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Cheese and Cracker Snacks

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This homemade version of the store-bought kids' cheese and cracker snack is healthier, cheaper, and more wholesome. Get Anne Coleman's yummy and easy recipe here.

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Bow Tie Chicken

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Your whole family will love this yummy dish! Using Hidden Valley® The Original Ranch® Dressing, you can create wonderful and delicious comfort food in minutes.

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Tabbouleh

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Tabbouleh may seem like a complicated or time-consuming effort, but the truth is that this is one of those recipes that is so simple, you'll wonder why you didn't try it before. There is absolutely no cooking - so it works well on those too-hot-to-cook nights - and it's packed with vitamins and good carbs.

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Hummus Among Us

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Homemade hummus is zingy and wholesome, and wildly inexpensive. It makes an ideal lunch-box addition with a handful of carrot sticks and pita chips, and also makes a great sandwich spread. Give this easy, tasty recipe a try.

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Mock Sushi

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This version of a lunchtime sandwich will get "oohs" and "ahhs" in the lunchroom at school from kids and teachers alike. Get the recipe for these fun little bites.

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Warm and Smoky Potato Salad

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This delicious potato salad gets an extra comfort food lift from the addition of crispy, fried bacon. And the kids will love it. Find our blogger Catherine Newman's recipe here.

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Minted Cherry Tabouli

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So easy, even a child can make it! This is actually true. It is a very easy recipe, and the only cooking you'll do is bringing a cup and half of water to a boil. Here is a fresh and lovely wheat-based salad recipe that promises to be neither bland nor watery. Bulgur is a precooked, dried wheat that you will surely be able to find in the bulk area of a natural foods store, and in the natural foods area of a supermarket.

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Raspberry, Avocado & Mango Salad

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Pureed berries give the tangy wine vinegar dressing a creamy texture that gently clings to the lettuce and fruit. This is a salad to enjoy when fresh berries are in the market.

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Chinese Take Out Vegetables

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The dumb name is intended to evoke a restaurant's broccoli with garlic sauce that, according to my children's rapt faces, appears to come with a side of Tabernacle Choir. Look for the Lee Kum Kee sauce in the ethnic food section of a large supermarket -- without it, you'll be stuck eating Regular Vegetables.

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Family Movie Night:   National Treasure Night

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Ideas and recipes to plan an "National Treasure"adventure theme night for the whole family.

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