Can you recommend any family-friendly websites that would make cooking for my family any less stressful? I find it’s really difficult to find the energy to make a meal from scratch at the end of the day.
Absolutely! I'm always book-marking cooking websites and scouting for new cookbooks in my ongoing quest for healthy, easy-to-prepare, and kid-friendly recipes to try at home. Here are some of my favorites.
Websites
5to10aday.com www.5to10aday.com
All Recipes www.allrecipes.com
Chef Mom: Recipe Box chefmom.myria.com/recipebox/
Epicurious www.epicurious.com/recipes/
Food TV Canada: Recipes www.foodtv.ca/recipes
Health.com www.health.com/health/pdf/cook.pdf
Healthy Refrigerator www.healthyfridge.org
Meals Matter www.mealsmatter.org
National Pasta Association www.ilovepasta.org
Once a Month Cooking www.squidoo.com/onceamonthcooking/
Quick Tip of the Month lancaster.unl.edu/food/ciqtips.htm
The Reluctant Gourmet reluctantgourmet.com
Vegetarian Resource Group www.vrg.org
Whole Grains Council www.wholegrainscouncil.org/recipes.htm
Cookbooks
Albert-Ratchford, Theresa. Cook Once A Week, Eat Well Every Day. Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd., 2005.
Bissex, Janice Newell, MS, RD, and Liz Weiss, MS, RD. The Moms’ Guide to Meal Makeovers: Improving the Way Your Family Eats, One Meal at a Time! New York: Broadway Books, 2004.
Goldfarb, Aviva. The Six O’Clock Scramble: Quick, Healthy, and Delicious Dinner Recipes for Busy Families. New York: St. Martin’s Griffin, 2006.
Miller, Jan. Kid Favorites Made Healthy: 150 Delicious Recipes Kids Can’t Resist! New York: Meredith Books, 2003.
Roblin, Lynn, RD, and Bev Callaghan, RD. Suppertime Survival. Toronto: Suppertime Survival, 2005.
