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Peanut Butter Energy Bites

This is a throwback snack, with a few twists. Many people remember their moms making them when they were little, more often recalled as ‘peanut butter balls’. I changed the name to ‘energy bites’ because I added a few healthy mix-ins and I wanted to avoid comparison to a certain SNL skit with Pete Schweddy. [...]

Posted 20 January 2012 | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article   dessert   kid snacks   kid stuff   lunchbox   snacks | Comments (1) Tagged: , , , , , ,

Pumpkin Pie Spice Toast

This can hardly be called a recipe (especially since I’m not giving you any measurements). It’s more ‘inspiration for bread’. Inspiration that made for a very nice afternoon snack with tea. Here goes: Toast your favorite bread. Spread it generously with butter. Sprinkle it with brown sugar. Sprinkle it with pumpkin pie spice. Enjoy. Here is [...]

Posted 16 November 2011 | bread   breakfast   comfort food   kid snacks   kid stuff   snacks   vegetarian | Comments (0) Tagged: , ,

Ode to the Quick Pickle

I love a good pickle. Sweet, spicy, garlicky, tart, live fermented…I haven’t met a pickle I don’t like, regardless of my pregnancy status. Making your own pickles at home is wonderful–not only will you get that smug Super Domestic Goddess feeling as you don your cute little apron to toss together some incredible snacks, but [...]

Posted 05 August 2011 | Vegetables   condiments   gardening   preserving   snacks   vegetarian | Comments (2) Tagged: , , , , ,

The Lunchbox #3

I need to start packing duplicate lunches for me–these look pretty good! I was a little nervous about sending a turkey sandwich, as I recently read that there wasn’t an insulated lunch bag on the market that kept food the right temperature for the right amount of time. So I probably went a little overboard [...]

Posted 23 June 2011 | kid snacks   kid stuff   lunchbox   snacks | Comments (2) Tagged: , ,

The Lunchbox #2

Second day of lunch packing! Lunchbox #2 milk 3 peanut butter bites (can be made with any nut or soy butter) rice cakes with goat cheese 2 vegetable quesadilla triangles (thanks for the idea, Jen!) raspberries and blackberries The Result: 1 quesadilla triangle came back. I think my kiddo works up quite an appetite at school. [...]

Posted 19 June 2011 | kid snacks   kid stuff   lunchbox   snacks | Comments (4)