12 kid style Recipes

lean ground beef, onion, chopped, dried mexican oregano, tomato paste, water, garlic cloves, minced, new mexico chili powder, cumin, salt, fresh ground pepper, ranch style beans, shredded cheddar or jalapeno jack cheese, your favorite corn chips or crackers

low-fat vanilla yogurt (2 8 oz containers), orange juice, strawberry (frozen or fresh ), banana, trix cereal, crushed, ice, crushed works best

light cream cheese, block style, at room temperature, semi-sweet chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, rum extract or 50 ml rum, water (omit if using real rum), graham wafer crumbs, maraschino cherry, finely chopped & well drained, chocolate sprinkles (also called chocolate shot)

new potatoes, salt, french style green beans, fresh, plain yogurt, chives, finely chopped, salt and pepper (optional), jumbo pasta shells , cooked al-dente, hard-boiled egg, sliced, sweet red pepper, mild cheddar cheese, shredded, carrot, cut into long thin sticks, leaves lettuce , wavy

sheets paper, 3 different colors of construction paper, glue, ribbon (optional), pencil, pen

flank steak, tomatoes (i prefer italian style ), au jus mix, rice, salt

ground turkey, bosc pear, peel, cored and coarsely grated (firm ), egg, beaten (or 1/4 cup egg substitute), panko breadcrumbs (japanese style bread crumbs), fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped, garlic cloves, very finely minced, fresh sage, finely chopped, fresh rosemary leaves, finely chopped, ground allspice, coarse salt, fresh ground pepper

yellow bell pepper (diced ), red bell pepper (diced ), orange bell pepper (diced ), black beans (drained and rinsed ), fresh tomatoes (diced ), ro-tel tomatoes (or mexican stewed, chop these and add the juice), garlic cloves (chopped ), corn (drained ), white shoepeg corn (drained ), fresh cilantro (i chop a good sized handful in the food processor and throw it in), cayenne pepper, garlic salt, to taste (i use about 1/2 tsp), salt and pepper, hot pepper (chopped , i almost never use it because then my kids won tsp eat it, but if you like it hot, go for it!) (optional)

biscuit pockets, separate biscuits from 1 can (17 1/3 oz.) refrigerated southern style biscuits. press each to flatten into a 4 inch round. place 4 rounds on a cookie sheet. top with about 1/2 cup filling(suggestions follow). brush edges with water, then top each with another round. press edges with tines of a fork to seal. bake in a 375 degree oven 12-18 minutes, until golden brown., diced corned beef , 1/2 cup shredded swiss cheese, 1/2 cup sauerkraut and thousand island dressing., shredded cooked pork or beef mixed with your favorite bbq sauce, to moisten., diced smoked sausage , 1 cup part skim ricotta cheese, 1/4 cup sliced scallions, 1/2 tsp dried thyme and 1/8 tsp crushed red pepper.

french style green beans, frozen, frozen corn, frozen, red potatoes, sliced, baby carrots, fresh, onion, chopped, celery, chopped, light sour cream, cream of celery soup , 98% reduced fat, pimiento, chopped, cheddar cheese, grated, salt , if needed, black pepper, ritz cracker, crushed (or use potato chips, crushed), butter, melted