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Fun Summer Food: Sliders Recipes

I love sliders in the summer because they can feed a crowd and keep everyone happy. These small burgers can be enhanced with all sorts of toppings, from the traditional to the exotic. Consider creating a slider bar for your next party. You supply the sliders, the buns and the toppings, and let your guests pick and choose their combinations. Alternatively, have a few of the best selections already assembled and available. Some ideas for your slider bar might include: fried onions, cheddar, american, provolone and goat cheese, condiments, pickles, sun dried tomatoes, homemade sauces and more. Here are some … Continue reading →

Have Fun During Lent

Today is the first Sunday of Lent—-the season of self-reflection and self-denial. Not exactly fun stuff, right? Compared to the raucous revelry and face-stuffing silliness associated with Mardi Gras, the solemn season can appear downright depressing. However, it doesn’t have to be. This Lent, I am trying to teach my young daughter that the season should be marked with anticipation. The 40-day period that begins on Ash Wednesday and runs through Holy Thursday is typically a time when people give up bad habits and participate in prayer, penance and repentance. It’s also a time Christians are mandated to abstain from … Continue reading →

Fun Stuff-ing

(My daughter and her stuffed pumpkin) Fall in the first grade was fun, but in second grade the season is stupendous. Thanks to a very crafty mom, my daughter’s entire class spent Halloween handcrafting these adorable stuffed pumpkins. The gourds are made of orange fabric and stuffed with Fiberfill. Before securing the top of the pumpkin with drawstring, each child was given a stick to place in the center of the fluff. Once the stick was upright, the drawstring was secured and fabric leaves were threaded on the wooden rod. Next, pieces of raffia were tied at the top of … Continue reading →

Toddler Fun Foods

It can be difficult to get toddlers to eat. Most are finicky eaters and do not like to try new foods. Several toddlers only want their favorite foods and complain about trying different foods. Making “fun foods” can help convince your toddlers to try new and healthy foods and snacks. Let’s look at some “fun food” ideas: Fun Shaped Sandwiches Take any peanut butter and jelly sandwich and cut it with a cookie cutter for an instant favorite. Use cookie cutters for ham and cheese sandwiches, tuna salad sandwiches or any kind of sandwich that your child eats. If it … Continue reading →

Summer Fun in the Kitchen with Kids

Don’t let an afternoon rainstorm put a damper on your summer fun. Rather, you can use the inclement weather to your advantage by gathering the kids in the kitchen to make nutritional snacks that are so festive they won’t even know they’re eating healthy. FISHY SNACK MIX Ingredients: 3 cups goldfish shaped baked snack crackers 2 cups pretzel sticks 2 cups toasted oat cereal 2 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup butter, melted 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce 1/2 teaspoon celery salt 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 2 cups gummy candy fish and worms Directions: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine … Continue reading →

Rainy Day Fun for Kids

Farmers may appreciate a good soaking in the middle of summer, but parents who preserve their sanity by sending their kids outside when school’s out typically don’t embrace rainy days with the same enthusiasm. If you are part of the latter group, don’t let a little rain dampen your children’s summer fun. Instead, consider the following kid-friendly projects: HOMEMADE BINOCULARS Materials: 2 empty toilet paper rolls Craft glue Hole puncher Yarn or string Markers, crayons, or glitter glue Directions: Glue together the toilet paper rolls. Use the hole puncher to make two holes on the outside top portions of the … Continue reading →

Rainy Day Fun for Preschoolers

Summer is the ideal time to let your preschooler soak up the sun’s warm rays outside, but not everyday can be spent in the pool or at the park. Summer storms are as much a part of the season as fiery hot temperatures, but you don’t have to let the rain dampen your child’s day. Rather, stay inside and participate in these fun activities specially designed for curious preschoolers: INDOOR PICNIC Materials: Picnic basket filled with picnic items such as ketchup, mustard, plastic utensils, paper plates, napkins, blanket, your favorite food items, etc. Empty ketchup and mustard bottles Yellow and … Continue reading →

Fun with Celery

When I first asked Valorie if I could do some guest blogging about celery, she joked that it might sully up the food blog. We laughed, but I can see that if she weren’t joking, it might be a good point. She has so many sophisticated recipes, techniques and foods (did you read her articles on edible flowers? Amazing!), and celery might seem a little out of place. But I like this little common vegetable, because it is simple. It can be used to beef up a dish, give salads a crunch or just give you some fiber. It is … Continue reading →

Fondue Fun

Make dinner tonight a Fondue Feast for the whole family! Start with melted cheese served with apples slices, crispy bread cubes and celery and conclude with molten chocolate along side strawberries, brownie bits and cookies. In between, serve a traditional meal or go all the way with cook-your-own meats, poultry and veggies and cooking oils. What kid, big or small, doesn’t love to dip food into sauces, dressings or creams? Fondue presents an opportunity to dip EVERYTHING without the sideways glances or comments you might get otherwise. Personally, I do not care for the “upscale” fondue restaurants. The high prices … Continue reading →

Children’s Fun and Health Snacks

Trying to find time to feed the kids healthy snacks is tough. Then when you consider that many kids are fussy eaters, the challenge of tasty and healthy snacks becomes more challenging. As a single parent, you want to make sure your child has good food to snack on after school, on a Saturday afternoon, or in the lunchbox. We have provided you with some delicious foods that not only taste good, but also are fun. Bugs on a Log For this recipe, all you need is celery sticks, peanut butter (crunchy or creamy), and raisins. If your child does … Continue reading →