MAY 2003

SOMEONE'S IN THE KITCHEN!

Someone's in the kitchen with momma.
Someone's in the kitchen, let's go.
Someone's in the kitchen with momma.
They're stirring up fun, I know!

POLKA DOT PIZZA

You will need:

1 English muffin
pizza sauce
sliced pepperoni
mozzarella cheese (grated)

Directions:

1. Wash your hands.
2. Spread 2 tablespoons of sauce on half a muffin.
3. Put 4 slices of pepperoni on top.
4. Sprinkle with cheese.
5. Broil in the oven until the cheese melts.
6. Mama Mia! What a pizza!

Hint! Try other toppings like bacon, green pepper, or mushrooms.

DREAM SICLE DRINK

You will need:

orange juice
frozen vanilla yogurt
blender

Directions:

1. Wash your hands
2. Add 1 cup of frozen yogurt to the blender.
3. Put 2 cups of orange juice in the blender.
4. Blend 15 seconds or until smooth.
5. What a "cool" drink!

Hint! Pour into paper cups. Insert a popsicle stick in each cup and freeze to make a frozen dreamsicle.
       Substitute grape juice for the orange juice to make a "purple cow."

STIR FRIED O'S

You will need:

Cheerios
butter or margarine
cinnamon sugar

Directions:

1. Wash your hands.
2. Put 2 tablespoons of butter in the pan.
3. Melt the butter, and then stir in 3 cups of Cheerios.
4. Stir over medium heat until they are toasty and lightly browned.
5. Sprinkle on cinnamon sugar and toss.

Hint! Use salt instead of cinnamon sugar and it will taste like popcorn!

TORTILLA ROLL-UPS

You will need:

small flour tortillas
meat slices (ham or turkey)
cheese slices
mayonnaise

Directions:

1. Wash your hands.
2. Spread mayonnaise on the tortilla.
3. Place a piece of meat and a slice of cheese on the tortilla.
4. Roll it up. 5. Slice into bite-size pieces.
6. Ole!

PUDDING POPS

You will need:

1 large (4oz.) package of regular pudding mix (not instant)
3 cups milk
large marshmallows
popsicle sticks
paper cups
aluminum foil

Directions:

1. Stir the pudding mix and milk until well blended.
2. Fill cups half full with the pudding mixture.
3. Put a marshmallow on the end of the popsicle sticks, then insert them in the cups.
4. Cover with foil to keep the marshmallows down.
5. Freeze and enjoy!

Hint! Here's another yummy frozen treat. Mix 2 cups plain yogurt with 1 can of frozen orange or grape juice concentrate. Freeze in cups and eat with a spoon.

TRAIL MIX

You will need:

Cheerios
pretzel sticks
raisins
fish crackers
chocolate chips
zip bags

Directions:

1. Wash your hands
2. Count out and put in the bag:
    10 Cheerios
      9 pretzel sticks
      8 raisins
      7 fish crackers
      6 chocolate chips
3. Zip the bag and shake.
4. Yippee ti yi yo!

Hint! Serve trail mix in a flat bottom ice cream cone. You can just eat the cone when you're through with the mix.
      Use cheese crackers, sunflower seeds, M&Ms, or other dry cereals in your trail mix.