Village Square Center
217 Clarksville Road
West Windsor, NJ 08550
(609) 799-7776
Website: www.thelittlegym.com/gym/default.aspx?gymid=60
Note: Birthday parties are hosted on Saturdays: 12:30 pm, 2:45 pm, and 4:45 pm and Sundays: 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm and 4:00 pm.

55 Route 31 S # C
Pennington, NJ 08534
(609) 730-9394
Website: www.motiongymnastics.com

The Marketplace
3885 Route 27
Princeton, NJ 08540
(732) 422-3600
Website: www.my-gym.com/franchisee.asp?gymid=69
Note: Birthday parties are hosted on Mondays: 4:30-6:00, Fridays: 2:30-4:00 pm and 4:30-6:00 pm, Saturdays: 1:00-2:30 pm, 3:00-4:30 pm, 5:00-6:30 pm, Sundays: 11:00-12:30 pm, 1:00-2:30 pm, 3:00-4:30 pm, 5:00-6:30 pm.

4260 Rt 1 North
Monmouth Jct., NJ 08852
(732) 230-3944
Note: Birthday parties can be held any day after 10:30am.

23 West Delaware Avenue
Pennington, NJ 08534
(609) 818-0105
Website: www.pottersalley.com
Note:  Birthday parties are usually hosted Saturdays: 11:00-1:00pm, 2:00-4:00pm & 5:00-7:00pm.  Sundays: 1:00-3:00pm & 4:00-6:00pm. Weekdays are flexible according to availability.

Paul Robeson Place
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 497-9622 x224
Website: www.princetonymca.org
Types: Basic Party, Party Plus, Birthday Splash Party, Sports Birthday Party

1000 Cornwall Road
Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852
(732) 940-6800
Website: www.princetonsportscenter.com

4 Hulfish St
Princeton, NJ 08542
(609) 683-5100
Website: www.redgreenblueonline.com
Note: Parties are hosted on Fridays: 4:00 pm, 7:00 pm, Saturdays: 11:00 pm, 2:00 pm, 5:00 pm, Sundays: 11:00 pm, 2:00 pm.

200 Whitehead Road
Hamilton, NJ 08619
(609) 631-7625
Website: www.rockvilleclimbing.com

610 Nassau Park Blvd
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 275-6800
Website: www.snipits.com
Type: A variety of parties for girls “Glamour Party”, ” Hollywood Party” and “Style a Doll Party”.

330 Cold Soil Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 924-2310
Website: www.terhuneorchards.com
Type: Wagon Ride & Party Snack, can also have a face painter and pony rides

3562 Route 27
Kendall Park, NJ
(732) 955-2005
Website: www.uptownplayaround.com

“You’re so lucky” my kids’ friends often tell them, “your mom is a chef so you must be eating yummy food all the time!”

Well, depends who you ask. My three kids represent the whole spectrum of children’s attitudes toward food. My eight year old son eats everything; his 10 year old sister would cautiously try many foods and sometimes would stick with one of them. His twin sister, a self-proclaimed “pizzavore”, won’t eat anything that’s not pure white carbohydrates.

So you see, I don’t have any magic trick up my sleeves to get kids to eat healthy. I think this is just like any other learning process. It takes time and patience and most importantly – it is best learned by example. The same way kids pick up on our other habits (for better or worse), eventually they will eat the way we eat.

In the meantime I cook “middle of the road” foods and then tweak them to please all ages. For example my veal meatballs: I serve them to my kids over pasta and for me on a bed of vegetables that I roasted along with the meatballs. I have also found that if I use a colorful assortment of vegetables, kids are intrigued and ask for a taste.

Veal and Ricotta Meatballs
1 pound ground veal
½ cup ricotta
1 egg
1 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus more for serving
1/2 cup whole wheat bread crumbs
1/4 teaspoon baking soda (to make meat balls fluffy)
1 tablespoon kosher salt, or as needed
freshly ground black pepper
4 cups mild jarred tomato sauce

For vegetables
2 cups assorted colorful vegetables (such as peppers, broccoli, carrots) cut into 1 inch chunks. Frozen veggies do just fine.
1-3 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Spray a large roasting pan with olive oil

Combine all meatballs ingredients except sauce in a bowl and mix with hands until completely smooth and homogenized, about 4 minutes. If you don’t like to touch raw meat, use disposable gloves from the pharmacy. Cover and chill before shaping into meatballs.

In the meantime prepare vegetables for roasting. Mix them with oil and salt on the roasting pan spread them evenly and place in the oven to start cooking.

Gently form meat mixture into nine balls. It helps to do it with slightly wet hands. Pull the baking sheet off the oven and place meat balls on vegetables. Roast for about 20-30 minutes – until meat balls are cooked through and vegetables are soft.

Meanwhile, heat sauce in pot over medium-low heat and when meatballs are done, remove them from pan and add to sauce. Serve meatballs in sauce alone, or over pasta, with grated Parmigiano-Reggiano passed separately. Serve the vegetables in a separate serving dish.

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