Recipes - The North County Moms

Crunchy Kale Chopped Salad with 3-Ingredient Hummus Dressing

  A salad you can prep ahead makes weekday lunches or dinners come together quickly. This kale salad from Kathleen Ashmore is served with a super-easy homemade hummus dressing (just combine hummus, olive oil, lemon and salt).  Add grilled chicken or chickpeas for...

Marshmallow Lollipop Hearts

Valentine’s treats like these Marshmallow Heart Lollipops from South OC Moms are both an activity for kids to help with and a festive snack. Happy Valentine’s Day, Moms! Ingredients: Square Marshmallows Chocolate of choice to melt Lollipop Sticks Festive...

Meet Aliza J. Sokolow — Author of a New Book for Picky Eaters

Feeding our kids and introducing them to new and healthy foods can feel like a part-time job in and of itself. A new book from food stylist, photographer and private chef Aliza J. Sokolow, THIS IS WHAT I EAT: Fun Activities for Mindful Eating is full of activities,...

Chinese Chicken Salad from Habitual Hostess

This story and recipe was contributed by Habitual Hostess. CHINESE CHICKEN SALAD When living in San Francisco, Rustic Bakery was my go-to lunch spot for one reason- this salad. Now I live on the other side of the country, so I had to figure out a way to recreate my...

María Felicia’s 2023 New Year Body… Cleanse – Day 20

Day 20 Spinach   Popeye was on to something! The animated character’s creators were telling us to eat the leafy green stuff long before it became a featured salad on restaurant menus or the pulverized, secret ingredient in fruit smoothies and brownies.    But that is...

María Felicia’s 2023 New Year Body… Cleanse – Day 18

Day 18 Brussels sprouts   It’s the vegetable that has the worst reputation… at least it did a number of years ago. There used to be a general belief that Brussels sprouts were gassy, stinky, horrible-tasting, mini-cabbage balls that most people detested. For...

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