On Sun, 29 Aug 1999 09:08:14 -0400 Laura Keating <[log in to unmask]> writes: >I have 13 month old boy/girl twins - my son is milk allergic. Any ideas >on quick meals, esp lunch and dinner, for him? I feel like all I give >him is Gerber Grads, peanut butter/jelly and pasta?! One of our "quick fix" meals is refried beans and tortillas. My 2 1/2 year old loves the beans from Taco Bell, so I do my own too. We always have extra sauce packets from the drive through. I buy the small cans with a pop top lid. I give her about half a can. Put some mild sauce on it and microwave it for 20-30 sec. I cut the tortilla into little triangles. Another great make ahead / keep in the freezer must for us is mini hot dogs in a blanket. I use the cocktail size Addells chicken and apple ones which are the only ones I've found that don't have corn. Hebrew National also makes a cocktail size, but I can't find them 'round here. I use the Pilsbury Reduced Fat Cresent Rolls and cut each into quarters. Wrap the little dogs and bake them about 10 minutes. Put them on a rack and cool. Put them on a tray and freeze. Then just put them in a zipper bag or other airtight container. I take a few out and heat them up in the wave. I also have made chicken nuggets and frozen them, but that's a lot more work up front. When I make spaghetti sauce, I freeze 2 oz containers then I just have to cook pasta. Kathy P. ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.