Thursday, July 1, 2010

more snack foods for dinner

I seem to be developing a theme in our dinners--snack foods. Here is dinner from a few nights ago--potato skins, salad, fruit and green smoothies. That's balanced, right?? It was actually quite yummy, at least for me. I had a bag of organic potatoes from Trader Joe's that needed using up. Ditto with half a tub of sour cream and some green onions languishing in the vegetable drawer. You know how it goes.
Green smoothies up the nutrition of any meal . . .
and they are so popular with my children, who think I make the best smoothies in the world! That warms my heart. I hope they always think so.

11 comments:

We Blog Artists said...

my kids would be ALL over this dinner...they love anything with the word "SNACK" in!
HUGS
and HAPPY CANADA DAY!
Char.x

Andrea said...

I think you've found the secret to summer eating...easy and fun!

Cheryl said...

Just found your beautiful blog recently. I wanted to say I'm sure in years to come they'll be telling everyone that no-one cooks like their mother and calling you up for family recipes. In my mother's case, recipes she has long forgotten she ever cooked, because those are the ones I remember the best!

Rain said...

seems like you've found the secret to summer eatin'.
those potato skins look yummy.

Kristen said...

Would I find your green smoothie recipe under your food label? You've convinced me...I'm going to try making some. :)

Mary Beth said...

Kristen--yes! Scroll down to the bottom of this post. http://saltandchocolate.blogspot.com/2010/04/in-kitchen-lately.html
Anything goes, of course, but this is the combination that has been so successful for us.

Maiz Connolly said...

Wow, YUM! Those potato skins look so good... I'm going to have to make some of those ASAP!

Nicole Vangen said...

An invitation??? I'll be there - what time? My mouth is watering.

Yum!

Dawn said...

We love light dinners in the Summer...I am going to make the fried zucs soon and one of my favorite meals is a big bowl of popcorn and a smoothie. The smoothie def makes it a healthy meal ;)

Paul and Ines said...

We do green smoothies too...so Yummy!!

Personalized Chocolate Gifts said...

green smoothies is my sister's favorite that every dinner we always have it...