Simply Delicious: Kid-Friendly

Week 2 of Simply Delicious brings you Kid-Friendly Recipes.  Cooking for kids doesn’t need to mean that the parents have to eat bland, uninteresting food.  Check out these creative & classic kid-friendly meal ideas from a collection of awesome food bloggers.  I just know that you’ll find them Simply Delicious…

1. Cinnamon Pumpkin Oatmeal (Breakfast) Cookies – “cookies” are a great way to keep breakfast fun & easy to eat on the go – try mixing it up to include different healthy ingredients
- Read the Recipe:  The Spiced Life
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2. French Toast Sticks – serving french toast as slivers makes the meal finger-friendly & fun to dunk in syrup
– Read the recipe:  Biscuits and Such (photo below)
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3. Open Faced Vegetable Melt with Homemade Tomato Soup – check out this beautiful take on grilled cheese & tomato soup, only far more interesting & with a some extra veggies!
– Read the recipes:  Baking and Books
– Vegetable Melt
– Tomato Soup

4. Sensational Mini Meat Loaves – mini-meatloaves = genius! If you don’t have the mini-loaf pans, I bet muffin tins will work just fine…
– Read the recipe: Culinary Cory (photo below)
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5. Corny dogs – these reminders of the county fair will spark a desire for kid’s food in even the most discriminating adult
– Read the recipe: Homesick Texan
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6.Apricot Leather – granted, it might seem a bit intimidating to make your own fruit leather, but the result surely seems worth the effort…
Read the recipe: Make and Takes
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7. Parmesan Crusted Baked Zucchini Sticks with Marinara Sauce – if your kids like chicken fingers, try these delicious “veggie fingers” instead
– Read the recipe: Closet Cooking (photo below)
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8. Cherry Soy Yogurt Smoothie – it’s like a milkshake, but full on nutrients!
– Read the recipe: FatFree Vegan Kitchen
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9. Roasted Sweet Potato Fries with Rosemary and Garlic with Buttermilk Blue Cheese Dressing – try these as a side dish, an appetizer, or an afternoon snack
– Read the recipe: Pinch My Salt (photo below)
– Fries
– Dressing

10. Easy Lemon, Berry and Yogurt Popsicles – this simple combination of ingredients might just make you want to experiment with your own yogurt pops!
– Read the recipe: La Tartine Gourmande
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Do you have a recipe that simplifies your life? Tell me about it.

Next week’s recipe theme: Meat Free Meals.