Summer is here!

And to celebrate, we had veggie burgers, corn on the cob, and mac 'n' cheese.  An easy meal, but it was Katiebug's first time having corn on the cob.  She loved helping me shuck it.  When she got to the corn on her first ear, she yelled, "Mommy, look!  Corn pops!"  

Hey, Katie, come 'ere so you can answer some questions for me!

I loved making it!

She knows the drill!

Mother's Day Brownies

My little Bug helped me celebrate Mother's Day by baking brownies from scratch with me!  She actually did most of it, while I supervised.  We measured the ingredients together, but she added all of them.  She's my official egg cracker!

Katiebug, what part did you like the best?
stirring and beating it up* and cracking the eggs!
Did you like tasting the batter?
*nods* I love tasting the batter!  It was so good and so chocolaty! 

*she got to run the beaters

The brownies are cooling now, then we can frost them with the buttercream I whipped up while the kids were previewing the brownies.

So far, they approve!

Bubble Up Pizza

Katie helped make one of my favorite meals from when I was younger.  There's not much to it, but it's a comfort food.  We got caught in a burst of hail this afternoon.  We needed comfort food.

Katie helped me cut the biscuits and she got to add the garlic.  She did a pretty good job judging how much to use!  She got to add the cheese on the top, too.She's getting better about spreading it out.



Katiebug, what part did you like the best?
eating
What about making it?
snipping!  I got to snip with big scissors!


Recipe:

3 packages (7.5 oz. each) buttermilk biscuits
1 1/2 cups pizza sauce
3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 clove garlic - pressed

Preheat oven to 375° F. Quarter biscuits with kitchen shears.  Stir in one cup of the pizza sauce and two cups of the cheese,  Add the garlic and mix well, taking care not to mash the biscuits together.

Pour into greased 9x13 pan.  Top with remaining sauce and cheese.  Bake 30-35 minutes or until sides are golden brown.  

Spaghetti!

Spaghetti night!  And by that, I mean homemade noodles.  Katie cracked the eggs, and had lots of fun getting her hands messy squishing the eggs and the flour.  I will be more than happy to pass that task to her!

We also made cheesy garlic bread.  (Thank you, Pioneer Woman, for the recipe!)  Katie was ecstatic that I let her play with the cheese grater.  She also helped me chop the onions.  I'm still amazed at how far she's come with that!

What was you favorite part about making dinner tonight?
Mixing with my hands and making line cheese!*
Was dinner tasty?
Yeah!  Just the spaghetti.  That's all I liked.


*Line cheese is what she calls shredded cheese.


Results:  The bread was good, but I think that will be a rare treat.  It's not exactly the healthiest.  The homemade pasta is worth it when we have the time to make it.  It's something one of the kids will eat, so it automatically gets a pass!

You can find the recipe for the cheesy garlic bread here.