Cream Cheese Sugar biscuits

Poka Dot sure had a great idea with this recipe.

Ingredients as per a ready made cookie dough.
 Try these ones

• Cream Cheese Sugar Dough
• Ginger Bread
• The base mix for Watermelon cookies

For the decoration use the following

• A few different food colourings.
• The caramel cream frosting
• Plain frosting
• Fudge Frosting
• Butter frosting

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The mothers huddle
The Curvy Carrot

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Spider Bites

Cute as this spider is eating him could be a culinary transformation.

Ingredients

Per person

• 1 x mini Babybel cheese.
• 4 small Pretzel Sticks
• 2 raisins

Method.

1. Unwrap all the cheeses.
2. Make two tiny slits in the top of the Cheese's.
3. Place one of the 2 allocated raisins in each slit.
4. Now halve the pretzels sticks.
5. Place 4 of these halves along each side of the Babybel cheese.

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Recipe originally published in Wondertime magazine.
Kaboose

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Cake Pops

These looked so cool that I just had to try making them.

Yes they do taste good too.

Ingredients

• Cake - pre-made, cold and crumbled.
• frosting
• Almond Meal

For the candy coating

• Chocolate buttons or Candy Melts
• Vegetable oil or a little margarine / butter

Method

1. Prepare your work bench area.
2. Place the crumbled cake mix into a bowl.
3. Add the frosting into the bowl. 
1.  A little at a time until the cake mix binds together.
4. Add only a little Almond Meal if the mix actually becomes to wet.
5. Make the mix into balls.
6. Lay each ball onto a a lined baking tray.
7. Refrigerate for 2 hours 
1. or freeze for 30 minutes.
8. Melt the chocolate drops and a little of the oil 
1. [I used butter]
9. Onto the lollipop stick place an amount of chocolate and stick it into the balls
1. About 3/4 of the way into the cake balls.
10. Return to the refrigerator for another hour 
1. Freezer 15 minutes.
11. Take all the balls out and cover them with the warmed chocolate mix.
12. Stand back onto the tray and cool for  another hour.

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Edible garden
Fudge Frosting

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Valentines Kisses

Makes 4 to 6

Ingredients

• 6 cups Rice Bubbles
• 1 pk 250gr marshmallows
• 3 tbs Margarine
• Vegetable cooking spray

Method

1. Prepare the work area.
2. Follow a Rice Bubble Treats recipe.
1. The Rice Bubble Treats made with Marshmallows recipe until step number seven [7]
3. Cool the mixture down until it is warm enough to handle.
4. Meanwhile spray the inside of your funnels.
5. Break off some of the main Rice Bubble Mix.
6. Mold the mix into the inside of the funnel. 
7. Slide out of the funnel [keep the ^ shape] onto the waxed paper..
8. Respray the funnel if needed and repeat the shaping process.
9. Cool the shaped Rice Bubble treat completely.
10. Meanwhile get the children to write a simple I love you message for Valentines Day, or a Happy Birthday, or even Happy Mothers Day message
11. Wrap as a gift in Aluminium foil.

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Cut out the heart shape

Simple, quick and easy.  

Yes it is as simple as this.

Use a small paring knife and cut out the heart shape to the desired size that you want to use in a Valentine or Mothers Day fruit salad.

Give the apple base to the children to finish off eating.



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Deborah Now

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Marshmallow bunnies

A few years ago a friend made some children I know bunnies similar to these.    The children enjoyed receiving them. A major challenge with these bunnies was to then get the children eating them.  Most thought that they wanted to save them for later. Sometimes they actually got the bunnies home.  Other times there was no way that was going to happen.

Ingredients

• Marshmallows.
• Scissors
• Tooth pick
• Food Colouring
• A little icing sugar if needed.

Method

1. Hold the marshmallow in your fingers so that while you are using the scissors the Marshmallow will have less chance of moving.
2. To make the ears:
1. Using the scissors make a diagonal cut towards the rim edge of the Marshmallow .
2. Stop before you get too near the top end of the Marshmallow.
3. Gently lift the corner that you have snipped.
4. Now snip along the middle of this piece. 
5. Rub a little of icing sugar between your fingers.
6. Separate the ears and angle them both outwards.
3. To make the tail.
1. Starting at the point of the first cut you made for the ears.
2. Snip down towards the back [away from the face direction] until you are about half way down the back of the Marshmallow. 
3. Pinch the end of this segment so that a cute little tail is made.
4. For the bunnies face [ and feet]
1. Starting about midway between the face and the where the front feet will be - snip about 0.7 cm [1/4 inch] towards the middle /bottom part of the body.
2. The upper side of the cut has become the lower jaw line of the face.
3. Snip the flap of the marshmallow in half. 
1. There are you two front feet.
5. Using a toothpick and a little food colouring - dip the end of the tooth pick into the dye.
1.  'Paint' a face on the bunny.

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Fluffier Bunnies

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Edible Jelly Bean Basket of goodies.

As a gift or as part of a place setting these cup cakes are glorious fun to make.   Made in a two part basis the older children make up the cupcakes.  Once these are all cold to touch the next step begins. 

Ingredients

• 12 cupcakes - in the paper jackets they are baked with.
• 2 cups white icing
• 12 pieces of red or black licorice.[ about the sized of a pipe cleaner in width]
• Sweetened coconut - coloured green with green food coloring.
• 1 bag jelly beans
• 1 small amount of M & M's
• 1 x small amount of silver or gold marzipan cake decorating shapes.
• 12 ribbons

Method 

1. Place a cover on the creating area.
2. Place a drop of green colouring [if using it] into a bowl. 
1. Place the shredded coconut in the bowl.
2. Cover with cling wrap or seal the container.
3. Shake the coconut around in this colouring.
4. Take out the coconut and 'towel' the excess moisture off the coconut.
3. Ice the cupcakes first.
1. If using a  icing pipe try to layer the icing around the edges just a little.
4. Place both ends of the licorice into the cupcake.  Slide the ends down the side of the cup cake to the bottom.
5. On top of the icing mixture place a small amount of dry green coconut.
6. Place three jelly beans into the shredded coconut.
7. Add a few of the M& M's and Cake decoration pieces. 
1. Less is best in this cake decorating exercise.
2. Gently press the smaller pieces a little down into the green coconut.  A gentle pressure allows the icing sugar to be taken up and possibly stick the lollies onto the coconut.
8. Tie a small ribbon on the licorice.

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Edible Easter Basket Cupcakes

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Palm Tree pud

Although this base is in a 'tub' it may also be served in a pudding bowl.  The trick is to make a thick base  [say custard] the day before and set in the fridge. Very easy on the eye.  A load of fun to eat.


Ingredients

Palm tree on deserted island

• 1 tub of children's yoghurt or pudding -with some of the contents removed.
• Marie biscuits -crushed
• 11 per cup of Chocolate covered biscuit fingers.
• Icing sugar [thick] or melted chocolate bud.
• Sour or fruit strap.
• Brown M & Ms

Method

1. Cover the work area.
2. Place a little of the Marie biscuits on the top of the yoghurt or pudding. [You have just created the sand]
3. At this point either 
1. Melt the chocolate button 
2. or make the icing mix.
4. Along the length of the fruit strap or sour strap. Then make these into 8 cm [3 in] lengths.
5. Turn the end upside down and place of the joined.
6. Join these pieces together with the Melted chocolate or icing sugar.
7. Onto one of the ends of the Chocolate Coated finger take a dab of icing sugar or chocolate mix.
8. Place two brown M & Ms near what will be the top end of the tree.
9. Now place both the stick and the 'palm leaves' together.  
10. Wait for the chocolate or icing mix to set.
11. Carefully turn the tree up the other way.
12. Place the base of the tree in through the 'sand'.
13. Add a few more brown M & M's on the sand.

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The ramblings of a crazy women

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Lasagna

Ingredients:

• Brown mince
• Beef soup
• Italian cooking sauce
• Shredded tasty cheese

Directions:

• Place brown mince in a wok or frying pan
• Add 1 cup of hearty beef soup made up
• Stir in bottle of Italian cooking sauce. Basil or other dried herbs improves the flavour
• Put the sauce on the bottom of a baking dish then place sheets on, then sauce until all the mixture is used
• For the top layer cover with shredded tasty cheese
• Cover with foil and cook at 180* in oven for about half an hour.

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Cone Ice cream hat

• Dark biscuit
• Ice cream cone
• Ice cream
• Melted chocolate

1. Fill ice cream cone with ice cream. 
2. Place biscuit on top.
3. Gently push the biscuit on to the rim of the ie cream cone.
4. Give the biscuit a quick dunk into the melted chocolate or dark icing sugar that suits the occasion.

Uses... witches hat, space rocket penquin island

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Its red!

Ingredients

4 beets 330 gram (about 3/4 pound), peeled and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Salt and pepper
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
1 pound rigatoni pasta
5 cups baby spinach (about 8 ounces)
1 cup ricotta cheese
Grated peel from 1 lemon, plus 3 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 450°.
2. On a foil-lined baking sheet, toss the beets with 1 tablespoon olive oil; season with salt and pepper. Wrap tightly with foil and roast for 15 minutes.
3. Unwrap, then arrange the beets in a single layer.
4. In a small bowl, toss the onion with 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper; arrange on the baking sheet. Roast, tossing halfway through, until tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
5. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the rigatoni and cook until al dente.
6. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pasta cooking water. Return the pasta to the pot and toss with the spinach.
7. In a bowl, whisk the ricotta, reserved pasta water, lemon peel, lemon juice and the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add to the pasta along with the vegetables. Season with salt and pepper; toss.

Serves 4.

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Chuckie's Upchuck

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons of butter or margarine
• 2 medium onions chopped
• 475 gram [16 ounces] of cream style corn
• 2- 275 gram [10 ounce] cans of cream of mushroom soup
• 2 cups milk

Method

1. Whatever leftover vegetables you have in the fridge! (tomatoes, green beans, Mushrooms, cauliflower, etc)
2. Saute onions in the butter. 
3. Add everything else and bring it to a boil. 
4. Simmer 5 minutes. 
5. Serve immediately with a barf bag of course!

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Reference Just Kids Recipes

Cookie Spiders

Ingredients

• black or chocolate licorice twists 
• fudge sandwich cookies 
• chocolate frosting 
• red cinnamon candies or mini M&Ms

Method

1. Cut licorice in half. 
2. Remove the top of each sandwich cookie; press 8 licorice pieces into the fudge center to resemble spider legs.
3.  Spread a little chocolate frosting over the licorice; replace cookie tops. 
4. Frost the tops of the spider cookies with frosting. 
5. Place red cinnamon candies or mini M&Ms on top for eyes.

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Snail Sandwiches

Ingredients:

• Slice of bread
• Butter
• Peanut butter / Vegemite
• Mung bean or snow pea sprouts

Directions:

• Spread the bread with butter and spread of your choice.
• Cut off three crusts and roll up the bread from crust and cut up the roll into 1cm slices.
• Decorate with sultanas for eyes and sprouts for feelers.

Sail Boat Rolls

Ingredients:

• Hot dog roll
• Hard boiled eggs
• Cheese slices

Directions:

• Butter the roll and place eggs slices side by side  on the roll.
• Stick toothpick through a cheese slice to make a sail and poke into the roll.

Fuzzy Grub

Ingredients:

• 200g dried fruit medley
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1/2 cup coconut
• 1/2 cup powdered milk
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 cup crushed almonds
• Extra coconut

Directions:

• Soak fruit in water to soften.
• Mix all ingredients together into a sticky dough.
• On a piece of alfoil covered with some extra coconut, shape into a log and wrap tightly
• Put in fridge to set for a couple of hours then remove it and decorate before cutting into slices.

Funny Faces

Ingredients:

• Rice cakes
• Peanut butter
• Cream or cottage cheese
• Shredded carrot
• Sultanas
• Banana slices
• Strawberries
• Red apple wedges with skin left on

Directions:

• Spread rice cake with cheese or peanut butter.
• Place the carrot around top for hair
• Place two banana slices with sultana on each one beneath the hair for the eyes
• Place a strawberry in the middle for the nose
• Place the apple wedge along the bottom for the mouth

Butterflies

Ingredients:

• Slice of brown bread
• Peanut butter
• Sultanas
• Apple cut into wedges

Directions:

• Spread bread with peanut butter
• Arrange apple wedges to form butterfly wings and the sultanas to form the body

Cheesy Mac and Bacon Bits

Ingredients:

• Spiral Pasta
• 1 tablespoon Margarine
• ½ cup of milk
• Shredded tasty cheese
• Bacon pieces

Directions:

• Cook spiral pasta
• Drain and return to pot
• Add1 tablespoon of margarine, 1/2 cup of milk, add more if not enough and add a handful of tasty cheese
• Fry up bacon pieces, just a few pieces will do
• Add into pot, mix altogether and serve

                                                                                         

Really Chocolaty Chocolate Brownies

Equipment:

• Oven gloves
• 25x20cm cake tin (10x8in)
• Grease proof paper or non stick baking parchment
• Scissors
• Oil or butter for greasing
• Pastry brush
• Measuring equipment
• Medium heatproof bowl
• Small saucepan
• Metal spoon
• Wooden spoon
• Spatula

Ingredients:

• 34 oz plain chocolate
• 1 cup butter
• 3 eggs
• ½ cup caster sugar
• 1 cup plain flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
• 1 cup milk chocolate chips

Directions:

• Grease and line the cake tin
• preheat the oven to 190 degrees C
• Break the chocolate into pieces and place them in the bowl with the butter
• With a grown-up's help, stand the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and stir with metal spoon until melted and combined
• Or microwave on 50% power for 2-3 minutes and then stir until combined
• Beat together eggs and caster sugar with a wooden spoon and then beat in the melted chocolate mixture
• Fold in the flour, baking powder, vanilla essence and chocolate chips with a spatula
• Pour into the tin and bake for 30-35 minutes until brownies are firm to touch in the center
• Cool the brownies in the tin and then cut them into squares to serve