Waffle turkey

Turkey for breakfast? Indeed! Bring some morning magic to your Thanksgiving table.  It might convert any vegan back to their carnivore ways.

Happy Thanksgiving!

{Ingredients: Waffle, apples, bananas, chocolate chips, pomegranate seeds, maple syrup}

Watermelon flower pot

It's a bowl! It's a pot!

Whoever came up with this mini watermelon flower pot is my idol.  I was so excited to recreate this flower pot in honor of springs fresh blooms while awaiting the arrival of summers perfect addition to every backyard bbq, WATERMELON!!

I received high marks and not one bad review.  Looks like I exceeded my mini critics seasonal expectations.

{Ingredients: Mini watermelon, oranges, carrots, clementines, raisins}

2-ingredient tacos

We're celebrating Cinco de Mayo with cookie tacos! I first saw this insanely cute recipe on SheKnows last year and have been waiting till May 5 to recreate these sweet tacos for desert or afternoon treat.  

I whipped these up with just two ingredients, as opposed to nine listed on the original recipe.  I mean when can you find crisp lettuce, shredded cheese, and tomatoes in a kit? And who knew you could make ground beef, taco shells, and sour cream out of a box?

If only dinner was this easy.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!!

{Ingredients: Black and white sandwich cookies, fruit roll-ups}

Spaghetti and garlic toast

When the kids don't finish their meals I save it and make them eat it later.  I don't always stick to what I say (it's an ongoing struggle and I'm work'in on it) but when it comes to wasting food I KEEP MY WORD..."Finish it now or you're going to have to eat it later!"

Hence, Portia's Tuesday night's spaghetti dinner became today's spaghetti hair buns lunch with a side of garlic toast!

No food was leftover in the making of this edible food art plate!

{Ingredients: garlic toast, cuties, blueberries, spaghetti, string cheese}

You are rawrsome

MWAAH...

Wishing you a rawrsome Valentine's Day weekend! Go kiss someone and please tell them how much you love them!!!

{Ingredients: ketchup, fries, dinosaur nuggets}

Fly the nest

Truman turns nine in thirteen days! Crazeeeee! Soon my babies will be fleeing the nest.

I will probably suffer from empty nest syndrome...for five days...then transform the boys room into my walk-in closet and turn Portia's room into a LEGO play space for David.  And after all the interior decorating is done, David and I will TRAVEL...ALONE!

The kids are not the only ones with future plans.

{Ingredients: stick pretzels, hard-boiled eggs, carrots, raisins, salami, persian cucumbers, and grape tomatoes}

Cheep, cheep

I've been spending a lot of time in the backyard digging, planting, just doing basic landscaping (more like landscraping).  I've been tired and sore everyday but trying to beautify our backyard has made it worthwhile.

The kids have been keeping me company swimming, running around, and playing kickball. I love that we can enjoy being outside and basking in the sun together.  So, although it's unofficially summer and everyone wants the last day of school to come already, here's to you spring...you're still one of my favorite seasons!

{Ingredients: whole wheat bread, cheddar cheese, Horizon snack grahams, raisins, carrots, celery leaves, and Annie's Homegrown Bernie's Farm animal cookies}

Domos in the mist

If you follow any Japanese food artist, you know that Domo is a required mascot in most edible portfolios. Domo in bento boxes.  Domo katsu.  Domo donuts.  Domo on curry.  It's so dang CUTE!!

My need to craft Domo has been in preproduction for years.  I was fearful of not giving this brown, furry monster the love and attention his sawtoothed mouth deserved...until now.  

While shopping in the frozen aisle, I came across these alien shaped chicken nuggets based on the Boov race in the movie Home. I found my Domo body and the rest is history!  

Domo dangling from trees in the rain forest just made sense:

{Ingredients: Banquet chicken nuggets, Mott's fruity rolls, string cheese, raisins, asparagus, and cashews}

It's owl good

I figure since this struggling (food)artist thing is working out, I'm going to start posting my work!

I love taking everyday foods or even just left overs in the fridge to create kids edible art on a plate. Sometimes it's a bust when the kids interpret my food differently than I had envisioned them to.

But today, Portia said, "It's an owl!" and I felt triumphant!!

{Ingredients: Applegate hot dog, broccoli, carrot, wheat toast, hard boiled egg, turkey, Trader Joe's Fruity O's, and raisins}

I'll be posting more food art from the past and future.  Stay tuned!