zucchini melts

Zucchini Melts
adapted from Dancing Carrots


Ingredients:


1 T olive oil
2 medium zucchinis, cubed
1 pinch red pepper flakes
salt & pepper to taste
1 cup marinara sauce
1 1/2-2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Whole wheat "french bread"


Directions:


1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat. Fry the zucchini in oil until browned and slightly tender. Season with red pepper flakes, salt and pepper, and stir in the marinara sauce. Cook and stir until the sauce is heated through.
3. Slice french bread into slices and bake for about 5 minutes or until they are toasted. Remove from oven.
3. Spoon generous amounts of the zucchini mixture onto each slice of french bread. Top with a generous amount of mozzarella cheese.
4. Bake for 5-7 minutes in oven or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Pretzel Towers

I have a lot of fun building these pretzel towers for snack time.
I have even more fun watching my boys try to fit a five story pretzel tower in their mouth.




I love these snacks. Wrapped in pure pretzel bliss these little snack secretly containing peanut butter, bananas, raisins, bittersweet chocolate chips, etc. A very filling snack food.





Little fingers love building these snacks.

Peanut Butter Banana Tortilla Wedges

4 whole wheat tortillas
¼ cup natural peanut butter (or almond butter)
¼ cup soy milk
1 medium-large banana
¼ tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. coconut oil

Mash banana on plate. Add peanut butter, soy milk, and cinnamon. Mix well.

Place peanut butter mixture on top of a tortilla. Place another tortilla on top – sandwiching the peanut butter mixture in-between the two tortillas.

Heat coconut oil on large skillet. Cook peanut butter filled tortillas until both sides are lightly browned.

Remove and cut into small triangles. Enjoy!

Yummy Snowman Food

I am starting to learn that getting my toddler to eat is not necessarily about what it is I am trying to feed him... it is all about the presentation of the food.

My toddler loves to play in the snow and talk about snowman... so, when I introduced Snowman food, he was more than excited to eat it!



Snowman Food

1 banana - cut into circle (like seen above)
apple - cut into triangle for the hat
raisins (for the eyes)
dried cranberries (for the mouth)
opt. pecans for boots/arms
peanuts

Assemble your snowmen on skewers.
Have fun, and be creative on what you use to decorate your snowmen.