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Cooking Light has offered up some suggestions for meals to warm our hearts while we stay glued to election night coverage: Left- and right-leaning Americans have at least one thing in common: a good appetite.  Here are three election night menus from Cooking Light magazine, so you and your readers can eat well and party hard no matter what your political persuasion.

You’ll love the beautiful photos and wonderful assortment of links at this edition of the Carnival of Family Life!  Hopeful Spirit is the host, and the image below is just one of the ones gracing this gorgeous blog: Tags: easy recipes, family meals, healthy cooking, healthy eating, healthy recipes,

Not that polenta isn’t served in other parts of the country, but it is as common as pasta in the north. And it is amazingly versatile as well. Basic polenta is a snap to make and can be dressed up or dressed down in an infinite number of ways.

You can either mash or whip these potatoes…personally, I like the lumps that are left behind when they’re hand-mashed. Since we’ve leaving the skins on, and they’re lumpy anyway, what’s a little more texture? :-) We love these potatoes. They’re warm and filling in cooler weather, and the rosemary gives them a wonderful rustic flavor.

50 Fun Homemade Halloween Treats, Snacks, and Appetizers Recipes and ideas for fun Halloween party food Low Fat Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie Recipe Deb makes the real thing for holidays, but for regular family desserts she made some low fat substitutions Pumpkins Make Great Serving Bowls

Reeva is our first winner on Busy Family Meals during Blogtoberfest! Yay, Reeva! She wins a box of Undercover Vegetable Company’s assorted veggie bars, the snack bars that provide a full serving of vegetables, but taste like a fruity treat!  Yum!

New Good Food by Margaret Wittenberg I read cookbooks for fun. And for knowledge, but mostly for fun, because I think food and cooking is lots of fun. The cover of this new book caught my eye immediately, and I decided to settle in with it one evening.

A lovely fall stew to make with either hard cider or the regular tame stuff :-) This makes 4 very hearty servings or 6 medium ones. Since it’s a wonderful OAMC recipe, think about whether to double it so that the time invested is more profitable. This takes a long simmering time to taste its best.

Have you seen this one making the rounds? It’s all over the internet now, and my mother emailed it to me! I can’t seem to track down where it actually originated, so if you know, please let me in on it :-) It really works. The cake isn’t pretty, and it’s a little gummy, but it’s only 5 minutes to make, start to finish, and it’s CHOCOLATE!! Enough said.

Mint Chutney mixed in with Yogurt, along with Dahl and Basmati Rice This delicious sauce can be served with just about any Indian meals. When mixed with yogurt, it makes a cooling sauce that helps fiery dishes go down smoothly.