The first thing I tried to make were these home made Goldfish crackers. The recipe sounded easy and I love a good goldfish (though we really love bunny crackers at this house). I was very excited and these crackers turned out awful. Simply disgusting! I surely must have read the recipe wrong or cooked them wrong but they were just gross in every way... taste, texture, appearance. Since Mini Me helped me cook them, I felt compelled to at least let him try them. Then Little Lady wanted one. And they loved them! They gobbled them down and ate every last crumb. They requested them for snack several days in a row. Eew! I hope they still like them if I can figure out how to make them correctly!
A consistent favorite in our house - for both kids - are sweet potato fries. I've always made my own, seasoned with cinnamon and ginger. Both kids eat them plain or dipped in yogurt. I recently saw a recipe for how to make them crispy:
Crispy Sweet potato fries
And they are goooooood. I don't think the kids noticed the difference but I did and they were pretty yummy.
Roasted veggies are not even a new or inspired idea, but I had never cooked them before. We eat a lot of grilled veggies in the summer and this is quite similar. I diced potatoes and tossed them with carrots and broccoli in olive oil. I added some seasonings - garlic, onion powder and basil - and roasted them on a cookie sheet in the oven. They turned out so delicious that I got three, count 'em, three compliments from my husband in one meal. I imagine these will soon become one of our mealtime staples.
Last weekend I made these awesome homemade granola bars. Here is a photo of them not yet cut (they look like rice krispie bars but they are so much richer and yummier):
I saw this easy veggie fritatta recipe here. We made our "egg muffins" as Mini Me called them, with some cooked mixed veggies, cheese, ham cubes, and pepper. After that was all mixed in a bowl, I spooned it into greased muffin cups and baked them. Yum! They didn't freeze too badly, either. And, Little Miss-I-Will-Never-Even-Touch-An-Egg ate three bites of hers! Success!
What kind of oats did you use for the granola bars? I am hoping to make these this week. They look so yummy!
ReplyDeleteI used quick oats but I don't know if that was the "right" thing. They turned out okay. I may have already eaten over half of them by myself....
ReplyDeleteThe granola bars are simply amazing. I didn't have quick oats, just regular, old fashioned oats and they turned out great as well. We also skipped the chocolate and sprinkles and just love them! These will be a new snack staple for us! Thx for sharing your great food ideas!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the response!! So looking forward to making them this weekend!
ReplyDeleteI made the granola bars this weekend and both of my kiddos love them! However some of mine were a bit crumbly. I used liquid honey, quick oats and natural peanut butter. I am not sure what went wrong but am thinking that with the next batch I will up the quantity of honey and peanut butter a bit to help with the stickiness.
ReplyDeleteI was thinking ours were crumbly, too. I was also going to increase the peanut butter. I'm glad they aren't hard as a rock like some of the store granola bars, though!
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