Posted by: Trina December 11, 2011

During the month of November our Generation Happy theme was the importance of families. One of the things that bond a family together is by eating daily meals together. With the holidays on our heels we begin to think more and more of family and the importance of spending time together. Our lives are busier than ever and even simple things like eating dinner together have become a thing of the past for some. Our friends at Celebrate Green wrote a fantastic article regarding the importance of eating together as a family. Meal time is the one time of day when you can sit together and shared your lives.

We hope that we inspired YOU in the kitchen with having so many people that entered some amazing family friendly recipes. It was a very hard decision for us but we picked 3 of our favorites that we thought were family friendly, easy for busy parents to make and used in season ingredients. So we chose a family favorite that everyone would love - Mac and Cheese but with a healthy twist, Cauliflower! The next recipe, Spinach Quinoa with Roasted Veggies is perfect for those families that love their veggies. Children can also get into the kitchen and help mom cut up the veggies. We think the best way to get those picky eaters to try new things is to get them INTO THE KITCHEN! The last recipe we chose was a unique way to use up all that leftover turkey. The Leftover Turkey Salad is perfect to place in a wrap for kids lunch or a lite dinner when you are busy. This also would be perfect to have your girlfriends over for a book club lunch.

We will be choosing our Grand Prize Winner tomorrow, but all the finalists wins.  Our 2 runner ups will receive $50 worth of HAPPYFAMILY products and our most popular recipes. The Grand Prize Winner receives $100 worth of HAPPYFAMILY products, The Family Dinner Cookbook and some fun items from OXO to get you your children cooking in the kitchen together