This Way or That Way

A day with the little pints.

Yes, last week when my life seemed to be falling apart, I failed to post one of the best highlights of my week!

My day with the

It was the beginning of what would become a disastrous week, but this was a really fun morning for me! The kids: they were all very

We had four items up for grabs on the Snack Attack II menu: Indian corn (which turned into a sticky, disastrous, non-caramel popcorn mess but the kids loved, loved, loved watching the popcorn shoot out of the popper!), ugly dumplings (which were adored mainly for the reason that they got to peel their own apple with the super high-tech apple-peeler-slicer-corer), S'mores trail mix (which was loved by all!), and delicious strawberry yogurt pops!


It was a very fun culinary morning! Try these recipes with YOUR kids!

Ugly Dumplings
1 medium apple, or pear
1 package of extra large refrigerated biscuits
2 T sugar
¼ t ground cinnamon
2 T butter or margarine
1 T butter or margarine, melted

Peel and chop fruit.

Separate biscuits, on a lightly floured surface, pat or roll each biscuit into a 4 inch circle. Place about 1 T fruit in the middle of each biscuit.

Stir together sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle over fruit. Dot each with some butter.

Shape into bundles and seal by moistening and pinching the edges. Place in a greased muffin pan. Brush with melted butter. Bake at 375 for 11-13 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve warm. Makes 10.
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Indian Corn
10 cups of popped popcorn
1 C brown sugar
¾ C water
¼ C corn syrup
¾ t vinegar
½ C golden raisins
½ C purple raisins
wooden skewers

In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, water, corn syrup, and vinegar. Cook and stir over medium high heat until the mixture boils and reaches the hard ball stage (250). This will take about 15 to 20 minutes. Pour sugar mixture on top of popcorn and add raisins. Stir until all ingredients are coated. Using buttered hands, shape mixture onto sticks to resemble ears of corn. Serve the same day.
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Smores trail mix
2 C honey grahams cereal
1 C tiny marshmallows
1 C peanuts
½ C chocolate chips
½ C raisins

Add all ingredients to a medium paper sack. Close the end of the bag and shake well! Store the mixture in a sealed container. Makes about 5 cups.
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Yogurt Pops
1 container of yogurt
your choice of fruit
¼ C milk
2-3 ice cubes
1 T honey

Throw everything into a blender, and blend until creamy. Pour into Popsicle mold, or paper cups and Popsicle sticks. Freeze until set.