Today's PIN OF THE WEEK comes from www.kidskubby.com. This pin features some great Christmas breakfast ideas that are delicious and fun for the kids. Enjoy!
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We posted this great recipe last year and it was such a hit we thought we would post it again. Happy Easter and try not to eat all the cookies yourself!
Cadbury Egg Cookies
Recipe by OurBestBites.com
1/2 C crisco
1/2 C butter
1 C brown sugar
1 C white sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 t vanilla
1 t baking powder
1 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
2 1/2 C flour
6 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder
1 10 oz. bag Cadbury Mini-Eggs
Preheat oven to 350. Chop up the cadbury eggs in a ziplock bag until they are crumbled.
Cream together the butter, crisco, brown sugar and white sugar. Add in eggs one at a time and the vanilla. In a separate bowl whisk together the flour, soda, baking powder, salt and cocoa powder. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture to combine and then mix in the candies.
Drop onto a cookie sheet and cook for about 8-10 minutes. Remove to a cooling rack and try not to stuff your face too quickly!
BRITTNEY'S PUMPKIN BARS
CAKE:
1 cup oil 4 eggs 1-15 oz can pumpkin 1 1/2 cups sugar
Beat until fluffy then mix dry ingredients together and add to mixture.
2 cups flour 1 tsp salt 1 tsp soda 1 tsp baking powder 2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp nutmeg
Spread in a sheet cake pan. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes.
FROSTING:
1-8 oz. cream cheese 1/4 cup butter 1 tsp vanilla 3 cups powdered sugar
Make sure your cream cheese and butter aren't too cold so your frosting doesn't get chunky. Cream butter and cream cheese together. Add vanilla and gradually beat in powdered sugar. Spread on cooled cake. Enjoy!
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them? Here are 10 great tips for keeping your kids snacking healthy. Our friend Christie Jensen shared
this great article with us, thanks Christie!
Keep the sweets out of the house, then you won’t be tempted. This would be helpful for myself. Parents need to set good examples by choosing healthy snacks for yourself.
Snack time is a great time to get your whole grains in. These can be in whole grain pretzels, tortillas or whole grain cereals.
Dip baby carrots in fat free ranch or hummus. Dip fresh fruit in fat free yogurt. Spread the peanut butter on veggies and fruit. I know my kids love to dip stuff, so why not make it healthy.
Try pineapple, cranberries, tangelos or roasted soy nuts.
Serve breakfast foods — such as scrambled eggs and whole-grain toast — as healthy snacks for kids in the afternoon.
Just because it is healthy doesn’t mean it has to taste bland. Give a little sweet stuff, fat-free pudding, frozen yogurt of fruit bars. One of our favorites is a fresh fruit smoothie with skim milk and fat-free yogurt.
Make fruit kabobs (recipe is on an earlier post). Make towers out of graham crackers, make funny faces out of your fruit. Use cookie cutters with your whole grain breads or cheese.
Keep a selection of ready-to-eat veggies in the refrigerator. Leave fresh fruit in a bowl on the counter. Store low-sugar, whole-grain cereal and fruit canned or packaged in its own juice in an easily accessible cabinet.
Foods marketed as low-fat or fat-free can still be high in calories and sodium. Likewise, foods touted as cholesterol-free can still be high in fat, saturated fat and sugar. Check nutrition labels to find out the whole story.
Restrict snacking to certain areas, such as the kitchen. You’ll save your child countless calories from mindless munching in front of the TV. If your child needs to snack on the go, offer string cheese, yogurt sticks, cereal bars, a banana or other drip-free items.
I hope this list is helpful to you. It is great to be reminded to have healthy snacks. There is so much processed unhealthy foods that are easy to buy. It does take more effort and planning to have healthy snacks around, but what a great way to get more fruits, veggies and whole grains into your child’s diet (and yours!).
For more information or to visit Christie's blog go to http://raisinghealthykids.wordpress.com/
We found this great recipe from one of our favorite blogs, Our Best Bites Blog. This salad is so light and easy to put together and would be a great addition to your July BBQ.
Grilled Chicken & Berry Salad
Grilled Chicken & Berry Salad Recipe by Our Best Bites
1/2 head Romaine lettuce, washed and chopped into bite-sized pieces 6-8 oz. baby spinach 12-16 oz. chicken, marinated, grilled, and sliced* 8 oz. strawberries, sliced 8 oz. blueberries 4 oz. crumbled Feta or shredded fresh Parmesan cheese 1 c. sliced almonds, toasted Berry Poppy Seed Dressing to taste
For serving a large crowd, toss all the salad ingredients in a large serving bowl and add dressing to taste. For individual servings, arrange ingredients on plates and serve the dressing on the side. Makes about 8 side dish servings and 4 main dish servings.
Last year just about this time, I found a recipe in the Family Fun magazine that I really wanted to make
for Taste-A-Rainbow Cupcakes. I tore it out of the magazine before I threw it away just so I could file it
away in my to-do recipes folder. Super cute, huh!?
Well, as we approached my daughter's 7th birthday this past January, she INSISTED we make her these
cupcakes. Originally I had wanted to make them for her class and stay true to the recipe. Then
remembered that homemade treats are no longer allowed in schools. We were sad. So, instead we opted
to make one giant cake for home. I had envisioned this cake being perfect rainbow stripes.
I measured the batter out equally into six bowls (I used white cake mix but you could also use yellow
without problem). Then added our Wilton food coloring for even more intense colors. If you've never
tried the Wilton food coloring, I HIGHLY recommend it. They're going to cost you a bit more, but you
will be so much happier with the outcome and a little goes a LONG way! I get mine at a local craft store.
As you can see, the cake didn't end up with perfect stripes, but more of a tie-dyed look. Which still looked
pretty darn awesome! I used vanilla pudding between the cake layers and a homemade buttercream
frosting with a touch of cream cheese in it. FABULOUS!!!
{buttercream frosting}
1/2 c. butter, softened
6-7 c. powdered sugar
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. almond extract
1-8oz. pkg cream cheese, softened
Whip butter and cream cheese together until light and fluffy. Add extracts. Slowly add powdered sugar until you get the desired consistency/flavor. You might add a little more or less powdered sugar depending on how you like it. Enjoy!
This post was written by our friend, Lisa Jensen. You can visit her blog for other great recipes at http://gourmified.blogspot.com/