I’ve been thinking about my blog and blogging. I decided I needed to post a few things that might actually be useful. Occasionally I will be posting lists of 10 whatevers for whatever. I could only think of 7 uses for sticky notes and a wall (You think I’m kidding!) so I’ll kick it off with
10 Fun Recipes for Kids
Peanut Butter Dough – For each child mix about ¼ a cup of peanut butter (we use soy nut butter because of a peanut allergy) with a Tablespoon or so of honey. Mix together then add about ¼ cup powdered milk a little at a time. When the dough starts to form a ball sprinkle a little more milk and let the kids knead the dough until it is smooth. They can use it like play dough but it tastes better when they eat it.
Pigs in a Blanket – All you need some bread dough and those little cocktail wieners. I usually make my own dough but the breadstick dough works great with these. Just dry the baby hotdogs and wrap them in a small piece of the dough. Bake until they start to brown. We usually bake half for a snack and freeze the other half for later. You don’t have to thaw the unbaked half before baking. Just put them in the oven and turn it to 350 degrees. Once it pre-heats give them a few more minutes to brown and there done.
Drop Danishes – Here’s the recipe. I’ve been making these since I was teenager. The kids like picking their own jelly for these. Here’s a recipe for homemade baking mix.
English Muffin Pizza – Lightly toast a split English muffin and place them on a cookie sheet. Let the kids add sauce, cheese, and whatever finely chopped leftovers they want from the fridge.(Anything goes) Broil until the cheese is melted and hopefully enjoy. If not make another.
Quesadillas – Put a flour tortilla in a small pan. Sprinkle with cheese and anything else they want to add. Cover with another tortilla and heat at medium heat until the cheese melts and sticks the two sides together. Flip over and lightly brown the other side. You can cut these into triangles and serve as a quick afternoon snack.
Shape Cinnamon toast – Cut bread with cookie cutters. Spread a little butter on the bread and have kids sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top. Broil in the oven for a few minutes until the toast just starts to brown. Don’t worry about wasting the bread. You can put the leftovers in the oven (turned off) when you’re done and dry them for breadcrumbs.
Mini Cobbler – Cut piecrust into circles, or squares, or triangles that are larger than a muffin tin cup. Press into the bottom of the cups and fill with there favorite pie filling, or fresh fruit, or chocolate pudding. Sprinkle with bits of leftover piecrust. Bake as directed for piecrust.
Painted Cookies – You need a batch of your favorite sugar cookie dough. Store bought works fine. Spread it flat on a greased jellyroll pan. Bake as directed. Allow to cool completely. Mix powder sugar with a little water to make a glaze and add some food coloring. Put into squeeze containers. Let them paint a masterpiece on their cookie canvas. Just remember, if you make very dark colors, food color stains everything. Use an old tablecloth. Children tend to go all Jackson Pollock with this. Embrace the creative process. :)
Cereal Granola – Give each child a zipper top bag. Write their name on it with a permanent marker. Make it fancy. Fill about 1/3 full with a favorite cereal. Let them add a few favorite treats. (Chocolate chips, marshmallows, raisins) Toss in a few handfuls of a new food you’d like them to try. (Dried blueberries, pineapple, banana chips, soybeans, sunflower seeds, etc) shake and enjoy. If they complain about the new food, tell them to just eat what they like.
Fruit Smoothies – This is easy. You take the fruit the kids didn’t eat at dinner. Put it in a blender with a scoop of ice cream and some milk. Blend.
I hope you enjoy these. They have all been fully tested over the years with my family. I’ve only included the ones voted least likely to give a parent a headache. If you have any others let me know.
Also, if you think of any non-conventional uses for sticky notes let me know. I would really like to finish that list.
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