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Lunch

Frankie’s Beef Hoagie

by Carolyn 08.01.2010

          A good hoagie is  a treat. One that is quick to prepare and warms your stomach.  Frankie and the girls, Ashlee 9, and Hailey 6, don’t eat a lot of red meat, but a good hot roast beef hoagie Frankie will endulge in once in awhile. Try this simple meal with your family. Ingredients: [...]

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Tortellini with Beans Salad

by Carolyn 07.29.2010

           A ‘pretty’ salad stimulates your taste buds. A fast, easy and delicious salad satisfies your soul!            Prepare this salad with your children tonight. Have fun, eat well, Create Memories! Ingredients: 1, 8 oz. pkg. refrigerated tortellini  * Spinach, or cheese filled * 1, 15 oz can Navy Beans, drained, rinsed 1-2 oz. Ramono Cheese, [...]

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Italophile Salad

by Carolyn 12.04.2009

When I lived in Italy, I had the pleasure of experiencing some of the greatest food in the world. Upon returning home to the states, I wanted to prepare some of those same dishes, but, without all of the time and work involved. I’ve passed this recipe down to my son Frankie; who now prepares [...]

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Shrimp Surprise

by Carolyn 10.16.2009

Frankie and the girls love seafood. A friend of Frankie passed this recipe on, and it’s become a popular dinner, salad and lunch for all. Frankie dices the greens, Ashlee, 8 yrs. old, blends the ingredients, and Hailey, age 5 yrs. old, prepares the mold. Ingredients: 1 pkg. frozen salad shrimp, thawed, rinsed, drained well 1 [...]

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Tickle My Pickle

by Carolyn 10.03.2009

                 My grand daughter Hailey, age 5, discovered pickles one summer and insisted on having them with almost every meal! To accomandate her craving, but wanting to make them healthy also, Frankie created these lunch box treats. Ashlee, age 8, also thought that they were a great change from a sandwich for lunch.                   They are fun [...]

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Turkey Cookies

by Carolyn 09.21.2009

                 Lunch time is very important for our children. It’s also a struggle to come up with a meal that they will actually eat! Frankie has found that making lunch not only healthy, but pleasing to Ashlee and Hailey is an almost sure way to prevent lunches from being traded or worse, being thrown in [...]

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Pocket Bingo Sandwich

by Carolyn 08.29.2009

                  Eating healthy is everyones goal today. Frankie is determined that Ashlee, Hailey and himself eat a variety of healthy foods that  ‘Tastes Good’! Being a big lover of vegetables, Frankie uses an assortment of veggies in all of his meals. Here is a lunch favorite of his and the girls.                    You mix everything [...]

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Kick My Turkey

by Carolyn 08.29.2009

Left over turkey and chicken is common in most households. Frankie, being the ‘Frugal’ man that he is, believes in the use of  ‘every scrap’ of food in his kitchen. Here is one of the lunches that he has made for himself, Hailey and Ashlee. I hope that you and your family enjoy it as [...]

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Decadent Peanut Butter

by Carolyn 08.28.2009

                 The versitility of peanut butter is a heaven sent for parents around the world. This is another of Frankies ‘pantry ‘ ideas. Simple to make, and tastes good! What more can we ask for?                           Surprise your children with this lunch box delight.                                    Decadent Peanut Butter Ingredients: 1 cup creamy peanut butter 1/2 [...]

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Cream Cheese Finger Bites

by Carolyn 08.28.2009

                 As like all parents, lunch box menu is always difficult. Frankie crazies himself, worrying if Ashlee and Hailey, liked their lunch, ate, traded or threw it away!! In his everlasting torture, he creates lunches that he hopes will stimulate the girls enough for them to eat at least half of it. With this passion, [...]

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