Watermelon "fries"

To go with our Cheeseburgers I got out some watermelon. Normally kids love watermelon huh? And 2 of mine do, but little sister... not so much. However she decided she loved watermelon "fries".
Practicing her knife skills.

 

Just give this kid somthing manly (knife) and he's happy ;)

 

Yum! Eating watermelon 'fries' while waiting for her cheeseburger to cook. She actually had to cut up more..!

 

Apple Flower snack

My daughter needed a snack this afternoon, so I told her to choose a fruit. She loves fruit: peaches, apples, strawberries and her latest discovery pears. Today she chose an apple, but she has learned she likes it without the 'scraps' (peel). Now the lazy mom in me sometimes just makes the kids wash it and eat it, skin and all, but today I had some time and succumbed to her plea. I usually let the kids choose to dip their apple in peanut butter or carmel (I have been using Hersheys syrup carmel... convenient)

 

Anyway we thought we'd make it extra fun and share with you all so we arranged the apples in a little flower shape with carmel in the center. Simple snack, yet satisfying and fun! I also have been thinking a lot about eating and cooking with my kids (I started this blog didn't I?..) I realized that the appereance of food for kids is a really big deal. Whereas for me its nice if it looks good but I've learned that the most important thing is the taste. But the way the food looks to a kid is immediately a trigger...does it look scary, weird or fun? Usually if it looks kind of fun they are more likely to at least give it a try. Anyway just some random thoughts.

 

Killer Nachos

Killer Nachos comes from a novel I read by Josi Kilpack. She is a fun author, check out her books!
We usually just microwave our Nachos but this recipe said to do them in the oven. I have to say they did turn out better!

Killer Nachos
corn totilla chips
cheese
ground beef browned and seasoned with taco seasoning
other toppings you like: peppers, onions, olives
Put a layer of chips in a 9x13 baking dish heat in oven at 350 degrees for 5-6 mins chips get nice and crispy, then pull out and layer on toppings, add another layer of chips and toppings if you like, and heat another 5-8 mins. Top with salsa and sour cream.

 

 

So I knew the kids wouldn't go for any peppers or onions... but I had them help cut the bananna pepper and learn about it. A couple of kids actually got brave and tried a bite of the pepper. They didn't like it, oh well at least they tried!

 

 

Tonight we husked some corn to go with our dinner. It's a great way to get the kids involved! And they love corn on the cob.