My boys love gathering acorns on the walk to school, so when I saw this snack, I couldn’t help but get the supplies needed to make it. We aren’t going to pretend there’s anything good or wholesome about this snack. It’s just simple and fun, and my boys were THRILLED with it.
Tag: snack
Healthy, Thrifty Homemade Crackers
Provided you aren’t making cheese crackers, homemade crackers are Daniel Fast friendly, Orthodox Fast friendly, and of course suitable for Lent. Best of all, they are really easy to make. This recipe makes a semi-crisp, fairly dense cracker.
Homemade Frozen Fruit Pops
We’ve had several days recently where the temperature has climbed toward 110°, so I wanted to find a way to cool the kids off. It was easy! Pick whatever fruit you think will go well together. I made strawberry kiwi and raspberry nectarine.
Beefy Bugs
A Halloween treat of beef little smokies wrapped in buttermilk biscuit dough, with French fry legs and antennae and mustard and ketchup spots.
Dehydrated Blueberries
The price of dried blueberries in the bulk food aisle, $13.99 per pound, gave me pause. Then I remembered that I had an unused dehydrator sitting on the shelf, so I bought four pounds of fresh blueberries on sale and dried them myself. I think it was definitely worth the work to dry them.
Bison or Lamb Chorizo Nachos
Chorizo is a type of pork sausage that is popular in Spain and Mexico. This recipe substitutes healthy lamb or bison for the pork, reducing the fat by more than half without sacrificing flavor or versatility. I promise this sausage is worth the work.
Homemade Potato Chips
Recently, my son Scott brought me a potato and said, “Can you make me some potato chips?” Which I did. They were amazing, and I will never purchase bagged potato chips again.
Candied Pummelo Rind
While researching pummelos, I came across several references to candying the rind. It smelled so wonderful that I thought I would try my hand at it, and I’m so glad I did. What a delicious, citrusy treat, and it would be perfect on top of a cake.
Refreshing and Minty Melon with Yogurt
This is the perfect mid-afternoon snack. The mint is refreshing and energizing.
Quick and Succulent Pizza Snack
Scott wanted pizza for lunch, but my pizza dough was frozen and I didn’t have an hour for dough to rise, so I improvised with table water crackers as the crust and a quick ketchup-and-spice sauce. I worried they would get soggy, but they didn’t at all. Twenty minutes after Scott voiced the desire for pizza, we were sitting down to enjoy it.