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Bella’s Ultimate Tuna Salad

Published on April 17, 2023December 12, 2023 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog5 Comments

The girls have been practicing their Home EC skills and we are their Guinea pigs… thankfully most of their experiments turn out well and are pretty tasty.

This is a tuna salad recipe that they had in their lesson but we changed it up a bit to fit our tastes. Ms. Bella took the lead on getting this prepared by checking before school to make sure we had boiled eggs and she set the cream cheese out to soften.

Ms. Caitlyn served up some celery and carrot sticks with homemade ranch dip and some pickles. Some of the kiddos ate it with crackers and others made sandwiches.

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20 recipes that kids can make

Published on February 9, 2023January 13, 2023 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

Are your kids ALWAYS asking for you to make them something to eat? Here are 20 healthy recipes that they can make by themselves!

My kiddos are always hungry and looking for something to eat. We like to keep a variety of healthy snack options available but sometimes they want and need more than just a quick snack. These options are a great way to let them have a little independence with cooking and relieve a little stress from your day.

Meal on the Go Breakfast Sandwiches

Published on January 31, 2023January 14, 2023 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog2 Comments

Some days are just a little crazy and we need something super simple to make for breakfast. Sandwiches are always a hit and they are usually pretty simple to through together.

These can be served as is or with fruit, they can also be eaten on the go and made ahead of time!

If you have some leftover pancakes or French Toast then these will help use that up and keep them from going to waste!

Meal on the Go Breakfast Sandwiches

Ingredients:

Use any combination of the following to create your own breakfast sandwich creation.

Bread:
- Sandwich bread, toasted or plain
- French Toast
- English Muffins
- Pancakes
- Croissants
- tortillas
- Bagels
Eggs, cooked however you like them
Meat:
- Bacon
- Ham
- Sausage
- Lunchmeats
Cheese, your favorite
- American
- Swiss
- provolone
- pepper jack
- farmers cheese
- cream cheese
Condiments
- Syrup
- jelly
- mayo
- ketchup
- mustard
- hot sauce
- salt and pepper
Veggies:
- tomato
- lettuce
- onion
- spinach
- peppers

Directions:

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Save the Dishes Oven Placard

Published on January 28, 2023January 14, 2023 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog3 Comments

I don’t know about your house but here we often have different people doing different things in the kitchen. One rule is that they need to check the oven before turning it on because sometimes people tend to ‘hide’ things in there and forget about them.

I’ve had many things that have been ruined because one person put a dish in there and the next person didn’t check it… most recently it was a plastic cover for one of my casserole dishes and the whole dish of peach cobbler that had been made for dinner… sigh.

This dish alone will cost me almost $40.00 ** to replace as I haven’t been able to find the lid sold separately… luckily the carrier is still alive!

More often than not it was my bread dough that was hanging out in there… minding its own business when someone would forget to check, even with the oven light on they forget, and then the temperature would go up and ruin the dough… (crying face).

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Did you know you can cook FROZEN ground beef in the Instant Pot?

Published on January 26, 2023January 13, 2023 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog1 Comment

Ground beef has gotten a bit more expensive here lately but it can still be stretched to make many different filling meals on a budget. I like to throw some in a pot in the morning so that it can be cooked before dinner and quickly made into a yummy dish. I like to add some finely chopped mushrooms to ours while cooking to add a little extra nutrition… the kids never notice!