We had a pretty normal weekend--not much to report. I will say it's feeling quite summery around here with the long days and the warm temps. It's only 4 more weeks now until we're out for summer for good. I have to say I'm glad--I can't wait to have a more "stay at home mom" type of existence, at least until school starts up again!
I do like a no-bake treat for the hotter months. No-bakes in general seem so appropriate for cooking with little ones, plus, I really like the idea of reaching into the fridge during the hot months for a cold treat. These are the "Peanut Butter Doo-Dads" from Honest Pretzles by Molly Katzen. I love that book so much. It is so cute with its illustrations and full of yummy recipes to try. Dieter and I looked through the whole thing yesterday, contemplating what we'd like to make, but I will say that Faith is more enthusiastic than Dieter. The fact that's it's a children's cookbook does not deter us in the least.These are very easy and a little bit healthy. Take 1/2 cup natural peanut butter and melt it gently in a pan. Turn off the heat and stir in 1/3 cup chocolate chips. They will melt into the peanut butter. Then stir in 1 cup of cereal. We made these with crispy brown-rice cereal on Saturday and they were great. On Sunday we tried it with Cheerios. The kids seem to approve--I haven't tried the Cheerios version yet, but I bet it's yummy. Or the recipe also suggests Grape Nuts. I may try that too, but on the other hand maybe that would be a little too crunchy for the children.
In other weekend news, we bought this Little Tykes toy at a garage sale for $5. The boys LOVE it. I thought it was pretty funny because I just blogged that Little Tykes is not so much my taste. I do like that they are passed from family to family at garage sales and won't end up at the landfill anytime soon.
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I'm no fan of big hunks of plastic either, but at least Little Tikes stuff is well made. We've had a few pieces at our house (generally bought at yard sales) and we end up selling it or giving it away years late still in great shape. I'm with you...if you're going to have plastic, at least pass it around so it doesn't end up in the landfill. The boys look like they are having a great time. :)
this makes me laugh because I have mentioned something on a blog a couple of times only to end up doing that very thing
I love seeing his little eyes peeping through the opening - lots of well wishes for little boy Ranier.
No bake season is here! I also love that cookbook-it gets lots of love at work with my students (we bake every friday together). I think the no bake cookies would be good with almost every cereal in the kitchen right now...
Oooo! Put those cookies on a popsicle stick for another version, the cookie lollypop.
Nomnomnom!
Mmmmm those cookies look sooo good...I'm a huge fan of chocolate no-bakes, but these look a lot lower in the sugar factor, which is good. (Although it's still plenty cold at our house for baking!)
i agree about the little tykes. i refuse to buy and contribute to the company because i don't want to encourage them but i would be lying if i didn't say that it's the first thing i've looked for since garage sales and rummage sales began. I haven't found one yet but when i do...
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