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Baked Tomatoes Stuffed With Tuna And Rice!

•No touching knives or the stove
•Do not touch any appliances without adult supervision.
•Always wash your hands before handling food.

These mini salads are as eye-catching as they are delicious. Easy enough for younger siblings to help make, they would make a perfect lunch for the whole family. Using a fragrant rice, adds a delicate flavor boost. Plus, the ingredients for this recipe don’t cost more than $10 — this is one great cheap eat!

Ingredients

Cooking Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Coat a square baking dish with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
2. In medium bowl, combine tuna, rice, all but one teaspoon of the olives, chopped tomatoes, minced garlic, vinegar and thyme. Add salt and pepper to taste.
3. Slice top off 4 large tomatoes and scoop out the flesh and seeds. Fill to top with tuna and rice mixture. Place tomatoes in baking dish.
4. Bake stuffed tomatoes in oven for 12-15 minutes or until filling is hot. Remove, garnish with chopped olives and a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.

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Smashed Potato Salad!

•No touching knives or the stove
•Do not touch any appliances without adult supervision.
•Always wash your hands before handling food.

This combination of fingerling potatoes and fresh vegetables would make a healthy side dish for dinner. “Kid-friendly” preparation means the whole family can help. Plus, the ingredients for this recipe don’t cost more than $10 — this is one great cheap eat!

Ingredients

Cooking Instructions

1. Add potatoes to large pot. Fill with enough cold water to cover; add salt to taste. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer about 15-20 minutes, depending on size of potatoes, until potatoes are tender throughout.
2. While potatoes cook, make vinaigrette dressing. Whisk together vinegar, olive oil and oregano. Add salt and pepper to taste. Set aside.
3. Drain potatoes and let cool. Cut potatoes into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Smash down gently on slices using flat side of the knife; set aside.
4. In medium bowl, combine potatoes, tomatoes, onion, capers and cilantro. Toss gently.
5. Pour balsamic vinaigrette dressing over potato mixture and mix until well-coated. Serve warm or slightly chilled.

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Ham, Egg, Potato And Cheese Pot Pie!

•No touching knives or the stove
•Do not touch any appliances without adult supervision.
•Always wash your hands before handling food.

These hearty pot pies would make a delightful and filling brunch. Easy enough for younger siblings to help with, the recipe uses puff pastry for an elegant touch. Plus, the ingredients for this recipe don’t cost more than $10 — this is one great cheap eat!

Ingredients

Cooking Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Unroll puff pastry sheets, one at a time, until flat. Cut into 4 squares each sheet. These will be used as the base and top of the pot pies.
2. Coat pie tins with non-stick cooking spray. Line each one with one pastry square; set aside.
3. In a large bowl, combine potatoes, carrots, peas, ham, cheese and dry mustard. Season with salt and pepper; mix well.
4. Pour 1/4 of beaten egg into each pie tin. Layer on ham, cheese and vegetable mixture. Top with one pastry square.
5. Crimp edges of pastry to seal, then cut small hole into top of pie to ventilate. Brush top of each pie with egg wash.
6. Bake for 30-45 minutes. Remove from oven and serve.

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Spinach And Cheese Ravioli!

•No touching knives or the stove
•Do not touch any appliances without adult supervision.
•Always wash your hands before handling food.

This tasty twist on an Italian classic uses Won Ton wrappers to hold the spinach filling; you cut your prep time in half and the preparation is simple enough that your younger siblings can help. Plus, the ingredients for this recipe don’t cost more than $10 — this is one great cheap eat!

Ingredients

Cooking Instructions

1. Warm a pat of butter in a pan over medium heat; add spinach and sauté until wilted, about 5 minutes. Let cool, then chop coarsely.
2. In a medium bowl, combine ricotta, egg, Italian-blend cheeses, basil and nutmeg. Add spinach and mix well. Add salt and pepper to taste; set aside.
3. Line a baking sheet with non-stick parchment paper; you will use this to lay out your won tons. Fill a small bowl with cool water. Remove won ton wrappers from package, dip them one at a time in water, and lay flat on parchment.
4. Spoon spinach and cheese mixture onto wrappers. Fold in half and, using a fork, crimp the edges. Run a wet finger along the edges to seal, then put ravioli sheet in refrigerator for about 5 minutes to set.
5. Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add a tablespoon of olive oil to the water, to keep ravioli from sticking together.
6. Add ravioli to boiling water; cook for about 8-10 minutes. Remove immediately and drain. Serve with marinara sauce and grated parmesan cheese.

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Lemon Granita Ice!

•No touching knives or the stove
•Do not touch any appliances without adult supervision.
•Always wash your hands before handling food.

This cool treat makes a refreshing summer dessert, that’s simple enough for your younger siblings to help make. You’ll find this sweet and tart chiller is perfect for all. Plus, the ingredients for this recipe don’t cost more than $10 — this is one great cheap eat!

Ingredients

Cooking Instructions

1. Dissolve sugar in water in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add lemon juice and zest; blend well. Let cool.
2. Pour lemon mixture into a large dish; freeze for 20 minutes.
3. Take out of freezer; scrape ice chips with a fork and stir into remaining liquid. Return lemon mixture to freezer for 20 minutes. Repeat until entire mixture is frozen, allowing 20 minutes between stirs.

Source:

- http://recipes.kaboose.com/baked-tomatoes-stuffed-with-tuna-and-rice.html

- http://recipes.kaboose.com/smashed-potato-salad.html

- http://recipes.kaboose.com/ham-egg-potato-and-cheese-pot-pies.html

- http://recipes.kaboose.com/spinach-and-cheese-ravioli.html

- http://recipes.kaboose.com/lemon-granita-ice.html

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You might need to use tools that require adult supervision, such as glue gun and scissors. If so, these can be replaced by textile glue and safety scissors. Make sure you ask your parents some help.

Get some joy out of that big gallon bucket of ice cream one more time by re purposing the container to fashion your very own Easter basket full of goodies!

What you’ll need:

How to make it:

1. Cut scrap felt into uniform rectangles, roughly 2″ x 4″. Use several different colors.
2. Line the rim of the open side of the ice cream container with felt glue. Place the rectangle on top of the glue so that the long ends of the rectangles hang evenly over the outside and the inside of the rim, overlapping the rectangles as you go. Allow to dry for about 10 minutes to let the glue grab a bit. (Picture #1)
3. Gently lay the container on its side and pipe some glue onto the outside of the container, or pipe glue directly onto the underside of the felt rectangles. Press rectangles down onto the plastic container, working your way all the way around. (Picture #2)
4. With the container still on its side, pipe glue inside the container in the same fashion and pres felt pieces down and against the side, working your way around the bucket. (Picture #3)
5. Pick your largest scrap piece of felt and cut it into ½” wide strips. It does not matter how long they are, though the longer the better.
6. Pipe glue along the top of the handle. Starting at one end of the handle, wrap the thin felt strips around the handle, overlapping as you go, until the handle is covered completely. (Picture #4)
7. Cut three egg shapes out of felt and glue them to the front of your Easter basket. Pipe lines of glue underneath and overlapping the bottoms of the eggs to create grass. Cut a piece of green felt into small strips and press into the glue to create the bed of grass. (Picture #5)

Tips:

1. By using felt scraps you are keeping these pieces out of landfills!
2. Fabric glue adheres better than white craft glue, though white craft glue will still work. You may need to add more glue or hold the pieces in place. Felt glue is available at all craft supply stores.
3. For an alternative to candy, fill plastic eggs with loose change like pennies and nickels, or fold up little notes such as “good for one hug.”

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Source: http://crafts.kaboose.com/easter-basket-ice-cream-bucket.html

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For those of you who live in the north, you have probably said the words ‘It’s so cold out!’ many times this season.

As cold as you may have been this winter it is nothing compared to the sort of cold that was going on when these photos were taken. This sort of extreme cold is normal in places like Siberia, Canada, Northern Europe, and even some parts of Japan. 

Can you imagine your hometown being covered in ice and snow like the snow in the photos? It would be chaos! Check out the road with the car on it next to a wall of about 7 ft of ice! While at first it would be fun to have some snowy days to play outside, build snowmen and get into snowball fights, these pictures show the dangerous side of snow. 

Personally, we are happy that spring is on its way…But if you are a in the southern hemisphere, like in Australia, then you have a whole different season to look forward to. 

Do you get snow where you live? 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: http://www.wambie.com/tuttifrutti_us/photos/DANGEROUS_ICE_AND_SNOW__WATCH_OUT_-photo_en-869.html

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In the southern hemisphere it is the summertime, but here in the northern hemisphere it is cold as ice.

Europe and North America are experiencing one of the worst winters ever: iced over airports, cities cut off from roads…The ice and snow have caused a lot of problems but they have also created the opportunity to take some cool photos like the ones we have for you today. 

But what is there to do when it is so cold out? The best thing to do is to stay home. But, if you have to go out then make sure you are covered up well. Use a scarf, boots, long underwear, thick pants, a wool sweater, gloves and a hat. 

All this clothing may not be very attractive but it is key if you don’t want to catch cold. The hat may be the most important item you wear, as you will lose lots of heat through your head. It will also keep your ears from freezing, which would give you a headache. 

Once the body is cold it is pretty hard to get it warmed up again. If you are chilled, drink hot liquids, like coco. This will help you warm up and stock up on some needed calories. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source: http://www.wambie.com/tuttifrutti_us/photos/COLD__COLD_AND_MORE_COLD-photo_en-835.html

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•No touching knives or the stove
•Do not touch any appliances without adult supervision.
•Always wash your hands before handling food.

Don’t worry: there’s no need to make pumpkin ice cream from scratch for this pie. You can simply mix vanilla ice cream with pumpkin puree, sprinkle in a few spices, and then line a cinnamon-graham crust with their tasty concoction.

RECIPE INGREDIENTS:
	Crust
	1 1/2 cups crushed cinnamon-sugar graham crackers (about 12 whole graham crackers)
	4 tablespoons melted butter
	Filling
	1 quart vanilla ice cream
	1/3 cup sugar
	1 teaspoon cinnamon
	1/2 teaspoon ginger
	1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
	1 cup canned pumpkin
	Assorted dried fruit

1. Heat the oven to 350º. In a 9-inch pie plate, mix the graham cracker crumbs and melted butter. Crumble the mixture with your fingers until the butter is evenly distributed. Then you should press it around the bottom and up the sides of the pie plate. Bake for 5 minutes and cool completely.

2. Meanwhile, let the ice cream sit at room temperature for 15 minutes. Scoop it into a large mixing bowl. Break apart the ice cream with a spoon, then add the sugar, spices, and pumpkin. Mash until the pumpkin and spices are evenly distributed through the ice cream.

3. Spoon (or pour) the pumpkin ice cream into the cooled crust. Cover with plastic wrap. Freeze for several hours or overnight.

4. Before serving, decorate the pie with an assortment of dried fruit to create a colorful jack-o’-lantern face. We cut figs, dried papaya, and dates into triangles for the eyes and nose and into squares for the teeth. Let the pie sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before slicing. Serves 8.

Source: http://familyfun.go.com/Resources/Cookbook/FeatureRecipeImages/0707_FF1001COOK_7pumpicepie.jpg

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