Lunch Made Easy: Happy End of August!

Happy End of August! Well, not sure if I'm happy or sad about that, really. Summer is over - soon it will be cold and snowy here. Ick... BUT I do so LOVE the fall! :)

Lunch Made Easy: First Full Day of School

Today is Little Miss's first full day of school, meaning first lunch of first grade :) that's a lot of firsts! lol
Her teacher is just wonderful! She has been so great in communicating with me about her peanut allergy and in helping to make her classroom peanut free.  *Fingers crossed* the other parents are receptive and understanding.

Food for Thought: FIRST Day of FIRST Grade!

Today is Little Miss's FIRST Day of FIRST Grade!! It's actually only a half day of school ;) so I had to make her a special breakfast to celebrate the FIRST day!

Food for Thought: Breakfast Casserole

I've made this recipe before using precooked ham bits. You can also use bacon pieces, as well. Super easy, super simple. You can prepare it the night before or even freeze it - so its great when you have guests or even on Christmas morning so you're not in the kitchen the whole time!

Lunch Made Easy: TGI-Thursday!!

TGI-Thursday!! It's almost Friday, woohoo! We have "Meet the Teacher" night tonight for Little Miss's new school/ class. She's so excited!

Today Little Miss gets to hang with Daddy again for lunch time :)

Lunch Made Easy: By Special Request...

Little Miss requested Sunbutter & Honey "Sushi" Rollups again :) This time served with a small side salad, apple slices, & cottage cheese.

Oh and apple juice to drink. :)

Food for Thought: Crockpot Love - BBQ Pulled Pork *super easy & yummy*

I've been making this recipe for quite awhile now and can't believe I haven't shared it yet! Super simple, super easy... and if you read my blog, you know I *LOVE* my crockpot!

Lunch Made Easy: "Picnic with P"

Day two of Little Miss's week with Daddy & Friends! Yesterday was Daddy day and today she is with my friend "P". I packed her a lunch this morning which the two of them enjoyed as a picnic by Lake Michigan today. :) Well, Haley enjoyed this, P had her own food... lol

Lunch Made Easy: Daddy-Daughter Day

The month of August at my office is comparable to the Christmas season working retail... With that said, when my daughter's daycare provider gave me two weeks notice she was taking vacation this week (her last week before school starts) I was in a panic! I cannot take off time from work but thankfully, between her Dad and two very good friends, we were able to get her taken care of all week. *thank heavens!*

Lunch Made Easy: Sunbutter & Honey "Sushi"

Sunbutter & Honey "Sushi" Rolls

Two Flower Cutout Cheese Slices

Cucumber Slices in a flower shape with Ranch in the middle

Watermelon Dices

Food for Thought: Crockpot Love - Chicken Drumsticks

This is probably one of the easiest crock pot meals I make - I got going this morning so it will be done tonight, mmm mmm!

Our stores typically will sell the family size packs of drumsticks for 99 cents/ lb. I will then break up the pack into about 3-4 freezer bags, each containing 4-5 drumsticks (depending on how much I buy).

So for $4-5 I can get 3-4 meals out of the chicken! EXCELLENT.

Here's what you need: (this size feeds 2 people)



Food for Thought: Oreo Cheesecake Cups

Tomorrow we're going over to a friends house to have a small get together and to celebrate her birthday! (c'mon, we ALL love Oreo's let's just go ahead and admit that - I could eat a whole package, lol) I decided Oreo Cheesecake Cups would be just perfect!

Craft Complete: Good Deed Punch Cards

This idea from eighteen25 was too cute not to share!

Lunch Made Easy: Happy Hot Dog

Something as simple as a smile on a plate makes my little miss smile right back and gobble up her food... lol