Love in a Lunchbox: 6.15.11

Here it is: Love in a Lunchbox: week 2. Clockwise from top left: grapes, broccoli, freeze-dried blueberries, Dr. Praeger's broccoli littles and homemade macaroni & cheese, which I promise, tastes better than it looks in this picture. This particular lunch was a hit. I'm on a roll. 

Something else worth sharing is a link to a recipe we made together over the weekend. This Easy Mediterranean Chickpea Salad, courtesy of Cooking with My Kid, was pretty tasty. Assembling it was a family effort, with everyone involved in the whole process -- our daughter helped peel the cucumber and dump the ingredients into the mixing bowl.

As the tomatoes started going into the bowl, someone's tiny little hands reached in to fish out the goods -- yep, she ate the tomatoes right out of the bowl, which I have to admit, made me smile. Probably because it reinforced the hope I have that her tastes will expand the more she helps me cook. While she had no interest in eating the finished product -- good thing I did -- she ate lots more tomatoes after we made the salad.