Valentine's Day

Sorry this is up after Valentine's day but its been that kind of week. So many fun parties for the kids though so I had to do at least a party wrap up.

Valentine's Day was yesterday but we've been adding love to our food all month it seems. Here's some of the highlights from this month. I wanted to have this up earlier but it has been that kind of week :)

Breakfasts

 Love bug chocolate chip pancakes

 Mickey Mouse pancakes

Mommy loves you pancakes - no I don't look like that just being silly

Scrambled egg heart

Heart omelets and bacon roses

 Directions :

• Roll bacon
• Secure with toothpick
• Place on a wire rack over a pan ( mine fits perfectly on an 8" square cake pan)
• Bake at 350 for 25-30 min or until browned, turning a few times
• Once cooled a bit you can remove the toothpick and add stems
• My stems are 1/2 of a green pipe cleaner, twist a leaf.

 Little monkey's Valentine breakfast

Mommy's Valentine breakfast

Party Foods

Little Smokie hearts and veggie tray

Directions :

•  Cut smokie diagonally in the middle, turn to form a heart
• Wrap with crescent roll dough
• Bake at 375 for 15 min or until golden. I use Pillsbury dough. 
• Heart foil pan and veggies (carrots, cauliflower and broccoli) in the center

Strawberry Pie Pops

 Directions :

• Pillsbury pie crust cut with heart cookie cutter
• 2 egg whites whipped for wash
• Brush one heart with egg white
• Add a dollop (yep very technical I know) of pie filling I used strawberry
• (Optional) Insert stick to the middle, wrap the exposed stick with foil so it won't burn
• Add second heart
• Seal all the way around by pressing a fork around the edges
• Brush top with egg white  - You can leave it plain like these or decorate with sprinkles
• Bake on parchment paper at 375 for 15-17 min
• Let cool a few minutes before gently moving to a wire rack to cool completely
• I winged it but here's directions from Pillsbury I just found

My fellow BBF Keeley made these gluten free this week as well check out her great tutorial over at Keeley McGuire

Chocolate dipped Strawberries

Valentines

 

Teachers

• 2 dipped Strawberries
• 2 mini strawberry pies

 

Green Monkey - Time Lords love twice as much

• TARDIS with 2 hearts on card stock
• Hershey's chocolate heart
• Bubbles
• He wrapped his box by himself and decorated with foam stickers

 Blue Monkey - You blow me away!

• Bubbles on blue card stock
• Hershey chocolate heart
• Bubbles
• Daddy wrapped his for him, he added the stickers

Our Lunches are on the previous posts:

• February 4-8 lunches
• Love in your lunch

I hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day.