Rollo Stuffed Ritz Crackers

Yum, yum, yum!  I decided to try this Pinterest recipe that I posted earlier this week.  It seemed simple enough.  Ritz crackers, Rollos and an oven.

It is truly that easy.

Oven at 350*
Salted side down with a Rollo
Cook for 4 minutes
Take out of the oven and push the unsalted side of another Ritz down
Cool
Enjoy!

I have not tried one, because I will be using my classmates as "guinea pigs", "test subjects", and they will act as my "children" for the day.

I will post what they thought of them tomorrow after our class :)

Nana! Feed us :)

We were out and about doing some shopping and decided to drop by my parents house for lunch.  Thus the title, Nana!  Feed Us :)  We showed up and demanded lunch.  Not that my parents would ever mind us going over.  Trying to feed the A Clan is difficult at times, but we found lunch in the freezer and cupboards.

We put a pizza in the oven, made some iced tea and found some fruit in the pantry.  Done!  Lunch is served. 

My kids like thin crust frozen pizza and love, love, love, canned fruit.  Chloe loves the cherries.  I think what they also like is the sugar goodness.  I like to have the plastic jars of fruit in the pantry for quick snacks or side dishes.  Fruit cocktail is the favorite at our house. 

 

Off to school for the evening and again tomorrow.  I will post the desert I made for my classmates and what they thought of it tomorrow.  I thought I would adopt them as my children for a quick taste test while doing my presentation tomorrow.  Wish me luck!

Jessica

Peanut Butter Pancakes

The wild children were asking for pancakes this morning.  We find ourselves eating these a lot and I have learned to add things to the batter to change them up. 

I have made:

Cinnamon Pancakes
Banana Pancakes
Strawberry Jam Pancakes
Nutella Pancakes
Chocolate Chip Pancakes
Apple Pancakes
ANY Berry Pancakes

The list goes on!  I add everything to them :)

This morning I decided to add:

 Yum!  Peanut butter pancakes!!!

I used good old Aunt Jemima Pancake mix (the add one egg and one cup of milk batter).  While mixing the batter I added a couple of spoonful's of the Whipped Peanut Butter.  Delicious!

Recipe according to Aunt Jemima

1 1/4 cup of pancakes mix
1 cup of milk
1 egg

I added:

2 spoonful's of peanut butter
1/4 cup of milk (it was toooo thick)

Frying pan on medium heat, spray with Pam or melt butter.  Flip/flop, enjoy :)

Have a great morning :)

Jessica

Too warm to cook!

With a heat wave hitting southern Ontario, it is just too darn hot to cook!  We have been experiencing some very warm and humid weather and as a result, my kids are not eating too much of anything.  The heat is exhausting and I have been keeping meals simple and small.

We have been indulging in watermelon, popsicles and freezies to help keep us hydrated and cool when playing outside.  The little pool has been filled every morning and the sprinkler has been used every afternoon.  What do you do to stay cool?

We can not wait to get to the cabin and spend some time in the lake swimming, fishing and going for boat rides. 

Today, I decided to make snack plates with food that the kids picked. 

The snack plate menu included:

Blue Ribbon bologna
Kraft cheese slices
strawberries
green grapes
Triscuits (Dill) 
Broccoli (for Chloe)
Carrots (for Chloe)

Here is what I created :)

 

 

What do you think?  The kids loved these and ate everything.  A little extra prep time and you can create art on a plate.  We will be continuing this and I will need to brush up on my plate art as they ask for more intricate objects.

Thanks Pinterest :)

I have been perusing Pinterest again, looking for some recipes to try with my kids.  I came across a couple that I can not wait to try.  I find that the simple recipes I find on Pinterest are the best.  They seem to be passed down from generations and are no fail. 

I have posted picture of what I hope to create and below each picture is the link to the recipe.

Homemade Goldfish Crackers

 

Ingredients

• 8 ounces, weight Sharp Cheddar Cheese, Shredded
• 4 Tablespoons Butter, Cut Into Cubes
• 1 cup Flour
• ¾ teaspoons Salt
• 2 Tablespoons Cold Water

Instructions

1. Pulse everything (except water) together in the food processor until the dough resembles coarse sand.
2. Pulse in water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
3. Remove dough from the processor, wrap in plastic, and chill for 20 minutes.
4. Roll out the dough and cut into desired shapes. You can use a toothpick to make the eyes and smile if desired. Place on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
5. Bake at 350°F for about 15 minutes, or until crispy.

 

Pizza Roll-ups

 

 

1 can refrigerated crescent rolls

40 slices turkey pepperoni

4 pieces of mozzarella string cheese, cut in half

garlic powder

pizza sauce

Preheat oven to 375.

Unroll crescent rolls and separate into 8 triangles.  Place 5 slices of turkey pepperoni on each crescent roll.  Top pepperoni with string cheese half and roll up.  Sprinkle crescent rolls with garlic powder. Place rolls on baking sheet and bake for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown.  Serve with a side of warm pizza sauce.

 

Rollo Stuffed Ritz Crackers

 

Preheat to 350 degrees. Rollo Stuffed Ritz Crackers-salty side down, place 1 Rolo / cracker. Bake 3-5 min to melt Rolo, then add another cracker on top and push down a little. Let cool. Sweet & Salty treat.

 

OH MY!  Which one should I try first?  I am thinking of trying the sauce for tomorrow nights dinner and making the Ritz crackers for our road trip.  The pizza rolls are similar, if not identical to what I made the other day, but maybe the kids will like pizza rolls, instead of pizza bites.

 

Happy eating  :)

Happy Birthday Unlce Steve

We decided to celebrate my bother's birthday early, because we will be away on his special day.  I invited myself and my kids to my parents house for supper and made a cake to celebrate with everyone.  Nothing beats a confetti cake with fluffy white icing.

We had a water fight with the kids in the backyard, had a lovely supper (I will share the recipe), ate cake and sang Happy Birthday, and listened to some guitar playing by my brother.  What a great day.

We decided to make tacos for dinner, but we like to put a swing on things.  Unfortunately, this was not kid friendly and had to make them Kraft dinner, Pogo's and fresh peaches.  Everyone was happy.

We like to use:

 

 

 

We like the new Mild Old El Paso for our taco nights, but instead of ground beef, we use ground chicken.  Yum!

 

My mom made a yummy avocado salsa to add to the tacos.  Here is the recipe:

 

1 avocado, sliced and diced

1 cup of frozen corn

10 cherry tomatoes, sliced

1 lime, juiced

salt and pepper to taste

 

 

Mix all together and let sit for at least 20 minutes.  With the mild taco kit, you get a sour cream mixture that mixes well with the avocado salsa.  We also bought soft shells for those that like them better. 

 

You have your chicken taco simmering, cheese shredded, avocado salsa ready and sour cream mixture ready.  Let's make tacos!

 

Hope you enjoy :)

Pizza Bites

I am trying to be slightly inventive this week with food for the kids.  Hotdogs on sticks, mini apple pies, snack plates, muffins, etc.  Today I tried something new again and it was a flop for my kids.  I think that they were delicious, and wanted to share with you the recipe and maybe they will work for you.

I made pizza bites with four simple ingredients.  Here is what I used:

 

Simple ingredients for my picky children.  Anyhow, I simply made little pockets with the Pillsbury Country Biscuits and put two slices of peperoni and some cheese in the middle.  Then forming them into a ball of dough, placed them in a non-greased 9x9 cake pan.

I heated the pizza sauce on the stove and used small ramekins to dish them out on my kid's plates.  There are 10 biscuits in the roll, therefore you can make 10 pizza bites.

When they were put into the cake pan, I sprinkled them with garlic powder before baking them.

I baked them at 375* for 20 minutes (or until golden) and let them sit to cool before plating them.

Recipe:

1 roll of Pillsbury Country Rolls
pizza sauce
peperoni (I used turkey peperoni)
mozzarella cheese
garlic salt

Bake at 375* for 20 minutes in an ungreased pan

As I said at the beginning of the post, my kids would not eat them.  It was a bust for them, but I thoroughly enjoyed eating them for my lunch and packed my husband's lunch for tomorrow.  You could add any of your favorite pizza ingredients in the middle of the biscuits.  Share with me what you try and if your "clients" at the table enjoy them.