Pull-apart Garlic Bread

I knew bed rest wouldn't work so well.  But I promise, it was an easy meal! Spaghetti with jarred sauce. We only made the garlic bread.  Katiebug cut two tubes of biscuits while I melted the butter.

We mixed garlic and basil into the butter, then added a little olive oil for good measure.  Katie poured the mixture over the biscuit dough.  After I mixed it gently, she emptied the bowl into a greased bread pan.  We shook some Parmesan cheese over the top and baked it at 350 for about half an hour.











Katie, did you like making the bread?
Yep!
What part was the most fun?
Snipping.
What else did you like?
I like all of the parts!
How about eating it.  Was it yummy?
*big nod*
Should we make it again sometime?
Yeah.
Do you think you can do it all by yourself next time?
I think so!


Result:  Both kids loved it, and couldn't get enough!  Eric and I thought it was pretty damn good, too.

A short break...

A trip to th ER and a diagnosis of a threatened miscarriage has me on "as much bed rest as two little ones will allow."  Therefore, I will be taking a brief interim from cooking.  My awesome husband will be making simple meals when he gets home from work.  I expect a lot of Kraft Mac 'n' Cheese, which is not a bad thing. It's possibly one of the best comfort foods.  It reminds me of the summers my mom babysat about a million kids, and she'd make hot dogs and mac 'n' cheese in bulk, and set a giant jug of Kool-Aid on the counter.  Ahh, nostalgia...

However, since I only have two kids to feed, and dinner is their main meal, I'm going to attempt to still get some vegetables in them.  This is why I'm glad I've been teaching Katie to cook.  The kid wields a mean paring knife, and no broccoli stands a chance against her!  With her daddy supervising, she can make sure we still have something healthy along side our comfort food.  My Bug makes me proud!

Cheeseburger Mac

We ate a lot of Hamburger Helper when  I was growing up and it's something I missed since becoming a vegetarian.  There's beef fat in the sauce mix, so I was thrilled when I noticed this recipe on the back of a Campbell's soup can.  I just subbed vegetable broth for the beef broth and Morningstar Farms ground "beef" for real meat.  It's a little healthier, but not by much!  Katie helped measure the broth.  She's starting to understand measurements, so I'll have to make sure she does that more often.

Katiebug, what part did you like doing the best?
Pouring the broth.
What else did you like?
Stirring.  And putting the shells in!  And putting the soup in!
Was it yummy?
Uh huh!  

We topped it with sour cream (because sour cream goes on everything around here) and both kids inhaled it.

I know, it looks gross, but it's fake Hamburger Helper.  It's not going to look pretty!