breakfast art: stop making boo laugh!
little one is often resistant to watching new movies so we take turns choosing the movie to watch. we watched “Monsters, Inc.” Continue reading “breakfast art: stop making boo laugh!”
Category: blueberry
no-bake with kids: kiwi Christmas Tree / Tannenbaum / Ω Έλατο
pancake art: Won’t you Guide my Sleigh Tonight?
one of little one’s favorite holiday songs is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Continue reading “pancake art: Won’t you Guide my Sleigh Tonight?”
patriotic food art – Fourth of July fireworks
very rudimentary fireworks!
ingredients
- plain organic yogurt
- blueberries
- raspberries
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recipe: grilled fruit skewers
a little variety to the little one’s nightly oatmeal and lentil that is fitting for the Fourth of July: grilled fruit skewers.
cooking tools
- grill
- coffee stirrers / short thin straws
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all the fruity colors of the rainbow
well, maybe only 5 colors of the rainbow but even so, it was fruity and colorful way to start the morning or a healthy dessert treat any time of the day!
ingredients
- 4oz organic yogurt
- red fruit: raspberries, strawberries
- orange fruit: papaya, orange, butternut squash, pumpkin
- yellow fruit: pineapple, mango
- green fruit: avocado, kiwi, grapes
- blue/purple fruit: blueberries, blackberries
recipe: oatmeal fruit tart
unless you’re using oatmeal to bake, most of the time oatmeal looks like porridge. even if you add something sweet (i.e. fruit and honey) or savory (i.e. crab or veggies), it still looks soupy yet comforting, of course. but that doesn’t mean you can’t dress it up a little!
cooking tools
- small round bowl
Sunday breakfast: waffle art – bears!
i have missed a few Sunday breakfasts. i am not a morning person! m takes care of k in the morning, from wake up through breakfast while i catch an extra hour or so of ZZZZZZZZs. i had tried to be original every Sunday, coming up with something new (i.e. muffins, pancakes, crepes, etc.) but i realize it would take a lot more planning and time than i am capable of! Continue reading “Sunday breakfast: waffle art – bears!”
recipe: oatmeal and lentil
the last meal of everyday is oatmeal. it’s a comforting, healthy and k seems to love it. it’s also great because i can make a big batch and make it easy to prep at night. i usually put just a little fruit in it to give it a little variety every day. one day i ran out of fruit so i threw in some lentil. k loved it and kept asking for it. so, it became a new routine: oatmeal and lentil every night. Continue reading “recipe: oatmeal and lentil”
Sunday morning recipe: gluten free vegan blueberry muffins
this week’s Sunday breakfast, i thought i’d try a muffin. blueberry muffins are popular for breakfast and i found this recipe that looked good and simple to make. as usual, i substituted flax meal instead of eggs to make it vegan. there is a lot of butter and sugar in the recipe. for butter i used a vegan spread and for the sugar, i tried two versions: Continue reading “Sunday morning recipe: gluten free vegan blueberry muffins”
