Dino Eggs

Today's lunch was another quick one...we seem to be barely making it home in time for lunch lately :)

Sliced plumbs

Pirates Booty

Grilled cheese (cut with the DynoBytes Sandwich Crust Cutter)

and some 'dino eggs' (yogurt raisins)

Taco Turkey Wraps

 Adapted from allrecipes.com

2/3 cup sour cream

2 tablespoons taco seasoning

6 (8 inch) flour tortillas

1 cup shredded Mexican blend cheese or Cheddar cheese

1/2 pound thinly sliced deli turkey breast

Lettuce
Tomato
Salsa

In a bowl, combine the sour cream and taco seasoning. Spread over tortillas. Sprinkle with cheese. Top with turkey, lettuce & tomato; roll up. Serve with salsa if desired.

Pictured with jalapeno cheddar wrap tortilla.  

Can be sliced into pinwheels as appetizers or for a buffet/potluck.

Muffin Tin: Tuesday Edition

We got invited to play with some friends yesterday, so we had our muffin tin lunch on Tuesday instead of Monday...and we loved it :)

Top Row

• Honey Teddy Grahams
• Red Bell Pepper
• Banana

Bottom Row

• Fruit Leather
• Star Shaped Sandwich (J had PBJ & T had grilled cheese)
• Pirates Booty

If you'd like to see more muffin tin meals, you can click on over to the home of Muffin Tin Monday to check them out!

Soft Pretzels

Adapted from allrecipes.com

4 teaspoons active dry yeast

1 teaspoon white sugar

1 1/4 cups warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)

5 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup white sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1/2 cup baking soda

4 cups hot water

Spray butter & 1/4 cup kosher salt, for topping (optional)

In a small bowl, dissolve yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.

In a large bowl, mix together flour, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt. Make a well in the center; add the oil and yeast mixture. Mix and form into a dough. If the mixture is dry, add one or two tablespoons of water. Knead the dough until smooth, about 7 to 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (230 degrees C). In a large bowl, dissolve baking soda in hot water.

When risen, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 12 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a rope (pretzels in photo above were rolled to about 15-inches before twisting...to get a more 'pretzel' look, you'll probably need to roll them to 20 inches or so) and twist into a pretzel shape. Once all of the dough is all shaped, dip each pretzel into the baking soda solution and place on a dish towel or paper towels to remove some of the moisture from the bottom. Place pretzels on a parchment lined baking sheet (optional: spray each pretzel with a couple squirts of spray butter). Sprinkle with kosher salt.

Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes, until browned. Once baked, pretzels can be frozen and reheated in the oven as needed. These are simply AMAZING!! We decided to make them cinnamon/sugar pretzels by dunking each in melted butter and topping with fresh ground cinnamon and sugar after baking. Everyone asked for more :)

Double Mileage Meal: Boiled Chicken

For our first Double Mileage Meal, we'll do something as simple as boil chicken :)

You'll need:

6-8 frozen chicken breasts

1 can cream of chicken soup
8 oz sour cream
2 cups cheese, divided
1 can diced green chilis
4 flour tortillas, soft taco size torn into strips

1 package (16 ounces) frozen mixed vegetables, thawed

1 can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup

1 cup Bisquick® mix

1/2 cup milk

1 egg

In a large pot, boil 6-8 chicken breast (thawed, not frozen). Place them in a medium saucepan and cover them with water. Bring them to the boil over a high heat then turn the heat down. Simmer the chicken breasts for eight to ten minutes then drain them. After eight minutes, remove one chicken breast and make a slit in it. If it is pink, it needs to cook longer. If it is white, it is done. Allow it to cool a bit, then cube all the chicken

Now you're ready to quickly assemble, cook and enjoy both

Chicken Pot Pie & Sour Cream Enchiladas

Double Mileage Meals Intro

We all have those days where it feels like we're running on empty. I try my best to prepare for those each and every week. As I make my meal plan, I try to always include what I like to call Double Mileage Meals...meals where I can prep double of one item to be used in multiple meals. It's not leftovers, it's 2 totally different complete meals. So, for all you busy moms longing to make the most of your time, I add this segment (you can also find them under the label "Double Mileage Meals' to the left).

Smile :)

This is a super quick lunch that I threw together earlier this week...

• Peanut Butter & Jelly sandwich (sealed with the Pampered Chef Cut-N-Seal) topped with a star shaped cheese slice. The happy face is made of 2 chocolate chip eyes, a yogurt raisin nose and dried cranberry smile.
• Small cup of yogurt raising (by request)
• Orange Bell Pepper & Ranch