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  • Snowflake and Olaf FROZEN Grapes

    Snowflake and Olaf FROZEN Grapes

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    If you’re kids love Disney’s FROZEN, they will love eating healthy with these Frozen Snowflake Grapes and Yogurt Olafs. They are so easy to make, and of course fun to eat! My kids are asking for snowflakes after school every day now!
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    Years ago, or so it seems, when Mark was teaching band he introduced me to frozen grapes. The night before their first parade march found us skewering grapes and sticking them in the freezer. I was skeptical to say the least, but 24 hours later on a hot summery day – frozen grapes ya’ll! They’re amazing!
    Jump a couple years, and without marching band, I kind of forgot about our frozen grape treats until walking through Walmart and I saw FROZEN Grapes!  They were obviously just calling to me to freeze as an after school snack. I then found myself wandering all around the store dreaming up all kinds of ways to make frozen grapes a bit more fun for the kids – Snowflakes! Olaf! drink toppers! 
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    These were super simple to put together one afternoon while the kids were at school. Little Prince and I pulled out a clamshell of FROZEN grapes, vanilla yogurt and our trusty toothpicks. I got to work skewering grapes to look like snowflakes, while the little prince turned his into “Cars! See mommy, I made a car”.

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    I used 6 toothpicks in total for each Snowflake. Taking 1 grape insert 4 toothpicks on each side. Skewer 2 grapes onto each toothpick. Taking 2 more toothpicks skewer diagonally all the way through the center toothpick, and add 4 more grapes, one to each side end sticking out. While not terribly hard to create, perhaps you want something simpler – in that case skewer 2 grapes to a toothpick, and dip it in vanilla yogurt to create your own Olaf.

    Yogurt Olaf and Snowflake FROZEN grapes #DisneyFROZENGoesFresh ad

    Once all the grapes are skewered and covered in yogurt as desired, I toss them on parchment lined cookie sheet, and place in the freezer. Do not forget the parchment paper! Otherwise the grapes will freeze to the pan, and then you’ll have sad kids with no frozen grapes, and no one wants that.

    After about 2 hours you’ll have sufficiently frozen FROZEN grapes, but I like giving them a good 24 hours for a nice freeze. I served our frozen snowflakes and yogurt Olaf’s alongside a bowl of vanilla yogurt for extra dipping fun.

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    Yesterday was probably the hottest and most humid day we’ve had since moving to Indiana. Despite that, I still walked the kids to and from school. When it’s right around the corner I have a hard time justifying putting them on the bus. It was so nice to have this cool treat waiting when we got home from our afternoon walk. Princess R was not expecting just how cold and delicious these would be though. She let out lots of Ohh’s and Yum’s – Mommy Success!

    Have you seen the new FROZEN packaged Grapes? Months ago we saw them on apples, and now my kids LOVE eating apples and grapes! What fresh produce would you like to see Disney help market next?
  • Caviar Limes {Foodie Friday}

    Caviar Limes {Foodie Friday}

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    I don’t have a recipe to share with you this week. I’ve been spending time trying out all the wonderful recipes linked up each week! There are some really great ones out there!!
    Before I get to featuring those, however, I wanted to share with you this new fruit I’ve been introduced to. 
    Caviar Limes
    aka Finger limes
    You choose which name sounds better to you.
    My mom teaches at an elementary school. Two days each week the school provides a healthy vegetable or fruit snack. My mom was telling me about some of the strange fruits she’s seen, and how fun they can be to eat. Some are so foreign to our area, that they have to be taught how to eat them! 
    One of the days, they were given Caviar limes. I kid you not, these elementary school kids were given limes for a snack, but not just any limes, Caviar Limes! Just the name sort of puts me off, and then there’s their look
    Caviar Limes (a.k.a. Finger Limes)
    They look almost like tiny cucumbers, and somewhat finger like. I’m sure that is where the name Finger Lime came from. The insides are absolutely amazing though. You cut them in half, an squeeze the lime out, getting a very Caviar looking pulp. So obviously where that name came from.
    Well mom was given some to take home, and I am so glad she was! These definitely have your lime flavor, with a bit of lip puckering going on. However, I was able to eat one by itself and not feel it was too overboard bitter. 
    What I really love though is the look. I’ve got visions of cupcakes with “caviar” garnish, cheesecakes, and pies, and ice cream and puddings. Oh the possibilities! These limes are going to make some elegant desserts that even the kids will love.
    Of course, than mom and I started wondering where we could get these. We most definitely don’t have any stores nearby that carry them.  Where do we go these days for info? Well, google of course! So I googled Caviar Limes, and the first site to come up, is an Organic Food Store in California that not only sells them, but ships them around the country as well. I love that.  Now to convince Mark that these will be really good. I may just add them to the top of my Christmas list.
    Again, sorry for the lack of a recipe. Next week, I’ll be telling you how to make and can a chunky applesauce!
    ~Last weeks Features~
    Crock Pot Cheese Potato Soup from Happiest Mom on the Blog
    My kids loved this, and so did I!

    Crab Artichoke Dip with Asiago & Bacon ~ Sumptuous Spoonfuls
    Crab Artichoke dip with Asiago and Bacon from Sumptuos Spoonfuls
    With the holidays approaching this is sure to be a crows pleaser.

    4 Bite Apple Pies from The Kitchen is My Playground
    These are just simple brilliant. Perfect after school snack, or lunch box treat!

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  • Fresh Produce and Menu Plan

    Fresh Produce and Menu Plan

    Don’t you just love fresh produce?  It is so good, as well as good for you!  We planted a garden this year, but due to unexpected job changes, we moved before we could get a full harvest. I did get a few carrots shortly before moving though. Aren’t they pretty?

     
    Being on a tight budget, fresh produce has been pretty scarce around here. We were extremely blessed one day however. During lunch I thought to myself how I would really love to have something fresh to feed my kids. To my surprise that night a neighbor, unknowing of my earlier wishes, dropped by unannounced with a bag of peaches from her tree. She then offered for us to come pick more. I believe we were being taken care of in a time of need, and I am forever grateful this dear lady listened to the spirit and brought us those peaches. We’ve been eating yummy peaches all week, and yesterday I canned the rest. I saved the peelings to make some peach honey later this week.
    We ended up with a total of 8 bottles! Yay for peaches!!!
     
    On this weeks menu –
     
    Monday – Pork Roast
    Tuesday – Chicken Nuggets and Coleslaw
    Wednesday – Chili in bread bowls
    Thursday – Bacon Mac and Cheese
    Friday – Sloppy joes
    Saturday – leftovers