HeyJaredMunch Menus
Monthly meal prep and accessible recipes for munchkins. My approach uses a mix of fresh, frozen, and quick fixes to ensure that your kids are not eating pasta every day—and that you’re not stuck in the kitchen as a result.
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SNACK TIME: September Morsels (opens the original)
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Welcome to Snack Time! A monthly series that takes a break from the regularly scheduled munch meal planning to share some of the best things I’ve consumed this past month (edible and otherwise).I’ve done a lot of complaining in September about the multi-pronged phase-in process for NYC preschools. For those unfamiliar, it involves your kid only going to school for one hour a day—in our case, different hours every day. In theory this is to help them practice each prong of school separately before
Pear Oatmeal Bars (opens the original)
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I wasn’t going to post a recipe today, mainly because I procrastinate most posts until the day before and the day before this week is Yom Kippur.I know I shouldn’t be working on this holiday and either convalescing at Shul or in my bed to ensure an easy fast. And I also know that if I am to work, writing about food is probably the worst possible way to do it.Subscribe nowAnd yet, here we are.<a class="image-link image
Cornflake-Crusted Tofu Fingers (opens the original)
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As a child-free adult, I was not someone who typically kept snack food in the house.Worse than being someone who works from home, I am a writer. Which means that in addition to battling my posture, I am constantly at war with snacking as a procrastination tool (and sometimes justification to improve posture by getting out of my chair every ten minutes for a handful of almonds).Subscribe now<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" hr
Any-Fruit Almond Flour Shortcakes (opens the original)
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I had a different recipe scheduled for today, but after reading so many inspirational encounters with Gloria Steinem, I thought I’d tell the story about the time I accidentally ended up in her basement baking shortcakes.Subscribe nowOver the last few years of her life, Gloria hosted dozens of salon-style conversation circles in her living room, building a generation-defying coalition to carry on the work. I wish I could say I was invited to one of these (like <a href="https://jopiazza.substack
Munch Menu V.22 (opens the original)
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If you’re new here, welcome! To get started, check out my first munch menu, which includes my dietary philosophy and an overview on how to use these weekly meal plans. Also, make sure to stock up on my (mostly) non-toxic munchkin kitchen essentials which help make meal prep much easier.Friendly reminder that my Labor Day sale ends o
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