4th of July Celebration Food

Here's what I made on the 4th of July this year.  Of course I found it on Pinterest and it was a modification of this one I made earlier in the year.

This is what I made last year.  These were a super big hit with the kiddos. 

How to make:

Ingredients:
Vanilla wafers for the buns
Sesame seeds
Sugar water
Vanilla Frosting
Red,Yellow, & Green Food Coloring
Grasshopper Cookies
Coconut

Get two vanilla wafers.  Insert grasshopper cookie for the meat of the burger.  Tint coconut green in a baggie for your lettuce.  Tint frosting.  Some red (for the ketchup), some yellow (for the cheese).  Add a little cheese and ketchup (your frosting) and then roll in the coconut for the lettuce. Brush some sugar water on the top of the hamburger and sprinkle on your sesame seeds.  Voila.  Your done.  Easy as pie....or easy as hamburgers.

Fruit Pizza

I made this fruit pizza for the Super Bowl.  It turned out pretty good or at least it turned out pretty:)

I found it on Pinterest from here.  Big suprise, huh.

I think next time I will try the picture above of the mini version.  They would be the same just smaller and easier for little hands to eat.  Since, I did make this for the kids.

I also would alter the recipe a little.  I would change the frosting to this recipe.

Valentine's Day Egg in a Nest

My little girl loves eggs so, I thought I would change it up a bit and make an egg in a nest or you might call it a heart in a nest.  All you do is cut out the center of the bread with a cookie cutter and then break egg into the open hole.

May Your Christmas Be Merry And Bright Sprite Label

Remember when I posted about this inexpensive hostess idea here.  Well I followed through with one of the projects I wanted to do and it was easy peasy and super cheap.  I bought the Sprite I think at Walmart on sale for 88¢ a 2 liter.  Used card stock I already had and used wired ribbon that I already had. I like the wired ribbon best because you can shape it and it stands up better.  So for 88¢ I had a practical and cute hostess gift.  By the way I had three parties to go to but you could take more than one if you wanted.  Make sure you go here for the labels since they are not my creation and I cannot take credit.  I did alter them a bit though in gimp (a free editing program) to include "The Jones Family" at the bottom of tag. 

Chick Cookies in a Coconut Nest!

I saw these here and thought they were so cute.  Mine didn't turn out as cute but the kids loved them.

Rainbow Cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day!

Here is my attempt to make rainbow cupcakes for St. Patrick's Day.  I thought I would try this when I saw it here. 

Instructions:

Prepare your favorite white cake mix, then divide the batter evenly among six small bowls. Following the chart below, dye each bowl of batter a rainbow color.

RAINBOW COLOR DROPS OF FOOD COLORING

Purple 9 red and 6 blue drops

Blue 12 drops

Green 12 drops

Yellow 12 drops

Orange 12 yellow and 4 red drops

Red 18 drops

Line 16 muffin pan wells with baking cups. Evenly distribute the purple batter among the cups, then the blue, and so on, following the order shown. As you go, gently spread each layer of batter with the back of a spoon to cover the color underneath.

Bake the cupcakes according to your recipe directions. Then, decorate however you like.

Can you taste the rainbow?

Tip: If you want even more vibrant colors than my cupcakes, use gel food coloring.  I also would only use 5 colors eliminating the purple.  I think it get too time consuming with six colors and it would help the other colors stand out better if you only used 5.

We will be on vacation on St. Patrick's Day but wouldn't it be fun to make rainbow pancakes. I know.....dear husband if you are reading this that you think I am crazy:)  .....trust me our daughter loves this kind of stuff.