The holidays are coming and that means lots of hosting and even some unexpected guests. Be prepared this year by making these dishes and having them ready to pull out of the freezer and reheat. Mini Bacon & Cheese Frittatas Mini frittatas are great for a holiday breakfast or an appetizer. These are kid friendly …
I’m not anti candy for my kids but I try not to over sugar them. This year I’m looking at alternatives for candy to hand out. I want to make sure the kids enjoy what we are handing out. I want to make sure they are fun and they will like it just as much …
We are going to be trying to eat more oatmeal this year. It’s filling, inexpensive and you can still make it fun.
Reading Kari’s post really encouraged me in going the oatmeal breakfast morning. I won’t be going full blown into the non-quick oats, just because I have lots of oatmeal packets I have gotten very cheap on clearance and well I’m good at burning everything. The microwave is my friend!
Now I did make sure and find the lowest sugar content possible on the packets. I was happy to find Quacker Weight Control oatmeal. I looked through the ingredients and the only difference on these is lower sugar and more fiber! They have lower sugar than the Quacker Low Sugar oatmeal. I was able to find them at the grocery discount store for a $1 a box. I know not quite as good as 45 cents a pound but for me this is a start.
I am probably switching to bulk quick oats when I run out of packets, but I haven’t decided if I will make my own packets with snack baggies or just scoop it out. We will see how domestic I am at that point.
Now on to how to make oatmeal fun! I love making food fun and cute, remember my bento phase? I don’t make the oatmeal fun everyday, but for special days like holidays I do go all out.
One fun way to add a little pizazz to your oatmeal is color sugar. You can make all kinds of shapes. I did this special bowl on Valentine’s Day. This does add sugar to your breakfast one reason I only do it on special occasions.
Step 1: Make your oatmeal
Step 2: Cut out a shape from paper, I made a heart.
Step 3: Place paper on oatmeal, as close to the oatmeal as possible.
Step 4: Sprinkle with colored sugar
St. Patrick’s Day is coming up and cutting a shamrock out of paper isn’t that hard.
What are some ways you dress up your oatmeal? What is your favorite oatmeal?
In 2009 I went to the Book Expo with my mom. One of the things I received there was The Elf on the Shelf book and elf. I even got the book signed. I was very excited about this book because I thought it would be a great tradition to do with Zane. The …
Super Surfing Sundays are all about the great posts I have seen this week. Which it is the holiday season so that means lots of crafting for me. So you will notice most of my surfing this week is all about crafts. Reusing Lightbulbs: as planters or terrariums – This is a neat idea. Might …
Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you get to enjoy a wonderful family and friend filled day with yummy turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. I wrote this post a little bit ahead because that’s what I will be doing today! This is the last week in Thankful Thursdays. This November I had a …
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