This Week: Spicy Beef Wraps, Lunchbox Layered Taco Dip, Broccoli-Cheddar Fritters—RECIPES INSIDE!

Plus more weeknight dinners, the kitchen tool you need right now, and more.

May 25, 2026

Happy Monday! If your fridge is currently home to half a cucumber, one lonely strawberry and an aggressively optimistic amount of leftovers—same. But the good news is, this week’s Family Feed is packed with easy supper solutions, super-fun lunchbox inspiration, a freezer-friendly win and the simple kitchen tool you need now.

Here’s to fewer dinner-time spirals, smarter lunch packing and starting the countdown to the end of the school year.

Katie Dupuis
Editor, ParentsCanada

Weeknight recipes that work even when your patience does not.

Spicy To-Go Beef Wraps 
These bold beef wraps are built for easy lunches, road trips or busy nights stacked with end-of-school-year festivities.

Asian Sesame Noodle Salad 
This fresh, flavour-packed noodle salad tossed in savoury-sweet sesame dressing comes together in no time.

Paprika-Rubbed Sheet Pan Chicken with Lemon 
We love a sheet-pan meal, and this one doesn’t disappoint with its hits of smoky paprika and bright lemon. 

Steak and Potato Skillet Dinner 
You’ll no doubt want to add this stovetop dish, with crispy potatoes and tender steak, to your regular rotation.

Mac and Cheese with White Beans 
Creamy, comforting mac and cheese gets a protein and fibre boost thanks to the addition of white beans.

Tiny tricks, big payoff.

Use Kitchen Shears for Snipping and Slicing

Skip the cutting board! A good pair of kitchen shears can slice pizza, quarter quesadillas, snip green onions and chop herbs directly into a bowl or pan in seconds. It’s faster, creates fewer dishes and somehow feels weirdly satisfying every single time.

One important note: Treat kitchen shears like actual knives. Invest in a sharp pair designed specifically for food prep, use them only in the kitchen (not for opening packages or for random household jobs) and store them safely in a drawer insert, knife block or protective sleeve to help keep the blades sharp and clean.

Lunches kids might eat and parents can repeat.

Layer in a school-safe vacuum-sealed container for the best lunch ever

This layered taco dip will make your kid the envy of the classroom (it might even make the teachers jealous!). This idea is completely customizable but if you want to stick to the OG recipe, layer smashed avocado (or storebought guac), refried or black beans, salsa, sour cream and shredded cheese in a vacuum-sealed insulated container. Pack with tortilla chips or mini naan for dipping and we’re betting the container comes home empty (for once).

Lunchbox formula: Mini layered taco dip + tortilla chips or mini naan + cucumber and pepper strips + grapes + dry cinnamon cereal

For the 3:15 p.m. snack-mergency.

These tasty little gems will disappear faster than you can get them on the plate. Crispy around the edges, cheesy in the middle and sturdy enough for dipping into ketchup, they work warm, cold or straight from the fridge during the after-school rush.

That backpocket recipe that comes in clutch.

Plain cream scones are wildly underrated. Sure, they’re great warm with butter or jam, but they also moonlight as quick breakfasts, lunchbox additions and emergency afternoon snacks. Split them to make mini ham and cheese sammies, serve alongside soup instead of rolls or add a little hazelnut spread for a treat with coffee or tea.

How to freeze them: Once cooled completely, tuck the scones into an airtight container or freezer bag and freeze for up to three months. You can thaw them at room temperature or warm them straight from frozen in a low oven for a few minutes to bring back that fresh-baked texture.