Katherine Marie » Fun with Food

Where is the chocolate?

KatherineMarie — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:25:36 +0000

Here’s a lovely little way to recycle chocolate heart boxes…

Serve up a little pre- Valentine’s Day lunch for two!

Mini chocolate boxes are prefect for pb&js. Big boxes could hold any number of nibblies.

What's Cookin Baby?

KatherineMarie — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:13:47 +0000

Happy Wednesday!

Mason's Favorite Appetizer

KatherineMarie — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 01:26:41 +0000

Grandpa Hank’s steamed artichoke recipe will ROCK your world. Learn how to perfect this culinary delight for a gourmet style KIDS-LOVE-IT pre-dinner treat.Â {IF I CAN DO THIS— trust me… so can you! }

Select artichokes by size of stem and freshness. Larger is better.
If the stem is long enough, cut off about Â½â€ and put artichoke atop a vase or jar with the stem immersed in water and keep in a window for a day or two.
Begin preparation by putting a steamer pot on the stove with about 1â€ of water and medium heat.
Add about Â½ tsp of sea salt, 2 glugs (about 4 Tbs) of apple vinegar, 2 squirts (about 2 Tbs of lemon juice), and two shakes of PICKLING SPICE ( 1 TBS) to the water.
Allow this mixture to approach simmer as you prepare the artichoke.
Cut the artichoke stem to about Â½â€ from the bottom and trim about 1â€ off the top. Cutting horizontally across the top with a very sharp chefâ€™s knife works or use kitchen shears.
Place a steamer rack in the pan and set the artichoke in right side up. Turn up the heat on the mixture to boiling.
Place a flat slice of lemon across the top of the artichoke. Cover the pot with a close fitting lid and adjust heat so the just a little bit of steam is perking out.
Steam for 45 min
Server hot or cold, with ranch style dipping sauce… more on that later!

The number one KEY to this recipe is the PICKLING SPICE— it will make your house smell like a slice of heaven…

This may be the only recipe you will ever find on my blog. It’s that good.

I Spy Book {Mama Style}

KatherineMarie — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:59:53 +0000

I adore the I SPY and LOOK ALIKE books. Â I thought it would be fun to make the kids their very own I Spy. Â I’m going to add photos and questions to a blank bare bookÂ — Â the challenge is finding questions that are easy enough for a two year old and tricky enough for a 13 year old. I spy an arrow. I spy something sweet to eat. I spy a heart.Â I spy 15 things that are red, do you? Â

I think this is going to be a really fun project!

Family Fun Night: Love Bugs

KatherineMarie — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 07:40:30 +0000

Family Fun Night… Valentine’s Day Style.

Meet the Love Bug…

Instead of a fancy-romantic-candle lit dinner we opted for a little FAMILY FUN.Â Krischan even had a friend over, so all seven of us made love bugs.

We used—-

ho-hos (body)
life-savers (ears)
twizlers (legs)
smarties (eyes)
lolli-pops (antennes)

Thanks to Ramblings of a Crazy Woman for this ultra fun idea!