Thursday's lunches

I'm a little behind on posting this week.

Ham rolls, cheese flowers, dried cherries, oyster crackers, hard boiled egg, marshmallows and thin mints

Egg salad sandwich, cheese, dried cherries, marshmallows and thin mints

Magical Monday

Ham rolls, cheese slices, goldfish, hello panda cookies, grapes and cucumbers with ranch

Cream cheese & jelly sandwich, goldfish, hello panda cookies, raspberries and yogurt

Fantastic Friday

Ham rolls, cheese shapes, cucumbers with ranch, grapes and nectarine slices

Ham rolls, cheese shapes, goldfish, yogurt raisins, grapes and nectarine slices

Zucchini Bread

I found this recipe last year after my daughter had a field trip to a farm and came home with a lot of zucchini.  All of my kids beg me to make it.  I make it without the nuts.  The recipe is from www.allrecipes.com

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 1/4 cups white sugar
• 3 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups grated zucchini
• 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Grease and flour two 8 x 4 inch pans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
2. Sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl.
3. Beat eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar together in a large bowl. Add sifted ingredients to the creamed mixture, and beat well. Stir in zucchini and nuts until well combined. Pour batter into prepared pans.
4. Bake for 40 to 60 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes. Remove bread from pan, and completely cool.

I'm sure this loaf will be finished tonight :)

Thursday's lunch(I really need more creative titles)

Lunch punch jelly sandwich, grapes, cucumbers with ranch, marshmallows and cheez its

Lunch punch jelly sandwich, marshmallows, goldfish, yogurt and grapes

wednesday's lunches

Ham rolls, cheese shapes, yogurt raisins, cheez its, cottage cheese, and grapes

 

Ham & cheese sandwich, yogurt raisins, grapes and cherry yogurt

one lunch for monday

Ham rolls, cheese shapes, cheez its, stix in the mud, cottage cheese, grapes & strawberries

finally it's friday

ham rolls, ice cream cheese, chips, yogurt and apples

 

 

Ham & cheese sandwich, nerds, grapes, dried cherries and chips

wonderful wednesday

jelly sandwich, grapes, chocolate, gold fish, and diced ham

ham and cheese sandwich, goldfish, marshmallows, chocolate, pineapple & strawberries

tuesday's lunches

ham rolls, cheese flowers, grapes & apples, cheez its and a piece of chocolate

ham and cheese sandwich. goldfish, peaches and olives

 

even though my youngest eats lunch at home she still gets a cute one.

cheez it snack mix, diced ham, cheese and fruit

Monday Munchies

Apples & grapes, egg salad sandwich, goldfish and olives

 

Ham & cheese sandwich, cheese slices, apples & grapes and goldfish

Fun Friday

Ham and cheese, olives, grapes, cheez its and a piece of chocolate

Jelly Sandwich, cheez its, piece of chocolate, grapes and vanilla yogurt

Homemade granola bars

I found this recipe in my Family Fun magazine.

Ingredients:
1 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
1 1/2 cups cashew butter
1 cup powdered nonfat milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
3 cups granola cereal
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:
1. lightly coat a 9x13 backing pan and a sheet of waxed paper with cooking spray and set them aside.  In a large saucepan over medium high heat, stir together the corn syrup and brown sugar.  Let the mixture cook until the sugar dissolves, about 1 min, then bring it to a simmer and let it cook for 30 sec more.
2. Remove the pan from the heat and use a long handled metal spoon to stir in the cashew butter, powdered milk and vanilla until smooth.  Stir in the granola and cinnamon.  Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan, then use the waxed paper, oiled side down, to flatten it.
3. Let the mixture cool for 1 hour, then turn it out onto a cutting board.  If needed, use a knife to release it.  Slice the granola into 24 bars and store them in a sealable container layered between sheets of waxed paper until ready to eat.  They can be kept up to a week.

I used almond butter because I couldn't find cashew butter.

wacky wednesday

Ham rolls, cheese, mini marshmallows, dried cherries, yogurt and goldfish

Ham rolls, cheese, cucumbers, marshmallows & dried cherries, goldfish and peaches

2 for Tuesday

Lunch punch jelly sandwich, butterfly cheese, goldfish, grapes and olives

Cucumber and cream cheese sandwich, Swiss cheese, grapes and olives

Friday's lunch

Lunches are pretty simple tonight.  I didn't get off work till 11:30.

Ham and swiss sandwich, cheez-its, piece of chocolate, olive and dried cherries

Ham rolls, cheese slices, cheez-its, piece of chocolate, olives and dried cherries.