Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog A Family that Eats Together, where she shares meal plans and recipes that will please foodies and children alike. Nicole is also the creator of the new Little Froglet line of children's activewear.Here's Nicole's meal plan for this week.
I think this might be our new favorite recipe. Not only is it healthy but also it tastes amazing. We have been eating the left over’s for a few days now and it only gets better. Add it to a salad for lunch and you will impress all your co-workers. The dill and sweet vinegar add a nice acidity to the creaminess that the goat cheese imparts on the vinaigrette. This would also be an amazing sauce for fish. I served this with spaghetti but rice or crunchy bread would also be perfect.
Christmas time means cookie-making time, and to my family, nothing says "Happy Holidays" like making, cutting out, and decorating sugar cookies. Sure, you can buy the ready-made dough in the tube at the supermarket, but sugar cookies really aren't that difficult to make. Try this recipe, and you'll probably become part of your holiday baking repertoire.
The kids love to help roll out the dough and cut out cookies in different shapes with our collection of Christmas cookies cutters. Christmas trees, stars, candy canes, and snowmen are all fun to decorate in different ways. You can use frosting, candy sprinkles, colored sugar, chocolate chips, or anything your imagination can come up with.
This sugar cookie recipe is a little unusual in that it uses lemon juice and zest in place of the more typical vanilla. I love the fresh flavor imparted by the lemon, so give it a try. (It's adapted from a Martha Stewart recipe, so it has to be good, right?)
My daughter's been learning about Hanukkah in school, and even though we're not Jewish and don't celebrate, we thought it would be fun to cook up a traditional dish associated with the holiday. What could be more appropriate than braised beef brisket?
Cooked for hours at low heat with aromatic vegetables, this normally tough cut of meat becomes tender and delicious. It's a the perfect comfort food meal for a cold winter night. This recipe is adapted from one by Ina Garten, with a few of my own modifications thrown in.
Serve this with some noodles or mashed potatoes and good crusty bread with which to mop up the wonderful sauce. Everyone at our dinner table cleaned their plates, even my daughter, who's a notoriously picky eater.
Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog A Family that Eats Together, where she shares meal plans and recipes that will please foodies and children alike. Nicole is also the creator of the new Little Froglet line of children's activewear.Here's Nicole's meal plan for this week.
My husband was a vegetarian when I met him eons ago. I remember when we first started dating, I didn’t have a ton of dishes in my repertoire but this dish I knew how to make really well and I made it often just to feed myself. My husband recalls that the smell of this dish cooking was too tempting to pass up and he ended up trying it. Needless to say… I won him over with it and it was the last of his vegetarianism.
Not only is this dish amazing, but also it is quick and easy to make, not to mention healthy! Serve with your favorite pasta.
Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog A Family that Eats Together, where she shares meal plans and recipes that will please foodies and children alike. Nicole is also the creator of the new Little Froglet line of children's activewear.Here's Nicole's meal plan for this week.
I love when plain-old chicken breasts are exciting and full of flavor. Even though these are baked, they are juicy and intense with textures and flavor. I like to serve these with a side salad but if you need a carb try brown rice for a healthy and fulfilling meal in no time.
Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog A Family that Eats Together, where she shares meal plans and recipes that will please foodies and children alike. Nicole is also the creator of the new Little Froglet line of children's activewear.Here's Nicole's meal plan for this week.
My son has been averse to kale so in my attempt to convince him of how good it is, I introduced it as a pesto. After one bowl, he was asking for seconds. The saltiness of the parmesan cheese with the toasted almonds and caramelized onions makes this leafy green nutty and sweet in this savory pesto.
This year, as I've done for several years now, I'll cook our Thanksgiving turkey on the charcoal barbeque grill. This is, in my humble opinion, the best way to cook a turkey, hands down. And it frees up the oven for more important Thanksgiving fare, like pie.
Cooking the turkey on the grill has long been my family's favorite way of doing so. I know a lot of people like to deep fry their turkeys in one of those turkey fryer contraptions, but as Captain Kirk shows in this cautionary video, it can be hazardous to life and limb.
Here's what you'll need to cook up your turkey on the grill. My method is optimized for your standard 22-inch Weber charcoal grill, so your mileage may vary with other kinds. I have no idea if this will work on gas grills, so if you try it and it doesn't work don't blame me.
For as long as I can remember, my mom made cornbread stuffing for Thanksgiving dinner. Her stuffing is sweet from the cornbread and savory from the herbs. This recipe can’t be beat. It is always so popular at our Thanksgiving dinner that I have to double the recipe to feed everyone!
Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog A Family that Eats Together, where she shares meal plans and recipes and family dining ideas that will please foodies and children alike. Nicole is also the creator of the new Little Froglet line of children's activewear. Check out Nicole's meal plan for this week.
This week, we feature a selection of Nicole's fantastic recipes for Thanksgiving. We'll start with dessert first—a pumpkin chiffon pie with graham cracker crust, and highlight more delicious dishes throughout the week.
Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog 
Christmas time means cookie-making time, and to my family, nothing says "Happy Holidays" like making, cutting out, and decorating sugar cookies. Sure, you can buy the ready-made dough in the tube at the supermarket, but sugar cookies really aren't that difficult to make. Try this recipe, and you'll probably become part of your holiday baking repertoire.
My daughter's been learning about Hanukkah in school, and even though we're not Jewish and don't celebrate, we thought it would be fun to cook up a traditional dish associated with the holiday. What could be more appropriate than braised beef brisket?
Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog 
Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog 
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This year, as I've done for several years now, I'll cook our Thanksgiving turkey on the charcoal barbeque grill. This is, in my humble opinion, the best way to cook a turkey, hands down. And it frees up the oven for more important Thanksgiving fare, like pie.
Marin Mommies presents a selection of delicious Thanksgiving side dish recipes from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog 
Marin Mommies presents this week's guest recipe from Nicole Cibellis, Marin mom and author of the blog 
