weaving. . .

Weaving a little fun into lunch. . .


A little fun goes a very long way when it comes to getting people of a certain height to actually eat something.
My kids aren't picky, just very unmotivated eaters. Adding a little "fancy" to their meals makes them disappear much faster and
helps me stay sane. No begging, pleading or threats of "no dessert" necessary.

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Not Two for Tuesday. . .

Lunch 45


Lunch: Egg sheet in red/orange and blue/green with yellow (natural color) tie dye pattern cut into flowers. Carrot flowers, grape centers and a bed of lettuce, with red cabbage and carrot slivers.

This is the weekly bento challenge (see link over there! >>>>) Egg sheets.
Wow! Fun and a huge hit!
These were surprisingly tasty and easy to work with. I very much enjoyed the scraps that the kids didn't grab. All three devoured this stuff like starved little monkeys. I made a bunch of flowers, only a few actually survived long enough to get in there! I also wanted to add centers to the carrot flowers and try a different color background in the photo but the vultures were circling and little hands kept grabbing for the goods.
Will be making these again very soon! They are already asking for more.

Oh, and for the very first time ever I completely forgot to take a picture of the lunch this morning. We woke up late, it was a half day and "lunch" was pancakes and apple slices with maple syrup. A simple lunch to be eaten at 10:30 am. Oh well.

Have a great Thanksgiving everyone!
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6 comments:

  1. Diana of Diana RamblesNovember 22, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    Awesome that you love Egg Sheets as much as I did. I was worried that they wouldn't turn out, but I will make them often. I was able to freeze the parts I didn't use and the one sheet I defrosted was fine. I even brushed on some food coloring after cooking (on the white sheet). I love their sponginess. Thanks for trying them out and participating! Come back to vote tomorrow!

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  2. Keeley McGuireNovember 22, 2011 at 2:16 PM

    WOW this is beautiful!

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  3. chamelionNovember 22, 2011 at 2:25 PM

    Diana, I was worried too! The key is patience it seems. They took awhile to cook.
    Keely, you just made my day! Thank you.

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  4. BoboNovember 22, 2011 at 8:27 PM

    Amazing colours.. the flowers are so pretty to eat.. how do you dye them?

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  5. chamelionNovember 22, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    I added food coloring to some of the yellow liquid beaten egg before cooking and swirled them together a little in the pan. Wish I had done purple instead of blue (which turned out much more green than planned) for better contrast.

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  6. crystalNovember 23, 2011 at 11:24 AM

    this is beautiful! I love the tye dye effect on the egg sheets.

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