Ants on a Log

An easy and healthy snack for kids to make is "Ants on a Log".

Gather your ingredients ...

Click the link below to watch the video to learn how to make it.

KAYLA MAKES ANTS ON A LOG

Puffy Oven Pancake

I love puffy pancakes.  They are one of my favorite breakfasts.

My mom and her friend, Peggy, used to make them when they were little.

I hope you like them as much as me!

Gather your ingredients: flour, milk, eggs and butter.

Heat oven to 400 degrees and melt butter in a pan.

Crack 4 eggs in a bowl and mix.

Add 1 cup of flour and mix. 

Add 1 cup of milk and mix.

Mix, mix, mix! 

 Bake until puffy and golden brown.

Enjoy with maple syrup or powdered sugar and lemon juice.

Puffy Oven Pancake

4 eggs

1 cup flour

1 cup milk

2 T butter 

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and melt butter in pan.

Mix batter and pour into pan.

Bake until puffy and golden brown - about 20 minutes.

Easy Homemade Ice Cream

Its been really hot in Oklahoma this summer.

That's why we made homemade ice cream!

My Aunt Reb taught me how.

First, gather the ingredients.

Put them in a bag and shake, shake, shake! 

After shaking about 5 minutes, put the ice cream in a bowl and eat it up!!

You can add your owns toppings ...

Delicious!

Easy Homemade Ice Cream

2 T sugar

1 cup half and half or heavy whipping cream

1/2 t vanilla

1/2 cup kosher salt (large granules are best)

ice cubes

1 pint size zip lock bag

1 gallon size zip lock bag

Pour sugar, cream and vanilla into pint size zip lock bag.

Seal and place in gallon size zip lock bag.

Fill gallon size with ice and salt.

Shake about 5 minutes until cream hardens.  

Enjoy!

Grilled Cheese & Homemade Tomato Soup

Sunday is my birthday.  

In our family, we get to choose our favorite meal for our birthday dinner.  

My favorite is grilled cheese and homemade tomato soup.  

You will learn how to make that today!

First, gather your ingredients.

(Recipe is at the end of this post.)

Next, butter your bread, add the cheese and grill your sandwich.

Grill it until its golden brown and the cheese is melty.

Serve it with tomato soup.

I like to dip my sandwich in my soup.

Its sooooo good!

 

Homemade Tomato Soup

1 T butter

1/4 c onion, diced

1/4 c celery, diced

3 T flour

1 T garlic, minced

1/2 t sea salt

1/2 t pepper

2 t basil

2 t sugar

3 c milk

1 large can crushed tomatos

Saute butter, onion, celery, garlic salt, pepper and basil for about 5 minutes.

Add flour and sugar and milk and tomatoes.  

Mix and allow to simmer a short time.  

Black Bean Salsa

My mom always makes black bean salsa when friends come over to visit.

Its very tasty.  I especially like the beans.  

I first started eating this when I was only one year old.

I would pick out all the beans and eat them.  

The beans are still my favorite part of this salsa.

If you like to practice chopping, this is the perfect dish for you!

Enjoy!

Black Bean Salsa

1 can black beans, rinsed & drained
1 can black eyed peas, rinsed & drained
1 can corn, drained
1 can rotel, drained
onions (any kind), diced
bell pepper (any kind), diced
(You can also add celery and/or cucumber, if you like.)

Mix with italian dressing & serve chilled with tortilla chips.