Black Bean and Corn Salad

Black bean and corn salad is my family's favorite meal, EVER.

I always have all the ingredients on hand, and my kids love to help chop and mix everything together. Then they proceed to eat it by the spoonful.

The great thing about this concoction is that it can be a stand-alone dish, or you can use it to top a salad. We also have used it in lettuce wraps, we've wrapped it in a flour tortilla and fried it like a chimi, and, of course, we can always use it to dip tasty chips int.

Basically, there is no wrong way to eat this stuff. It's like heaven in your mouth.

YUM.

Black Bean and Corn Salad

• 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup corn
• 1 cup spinach, chopped (optional)
• 2 roasted red peppers (or 1 fresh) chopped 
• 1/4 cilantro, chopped
• 1/4 green onion, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• juice from 2 limes, plus 1 tsp zest
• salt and pepper to taste

Mix all ingredients in bowl. Chill for extra flavor. Enjoy.

Encouragement School Lunch Notes Printable

I don't know if your kids get nervous when a new school year starts, but mine sure do.  So I'll be slipping one of these notes of encouragement into their lunches for the first week just to remind them how incredibly awesome they are.

School Notes: Lunch Joke Printables for Spring

Our school lunch joke printables are definitely a fan favorite, so we decided it was time to give you an updated spring version. I mean, every comedian needs new material at some point, right?

This is an 8x10 print that you can send to Costco, or print at home. Need help printing? Be sure to check out our sizing tips and tricks.

And be sure to check us out on facebook and pinterest! (We would say twitter, but we really suck at it.)

Minnie and Mickey Kid Snack

Cheese and bread - two absolutely guaranteed foods that my kids will eat.  (Even the picky ones.)  But sometimes it's fun to make the cheese and bread a little less boring, so one day I made Disney style Mickey and Minnie Mouse.  (Which received much applause and praise from my 3 and 4 year old.)

They're made entirely out of 2 pieces of bread and a few slices of cheese.  I have minnie and mickey head cookie cutters, so that part was super easy - although their heads are just one big circle with two little ear circles, so it's not like it's horrifically difficult to cut freehand, right?

The bread for the rest of their bodies was made out of the scraps after I cut the heads out.

You can cut and place the cheese however you'd like.  I decided on a skirt and shorts for them, but even if you just made the ear/head part out of cheese your kid is going to know what it is and be excited.

And have I mentioned that these are ONLY BREAD AND CHEESE?  Seriously, easiest fun lunch ever.

School Jokes: lunch note printables

School lunches can get boring - print off the school jokes lunch notes and put one in their lunchbag each day.  It will give them something to chuckle about.

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To Print

• Download the  file using the pink “Click Here To Download” button
• Your computer will automatically download the file
• The image is now on your computer ready to print!
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