Category: Meal Plan

  • Honey and Soy Glazed Turbot with Garlic Greens

    Honey and Soy Glazed Turbot with Garlic Greens

    Soy and Honey Glazed Turbot with Garlic Greens Life moves pretty fast with three kids, and it’s been a while since my last post.  Since I’ve taken on full-time stay-at-home parenting, I’ve been busy to say the least: diapering, rocking, potty-training, potty-training cleaning, pre-school transporting, and yes, cooking.  I’m always cooking.  I’ve come to really, […]

  • Braised Red Cabbage with Apples

    Braised Red Cabbage with Apples

    Braised Red Cabbage with Apples If you’re looking for a new vegetable dish to try  tonight I highly recommend this Braised Red Cabbage with Apples.  Here is why: It’s super easy, taking only about 10 minutes to throw together It’s pretty hard to screw up It tastes kind of like a candied version of a […]

  • Meal Plan Archives Available

    Meal Plan Archives Available

    Eat Happy Meal Plan Archives are Now Available Over the past several years I’ve written nearly two hundred weekly dinner meal plans for Eat Happy Meal Plan.  I’ve enjoyed writing and testing the recipes, (several of which are now published in my first book).   Having the weekly plan to send out always kept me on my […]

  • Oatmeal Breakfast Bar

    Oatmeal Breakfast Bar

    Oatmeal Breakfast Bar We have four breakfast eaters in our house, including one toddler and one four-year old, and not everyone is always delighted about the idea of an oatmeal breakfast.  While I’m happy to make other things for breakfast when there’s time, oatmeal is such dependable staple we’ve figured out how to make it stay interesting and […]

  • Pasta with Roasted Squash, Kielbasa and Apple Cider Reduction

    Pasta with Roasted Squash, Kielbasa and Apple Cider Reduction

    Pasta with Roasted Squash and Apple Cider Reduction Celebrate fall with this slightly sweet and beautiful Pasta with Roasted Squash, Kielbasa and Apple Cider Reduction. This dish has everything you need for a one-dish meal, including tons of veggies, whole grain pasta, and a little savory sausage. The apple and roasted butternut squash are delightfully […]

  • This Week’s Eat Happy Meal Plan Menu

    This Week’s Eat Happy Meal Plan Menu

    Meal Plan Menu Sept 28, 2014 It’s officially Fall, and time for heartier foods that build inner warmth and strength.  One of my favorite meals is this week’s Charbonnade of Beef: it’s a very traditional recipe, originally from James Beard.  Beef is sliced thin and cooked slowly with onions and beer in the oven until incredibly […]

  • Meal Plan Menu Week of September 7-13, 2014

    Meal Plan Menu Week of September 7-13, 2014

    Meal Plan Menu Sept 7-13 I had to post this particular meal plan menu, because it’s a celebration of something I love: traditional Italian tomato sauce!  I didn’t always love tomato sauce, but when I started making it myself (and especially when my Italian husband started to make it in large batches) I really began […]

  • Fresh Blueberry Cobbler with Cornmeal Crust

    Blueberry Cobbler with Cornmeal Crust What better way to celebrate the weekend and the end of blueberry season than with this Fresh Blueberry Cobbler with Cornmeal Crust?  It’s really delicious, and tastes like summer. I took the girls blueberry picking a couple of weeks ago and it was so fun.  It was the most hands-off […]

  • Meal Plan Menu for Week of August 10, 2014

    Meal Plan Menu for Week of August 10, 2014

    Eat Happy Meal Plan Menu and Shopping List Week of Aug 10, 2014 When I don’t follow my meal plan menus, I’m as lost as anyone else when it comes to dinner.  I end up making the same old thing, deciding last-minute, and ending up with something less tasty after a more stressful process.  Not […]

  • Sneak Peak: Meal Plan Menu for Week of Aug 3, 2014

    Sneak Peak: Meal Plan Menu for Week of Aug 3, 2014

      This Eat Happy Meal Plan menu can transform your relationship with dinner, if you let it!  This is the meal plan menu for next week, August 3-9th.  Can you believe it’s August already! This summertime menu highlights summer produce and makes cooking times as minimal as possible.  No one wants to slave over the stove when […]