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Caterpillar Sandwiches
Recipe courtesy of Family Features/Nature's Own
Ingredients:
4 Nature's Own Butterbread slices
4 ham slices
2 lettuce leaves
4 American cheese slices
1 cherry tomato
1 green onion
2 Roma tomato slices
6 cucumber slices
toothpicks
mayonnaise or cream cheese
Directions: Using bread, ham, lettuce and cheese, make two ham-andcheese
sandwiches and two lettuce-and-cheese sandwiches. Cut cherry
tomato in half. Cut green onion into circles. Using a small biscuit or cookie
cutter, punch out two rounds from each sandwich. Arrange sandwich
rounds on sides, alternating slices of cucumber and tomato between each.
Use toothpick to secure. Place halved cherry tomato on each end. Using
small amount of mayonnaise or cream cheese, " glue " green onion rounds
to cherry tomato for eyes. Serves 6.
Create these tasty, kid-friendly recipes with your children!
Peanut Butter
and Jelly Popcorn
Recipe courtesy of Family Features
Ingredients:
8 cups popcorn
2 tablespoons raspberry jam
½ cup white chocolate chips
3 tablespoons smooth
natural peanut butter
¼ cup freeze-dried strawberries
¼ cup dried cranberries
Directions: In large bowl, stir popcorn and jam until
evenly coated. Transfer to parchment paper-lined baking
sheet. In small heatproof bowl over small saucepan of barely
simmering water, add white chocolate chips and peanut
butter. Cook, stirring occasionally, 3-5 minutes, or until
smooth and melted.
Drizzle peanut butter mixture over popcorn mixture. Sprinkle
with strawberries and cranberries. Refrigerate 10 minutes, or
until peanut butter mixture is set; break into pieces to serve.
Store in airtight container in refrigerator up to 1 week.
Serves 4-6.
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Graham Cracker Picnic Mix
Recipe courtesy of Family Features
Ingredients:
¼ cup vegetable oil
¼ cup sugar
5-6 drops pink neon liquid food color
or desired color
½ cup unpopped popcorn kernels
1 package mini pastel marshmallows
1 cup bear-shaped graham crackers
1 package white fudge-covered pretzels
1 cup mini cookies
Directions: In large pot over medium heat, stir oil, sugar and food coloring. Stir in
popcorn kernels; cover. Cook until popcorn begins to pop. Shake pot over heat until popping
slows. Remove pan from heat and pour popcorn into large bowl. Add marshmallows,
graham crackers, pretzels and cookies, then toss lightly. Yields about 12 cups.
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published in future issues of Cooperative Living or at co-opliving.com. Because of volume we cannot
guarantee publication of all recipes. Reader recipes are submitted in good faith. Cooperative Living
cannot warrant results.
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