Brrrr! Winters in New York
can be brutal, but nothing warms up the body and soul like a specially prepared
meal. We’ve compiled a list of family friendly recipes for all hours of the day and night–guaranteed to satisfy your family’s winter appetites. Bon appetit! —
Breakfast
What better way to energize your family for the day’s winter
chills than starting them off with a hearty breakfast of steaming hot Oatmeal
Cinnamon Apple Pancakes? These tantalizing hotcakes have enough sweetness to
bring your kids to the table, but still pack in lots of nutritional value.
If you don’t have time to cook up a hot meal in the morning,
then bake these Morning
Energy Muffins, from Family.com’s Anne Coleman, ahead of time. They’re
perfect for a healthy, winter breakfast on-the-go.
Lunch
Nothing dispels the winter blues like a bowl of steaming hot
soup. Snuggle up with your family and enjoy this delectable recipe for Warm-Your-Hearty
Lentil Soup, chock full of fiber and protein to keep everyone going for the
rest of the day.
Up the gourmet anti on a traditional winter lunch of grilled
cheese and tomato soup and try this Weelicious reinvention of the sandwich, Grilled
Cheese and Pickle Panini.
Dinner
Lasagna is often a family favorite, but making one from
scratch can be labor intensive and messy. Here’s a Family Fun Magazine recipe
for Lasagna
Soup with the same cheesy, tomato-y flavors of homemade lasagna, but boiled
down to a fun and easy soup version. Yum!
Or try this winter dish of Savory
and Simple Chicken and Biscuits from PBS’s Katie Brown. It’s simple,
delicious, and nutritious. What more can we ask for?
Treats
Sneak an extra serving of vitamins and veggies into your
family’s diet with either of these two variations on Butternut
Squash Bread. Another deceivingly healthy treat to satisfy your family’s
sweet tooth are these Cranberry
Raisin Oatmeal Cookies. Not only are they enjoyable to nosh on, but the
whole family can get involved and spend a cold, snowy afternoon mixing up the
batter together!
And In-Betweens
Our friends at Kaboose suggest a cup of Apple
Raspberry Spiced Cider, a delightful twist on a winter classic, to brighten
your family’s winter day. Additionally, the raspberries add an extra dose of
Vitamin C, perfect for fending off common winter illnesses.
