Ww Treat-of-the-Day

Try this treat idea to take with you on your next walk!

Find an individual bag of chips like doritos or fritos or sun chips.
Squeeze the bag a little to crush the chips slightly.
Then add taco meat and the fixings of your choice
such as grated cheese, tomatoes, lettuce, sour cream, etc.
Grab a fork and go for a walk!

Happy Yummy Summer Reading!
Love, Grandma

Ss Treat-of-the-Day

Read this recipe to stir up a simple summer snack!

Crack 2 eggs into a bowl and beat them with a fork.

Stir in 2/3 cup cooking oil and 2 tsp. of vanilla.

Stir in 3/4 cup sugar until the mixture thickens.

In another smaller bowl, measure 2 cups flour,

2 tsp. baking powder and 1/2 tsp. salt.

Stir these dry ingredients together then add them

to the big bowl and stir everything together.

Drop the dough by teaspoons onto a cookie sheet.

Flatten them slightly, then sprinkle them with

cinnamon sugar or colored sugar or sprinkles.

Bake in a 350-degree oven for 7-9 minutes.

Cool slightly before eating your delicious

stir-and-drop cookies!

Happy Yummy Summer Reading!
Love, Grandma

Pp Treat-of-the-Day

Pizza makes a pretty good breakfast, lunch, dinner or treat!
Perhaps you would like to make one today . . .

You could make a paper pizza with cardboard
and crayons and bits of colored paper.

But a smiley face pizza made out of dough, sauce,
cheese and pepperoni might taste a little better.

And, if you need any other pointers,  please read
"The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza"
retold by Philemon Sturges

Happy Yummy Summer Reading!
Love, Grandma

Nn Treat-of-the-Day

String some fruit loops, lifesavers, pretzels, or whatever
you want onto a piece of floss or string to make a
necklace
you can nibble on while you read a nice book!

Happy Yummy Summer Reading!
Love, Grandma

Mm Treat-of-the-Day

You could make a mud pie if you wanted to,
but muddy buddies might taste better.

To make muddy buddies you will need:

1/2 cup peanut butter
1 cup chocolate chips
1/4 cup butter
8 cups Rice Chex cereal
1 cup powdered sugar

In a large bowl microwave the peanut butter, chocolate chips
and butter for one minute. Stir the mixture until it is smooth,
microwaving an extra 30 seconds if necessary.
Add cereal to the bowl and use a large spatula to mix and
coat the cereal. Then pour the powdered sugar over
the cereal and toss to coat . . . or if you prefer,
you can spoon the cereal mixture into a ziplock bag,
pour in the powdered sugar, seal and shake!
Serve immediately or chill for later.

Happy muddy summer reading!
Love, Grandma

 

Ii Treat-of-the-Day

"I scream"

                           

 "You scream"

 "We all scream for ice cream!"

While you're waiting to collect your next

ice cream reading treat from Grandma, try

making some ice cream in a bag:

Fill one large (gallon size) ziplock bag with ice cubes and
 6 Tb. of rock salt. Fill one smaller (pint-size) ziplock bag with
1/2 cup milk or half & half . . . 1 Tb. sugar and 1/2 tsp. vanilla.

Seal the small bag and place it inside the large bag.

Seal again carefully and shake until the mixture

 is thickened like ice cream--about five minutes.

Remove the small bag from the large one, wipe it off

and open carefully. Then dig in and enjoy!

Happy National Ice Cream Month!

Love, Grandma

 

Hh Treat-of-the-Day

A hot dog is handy dandy eating in the summertime
(or anytime). You can serve it in a bun . . .
or wrap it in bacon . . . or cut it into nuggets
and poke pretzels into them . . . or wrap it
in dough and make fancy hot dog rockets
to celebrate the upcoming holiday!

Happy Yummy Summer Reading!
Love, Grandma

Ff Treat-of-the-Day

There are all kinds of tasty treats you can make with fruit!
All you need are some skewers, lollipop or pretzel sticks,
or toothpicks and you could make:

a fruit flag . . .
 
or a fruit flower

or fruit lollipops!

Happy Yummy Summer Reading!
Love, Grandma

Dd Treat-of-the-Day

Don't  eat dirt!

But do eat delicious dirt cups you can make yourself . . .

You will need:

1 small package (3.9 oz.) Jell-O chocolate instant pudding

2 cups cold milk

1 tub (8 oz.) whipped topping, thawed

15 Oreo cookies, finely crushed (about 1 1/4 cup)

10 gummy worms

Beat the pudding mix and milk in a large bowl with a whisk.

Let stand about five minutes, then stir in whipped topping

and half of the crushed cookie crumbs. Spoon into ten paper

 or plastic cups; top with remaining cookie crumbs.

Refrigerate one hour. Top with gummy worms

just before diving into these delectable dirt cups!

Happy yummy summer!

Love, Grandma

Bb Treat-of-the-Day

A banana is yummy to eat sliced on cereal . . .

sliced on a peanutbutter and jelly sandwich . . .

or cooked into banana nut bread . . .

Read this recipe to make yourself another tasty banana treat!

Peel three bananas and cut in half (or quarters) crosswise.
Insert a popsicle or lollipop stick into the cut end of each banana.
Place on a baking sheet lined with waxed paper
and freeze for a couple hours.

In a 2-cup glass measuring cup, melt 1/2 cup chocolate chips and
2 tablespoons shortening, stirring halfway through. Stir until smooth.
Dip bananas into chocolate using a spoon to completely coat them.
If you like,  immediately sprinkle each banana with sprinkles,
granola, chopped nuts, coconut, M&Ms or a a favorite kind of cereal
(such as rice krispies, cheerios or fruit loops).

 

Freeze bananas on baking sheet another 15-20 minutes
until chocolate is set. Enjoy then or wrap to serve later.

Happy Yummy Summer Reading!
Love, Grandma