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Toddler Truffles

August 20, 2010 By

I saw a similar recipe to these in The Toddler Cookbook, by Jennifer Garden. Since I had the main ingredients on hand, I thought I would go ahead and give it a try. Turns out my son really enjoyed
these!

Toddler Truffles

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 Can of Black Beans, drained (15oz Cans, used 1/2)
  • 1/4 Cup of Sugar
  • 1/4 Cup of Brown Sugar
  • 2 Tbsp of Butter
  • 1/4 Tsp of Baking Powder
  • 1 Egg
  • 1 Tsp of Vanilla
  • Crushed Graham Crackers or Powdered Sugar to dust on the truffles

Directions:

Mix together the beans, sugar, brown sugar, butter, baking powder, and vanilla. Use a mixer or food processor to mix these ingredients, then mix in the egg. Pour each one into a greased pan, the book calls for an 8×8 pan. I actually used a cupcake pan.

Bake it in the oven for 30 minutes. Let it cool for about 15 minutes. Then, I sprinkled crushed graham cracker on the top. You can cut the truffles out almost like brownies, or you can use a spoon or ice cream scooper to make balls out of them.

I did not have powdered sugar on hand; however, that’s a good item to sprinkle on them.

I was really skeptical of these; however, my son was not. He was ready for more!

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Beef Goulash

August 19, 2010 By

I was recently told that there are many different types of goulash, and this may or may not be one of them. However, my mom always called this dish goulash, so that’s what I plan to call it regardless of what it should technically be called!

On nights when I need something with a lot of leftovers so that my hubby has enough to last him a couple of days at work, and if I know I will not have time to cook for a couple of days…this is the dish I make!
Beef Goulash

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb of Medium Shells
  • 1 Jar of Spaghetti Sauce
  • 1 lb of Ground Beef
  • Shredded Mozzarella

Directions:

First, I boil the medium shells on the stove until al dente, using a large stock pot. While these are cooking, I cook the ground beef in a skillet, you can also use ground turkey. This time I just warmed up my pre cooked ground beef crumbles from National Steak and Poultry. Then, I heat up the spaghetti sauce for 2 minutes in the microwave. I drain the noodles and the beef and mix them together in the pot, stirring in the warm spaghetti sauce. I serve this topped with mozzarella cheese and a side salad with garlic bread and you have dinner…and probably a lot of leftovers too!

Another nice change to this meal is putting the mixture in a baking dish, top with mozzarella cheese and bake in the oven on 350* for about 20 minutes. This makes it taste more like a casserole style dish.

 

This is a great dish for a toddler meal too if your child can handle tomato based products.
This is very simple, easy, and last us several days!

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Spinach and Ham Omelet

August 18, 2010 By

I conquered the OMELET! Can you tell I am just a little bit excited about this? I have tried to make an omelet in the past and it quickly turned into the Toddler Egg Scramble! I have a horrible skillet that seriously needs and upgrade and each time I tried to make the omelet, the eggs stuck to the skillet, and I ended up scrambling them. I am just going to keep blaming my skillet.

Moving on, back to conquering them.
Spinach and Ham Omelet

Ingredients:

  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 Tsp of Olive Oil
  • 1 Piece of Ham, chopped
  • 1/4 Cup of Chopped Spinach
  • 1 Tbsp of Shredded Cheese
  • Serving: 1 Omelet

Directions:

I start off by spraying the skillet with non stick cooking spray, and then adding the spinach, ham and olive oil.

While this was simmering, I put the 2 eggs in a small cup and whisk them together.

Once the spinach and ham had simmered, I removed the mixture and resprayed the skillet. I then added my whisk egg to the skillet and let cook for about 3 minutes. I poured my spinach and ham mixture along with cheese onto the omelet and then slowly flipped one of the sides over to the other making the ends meet.

Note: If you would like to make more than one, use 3 eggs. In a small cup or bowl whisk 1 egg plus 1 egg white together and then in another bowl whisk 1 egg plus 1 egg yolk. This splits the 3rd egg and allows you to have a healthier omelet using the egg white. I did this when making our omelets so that my husband could have one and my son could have one. Remember, I do not like eggs.

I cut the omelet in half and served to my son for breakfast. He was equally impressed!

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Cucumber Sandwiches

August 16, 2010 By

This quick recipe for toddlers was recommended by Laura at Call Me Laura Jane, she also happens to be the one who designed my fabulous blog!

After she told me about this easy recipe, I hurried and made it and my son loves it.

First, I shred cucumber using a grater, then I use 2 pieces of toast and some cream cheese to create the sandwich. I have read that you can either mix the cream cheese with the grated cucumber or you can spread the cream cheese on the toast first then add the cucumber. Either way makes a perfect meal for toddlers!

I end up cutting mine in very small pieces. We tried 1/8′s once and it did not work so well, I typically will rip small pieces off for my son to eat a little at a time.
I also grate enough cucumber to last me a while and put it in a Tupperware dish to save for later.

Thanks Laura, for this easy and healthy toddler recipe!

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Chicken and Rice

August 16, 2010 By

One of my favorite dishes is Chicken and Rice. I have recently added a few different items to this dish in order to get more veggies in our meals.

Chicken and Rice

Ingredients:

  • 6 Chicken Drumsticks, thawed
  • 2 Cups of Brown Minute Rice
  • 1 14.5oz can of Chicken Broth
  • 1 10.5oz Can of Cream of Chicken
  • 1 Cup of Frozen Peas, thawed
  • 1 Cup of Frozen Carrots, thawed
  • 2 Cups of Water

Directions:

Start by preheating oven to 400*. In a 9 x 13 casserole dish, I pour the rice in to cover the bottom of the dish. Then, I add the chicken broth. I place the drumsticks down the middle of the dish and top them with cream of chicken. I surround the chicken with the carrots and peas and mix it into the uncooked rice. Then, I bake it for about 1 hour or until the chicken is done. I typically will add the 2 cups of water after 30 minutes of baking so the dish does not dry out.

 

This dish is very minimal prep time and is a one dish meal. My toddler loves this meal as well. I pull the skin off the drumsticks and then pull the chicken off the bone for him to eat. It may be a little messy for him, but he enjoys eating it so I am okay with the mess.

I have made this with chicken breast as well, but tried drumsticks a few months back and prefer those now. I have found the drumsticks do not dry out like the chicken breast did.

This is by far my favorite dish! Enjoy!

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