Pinterest Challenge Day 1

 

  Each day I will try a new a new pinterest project.  Since today is day 3 I should catch you up and the last two days.  I thought of this idea because it's a new month and it's so easy to start something new on day 1 of the month.

  Why pinterest?  Not just because I want to be part of the popular pinterest win or fail but, because it is one platform that offers so many ideas in one spot.  I am able to go here for new recipes, craft ideas, schooling ideas, home decor or improvements, games and more.  Lucky for us that the ideas vary from simple to very extreme on there.  Some people have tried to replicate creations seen only to fail.  However these people have embraced the failure by still sharing this with the public usually with the #pinterestfail.  I will share the good, bad and ugly and hope everything leans more towards the positive side.

  My first project involved lunch for the kids.  After see Finding Dory the other day why not bring a "sea" theme to the table.  This first item I choose was a hotdog and noodles.  Two items I had at home and two items my kids ate.  That in itself makes it a win win.

Behold the octopus and bed of seaweed.

8 legs (trust they are all there) and a face!

This project was very easy to make.  Although I didn't cook the hotdog (I guess if you boil it for a few minutes the legs curl up) it still came out resembling an octopus and was easily identified by my kids.  The only complaint I received was the mustard I used for his face.  Oh well next time he may be faceless, what a shame.

The seaweed was made up of Ramen noodles with green food coloring!  You can get much easier than that.  When I made it I envisioned multiple ideas not just with noodles but with food coloring as well!

  For this challenge I will pick various areas because afterall what fun would it be if I just stuck in one!

  I hope you enjoy my pinterest journey and are inspired to step out of your comfort zone and maybe try something new.  It doesn't matter the results because sometimes we just have to try again!

Annies Homegrown Soup (review)

  Today for lunch I tried a box of soup I received in my lovely #comfortvoxbox from +Influenster!  We received the creamy tomato with bunny pasta!

This soup came in a box versus the can and is conveniently ready to serve.  No water or mix-ins are necessary.   This soup is made with organic products and there's a half cup of vegetables per serving.  The soup is all natural free of corn syrup, artificial flavors and preservatives!  So don't tell the kids but feed it to them with a good conscious.

The tomato soup was definitely a tomato base, it was a great flavor and maybe you could add milk to lighten the flavor and gain another serving out of it.  The bunny pasta was a nice change to plain traditional noodles.    My daughter enjoyed seeing them! 

 She was a little apprehensive on the soup only because she is partial to a very selective list of acceptable items.  However her motivation laid with some bunny crackers I said she could have if she ate some soup.

  She liked the soup and tried to convince her brother that it was just tomato and bunny noodles.  As if to tell him the coast was clear I guess.  He didn't not fall for it nor was he charmed by the bunnies.

  To stretch meals in my house I usually make accompaniments and for this I choose good old grilled cheese! 

  Creamy tomato soup with bunny pasta, cheddar bunny crackers and a grilled cheese sandwich.  A great classic lunch with a little fun sprinkled in.  #choosegood

Checkout the other flavors and products at
www.annies.com.

Thank you @Influenster for providing me with the soup for testing and review purposes.  All opinions are my own.

Lunch by young chef

  Yesterday we sat at the doctors for a suspicious foot problem.  While we were there I always try to entertain them to keep them from being "those kids" and help them pass the time.  I play educational learning games with my oldest and my youngest was busy driving his cars.  Mind you they did bring electronic games but that only lasts for the first few minutes.

  Well we came across a recipe from one of the young Masterchefs in the magazine we were looking at.  I showed her the picture, told her the ingredients, relayed the recipe and we determined it was easy enough to make.  She decided that would be her future lunch.

 Today was that future lunch.

Easy ingredients and easy recipe!

Ingredients:
Peanut butter
Honey
Cinnamon
Apples
Bread

Chop up bits of apples.  Mix peanut butter and cinnamon.  Add the chopped apples. Blend all ingredients.  Smear mixture to one slice of bread.  Drizzle honey on the other slice of bread.  

Lunch is served.

I apologize as I can not remember who the young chef was nor did I take note of the magazine.  However the ingredients listed above are the right ones (minus the calculations)

Happy Eating!!