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juliana147 wrote:
We do homemade pizzas here, too, and lots of leftovers. 
Other favorites:
-pasta baked with mozzarella cheese and tomato sauce, sometimes with leftover veggies added
-cubed ham mixed with pasta, cheese, and vegetables
-baked potatoes with homemade chili on top
-homemade calzone (we're currently on this kick!)
-homemade chicken nuggets with salad
-frittatas
We tend to eat a very hearty lunch, and will sometimes just do a big salad with a protein in it for dinner. My kids are older, and we tend to be running around close to dinnertime... I have more predictable time for involved meal prep at lunch.
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Thanks Juliana
What do you normally do to make calzone and frittatas?
God Bless.
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all for God wrote:
Our oatmeal bar recipe calls for 4 eggs I thought that would be enough. It worked well when we first switched from regular cereal, but it doesn't seem to be working as well for the kids now.
I'll see what I can do to make the start of the day more protein intensive.
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4 eggs for how many servings though.
There are other ways to "beef up" your protein in the oatmeal bars. Adding nuts for instance.. I have a recipe for them that I came up with and I'll use cranberry sauce and dried cranberries and walnuts in them for instance. You might be able to add dried milk.. or a protein pwd.. or a mix of grains in them or serving them with yogurt or cottage cheese..
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JodieLyn wrote:
| I have a recipe for them that I came up with and I'll use cranberry sauce and dried cranberries and walnuts in them for instance. |
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Your recipe sounds good to me!!  But I have several children who would HATE the cranberries and one with a walnut allergy. I think I'll tweak my recipe and maybe add the milk powder, etc.
I think just having eggs with it may help, too.
Thanks so much! 
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Oh my recipe is around here somewhere... I just use apple sauce in it.. and discovered that I could use any fruit sauce.. cranberry sauce or blend canned fruit like peaches or whatever.. So mine changes all the time. Right now we've been making them "plain" because then the baby can have some.
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hi Jennifer! I usually make a huge batch of spaghetti sauce once a month and freeze it in smaller portions. For the calzone, I make a whole wheat pizza dough in my bread machine, then cut it into 8-10 pieces. I roll out each piece, and place in the middle: spaghetti sauce, grated mozzarella (and sometimes parmesan), and ricotta cheese. You can also add broccoli, greens, ham, or whatever else your family likes inside. Then I fold it over and seal the edges with the tines of a fork. It's baked for 30 minutes at 400.
It's never the same each time I make it... guess I'm just an intuitive baker.
For the frittatas, I mix 4 eggs, 12 tablespoons each of flour and water, and Parmesan cheese (I eyeball this, I guess it's about 1/4 cup.) I also sometimes add cubed ham, leftover broccoli (although one child doesn't like it this way!), or chopped olives. This gets poured into glass pie dishes coated with melted margarine or butter and baked for 24 minutes or so (watch it- it can brown too much!) at 400 degrees.
We have food allergies here, too, and I have found that it's forced me to be a better cook!
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hi Jennifer! I usually make a huge batch of spaghetti sauce once a month and freeze it in smaller portions. For the calzone, I make a whole wheat pizza dough in my bread machine, then cut it into 8-10 pieces. I roll out each piece, and place in the middle: spaghetti sauce, grated mozzarella (and sometimes parmesan), and ricotta cheese. You can also add broccoli, greens, ham, or whatever else your family likes inside. Then I fold it over and seal the edges with the tines of a fork. It's baked for 30 minutes at 400.
It's never the same each time I make it... guess I'm just an intuitive baker.
For the frittatas, I mix 4 eggs, 12 tablespoons each of flour and water, and Parmesan cheese (I eyeball this, I guess it's about 1/4 cup.) I also sometimes add cubed ham, leftover broccoli (although one child doesn't like it this way!), or chopped olives. This gets poured into glass pie dishes coated with melted margarine or butter and baked for 24 minutes or so (watch it- it can brown too much!) at 400 degrees.
We have food allergies here, too, and I have found that it's forced me to be a better cook!
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That all sounds VERY good, thanks ladies!!!! 
BTW: A walnut/pecan allergy is very easy to work around, so I'm not much of cook!!  I'm WAY better then I was years ago when we were newly-weds. 
I must admit I'm more of an arts and craft kinda gal! 
God Bless,
~Jennifer
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