MomsMenu.com © 2008 - Family Cooking Made Easy, Recipes, Family Food, Kids Cooking & More!  
spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer spacer
spacer
spacer
1x1
1x1
 
btn-recipes.gif
Kitchen & Cooking Tips
Site Map
Daily Recipe
Cookbook Reviews
Food Facts
Food for Thought
Healthy Eating
Kitchen Garden
Kids in the Kitchen
Meal Planning
Holidays
Seasons
Seasons
Family Channels
spacer
free newsletter

MomsMenu.com offers a variety of newsletters from holidays to kid's recipes. Check them all out by clicking here or use the links below to view a sample of what we have to offer.

new this week
alphabet soup
family recipes
kid's recipes
reader recipes
holidays
view all/subscribe
 

 


 
 
Web Moms Menu Powered by Google

spacer
spacer
spacer


IMAGE Healthy Cinco de Mayo

Cinco de Mayo got you thinking south of the border? Open your pantry!

Cinco de Mayo is May 5th, but going south of the border for a quick dinner doesn't have to mean taco takeouts. Just One More for Healthy Living offers simple and healthy recipes to spice up dinner with a quick trip to your pantry!

Fiesta Corn and Black Bean Toss

Serves 4 to 6.
Prep time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:
1 can (15 ¼ oz.) DEL MONTE® Fiesta Corn™, drained
1 can (15oz.) black beans, rinsed and drained
½ cup green onions, sliced
1 can (14 ½ oz.) DEL MONTE Petite Cut Diced Tomatoes with Zesty Jalapenos, drained
2 Tbsp. oil
½ tsp. ground cumin (optional)

Directions:
Combine all ingredients in medium bowl. Toss. Garnish with cilantro and serve with squeeze of lime juice, if desired.

Toss together these ingredients for a great starter to an at home fiesta!

IMAGE Southwestern Potato Topper

Serves 2.
Prep time: 5 minutes.
Cook time: 10 minutes.

Ingredients:
2 (6 oz. each) baking potatoes
6oz. 90% lean ground beef
½ cup red pepper strips
½ cup salsa
1 can (8.75 oz.) Del Monte® Whole Kernel Golden Sweet Corn, drained
3 Tbsp. water

Directions:
Scrub potatoes. Prick with a fork. Cook potatoes in microwave oven on High power (100%), 6 to 10 minutes or until tender.

Meanwhile, cook beef and pepper strips in medium skillet until beef is brown; drain.

Stir in salsa, corn and water and heat through.

Cut potatoes into wedges; spoon beef mixture over potatoes. Serve with additional salsa on the side.

Potatoes are fat-free, low in calories and pack more vitamin C than an apple. Cover the mineral stocked spuds with this zesty southwestern topper and you'll have a Cinco de Mayo dinner that will have the entire family jumpin' like Mexican jumping beans.

IMAGE Zesty Corn Quesadillas

Serves 4.
Prep time: 10 minutes.
Cook time: 15 minutes.

Ingredients:
4 (7 to 8 - inch) tortillas
1cup low-fat Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
1 cup DEL MONTE® Whole Kernel White Sweet Corn
¼ cup salsa
1 Tbsp. cilantro, chopped
3 cups baby spinach leaves, washed
2 cups DEL MONTE® Mandarin Orange Segments
½ cup red onion, chopped
2 Tbsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. white wine vinegar

Directions:
Heat a 10-inch ungreased skillet over medium heat. Place one tortilla into skillet and cook until starting to brown; turn

Fill one side of tortilla with ¼ cup cheese, ¼ cup corn, 1 tablespoon salsa and some cilantro. Fold other half over cheese mixture. Continue cooking until golden brown and cheese is melted.

Combine spinach, oranges and red onion in bowl. Combine oil, vinegar and reserved syrup. Toss dressing with salad.

This dish is zesty way to add color to your plate, without adding inches to your waist!


Celebrate Cinco de Mayo the healthy way! For more healthy tips and easy recipes like this visit www.eatjustonemore.com. Olé!



More You Might Like:
Avocado Season
Avocado Recipes
Mexican Style Slaw
Ready, Set, Mango!




kids in kitchen

kids-image Create My Own Soup

Children's meals have to be easy, delicious and nutritious. Getting kids to eat vegetables is a major task. Finding a way to get vegetables into the mouths of kids is easy if they are part of the fun. Creating ways to get kids to help with the preparation and the cooking of kids' recipes is part of the fun.

::Click here to start the fun!

kids in kitchen btm
box-contests

feature
Our Cookbook Giveaway!


Each month, MomsMenu.com gives away one or more cookbooks to our readers. Check back the first week of each month to find out what's up for grabs!


Enter today!

contests-btm
spacer
spacer
spacer
spacer
spacer
spacer
spacer
spacer
spacer
spacer
spacer
spacer
spacer
spacer
spacer
spacer
spacer

Home || Newsletters || Advertising || Services || Submissions || Contact Us || Media Opportunities || Link To Us || Staff
Moms Menu - Home Advertise on Skeknows.com