Rice Krispie Treats in Football Action!

My 12 year old and I had an idea and we put it into action!  We made rice krispie treats adding some peanut butter, shaped them into footballs, dipped them in chocolate and added the final touches with white icing. YUMMY!

Highlight of the Weekend

I spent the weekend in Connecticut cooking up a whirlwind of fun!  I spent Friday evening at the Imagine Nation Museum and was a part of their Chocolate Factory Evening, which was very well attended and enjoyed by the community! I made chocolate covered pretzels with over 200 visitors to my station and my volunteens for the event were fabulous and enjoyed a sneak dip whenever they had the chance!

On Saturday I appeared on the Connecticut NBC Morning Show to chat about cooking with kids and the Price Chopper Kids Cooking Club.  It was fun cooking in their kitchen which was beautifully designed and fully stocked so when I needed an extra plate it was no problem...simply opened the cupboard and whola! 

And, then I was off to the Price Chopper in Bristol that afternoon to make Mini Flower Pots with customers in the store and promoting the Price Chopper Kids Cooking Club! Whirlwind indeed...back home again...jiggity jig to get the Super Bowl Food ready for my kids and their friends and our neighbors who joined us for the festivities...and, I ate way too much!

February Fun at the Price Chopper Kids Cooking Club!

Friday, February 5

5 - 8 pm

Chocolate Factory Festival

Imagine Nation Museum

One Pleasant Street

Bristol, CT

Saturday, February 6

10 am - 1 pm

Bristol Price Chopper

121 Farmington Ave.

Bristol, CT

February 16

1 pm

Winter Fun

Burnt Hills Ballston Lake Library

2 Laumar Lane

Burnt Hills, NY

Friday, February 26

4:30 pm

Albany Mommies Event

Tumbling Tykes

1050 Troy Schenectady Rd.

Latham, NY

Strawberry Smoothie with a twist...

Strawberry Smoothie

by Jodie Fitz

1 cup Price Chopper frozen strawberries
1 teaspoon Price Chopper vanilla extract
½ cup Price Chopper low fat milk
6 oz. Price Chopper vanilla yogurt
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 tablespoon Price Chopper honey
1 cup ice

Add all of the ingredients into the blender and blend away! I actually put the strawberries in the blender frozen and have found that it makes for a thicker and colder more milk shake like drink that has received a thumbs up from the kids in my family. However, you can thaw the strawberries in advance, which will give you a slightly sweeter drink. I use the freshly frozen, unsweetened strawberries for this recipe.

Healthy tip: use low fat and/or organic dairy products.

Valentine's Chocolates

A sneak peek at next week's recipe!  More on the how to's coming your way...

Learning the Basics with a Twist

Tonight I was teaching my son how to boil eggs and make Deviled Eggs; he loves them!  But, of course, as like any recipe that enters into our kitchen I had to hand out a little taste testing challenge and maybe, just maybe see if I could squeeze in a little hidden vegetable and pull it off!  The verdict.....success!  Here is what we did;

1.  Boiled six eggs.

2.  Peeled the eggs.

3.  Cut the eggs in half; length wise. 

4.  Removed the yolks.

5.  Mashed the yolks.

6.  Added to the yolks - 1 tablespoon mayo, 1 teaspoon mustard, 1 tablespoon of shredded or finely chopped carrots, 1/2 teaspoon of  cumin, 1/4 teaspoon of paprika, a pinch of salt and a dash of pepper to taste.

7. Refilled the egg whites.

8.  Taste Tested and Thumbs Up!

Blueberry Blaster

A fabulously quick breakfast on the run or snack that tastes great!

Blueberry Blaster

by Jodie Fitz

1 cup frozen blueberries, thawed

6 oz. vanilla yogurt

1/2 cup milk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup ice

Put all of the ingredients into a blender and blend until it's thick and creamy.  It's like a  milkshake, but healthier!  

Healthy note:  Use low fat and/or organic dairy products.