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Summer Recipe Round Up!

From potlucks to backyard barbecues, enjoy this round up of summer recipes all summer long thanks to our parent site, The Local Moms Network!

The 5 Best Potty Training Tips for Moms!

If you are like most moms, chances are you have experienced a change in your bladder habits since being pregnant and/or postpartum. We spoke with the experts at Body Moksha Physical Therapy on The 5 Best Potty Training Tips for Moms to help fix that!

Fancy Lady Chicken Salad

Chicken salad makes a lovely make-ahead lunch served in lettuce cups, with crackers or on toast, but in warmer weather it also makes a great no-cook dinner. This version from The Local Moms Network food contributors Habitual Hostess can be made with rotisserie chicken or leftover chicken breast, to take it from easy to effortless!

Family Day Trip Ideas!

We have a great list of family day trips in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania thanks to our sister site, The Monmouth Moms!

9 Spring Cleaning Tips to Refresh Your Home!

Lindsey Harrison of New Canaan Darien Moms offers nine quick spring cleaning tips and tricks to try at your house. Start today and tackle one task a week or set aside the next week and a half to get clean and organized more quickly.

Check Out the Daily Deals at Kings Food Markets!

With a wide range of products (we love the 1/2 priced chicken cutlets!) and a selection of discounts tailored to all kinds of shoppers, Kings Food Market is the ideal place for time (and cost) savings for busy moms to make weekly meal planning easy peasy!

Tips for Packing the Kids’ Lunch!

The Local Moms Network is sharing five tips to help you get through the next few months of packing school lunches!

Family Day Trip Ideas in NYC!

We are excited to check out these ideas for a family day trip to NYC this spring!

Easter Table Tips from Host to Perfection!

We are loving these tips for our Easter table from Host to Perfection!

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Sesame-Sriracha Watermelon Poke Bowl

Sesame-Sriracha Watermelon Poke Bowl

This Sesame-Sriracha Watermelon Poke Bowl from Joy Bauer of the Today show can be made days ahead, so it’s a perfect meal prep summer staple. It’s vegan but packed with protein from edamame, and a flavorful summer lunch or light dinner. For more from Joy, follow her on Instagram. 

Sesame-Sriracha Watermelon Poke Bowl

Serves 2

INGREDIENTS:
For watermelon poke

• 2 cups chopped watermelon
• 2 Tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce*
• 1 Tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• ½ Tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• ½ to 1 teaspoon sriracha sauce

* Tamari or coconut aminos also work
For bowl assembly

• 1 cup cooked brown rice or soba noodles
• 1 cup shelled edamame
• 1 cup shredded red cabbage
• 1 large carrot, julienned or shredded
• ½ cup thinly sliced cucumber
• 1 cup sliced, sauteed mushrooms
• ½ avocado, thinly sliced
• Optional toppings: sesame seeds, soy sauce, sriracha

PREPARATION:
In a small bowl, whisk together the watermelon poké sauce ingredients. Set aside.
Add the chopped watermelon to a large, wide bowl; pour the sauce over the top and mix to coat all the pieces. Let it sit and marinate at least 20 minutes. If all the pieces aren’t submerged in marinade, toss it around every few minutes.
While the watermelon is marinating, chop the veggies and sauté the mushrooms in a heated skillet with olive oil until they’re soft and shrunken (about 10 minutes).
Assemble the bowls by adding the ingredients in pretty piles around your plate, saving the watermelon for last. Drizzle the leftover watermelon marinade over the rice (or noodles) and other ingredients as a sauce.
Garnish with optional sesame seeds and additional Sriracha for more heat, if desired.

Roasted Summer Squash & Zucchini with Goat Cheese

Roasted Summer Squash & Zucchini with Goat Cheese

Recipes that are so simple they get committed to memory are a great #momhack. Especially in summer, getting a few healthy weeknight recipes onto the weekly rotation (particularly if they include seasonal produce) can help make meal-planning a snap. Below, Jo, the mom of three behind The Family Food Kitchen shares her family’s go-to veggie side,

INGREDIENTS

2 Yellow Squash
2 Zucchini
2 tbsp Olive Oil
Sea Salt and Black Pepper
2 oz Goat Cheese – crumbled
Balsamic Vinegar – to drizzle
1 tbsp Fresh Parsley – chopped

INSTRUCTIONS

1.Preheat the oven 425ºF/210ºC
2. Wash then slice the squash and zucchini into quarter inch circles.
3. Line a sheet pan with parchment paper for easier clean up (optional).
4. Toss the veggies in the olive oil and season well.
5. Roast for around 15 minutes, turning once, until tender and starting to turn golden.
6. Dot with the crumbled goats cheese, drizzle with balsamic vinegar, scatter over chopped parsley and serve.

Summer Recipe Round Up!

Summer Recipe Round Up!

From potlucks to backyard barbecues, enjoy this round up of summer recipes all summer long thanks to our parent site, The Local Moms Network!

The 5 Best Potty Training Tips for Moms!

The 5 Best Potty Training Tips for Moms!

If you are like most moms, chances are you have experienced a change in your bladder habits since being pregnant and/or postpartum. We spoke with the experts at Body Moksha Physical Therapy on The 5 Best Potty Training Tips for Moms to help fix that!

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