Get Started Now On This DIY Easter Table

Start planning for this DIY Kid friendly Easter table now.  I found this idea in my favorite magazine Southern Living and plan to have my kids help me with the growing details.  My family spends Easter in Memphis, Tennessee so being outdoors is a big part of the day. Planning for Easter is always fun for my three Sisters and two Sister In Laws.  We all love to entertain which is part of our Southern Belle upbringing. This year I am going, with this Spring colored Easter DIY theme.  Keeping a budget in mind, this is a great color splash table for a large Easter Family get together.  I recommend you check your local dollar stores for much of the Easter supplies. In Southern California we have 99cent stores, so I was lucky enough to find cute colored buckets there. I also found the plastic egg halves there as well. Next you need to purchase wheat grass, which you can find at your local Nursery or anywhere that sells seeds.  Purchase sugar molds, which I researched online and found easily.  

Place the eggs in the sugar mold holes. Place a few spoons of top soil into the plastic egg halves. Plant a few seeds of the Wheat Grass in the soil, and allow 7 to 10 days for germination. The day of the Easter party tuck in fresh daisies, daffodils and bright tulips for a spectacular spring display. Finish the table setting by filling the color buckets with pastel Easter egg candies, and cereals for the kids.

Supply List:

Colored Buckets

Top Soil

Wheat Grass

Plastic Easter Eggs

Easter Candy

Cereal -Cherrios

Fresh Spring Flowers 

Sugar Molds

Photo Credit: SouthernLiving 

Why Not Serve Up Some Hot Apple Cider?

Enjoy as a delicious spirit for a Halloween party or enjoy this warm good for you drink in the afternoon with the kids.


Hot Apple Cider

HOT APPLE CIDER MADE WITH MULLING SPICES

Ingredients:
Dried orange or lemon slices
4 cinnamon sticks
1 Tablespoon cloves
1 Tablespoon whole allspice berries
1 nutmeg, to be grated on as garnish
Cider

Put a small amount of each of these ingredients into a small muslin bag or cheesecloth, bundle ingredients together with kitchen string. In a large saucepan, place the bundle of spices into pan with cider. Stir cider occasionally, until heated all the way through, about 12 minutes. Be sure to heat, do not boil cider. Serve at once, and garnish with grated nutmeg, whole cinnamon stick, and slice of fresh orange in you wish.

Photo Credit: Health.com

How To Make PopCorn Chicken

Popcorn Chicken is a meal kids love. Serve it with mashed potatoes, buttermilk biscuits, and gravy.

Ingredients
1 egg
1 cup white flour
1 tsp Cajun seasoning
2 small boneless chicken breasts
3/4 cups vegetable oil

Mix flour and Cajun seasoning in small mixing bowl.

In separate bowl, beat egg.

Cut chicken breasts in small pieces anywhere from about a 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inch in size, depending on how crispy you want (smaller=crispier).

Pour oil into a small skillet and place on a medium heat.

Dip pieces of chicken into egg, make sure they are fully covered.

Drop the chicken, piece by piece into the flour mixture, coating the chicken.

Test to be sure that the oil is ready by dropping a little drop of batter into the oil. If it sizzles and fries, it's ready. Slide the chicken into the skillet, slowly to be sure the oil doesn't splatter all over you. Do this as quickly as possible. After about 3-4 minutes, flip the pieces over. Pieces should be colored a light golden brown.

When chicken is finished, scoop it out draining as much oil as possible into the pan for more chicken and place it on a plate with the two paper towels lining the bottom.

My best serving suggestion is buttermilk biscuits, mashed potatoes, and gravy.

Photo Credit: KFC

Looking For Quick After-School Snack?

Get your kids into the kitchen after school for a quick delicious snack.Spread a 1” layer of slightly softened ice cream on a cookie, then top with another cookie. Kids can then pat the ice cream edges with cake decorator sprinkles, candy-coated chocolate pieces, mini chocolate chips or chopped nuts. Wrap in plastic wrap and immediately add to the freezer.

Photo Credit: Countyliving.com

Why Not Make This Fast And Easy Wrap Up?

Kids Recipes loves this fast and easy California Wrap-up! Made with healthy California Avocados which is part of a healthy diet for growing up.

Ingredients:

• 1 1cup CUP ranch salad dressing
• 8oz. OUNCE softened cream cheese
• 4 (10-inch) flour tortillas
• 10oz. OUNCE turkey breast slices
• 10oz. OUNCE Monterey Jack cheese and/or cheddar cheese slices
• 2 ripe, Fresh California Avocados, peeled, seeded and thinly sliced
• 2 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced and Alfalfa sprouts
  

Blend together cream cheese and dressing. Spread evenly on tortillas. Evenly layer turkey, cheese, avocados, tomatoes and sprouts on tortillas, leaving a 1-inch border around the edges.Fold the bottom edge toward the center and firmly roll away from you until completely wrapped. Place seam side down on a platter and slice.

Photo Credit: California Avocado Commission

Remembering Michael Jackson

Will You Be There lyrics

Hold Me
Like The River Jordan
And I Will Then Say To Thee
You Are My Friend

Carry Me
Like You Are My Brother
Love Me Like A Mother
Would You Be There?

Weary
Tell Me Will You Hold Me
When Wrong, Will You Skold Me
When Lost Will You Find Me?

But They Told Me
A Man Should Be Faithful
And Walk When Not Able
And Fight Till The End
But I'm Only Human

Everyone's Taking Control Of Me
Seems That The World's
Got A Role For Me
I'm So Confused
Will You Show To Me
You'll Be There For Me
And Care Enough To Bear Me

(Hold Me) show me
(Lay Your Head Lowly)
told me
(Softly Then Boldly)
(Carry Me There)
I'm Only Human

(Lead Me)
hold me
(Love Me And Feed Me)
ye yeah
(Kiss Me And Free Me)
yeah
(I Will Feel Blessed)
I'm Only Human

(Carry)
Carry
(Carry Me Boldly)
Carry me
(Lift Me Up Slowly)
yeah
(Carry Me There)
I'm Only Human

(Save Me)
need me
(Heal Me And Bathe Me)
lift me up lift me up
(Softly You Say To Me)
(I Will Be There)
I Will Be There

(Lift Me)
i'm gonna care
(Lift Me Up Slowly)
(Carry Me Boldly)
yeah
(Show Me You Care)
Show Me You Care

(Hold Me)
whoooo
(Lay Your Head Lowly)
i git lonly some times
(Softly Then Boldly)
i git lonly
(Carry Me There)
yeah yeah carry me there
yeah yeah yeah
[Spoken]
In Our Darkest Hour
In My Deepest Despair
Will You Still Care?
Will You Be There?
In My Trials
And My Tripulations
Through Our Doubts
And Frustrations
In My Violence
In My Turbulence
Through My Fear
And My Confessions
In My Anguish And My Pain
Through My Joy And My Sorrow
In The Promise Of Another Tomorrow
I'll Never Let You Part
For You're Always In My Heart.

4th of July Weekend Quick Family Recipes

With July 4th weekend upon us, Kids Recipes is finding there is a lot of last minute entertainment going on. Living by the beach we always have friends stopping by from inland. Got any grub, Mom, Surfs up. In fact it is happening right now at 4pm suddenly my family has 7 people coming for drinks on our water side patio.

My Kids love this easy to prepare Dip with Dorito Chips or Tortilla Chips

Elizabeth's Memphis Corn Dip

2 cans of corn, drain
1 Cup of sour cream
1 cup of mayo
2 cups of shredded cheese
Stir togeather

Bake at 350 until bubbly

Elizabeth Nelms is the Winner of Junes KidsRecipe of the Month Contest

Why Not Pack A Beach Picnic For Your Family

With Summer here why not pack a beach picnic for your family? With longer days, Dad's and Mom's load the kids up in the car and head to the beach. Pack a fun filled picnic basket filled with food your kids and your family will love. Keeping the environment in mind and thinking green use a picnic basket.

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