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Our two-year-old couldn’t keep his hands off of the Penne with creamy brie and tomatoes. Or should I say Rotini with creamy brie and tomatoes recipe? I had a hard time snapping a photo before serving it because he kept asking, “Mommy, can I have some?”, while I was trying to ease the bowl away from his reach. I suppose I could have tried harder to get him not to stand on the furniture and stick his hands into our dinner but he’s never really done it before and I thought it was cute.

The challenge: bring over a side dish to a our friends’ house for dinner; keep it simple to not distract from the main course; have it be aesthetically pleasing and, preferably, green; make sure it can be easily heated and/or assembled so as not to burden our hosts in the kitchen when we arrive; and make it toddler friendly? A tall order, I know, but I thought that the Lemony snow peas and mixed mushrooms recipe would be able to stand up to the test.

This recipe sounded really good: Pork tenderloin parmigiana. I love Parmesan cheese. I suppose I love most cheeses, but Parmesan cheese has a way of making a dish absolutely delightful, doesn’t it? Add the word ‘parmigiana’ to any food item and I will try it. Hmm, would ‘Parmigiana’ make a nice girl’s name? Sorry, my baby name list is a little bare in the girl column and I just have three more months to go. It’s been so exciting trying all these recipes (23 so far!) that baby name brainstorming has fallen by the wayside.

We've covered a huge variety of healthy foods over this year, thanks to nutritionist Julie Daniluk. She's brought us the best of the fresh produce and healthy grains that are available around the year, with delicious recipes to try them all with.

Reach your goals with these delicious recipes adapted from The Dukan Diet. They're all tested and approved by the Chatelaine Kitchen!