Sweet and tangy, this recipe for honey mustard chicken is made even more delicious (and healthy) by substituting Greek yogurt in lieu of mayo. Even better, it’s wrapped up with veggies that really pack a nutritional punch. Created by chef and food blogger Hannah of Hungry Hannah, this wrap can be made in no time flat and because it’s portable, is great for busy families on-the-go.

Makes one wrap.

Ingredients
2 tsp plain Greek yogurt
1 tsp yellow mustard
3/4 tsp honey
1 whole wheat wrap
1 small breast grilled or baked chicken
2 slices of tomato
small handful of fresh spinach (or lettuce)
1-2 tbsp shredded cheese

Method
1. To prepare the honey mustard sauce, whisk together the Greek yogurt, yellow mustard, and honey in a small bowl until smooth. Set aside.

2. Lay out your wrap on a flat surface and layer with chicken, tomato, spinach, and cheese.

3. Pour honey mustard sauce on top and roll up your wrap tightly.

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A cook who finds comfort in the kitchen, Hannah is a recent college grad with an affinity for healthy and delicious recipes. Though her background is in biology, she often find herself conducting kitchen experiments of her own, where she recreates and tweaks dishes to maximize flavors and suit her tastes. Find her collection of healthy eats (and some indulgent ones) over at her food blog, Hungry Hannah.

recipe and photo courtesy of Hannah at Hungry Hannah

 

Paired with mashed potatoes or roasted carrots, these Honey Mustard Lamb Chops are sure to please. A quick sweet and tangy sauce made on the stove, and some broiling, and you’re done. It’s that easy.

Ingredients:
6-8 Lamb Loin Chops (depending on thickness and weight)
1/3 Cup Honey
1/3 Cup Honey Dijon Mustard
Dash of Onion Powder
Salt & Pepper to taste

Method:
1. In a small saucepan, combine the honey, mustard, and seasonings.

2. Cook and stir over medium-low heat for 3-4 minutes or until heated through.

4. Brush sauce over both sides of lamb.

5. Broil for about 5-7 minutes per side or until meat reaches desired doneness.

Do you like the combo between honey and dijon mustard?

Recipe adapted from Cooking4BusyMoms.com

If you’re looking for something to spice up your weekend nights with family and friends, Elizabethan Desserts has a fun and wholesome way to do it. This Encinitas bakery, known for their gorgeous cakes and perfectly coiffed desserts, is turning back the hand of time every Friday and Saturday evening and hosting their own signature Vintage Game Nights.

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The 1940’s-50’s style bakery, reminiscent of grandma’s house with a fireplace, Queen Anne chairs and mint green and white doily covered floors, is the perfect setting to get you nostalgic and hungry at the same time. Test your skills at old school games like Yahtzee, Connect Four and Battleship while noshing on classic desserts like housemade Twinkies, Jell-o cake and Hostess-style black and white cupcakes. Kids will love the treats while experiencing an evening of non-electronic games that mom and dad played when they were wee ones.

Hostess cupcakes

Sweet Treats for Parents
Everyone loves a glass of milk with their cupcake, but sometimes mom needs something a bit more fun. On any given Friday or Saturday night, you’ll sit alongside other families or groups of girlfriends enjoying classic cupcakes or cocktail-inspired cupcakes for the 21+ crowd. The cocktail-inspired cupcakes are offered at a special happy hour price of $3.25/cupcake and are ONLY available during vintage game nights or by special order.

Favorite flavors include:

  • White Russian: white chocolate coffee Kahlua cake with Kahlua-vodka buttercream
  • Fuzzy Navel: orange cake, with bits of yellow peaches, finished with orange and peach schnapps infused buttercream and a slice of fresh peach
  • Mojito: lime cupcake with fresh mint and tangy limey-white rum buttercream, and a fresh mint garnish
  • The Hurricane: coconut rum cake, passion fruit icing topped with a maraschino cherry and a paper umbrella

Elizabethan Desserts
114 N. El Camino Real
Encinitas, Ca  92024
760-230-6780
Online: elizabethandesserts.com

Parents, what are your favorite childhood games? Do you have any memories that you love bringing to life with your family today?

– Aimee Della Bitta

Photos courtesy of Elizabethan Desserts

We always have Thai sweet chili sauce around the house. It is more sweet and tangy than spicy, but with just enough kick to add some interest. Our kids love it. It can be found at most any grocery, and you can glaze it on tofu, use it as a table condiment, or, like in this recipe, make it into a quick salad dressing. This salad is great when you need something to cut the richness of a coconut-milk curry, or the saltiness of a stir fry. You can change this salad up by adding a bit of soy sauce, sesame oil or grated fresh ginger to the dressing, replacing the mango with papaya or pineapple, or garnishing with thinly sliced shallots or toasted and crushed peanuts.

Ingredients:

6 tablespoons sweet chili sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
2 ripe mangoes, peeled and cut into 1/2″ cubes
1 big English cucumber, cut into 1/8″ slices
1 handful mint leaves
1 handful cilantro leaves
toasted sesame seeds

Method:

1. Whisk together the sweet chili sauce, rice vinegar and Kosher salt.
2. Toss the dressing with the mango, cucumber, mint, and cilantro.
3. Serve on cold platter, garnished with the sesame seeds.

Michael Natkin is the author of the popular and award-winning vegetarian blog herbivoracious.com. His cookbook, Herbivoracious: A Flavor Revolution with 150 Vibrant and Original Vegetarian Recipes, was named to both Amazon and NPR’s top ten lists. He is known among foodies, vegetarians, and fellow bloggers for a cutting-edge, light and healthy, beautiful-on-the-plate style of meatless cooking. Natkin never preaches; he simply believes that if you are going to eat even one meatless meal a week, it should be delicious and satisfying.