PJ’s Favorite Easy Peanut Butter Cookies

From: Lincoln cooking project

1 cup Peanut Butter

1 cup Sugar

1 Egg

Preheat oven to 350. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and mix well. Shape into 1 ½ inch balls. Place on cookie sheet. Butter bottom of glass and press to flatten cookies. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.

S'More's

You will need:

graham crackers, broken into 4ths
chocolate chips
mini marshmallows
broiler friendly dish (9x13 or cookie sheet)

Recipe:

1. Pre-heat broiler.

2.In the pan, arrange crackers so they don't over lap. Sprinkle a good amount of chocolate chips on top. Then add mini marshmallows on that, but not too much.

3.Place pan in broiler for a few minutes, until the marshmallows are browned.

*messier than normal s'mores, but good for impatient little ones

Caesar Chicken Salad Sandwich

From: Campbell's Cookbook

You will need:

1 can chicken chunks in water, drained
2 Tbs Caesar salad dressing
1/2 Tbs mayo
4 slices of bread
lettuce leaves
small bowl

Recipe:

1. Mix chicken, dressing and mayo in small bowl.

2. Divide mixture between 2 slices of bread. Top each with lettuce and remaining 2 slices.

3. Eat one sandwich and give one to a friend. :)

Biscuit Donuts***more adult help needed

From: Nana Lounsbery

You will need:

1 container biscuits, 10 ct.
3 tin pie pans
sugar
powdered sugar
cinnamon
oil (veggie or peanut)
large skillet
metal tongs
wire rack

Recipe:

1. Fill the skillet with about a 1/4 inch of oil, heat. Poke a hole in each biscuit and shape into a small donut.

2. When oil is hot, place each donut into the oil using tongs. Let sit for 1 minute or until lightly brown depending on how hot the oil is. Flip and do the same on other side. Let rest on wire rack.

3. In the 3 tins: add powdered sugar in one, sugar in another, and a mixture of sugar and cinnamon in the last.

4. When donuts are cool enough to handle, roll them into the topping of your choice.

Astronaut Pudding

From: Lincoln Cooking Project

You Will Need:

1Tbs Pudding Mix
1/4 cup Milk
Ziploc Bags

Recipe:

1. Put 1 Tbs of instant pudding in zip lock bag. Add ¼ cup of milk.

2. Close bag and squish up the pudding mix in bag. Let sit in fridge for 5 min or so.

3. Cut hole in bottom corner of bag and suck out the pudding. Eat like the astronauts with no utensils!

Camping Ice Cream

From: Tori Snow

You will need:

1/3 cup Sugar
1 cup Heavy Cream
1 cup White or Chocolate Whole Milk

Ice
Rock Salt
2 Quart size baggies
Gallon size baggie
Newspaper
Tape

Recipe:

1. Combine the first three ingredients. Divide into two 1-quart size baggies. Put both in gallon zip lock bag.

2.Put ice and rock salt in the gallon bag. Wrap in newspaper (tape it together) and throw around, keeping it constantly moving and mixing, for 15 minutes.

Sandwich Snacks

Sandwich Rolls

You will need:

1 piece of bread
1 piece of lunch meat
1 stick of string cheese
4 toothpicks
a knife
rolling pin (optional)

Recipe:

1. Cut or pull off the crust of your piece of bread. Then either using the rolling pin or your hands, flatten the bread. Be careful not to tear the bread.

2. Place the lunch meat on top of the bread. Place the cheese on the lunch meat near the edge.

3. Starting on the end with the cheese, roll the bread up. Use the toothpicks to hold the bread in place. Use the knife to cut in between the toothpicks to make mini sandwich rolls.

Finger Taffy

Finger Taffy

You will need:

large marshmallows
your fingers

Each person take 1-2 marshmallows. Hold them with your thumbs facing the bottom and the side facing you. Your next two fingers should start on top and away from you. Pull the marshmallows out, twist once and then push them back together. Your thumbs should have switched positions and your fingers switched places. Continue pulling and twisting until marshmallows are taffy like consistency. Enjoy.

Pizza Snacks

Mini PizzasYou will need:

1 package of regular biscuits, 10 count
pasta sauce
shredded cheese
spoon
cookie sheet

Recipe:

1. Preparation
Have a parent heat the oven according to biscuit package. Flatten each biscuit and place on the cookie sheet.

2. Create Pizzas
Spread one spoonful of pasta sauce onto each biscuit. Then sprinkle some cheese on top of that.

3. Cooking
Have a parent place cookie sheet in the oven for 10-12 minutes. Let cool and enjoy!

Fruity Fun

Fruit Kabobs

You will need:

oranges
watermelon
bananas
cantaloupe
pineapple
kiwi
apples
grapes
strawberries
peaches
lime juice
wood skewers
ice cube tray

Recipe:

1. Fruit...
Get an adult to cut the fruit into cubes. Squeeze fresh lime
juice over the cut banana and apple so they don’t get brown.
It also makes them taste great.

2. Kabobs
Simply slide the different fruits in any combination onto the
skewer until the kebab is full. You can use a banana at either end to hold everything in place. Make as many kebabs as you think you can eat!

3.Fruit Cubes
Now it’s time to make fruit cubes. Fill one ice tray with
apple juice and one with water. Not too full! Now for the fun
part: put a piece of fruit in each square, like a grape or
cantaloupe. Put the trays in the freezer until the cubes
freeze. Then put them in your drinks. It’s simple and
yummy!

Breakfast On The Go

For a fast and healthy breakfast, parfait's are a great way to start the morning. Kids can easily put it together and can take it along for the ride to school.

You will need:
plastic cup(s)
spoon(s)

1 cup of your favorite yogurt
1 cup fresh or frozen fruit (like blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, bananas, raisins, apples)
1 packet plain oatmeal or 1/4 cup rolled oats (cornflakes are good too)

Make sure the fruit is washed and cut into bite size pieces. In a cup, spoon in 1/4 of the yogurt. On top of that, add 1/4 of the fruit then sprinkle on some oats. Continue the layers until all have been used. Enjoy!

Just getting started

I am in the process of collecting and arranging fun and easy recipes for your Little Chef to create. Check back soon for some original (and not so original) creations!