Monday- February 28, 2011

Breakfast
Peanut butter jelly sandwich
Hard boiled eggs
Banana and grapes

Lunch
Baked sweet potato fries
Sweet peas with cheddar cheese
Corn and carrots
Strawberry and banana yogurt
Cantaloupe

Dinner
Yakisoba with cabbage, carrots, zucchini, onions and bonito flakes
Scrambled eggs
Pear and strawberries

Sunday- February 27, 2011

Breakfast
Mixed cereal
Strawberry and banana

Lunch
Pasta with tomato, zucchini, carrots and chicken
Orange

Dinner
Scrambled egg with spinach
Tomatoes
Sweet peas and corn with cheddar cheese
Pear
Chestnut and French macaroons

Note: I found some tasty French macaroons on my "day off" in San Francisco. Normally I would not give something so sweet and colorful to my babies, but these were so cute and tasty that I had to share. It's a treat and it's not we get macaroons everyday!

Saturday- February 26, 2011

Cold and rainy morning, we skipped the farmers market today! Mama also had a day off so Daddy prepared most of the meals for the day.

Breakfast
Oatmeal with banana and blueberries
Strawberry and banana

Lunch
buttermilk pancake with strawberries
Sweet peas with cheddar cheese
Orange

Dinner
Crustless quiche with zucchini, Spinach and mushrooms
Tomatoes
Nectarine
Sweet taro soup

Friday- February 25, 2011

Breakfast
Mixed cereal
Vanilla yogurt
Pear and grapes

Lunch
Steamed buns
Sweet potato and carrots puree
Scrambled egg with spinach
Apple sauce



Dinner
Pumpernickel bread
Sweet pea with carrots
Egg with corn and chicken
Pear

Thursday- February 24, 2011

Breakfast
Oatmeal with banana and blueberry
Scrambled eggs
Grapes

Lunch
Curried couscous with raisin
Sweet peas
Vanilla yogurt
Orange and blueberries

Dinner
Star pasta with zucchini, carrots, tomato and chicken
Homemade apple sauce

Wednesday- February 23, 2011

Breakfast
Homemade potato bread
Hard boiled eggs
Cantaloupe, strawberry and grapes

Lunch
Pasta with sweet potato puree
Sweet peas
Cheddar cheese
Vanilla yogurt
Blueberries

Dinner
Crustless quiche with zucchini, corn and sausage
Pears

Tuesday- February 22, 2011

Breakfast
Peanut butter jelly sandwich
Apple yogurt
Banana and blueberries

Lunch
Baked sweet potato fries
Scrambled egg with spinach
Tomatoes
Oranges

Dinner
Three mini tarts-
* Corn, chicken and parsley
* Chicken, tomato and cheddar cheese
* Apple, chicken, parsley and Parmesan cheese
Banana and strawberry yogurt
Grapes and apple
Sweet potato and ginger soup



Note: I used the leftover "experimental pizza dough" (actually a quiche dough from Cooks Illustrated) to try with different toppings today. I thought it might be fun for the girls to have "mini pizzas" for dinner. These little tarts were very tasty. (A great hor devour idea for future house parties!) Unfortunately the girls did not appreciate it. Besides that they were tired and cranky from skipping a nap, they had trouble keeping the toppings on the shells. Too fancy for (less than) 2 year olds!

Monday- February 21, 2011

Breakfast
Oatmeal with azuki bean puree
Hard boiled eggs
Banana and blueberries

Note: The girls don't usually like beans too much. Most of the time they would put beans in their mouth, spit them out and repeat with other beans. My suspicion is that they don't like the skin. Today I pureed the sweet azuki bean soup and mixed with oatmeal. Turned out they loved it and had nothing left for me!

Lunch
Toasted whole wheat toast
Black bean and tomato dip
Sweet peas with cheddar cheese
Strawberry and banana yogurt
Cantaloupe and strawberries



Dinner
Chicken soup Provencals- made by Daddy
Steamed broccoli
Pears

Sunday- February 20, 2011

Breakfast
Cereal with milk
Strawberry and banana yogurt
Cantaloupe and blueberries

Lunch
Crustless quiche with zucchini, spinach, sausage and cheese
Strawberry and blueberries

Snack
Sweet potato with ginger soup

Note: I made three "dessert soups" this weekend. One started at nearly 2am last night and one this morning. Yeah, I think I was manic. The three soups were: red bean soup with brown sugar, taro with tapioca and sweet potato soup with ginger and brown sugar. The girls didn't really care for steamed sweet potatoes before, so I was surprised they kept asking for more after trying the sweet potato soup I was having. Maybe they liked ginger?

Dinner
Pasta with chicken, tomato, spinach and Parmesan cheese
Sweet peas and cheddar cheese
Oranges

Saturday- February 19, 2011

Cold, rainy morning. Skipped farmers market.

Breakfast
Peanut butter jelly sandwich
Hard boiled egg
Apple yogurt
Banana

Lunch
Buttermilk pancake with strawberries
Strawberries
Grapes
Cantaloupe

Dinner
Pizza with tomato and Parmesan cheese
Sweet peas and corn with cheddar cheese
Pears

Note: I tried a new "pizza crust" for the girls today. The previous version works fine, but seems a bit chewy to me, so I set out for a flakier version. I chose the crust recipe for Quiche Lorraine from Cooks Illustrated and it came out really nice. Very flaky and very tasty. It didn't really go well with the tomato topping though, so maybe I will have to try something more creative. Fun!

Friday- February 18, 2011

Breakfast
Mixed cereal
Apple yogurt
Banana and grapes

Lunch
Pork and cabbage dumplings
Sweet peas with cheddar cheese
Steamed carrots
Cantaloupe
Shortbread cookies

Dinner
Yakisoba with cabbage, zucchini, carrots, chicken, onion and bonito flakes
Oranges

Thursday- February 17, 2011

Breakfast
Oatmeal with apple and banana
Vanilla yogurt
Apple and strawberry
Kasutera Cake




Lunch
Couscous with carrots and raisin
Sweet peas with cheddar cheese
Cantaloupe

Dinner
Quiche with zucchini, mushroom, spinach and sausage
Pears

Wednesday- February 16, 2011

Breakfast
Peanut butter jelly sandwich
Hard boiled eggs
Cantaloupe and strawberries

Lunch
Baked sweet potato fries
Sweet peas and cheddar cheese
Black bean, corn and tomato salsa
Pear and grapes

Snack
Kasutera cake (Honey cake)

Note: I was trying out a recipe from a friend and had no idea how it was going to turn out. The flavor came out very good, but the cake didn't rise much. The girls loved it regardless.

Dinner
Star pasta with chicken, tomato, zucchini, carrots and shallot
Oranges

Tuesday- February 15, 2011

Breakfast
Oatmeal with strawberry and banana
Vanilla yogurt
Pear and grapes

Lunch
Pasta with sweet potato and carrots puree
Scrambled eggs
Sweet peas
Strawberries

Dinner
Pumpkin rice noodle with pork, cabbage and carrots
Cantaloupe and strawberries

Monday- February 14, 2011

Breakfast
Strawberry cupcakes
Shortbread cookies
Vanilla yogurt
Strawberries



Lunch
Couscous with carrots and raisin
Sweet peas with cheddar cheese
Orange, strawberries and dragon fruit



Note: Cous cous with raisin sounds like something the girls would love. After trying it today I remembered why I didn't do it earlier.... it was very messy... the little cous cous just went everywhere!! It was very tasty though.

Snack
Smoothie with banana, strawberry and dragon fruit



Note: This crazy looking dragon fruit turned out to be not very tasty. Unfortunately it was too expensive to be thrown away, so I mixed it with strawberry and banana for the girls.

Dinner
Scrambled eggs with spinach
Corn with carrots
Tomatoes
Pears

Sunday- February 13, 2011

Breakfast
Peanut butter jelly sandwich
Boiled quail egg
Vanilla yogurt
Grapes

Lunch
Baked sweet potato fries
Sweet peas with cheddar cheese
Tomatoes
Strawberries

Snack
Strawberry cupcakes
Rice crackers

Dinner
Steamed bun with pork and peanut powder
Stir-fried baby bok choy
Carrots
Pears

Saturday- February 12, 2011

Breakfast
Mixed cereal with raisin
Vanilla yogurt

Lunch
Crustless quiche with zucchini, mushrooms and sausage
oranges

Dinner
Steamed buns
Corn and carrots
Steamed broccoli
Chestnuts
Strawberries

Friday- February 11, 2011

Breakfast
Oatmeal with banana and apple
Hard boiled eggs
Strawberry and banana

Lunch
Buttermilk pancake with strawberries
Boiled quail eggs
Oranges



Dinner
Pasta with sweet potato and carrots puree
Sweet peas
Steamed broccoli with cheddar cheese
Tomatoes
Pears

Thursday- February 10, 2011

Breakfast
Corn muffin
Vanilla yogurt with banana and blueberries
Strawberry and banana

Lunch
Baked sweet potato fries
Scrambled egg with spinach
Sweet peas with cheddar cheese
Oranges

Dinner
Pizza with tomato, green pepper, mushroom, spinach and sausage
Pear

Wednesday- February 9, 2011

Breakfast
Mixed Cereal
Boiled quail eggs
Banana

Morning Snack
Vanilla yogurt
Biscuits

Lunch
Homemade corn muffin
Sweet peas with cheddar cheese
Tomatoes
Oranges

Dinner
Crustless quiche with zucchini, mushrooms, sausage and spinach
Pears and strawberries

Tuesday- February 8, 2011

Breakfast
Banana bread
Boiled quail eggs
Vanilla yogurt
Grapes

Lunch
Pizza with tomatoes, green bell pepper, mushrooms, sausage, spinach and Parmesan cheese
Pear and blueberries

Dinner
Pasta with zucchini, carrots and corn
Scrambled eggs
Orange

Monday- February 7, 2011

Breakfast
Oatmeal with banana and blueberries
Boiled quail eggs
Grapes, blueberries and banana

Lunch
Pork and cabbage dumplings
Sweet peas and corns
Tomatoes
Vanilla yogurt
Pear

Dinner
Rice with sweet potato
Stir-fried tofu
Pork tenderloin
steamed cauliflowers
Sweet peas
Apples and strawberries

Sunday- February 6, 2011

Super Bowl Sunday!

Breakfast
Peanut butter jelly sandwich
Cereal with milk
Grapes

Lunch
Fried rice with zucchini, carrots, corn and onion
Scrambled eggs
Blueberries and strawberries

Dinner
Pizza with tomatoes, green pepper, mushrooms and sausage
Banana

Saturday- February 5, 2011

Farmers Market Day!!! We missed it for a few weeks and we were very excited to be back! There were more goodies than a few weeks ago but we still didn't find good tomatoes or fun fruits yet. The weather was great and the market was crowded! Good times!

Breakfast
Custard bun
Grapes

Lunch
Pasta with sweet potato and carrots puree
Sweet peas
Scrambled eggs
Strawberries

Dinner
Steamed bun with pork
Broccoli and cheddar cheese
Tomatoes
Strawberries and pear

Friday- February 4, 2011

Breakfast
Mixed cereal with milk
Banana and blueberries

Lunch
French toast
Steamed broccoli and cheese
Grapes

Note: I feel so lucky that my girls like vegetables. They loved these little tiny "trees" today.

Dinner
Gua Bao-steamed bun with shredded stewed pork and peanut powder
Steamed broccoli
Pears

Note: Today we had a special guest, Helen. She is very very important to our family because she was the reason Mama and Dadda met. Mama made one of her signature Taiwanese dish "Gua Bao" for dinner. Basically it is a steamed bun filled with stewed pork, peanut powder and cilantro. It turned out quite well today, and even the girls loved it!

Thursday- February 3, 2011

Happy Chinese New Year! We celebrated the year of the Bunnies by making dumplings. Chive with eggs and rice noodle and pork and cabbage dumplings. Shown in the picture are the bite-size dumplings for the little people compared to the one normal size dumpling.

Breakfast
Oatmeal with banana and blueberries
Cantaloupe

Lunch
Star pasta with shrimp, tomato, sweet peas, shallot and Parmesan cheese
Pears

Note: The shrimp pasta was quite tasty, so we will record the recipe here for the future reference.

Fresh shrimps- shelled and deveined
Star pasta- cooked
Tomatoes- peeled, seeded and diced
Shallot- finely chopped
Frozen sweet peas
Chicken broth

1) First the shrimps were marinated with a little bit of rice wine and salt. It didn't really matter what size shrimps they were as long as they were the freshest at the market that day.
2) Finely diced shallots were sauted in butter until soft and shrimps were added to the pan and cooked until just turned pink and with a little bit of brown on the edges. Remove from the pan and cut into small pieces.
3) Diced tomatoes were added to the pan (with a little bit of shallots left) followed by cooked star pasta.
4) Chicken broth was added to the pan just enough to cover the pasta, followed by frozen peas.
5) After the mixture was cooked until liquid was mostly evaporated, diced cook shrimps were added.
6) Remove from pan and sprinkled Parmesan cheese
7) Optional: A small amount of milk or cream can be added before cheese if a creamier pasta is desired.

Dinner
Pork and cabbage dumplings
Creamed cabbage and carrots
Scrambled egg with spinach
Apple and blueberries

Wednesday- February 2, 2011

Breakfast
Peanut butter jelly sandwich
Banana and blueberries

Lunch
Buttermilk pancakes with blueberries
Apple yogurt
Pear and Cantaloupe

Dinner
Crustless quiche with sweet peas, zucchini, spinach and sausage
Pear and blueberries

Note: Today is Chinese New Year's Eve and the grown-ups made dumplings for dinner. One of the girls really liked the pork and cabbage dumplings while the other one refused to even try.

Tuesday- February 1, 2011

Breakfast
Basic 4 Cereal with milk
Hard boiled eggs
Cantaloupe

Lunch
Fried rice with chicken, zucchini, carrots and onions
Apple yogurt
Pears

Note: The fried rice today was quite a hit and I believe it has good nutritional value. Here is how I made it:

1 pre-cooked chicken breast tenderloin, cut in small pieces
1/4 cup carrots, finely diced
1/4 cup zucchini, finely diced
1/4 cup corn kernel, fresh or canned
small amount of onion, finely diced
Organic low sodium chicken broth, about 1/2 cup
Cooked rice
Organic ketchup
Optional: other chopped veggie, egg, tofu or meat

1) Heat a small amount of vegetable oil in a pan and browned the chicken.
2) After removing the browned chicken, saute onion, carrots and zucchini in the same pan over medium heat for 1-2 minutes.
3) Add chicken broth to the pan and cook until carrots are soft, 5-8 minutes
4) Add rice and corn to the mix and cook until most liquid evaporates
5) Put chicken back to the pot and stir
6) Season lightly with ketchup

Dinner
Baked sweet potato fries
Sweet peas and corn with cheddar cheese
Cherry tomatoes
Blueberries