Photo by Beverli Alford

Welcome to the food and lifestyle magazine for the modern family. Designed to be the ultimate resource guide for families, including parents and their children, our goal is to help you to eat, live, be well and thrive.

We believe that regardless of who you are, what you bring to the table, or where you began, you have the ability to nurture your family, create an environment of love, good health, and comfort for yourself, and beautifully share it with your family and friends.

menus

This section of the magazine is devoted to what to make for dinner; more importantly, what to make for dinner for and with your kids.

Each month we will focus on menu ideas for different meal categories; with ideas to get you through a typical work week. And because we know that cooking from scratch each night is very unrealistic, we will make recommendations of items that can be easily picked up from your local gourmet or super market and show you how to add the right “from-scratch” sides dishes to round out your meals.

And, as always, we welcome ideas from our readers of what has worked well for your family. The only rule is — it has to be healthy, wholesome and good!

For recipes on any of these suggestions, please email me and I will get it right back to you. Bon apetit!

Monday
Mini Meat Loaves
Mashed Red Potatoes
Green Bean Saute

Tuesday
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches on Whole Grain Bread with Cheddar Cheese and Apples
Green Salad

Wednesday
Pinto Bean Soup w/ Pesto and Shaved Parmesan
Whole Grain Rolls

Thursday
Whole Grain Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce
Green Salad Whole Grain Rolls

Friday
Fish Filet Sandwich on Whole Grain Sandwich Rolls and Low Cal Tartar Sauce
Oven Sweet Potato Fries