Sugar & Spice by Celeste

I couldn't post my Homemade Naan Bread recipe without also sharing my favorite homemade hummus!  They go together like peanut butter and jelly, after all! I'm fairly certain our daughter could live off of hummus.  She loves it with soft pita bread, pita chips, grape tomatoes, sweet peppers and sliced cucumbers.  Really, our whole family loves it.  I've even been known to spread it on lightly toasted slices of my Homemade Naan Bread  with a  sprinkling of Everything Seasoning and sliced turkey for a quick turkey sandwich. For convenience sake, I often buy the individual snack packs of hummus at the grocery store to make snack time easy, but nothing beats making it homemade.  The lemon juice adds a terrific freshness, and this recipe reminds me of the hummus at Taziki's Mediterranean Cafe. Celeste's Favorite Hummus Ingredients: 1 (15 oz) can chick peas, drained (reserve liquid) 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1/4 cup tahini 1 clove garlic, minced 2 Tbsp Extra...

"Mooooooooom, can I have a snack??"   It can be a real struggle sometimes to find recipes that are healthy, easy and acceptable to the demanding (and sometimes very picky) palettes of little ones.  I mean, one day they love mac n'cheese and the next they wouldn't touch it with a 10 foot pole...am I right?!   This recipe was a BIG winner and has earned a spot in our regular snack rotation.  We BOTH enjoyed this one!   Not only could my daughter make it herself (which she loved), it's healthy and FUN to eat.  She so enjoyed skewering the strawberries herself (we later added blueberries also).   If you're always on the hunt for healthy snack recipes, do give this one a try!    Strawberries with Yogurt Dip Adapted from:  Food Network Magazine The Big, Fun Kids Cookbook   Ingredients: 1 cup low-fat plain yogurt 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract 1/4 tsp cinnamon 3 Tbsp strawberry preserves 1 lb fresh strawberries **Optional:  fresh bluebe...