Mr Potato Head's Egg and Potato Scramble

Looking at an old Mr. Potato Head, this recipe came to mind!

Ingredients:

• 1 egg
• 1/4 c milk
• 1 small baked potato
• 1 Teaspoon butter

Instructions:

1. Bake your potato ahead of time, or do like I do and bake a few at a time and put them in the refrigerator for later use.

2. Heat the butter in a small skillet

3. Discard the skin of the potato and smash the potato in the heated butter small skillet.

4. In small mixing bowl, add egg and milk and whisk til mixed.

5. Pour the egg/milk mixture into the skillet over the mashed potato.

6. Cook til desired scramble, cool and serve!

Apricot Honey Oatmeal

Ingredients:

• 2 cups water
• 1 pack of Gerber’s Apricot with Mixed Fruit
• 1 Teaspoon honey
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
• 1 cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)

This will yield you 2 portions.

Instructions:

1. In small saucepan, bring water, apricot packet, honey and cinnamon to a boil. Stir in oats; return to boil. Reduce heat to medium; cook about 1 minute for quick oats (or 5 minutes for old fashioned oats) or until most of liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally

2. Remove from heat. Let stand until of desired consistency.

Krispy Kreme Valentines Day Donuts

Of course kids love donuts! Well some of the Krispy Kreme locations these donuts will be served from January 18 thorugh February 14, 2010.

Heart shaped marshmallows in kids hot chocolate

Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 cups whole milk
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons plus one teaspoon unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 4 tablespoons finely chopped or shaved semisweet chocolate

Directions:
1. Start by greasing a heart-shaped petit four cutter or aspic cutter with vegetable oil or cooking spray. Cut several marshmallows in half horizontally, and then press the cutter into the center of each one. Float the marshmallows and the cutouts on hot chocolate.

2. Bring all ingredients to a simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat, stirring until chocolate has melted (do not let boil). Pour into mugs, and serve.

This recipe idea is MarthaStewart.com.

Valentines Day Cookies with M&Ms

Cookie Recipe

Ingredients:
* 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)
* 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 egg
* 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
* 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 cup DOVE® Brand Milk or Dark Chocolate Hearts
* 2/3 cup Red, pink and white M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Valentine’s Day for decorating
* Various heart-shaped cookie cutters (Have fun! Use big and little heart cut-outs; scalloped edges add variety.)

Directions:
1. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add salt, egg and vanilla and continue to beat until well blended. Gradually blend in flour until fully incorporated. Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill for at least one hour.

2. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface or between two sheets of parchment paper or plastic wrap to about 1/4-inch thickness. Cut into heart shapes or use heart-shaped cookie cutters. Place on parchment covered baking sheet. Bake until golden brown (8-10 minutes). Cool.

3. To melt DOVE® Brand Milk or Dark Chocolate Hearts, microwave approximately 3-4 minutes on medium power, stirring every 20-30 seconds, being very careful not to burn.

4. Dip cookies in the melted DOVE® Brand Milk or Dark Chocolate Hearts. Dip a cookie edge or an entire side of a cookie in the chocolate. You can also try painting the chocolate on the cookies using a baker’s spatula or a table knife. Then decorate with M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Valentine’s Day.

This recipe is compliments of BrightIdeas.com

Dannon's Guacamole Recipe offers probiotic health for kids

Ingredients:

• 1 cup DANNON® All Natural Plain Nonfat Yogurt
• 2 large ripe avocados, peeled and mashed
• 1/3 cup fresh cilantro, snipped
• 1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
• 1/4 tsp. sea salt
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 1 small tomato, diced

Directions:
* In a bowl, combine all ingredients except tomato. Top with diced tomato and serve.

Yields: 8 servings (1/4 cup each)

Nutritional Information from Dannon:
Calories: 110
Total Fat: 7g
Saturated Fat: 1g
Trans Fat: 0g
Protein: 3g

My variations on Ants on a Log

For low fat versions, I use a low fat peanut butter. And I highly recommend serving them with damp paper towels — especially with the “Ants on a Slide!”

Pictured here, top left to right, I’ve made the following:

• “Fat Ants on a Log” – celery with peanut butter, topped with chocolate chips
• “Ants on a Slip & Slide” - celery with peanut butter and a layer of honey, then topped with raisins
• “Ants on a Snowy Log” – celery with cream cheese, topped with raisins
• “Ants on a Vacation” – celery with peanut butter, no raisins
• “Ants on a Log in Chocolate Rain” – celery with peanut butter, topped with raisins and Nutella (warmed up so it drips)
• “Aphids on a Log” – celery with peanut butter, topped with pumpkin seeds
• “Ants on a Log” – celery with peanut butter, topped with raisins

Banana Peanut Butter Sushi for Kids

As an aunt of many nieces and nephews, when I babysit more than 2 of them at once, I like to make a variety of food and let them share. This dish is perfect for sharing.









Ingredients:

• 1 (8″) soft whole wheat tortilla
• 1 banana
• 1T raisins
• cinnamon
• honey
• 2T peanut butter (recommend Smucker’s reduced fat)

Instructions:

1. Spread a thin layer of peanut butter across the entire tortilla, leaving about 1/4″ gap at the edge. Shake cinnamon on top of the peanut butter. Bend/mush the banana in an attempt to straighten it and place in the middle of the tortilla. Roll up the tortilla tightly and leave seam-side down on the plate.

2. Cut into 8 pieces with a small pairing knife. Drizzle honey across the top in a zig-zag pattern so that some lands on the plate too. Place the currants on top of the roll and shake cinnamon on top.

3. For kids… I don’t recommend the chopsticks! Too dangerous!

Nutritional Information:
If you use Smuckers’ Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter, the fat intake is only 12g per serving with 8 grams of protein.

This recipe is a twist on a recipe from this site: “PeanutButterBoy.com“

Pigs in a blanket breakfast style

Prepare pancakes and sausage as directed on their packages. Cover and refrigerate until ready to assemble. To serve, place one pancake on a napkin. Top with one sausage link. Microwave on HIGH for 10 to 15 seconds. Roll up and serve, secured in napkin.

Ingredients:

• 1 (12 oz.) package sausage links
• Non-stick cooking spray
• 2 cups of pancake (that just uses water in batter)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2/3 cup water
• 2/3 cup syrup
• Napkins (optional)

Directions:
1 Cook sausage links in large skillet over medium-low heat for 10 to 13 minutes or until golden brown and no longer pink.
2 Spray skillet or griddle with no-stick cooking spray. Heat skillet over medium heat or electric griddle to 325°F.
3 Combine pancake mix and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Stir to distribute spice. Add water and syrup. Stir just until large lumps disappear. Pour slightly less than 1/4 cup batter for each pancake onto hot skillet or griddle. Cook about 2 minutes per side or until light golden brown. Roll one pancake around each sausage. Wrap in napkin, if desired.
4 Place syrup into small individual bowls. Warm in microwave 15 to 30 seconds on HIGH. Stir.