While they aren't really sushi it's a fun thing to make for the kids and I'm going to be experimenting with the different ways to make the rolls. For today I made 2 kinds: turkey and cheese, then roasted red pepper hummus and veggies! I've seen several ways to make the rolls, you can use rice, tortillas (and make little mini wraps), or bread. I choose bread for this time around but I think Spinach wraps would've been better. I rolled out my bread (crust removed) to flatten it, added my ingredients, rolled it, and cut it! Simple and my boys thought they were way cool!
I have had some requests for kid friendly food recipes. I finally had some good ideas and a decent way to execute it! Today, some friends and I had a "Kid Creative Food Picnic". I decided this would be a cool idea to make my "Kid Friendly Sushi Rolls". While they aren't really sushi it's a fun thing to make for the kids and I'm going to be experimenting with the different ways to make the rolls. For today I made 2 kinds: turkey and cheese, then roasted red pepper hummus and veggies! I've seen several ways to make the rolls, you can use rice, tortillas (and make little mini wraps), or bread. I choose bread for this time around but I think Spinach wraps would've been better. I rolled out my bread (crust removed) to flatten it, added my ingredients, rolled it, and cut it! Simple and my boys thought they were way cool! We also made fruit kabobs!! Don't have skewers? Did you know that for fruit kabobs you can use dry spaghetti noodles? That's what we did! The ones I have pictured I made at home but for our picnic we also had apples, strawberries, and cheese cubes! They were great! The kids had a blast! We also had awesome ranch oyster crackers, a banana pineapple cream pie, and assorted chips! The kiddos had a blast together and the food was a hit! Thanks to Kalyn for bringing her camera and taking these great shots of our picnic! Kalyn Collaborations!! :)
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Hear that a lot too? Chicken is an easy pleaser but it gets boring after a while. This chicken bake is great, and it's quick and easy!!!! I started with frozen chicken and boiled it. I didn't boil them totally cooked, it made them soft and workable- I just hate raw chicken. So, Then I put it in my caserole dish and make a slit in the middle of the chicken breast. Then I put mild cheddar cheese in the middle and topped it with parmesan. On top of that i put in a breading of italian bread crumbs, with Nature's own seasoning, Greek Seasoning, Garlic powder, Paprika, onion powder, and some pepper. Then I place this on top and bake it at 350 degrees. When it's done it should come out of the oven looking like this. I'm one of those terrible cooks who doesn't time things. I know it's done by how it smells. I served this with a lovely green salad and mac and cheese. Which we're going to talk about in a minute. Can we talk about mac and cheese for a moment. There is a right way and wrong way to do mac and cheese. If you do it wrong- honestly, you're family doesn't love you as much as they could...
First- boil it with milk and water. Second- add a fair amount of butter or butter subsitute. Third- and this really the most important part- add shredded cheese. Simple and wonderful- extra cheese. I love stir fry! I just do, I've always loved vegetables and this is one of the first meals I ever learned to cook. I learned this dish when I was about 10. I've put differnt spins on it but this is a tried and true favorite! Start with your meat, here I used turkey keilbasa, I think it has the best flavor. I've used sausage, chicken, and shrimp too.
This you can just throw right in, other meats need to brown or boil first. Then I pop in packages of frozen vegetables. Yes, fresh is always better but I don't always have the time to chop and cook all my fresh stuff. I add a tablespoon of oil and cover- stirring continually. You'll know it's down your larger veggies are softer (not mushy, you still want them firm.) Then you need a carb or starch. I do either rice or pasta. Today I boiled pasta. Once my pasta was cooked I added a touch of olive oil and garlic to the noddled. Then put my veggies over it! Spices I add: this is the crucial part. I like garlic zeesty stir fry, not orientail stir fry. I use garlic, basil, oregano, morton's all purpose, and Greek seasoning. Italian seasoning is another good one to add and if I want it to kick, I add cajun when i brown my meat. (Sometimes I'll do this over rice. When over rice I start by boiling chicken (or browning saucage both work for this) and then sauteing it with shrimp in butter garlic and cajun makes this super awesome!!! Then I stir fry the veggies in and put it all together. Tons of flavor. This version is milder. |
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