Char-grilled Veggie Pizza (Brenna's)

Ingredients:

Half red bell pepper, cut into half inch slices
2 tbsp evoo
185g cream cheese(softened)
50g semi-dried tomatoes
1 zucchini, cut into half inch slices
1 tbsp basil pesto
28cm Pizza base(fresh is best-of course!)
1/4 cup whole black pitted olives

Directions:
Brush veggies with oil and cook on a char-grill pan until golden brown and just cooked through. Combine pesto and 125g cream cheese and spread over pizza base. Top with char-grilled vegetables, semi-dried tomatoes and olives. Dollop the remaining cream cheese on top. Bake at 400F for 10-15 min until the base has browned and pizza is hot. Serve immediately.

You can use any veggies you like. Sometimes I add chicken to it too.

Creamy Ranch Taco Mac (Aimee's)

Ingredients:

1 1/4 Lbs ground turkey or beef
8 oz macaroni, or spirals, or rotini
1 onion chopped
1tb minced garlic
1 14 oz can diced tomatoes with mild green chiles
2 TB taco seasoning
2 TB ranch seasoning (from packet)
3 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup cheddar cheese

Directions:

Cook pasta, drain but reserve 1/2 cup of pasta h2o
In large saute pan, brown meat, add onions and garlic. Add taco and ranch seasonings, salt and pepper to taste. Add diced tomatoes and cook on low-med about 5 minutes. Stir in sour cream and cream cheese. Add pasta and reserved pasta water. Stir and simmer 3 mins or so to thicken sauce and reduce liquid. If desired, top with 1 cup cheddar cheese

Sounds like yummy comfort food that the kids would like!