Favorite Family Menus: Traditional

Weekly meal plans can (and usually do) include a special main dish for kids as well as a family-friendly dessert.

Spiced-rubbed Skirt Steak
Carrot and parsnip puree
Romaine heart salad with low-fat creamy chili dressing
Kids’ all-natural sloppy Joes

General Tsao’s Chicken
Asian snow peas, carrots and kale
Chicken sausage penne with tomatoes
Steamed sesame rice
Kids’ veggies

Home-style Meatloaf with Tomato Glaze
Roasted parsnip and goat cheese puree
Pulled BBQ pork Joes
Chopped summer salad

Cajun Salmon
Roasted Vine-ripened tomato soup with basil
Mashed cauliflower
Chopped iceberg salad, homemade blue cheese dressing, crumbled bacon
Kids’ pasta with salmon and dill

Vegetarian Hot and Sour Soup
Soybean fried brow rice
Almond baby bok choy
Lemon sorbet with homemade biscotti

Soy-lime Chicken Breasts
Creamy carrot soup with parmesan toasts
Seasoned snap pea and teardrop tomato salad
Glazed cauliflower and broccoli
Lime-scented rice

Sautéed Soft Shell Crabs with Garlic and Italian Herbs
Roasted tomato soup with basil
Green beans with almonds and lemon zest
Kids’ potato gnocchi with butter and sage

Lamb Tandoori with Heirloom Tomato Chutney
Baby greens and spinach salad with pine nuts and Parmigiano
Kids’ cheese-stuffed ravioli with pesto

Turkey Meatloaf with Mashed Cauliflower
Glazed baby carrots
Mesclun salad with toasted walnuts, dried mission figs and scallions
Kids’ cheesy primavera risotto

Osso Buco with Creamy Baked Polenta
Fava bean salad with shaved pecorino and baby arugula
Kids’ sausage and veggie rigatoni
Steamed snow peas and baby corn

Down South Chicken Posole Verde
Dairy-free corn bread
Calbacitas Guisada (Stewed Mexican Zucchini)
Fresh guacamole with roasted jalapeños