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@Foodforthoughtlinds Thanks for posting your comments and links. People tend to think that every kid that has a limited palate is either being stubborn and/or the parents are being lazy and not pushing the healthy stuff. My son has sensory integration problems and family members are always commenting on how few things he eats. I get grief for the chicken nuggets and mac and cheese. Those people don't see the fact that he loves cottage cheese because it's mild and he won't eat hot dogs because the salt and all the flavoring are intolerable to him. Please don't judge the parents of picky kids. More often than not there is something bigger going on than a controlling child and weak parents.

Right before I read this post, my husband sent me a text stating that he was craving Caldo Verde and I need to make it ASAP. I'm surprised that didn't make your list!

I totally agree with 2 lbs per person, too. I had 10 people over last year and got a 20 lb bird. It was the perfect amount. We got a good amount of leftover ourselves, and who ever wanted to take some with them could. Nothing went to waste.

We remodeled our kitchen last fall and we went with Cambria quartz counters. I LOVE them. They are really durable, maintenance free and food safe. Also, you get a lot more appearance than you can with granite. My cabinet and counter colors compliment each other beautifully.

I make these banana peanut butter drop cookies for my son and he eats them for breakfast. I don't use as much sugar as the recipe calls for and I omit the chopped peanuts. I also add a little vanilla and cinnamon. You could really change it up however you want. Next time I'm going to try 1/2 peanut butter 1/2 nutella! http://www.livestrong.com/recipes/vickys-banana-peanut-butter-oatmeal-cookies/

Utz cheese balls. It's shameful.