Pizza

English muffins are versatile little things,

Add a little pizza sauce, cheese, and a few toppings and you have a mini pizza.

Now... the trick is to get your children to think it is a yummy enough lunch to eat.

Baked potato a la Snowden

Snowden prepared her baked potato in a brand new creative way.

I see cheddar cheese and sour cream.

Fresh off the tree

We do not have citrus trees on our property, but I wish we did.

But we know people who do and when there we grab the fruit right off the tree.

And did you know that in a poor economy, seed sales go up? Yep, people grow their own food more.

Coconut Face Cake

This book inspired young minds in my kitchen to make this brownie cake.

You use a brownie mix in a box.

Follow the directions in the box.

The template comes in the book.

And, here's Coconut, an American Girl's best friend.

Gatorade

When the stomach virus strikes, and it does not tolerate food, there's is always good old Gatorade. Refreshing and replenishing.

Pasta - It's What's for Lunch

The little tummies in my house have selective tastes.

One eats lots of pasta and loves tomato sauce.

The other eats some pasta, but only with a butter sauce.

I make a simple sauce. I saute onions and garlic in a bit of olive oil, and add the canned crushed tomatoes when the onions are soft. After about 10 minutes I add salt, Italian spices and 2 cups of water. The cooked pasta joins the mixture and it is ready to eat.. During the sauteing stage, I may add some turkey sausage which they love, and adds additional flavor.