Updated on April 5, 2015
Mini Crustless Bacon, Cheddar, Spinach Quiche
For many people Easter breakfast is kind of a big deal. You can’t just have cornflakes and a glass of orange juice and call it a day. Not even Cinnamon Toast Crunch or Fruity Pebbles will do. Easter breakfast begs to be something special. My kids are insisting that we go to our church for the youth ministry breakfast this year, but normally this day brings visions of cinnamon rolls and overnight breakfast casseroles or fancy french toast and candied bacon into my head. Mmmmm….bacon.
Updated on April 1, 2015
Mom’s 10-minute Fruit Salad
Today was not my day. The post I had planned didn’t work out. The repair Terry did on my van yesterday didn’t solve the real problem and left the kids and me stranded on the side of the road in an area where I didn’t get cell phone service, still about two miles from my friend’s house. Later, for a miserable thirty minutes, I misplaced the keys for the truck I borrowed from Terry. The kids whined and tattled on each other. My pictures for the blog would not load… Oy.
Updated on March 30, 2015
Easter Empty Tomb Rolls
Years and years ago, one of my friends had a young son who was learning about the meaning of Easter, and his summary of her teaching was, “It’s not about the bunny!” If you are looking for a fun, tasty, and meaningful cooking activity to do with the kids for Easter to teach them that “it’s not about the bunny,” this is a good one. This is not a new or original idea of my own. I first came across the idea a few years back on The Girl Who Ate Everything, but it is all over the internet, sometimes also called resurrection rolls/buns. I have done this activity with my kids for three years now, and they really enjoy it and look forward to it as an Easter tradition.
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Updated on April 24, 2016
Fresh Lemon Bars
I’m planning to use these lemon bars as a bribe, and I have already been promised that I will be successful. On Wednesday afternoons I volunteer in my church’s kitchen, helping to prepare a meal for Wednesday night’s church activities. I work with a wonderful crew of dedicated people, including Elaine, a spunky 97 year-old who has faithfully been coming to chop vegetables for the salad bar for years. Elaine is quite the character. She says she is in her second childhood now, so she can relax and not worry about what other people think. Her energy and sense of humor have blessed me, and she is always happy to see me on Wednesday afternoons because she L-O-V-E-S to eat dessert, and she knows I L-O-V-E to make dessert. Sometimes I even let her lick the beaters if I have to finish up the topping on a dessert after I get there. And of course she rubs it in with some of the others–that she got to lick the beaters and they didn’t.She’s a bit of a stinker.
Updated on March 25, 2015
April Fool’s Day Food Fun
April Fool’s Day is coming up next week, and here are two fun food crafts to do with the kids or to do by yourself to trick the kids. Now don’t get the impression that I am one of those special people with saintly patience who calmly lets the kids help in the kitchen every day and doesn’t blow a gasket when the bag of sugar is dropped on the floor or when the batter is being stirred so vigorously that it is flying across the room. No, that’s not this mom. (I have mentioned previously that I yell too much and get angry over petty things way too often.) However, I do believe it is good to let the kids help and I mean to let the kids help more often than I do, and some days I can actually follow through and do it. This little food craft right here is a good one to try if you struggle a tiny bit with patience like I often do. This project is easy overall and has many parts with which even fairly small children could help. And if your children are a little bit older, they may be able to do most of it on their own. My 9 year-old was able to do most of this project. Note: I am not claiming that either of these things will taste fabulous to you, but your kids will think they are amazing, especially if they get to help.
One of the first foods I became aware of that my kids hate is chicken pot pie. I know…why would anyone hate chicken pot pie? Comfort food at its most delicious, I say. A few years ago, as I was reading recipes for fun, (everyone does that, right?) I came across this idea for a chicken faux pie that I thought would really get them riled up for April Fool’s Day. I waited for the usual, “what’s for supper?” and then pulled out these mini chicken pot pies to put on the table. I expected lots of moaning and groaning, but somehow they were more astute than I thought. They knew something was up and immediately cut into their pies. They were thrilled to find pudding and candy instead of the dreaded potatoes, chicken, carrots, peas, and gravy. Though I didn’t get the reaction I expected, the kids loved the pies and have been begging me to make them again ever since. Their day finally came, and this time, they were thrilled to participate in the silliness.
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