free Rolls in the oven? 

Meal #5

iVillage 

Chicken and Lasagna Roll-Ups

paired with 

Iowa Girl Eats 

Homemade (3) ingredient Spaghetti Sauce

Seasoned with Love

Bucca Di Beppo Apple Gorgonzola Salad with Italian Vinaigrette

This is going to be an Italian meal for friends to enjoy as well. Happy to find this recipe for Bucca Di Beppo, which is a family style Italian Restaurant.

Worthy Trying

Drinks

Wishful Chef

Dandelion Green Smoothie with Pears & Coconut Water

Jeannette's Healthy Living

Green Tea Smoothie

Epicurious

Joint Relief Green Juice

Treats/Snacks

Thursday Night Smack Down

Meyer Lemon Curd

Fat Free Vegan Kitchen

Skinny Figgy Bars

The CopyCat Cook

Fruit Roll-Ups 

The Wannabe Chef

Raw Dark Chocolate Peppermint Pudding

Weelicious

Avocado Honey Dip

Breakfast

Martha Stewart

French Toast Kebabs 

The Kitchen

Apricot Yogurt Scones

Salad

Oh She Grows

High Protein Quinoa Almond Berry Salad

Happy times in your kitchen and stomach!


Isn't it a much better experience when you step into that grocery store and you have a list with you? Even better, isn't a great feeling to have meals planned out? Are you making any changes to how you are planning, shopping, preparing your meals since 2012 is so fresh? Do share in the comments. 


I would love to hear what your favorites were. Ones you just won't try or maybe something you tweaked. Come on, don't be shy. If you knew me you would be jumping on the comment bandwagon and shouting from the laptop all you feel. 


Many thanks to YOU, for making it all the way down to this sentence. I know your days are filled with your everyday ventures, so thanks for seeing what I do each week. If you liked this, share away. If it helped you, it might help your circle of cool people.


Want even more inspiration to have a healthy new year? Here is a great link from Two Peas & Their Pod which has 50 recipes with ingredients that could make it on your grocery list. Oh they all sound yummy. 




Munch, Munch, Yum, Num, Mmmmm Good. 


See you next week. 


Linda Jacobson
The Helpful Sister