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Saturday, August 30, 2014

Kids Fun Recipes (Part 4)

Octopus Dogs

6 Hot dogs
6 Hot dog buns
1 cn Chili

About 1" from one end of a hot dog, start a slit in the hot dog that goes vertically to the other end. Turn a quarter turn and make another slit. Keep making slits until you have eight "legs" for the hot dog. Boil
and the hot dog will look like an octopus. Serve with head up and legs spread out over an opened hot dog bun that has chili on it.

 
Peaches with a Sunshine Smile
1 cn Of peach halves
2 To 3 cups cottage cheese (low-fat)
Lettuce leaves

Arrange lettuce in a bowl or plate. Spoon a layer of cottage cheese "sun rays" on lettuce. The peach half is placed round end up. Press raisins gently into peach to form a sunshine face. Sprinkle extra raisins on cottage cheese.

Peanut Butter Caterpillars
Banana
Grape
2 tb Peanut Butter

Peel and slice a banana. Spread slices with peanut or sesame butter and connect the slices. Add a grape up front for the head ("gluing" with more peanut butter.)

Peanut Butter Turtles
Apple
2 tb Peanut Butter
5 x Grapes

Slice an apple in half. Make several slits in each half. Fill with peanut butter or sesame butter (available in health stores.) Attach seedless grapes with toothpicks (remove before giving to very young children)
for the head and legs and stick a carrot shaving on for a tail (tuck it in 1 of the slits) Nice to serve as a lunch treat.

Potato Pups
8 Hot dogs
2 c Mashed potatoes
1/2 ts Dry mustard

Split hot dogs the long way not quite all the way through. Fill split opening with mashed potatoes mixed with dry mustard. Sprinkle the top with paprika. Bake in 375 degree oven for about 15 minutes or until heated through and slightly browned on top. Can also be topped with some grated cheese (cheddar or parmesan).

Copied from the kids fun recipes ebook: 120 fun and delicious recipes without changes  

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