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Somehow everything smells like chocolate doughnuts the chewed-on crusts from your kid’s abandoned sandwiches suddenly look like the most delicious food you have ever seen in your life. the smell of the crock pot that you inevitably prepared feels like it is actually going to knock you out.
I recently read a story about a girl who trained herself to “not think about food” every day until school was over, so that she could focus on not failing out. She’s an American, and she grew up hungry. It was not a choice for her. And it’s not a choice for way too many kids in our country. I can hardly believe this, but 3 out of 5 elementary teachers say they regularly see kids come to school hungry. Nobody wants that. Safeway is running their Hunger Is campaign this September (2015), and if you want to help there are two ways: you can donate at the checkout in participating stores (Albertsons, Safeway, Randalls, etc.) Or you can buy products from participating brands–awesome brands that you already use, like Con Agra (Marie Calender’s, Healthy Choice, Bertolli’s and PF Changs), Coke, Unilever (with brands like Best Foods and Breyers), Kellogg’s, and Campbell’s. For each product purchased, a meal will be earned for a hungry child. That’s not hard, right? Certainly not as hard as going a whole school day with nothing to eat. I mixed it with pesto first and sprinkled some panko on top, which added such great flavor and the perfect crunch. These are things I always have in my kitchen, so it’s a perfect crap-it’s-5pm-again-where’s-dinner meal. I also included a little recipe for some pasta I made on my second trial. There aren’t any pictures, but it was so good that I didn’t want to forget what I did.
Use a different kind of pesto. You can make your own red pepper pesto, sundried tomato pesto, arugula pesto…the choices are endless. Switch out your protein. The pesto mayo and breadcrumbs would also work great on top of tilapia, cod, or another simple white fish. Try a different grain on the side. I love this chicken with a simple pesto pasta (notes included in the recipe on how to throw this together!) but you can make it with rice, cauliflower rice, quinoa, farro, you name it.
Fresh Coleslaw with Lemon and Herbs « this is hands down my favorite coleslaw! Aunt Joy’s Creamy Cucumber Salad « a favorite recipe from my husband’s family. Easy Broccoli and Bacon Salad « everyone loves broccoli salad! Especially with BACON. Easy Roasted Broccoli « probably my favorite way to eat broccoli. Sauteed Carrots and Shallots with Thyme « you’ll never see carrots the same way again. Oven Roasted Asparagus with Balsamic Browned Butter « roasted asparagus has SO much flavor, and I can’t ever resist browned butter. Pistachio Pesto Chicken « Garlic Lime Chicken « one of those delicious, stupid easy recipes :) Slow Grilled Mustard Chicken « this is the perfect summer dinner. Don’t turn on your oven! Healthy Sweet and Sour Chicken from Crème de la Crumb Brown Sugar and Garlic Barbecue Chicken from Yellow Bliss Road Holy Yum Chicken from Table for Two
