Category Archives: Kid Friendly

Jun20

Cinnamon Strips

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Ang

DSCN0628 I love this recipe! It’s so easy and delicious! Frying them took a little practice- the first few were a little too brown. But once I got it, they were amazing! I could eat something with cinnamon every day.

Scott and the kids loved these, too. A fast and easy way to make a happy family. 🙂

Cinnamon Strips

Ingredients

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

10 flour tortillas (8 inches)

Vegetable oil

Directions

In a large resealable plastic bag, combine sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg; set aside.
Cut tortillas into 3-in. x 2-in. strips. Heat 1 in. of oil in a skillet or electric fry pan to 375°; fry 4-5 strips at a time for 30 seconds on each side or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels. While still warm, place strips in bag with sugar mixture; shake gently to coat. Serve immediately or store in an airtight container.

Yield: 5 dozen.

From: Taste of Home

Jun20

Pigs in a Blanket

Posted on June 20, 2009 by Ang

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This recipe barely qualifies as cooking… all you do is wrap hot dogs in pre-made crescent roll dough. But they were a big hit with the kids (and Scott!) and worth making instead of fixing frozen ones. On the table in 15 minutes!

Pigs in a Blanket

Ingredients

1 can refrigerated crescent rolls
4 hot dogs
ketchup
mustard

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 F. Separate dough into 8 triangles.

Cut each hot dog in half crosswise. Place each hot-dog half on the wide end of the roll and roll it up. Space the hot-dog rolls evenly on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Bake approximately 13-15 minutes until the rolls are brown and flaky. Let cool for a few minutes before serving with ketchup and/or mustard.

From: Food Network

Jul27

Mmm…Ice cream cone cupcakes and funfetti cookies!

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Ang

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Ice cream cone cupcakes are very easy to make and so much fun to eat. You make your cupcake batter as usual and put it in ice cream cones, filling them about 2/3 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or so.

Funfetti cookies are made with Pillsbury’s Funfetti cake mix. The recipe is on the side of the box.

Shania, Khalia and Michaela had a great time making and decorating them… and eating them! They got very excited over the toppings and sprinkles. I’d set out mini chocolate chips, mini peanut butter chips and a variety of sprinkles. I foolishly thought they would choose one topping for each cupcake. Before it was almost too late, I realized they were putting everything on all of them! I had them stop and leave a few plain ones for the people who weren’t interested in a sugar overdose.