by Ari Yares | Dec 19, 2021 | Menu Planning
Picky eating feels like one of those universal challenges that all parents deal with. And even if you don’t have a classic picky eater at home, odds are that someone at the dinner table isn’t going to be thrilled with some aspect of the evening’s...
by Ari Yares | Dec 19, 2021 | Recipes
This is a delicious variation on a sushi salad. Instead of haphazardly piling the ingredients on top of one another in a bowl, they are layered in a pie tin or 8×8 baking pan. This recipe requires seasoning and preparing to taste, so no amounts of the ingredients...
by Ari Yares | Dec 13, 2021 | The Innovative Dad Blog
Getting kids to do chores can be a pain in the neck. It can become a power struggle even when dealing with the most compliant of kids. Sometimes, it becomes so frustrating that we just throw in the towel and take care of whatever the chore was ourselves. Of course,...
by Ari Yares | Dec 11, 2021 | Menu Planning
Feeding a family of six each week can feel a bit intense. The logistics are complicated as we try to balance afterschool activities and seeing patients at night. The last thing that I want to hear when I put food down on the table is yuck. It’s not that I feel...
by Ari Yares | Dec 8, 2021 | The Innovative Dad Blog
Oh, robot vacuum! How I love thee! Thine drunken meanderings around my kitchen doth make swoon. As I write this, I’m still a little flabbergasted at the impact that a small, round robot vacuum has on my life. It’s not that our floors weren’t clean...
by Ari Yares | Dec 5, 2021 | Menu Planning
Sometimes you just need to dial back the cooking and make the week as simple as possible. Often, I use menu planning as an excuse to try a new recipe or to push my kids to try out flavors and textures that they are less familiar with. It keeps me engaged with the...
by Ari Yares | Nov 27, 2021 | Menu Planning, Recipes, The Innovative Dad Blog
Ingredients 1 cup Kodiak Cakes mix 2 TBSP cocoa powder 1 banana, mashed 1 cup of milk 1 egg 1 TBSP oil Mini chocolate chips like Enjoy Life Heat your waffle iron.Mash the banana. Make sure to get it as smooth as possible so that it mixes well with the waffle...
by Ari Yares | Nov 27, 2021 | Menu Planning
It’s Hanukkah on Sunday night which means a week filled with fried foods! Well, sort of. The tradition of eating foods fried in oil dates back to one of the miracles connected to Hanukkah. According to the story, after defeating the Greeks, the victorious...
by Ari Yares | Nov 21, 2021 | Menu Planning
It’s another unusual Thanksgiving in our home. We’re not traveling and we’re not hosting because of a combination of factors. The pressure to cook an intense, typical Thanksgiving dinner just isn’t there. Thanksgiving for us feels different...
by Ari Yares | Nov 21, 2021 | Menu Planning, Recipes, The Innovative Dad Blog
Ingredients 3 large sweet potatoes 1 egg 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup mini marshmallow (optional) Place the unpeeled sweet potatoes in the Instant Pot. Add 1 cup of water. Seal the pressure cooker and set it on high for 15 minutes.Use the...
