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MTM-Miscellaneous

Technically this week was supposed to be purple, and since today is Memorial Day, I toyed with the thought of trying to fashion an American Flag out of my muffin tins.  In the end, we have MTM Miscellaneous.  

We had a nice weekend, considering the weather hasn't exactly been cooperating.  We got about 80% of the things crossed off our TO DO list for this weekend. Which in my book is a success.

1.  Orange slices.  Because I had some oranges that need to get used.

2.  Watermelon stars.  Because the girls LOVE watermelon.

3.  Olives.  Because the girls like to stick them on their fingers and then eat them. 

4/5.  Creamy Parmesan Artichoke Orzo.  Because wanted to try orzo.  It was good.

6.  Jelly Roll.  For dessert.  

Nobody ate too much, because we all had a late lunch at my in-laws and I don't think either of the girls were very hungry. 

Some serious food inspection happening here.  :)

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MTM-Supposed to be Blue

Tonight's muffin tin theme was supposed to be Blue foods, as I have been on a colors of the rainbow streak.  Well, guess what I found out today.  There are very few naturally blue foods found in nature--hm, why didn't I think of this before??  So I just threw together some things along with the blueberries I bought for the (blue) occasion.  

1.  BLUEberries

2.  Pepperoni Bears

3.  Strawberry slices

4.  Ants on a Log with Craisins

5.  Harvest Cheddar Sunchips

6.  Corn

So, most people that know my eldest daughter, know she is not a fan of peanut butter.  So why do I serve her ants on a log?  Because if there were any chance of her trying PB, it would be on Muffin Tin Monday.  She is a much more open minded eater on Mondays.  So I gave it a shot.  

She looked at it suspiciously after I told her it was ants on a log, looks up at me and says "dis have peanut budder in it, mama?  I don't like peanut budder."  Eh, it was worth a shot anyway.  

I also don't think Little Dude is a very big fan.  She tried it, but I saw her spitting it out when I was cleaning up in the kitchen while they were eating.  

I think it is funny that both girls have total frowny faces in these pictures.  They were both a little grouchy tonight, and shortly before I had gotten home, Dudie had taken another digger on the sidewalk.  (notice the scrape in the middle of the forehead)

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MTM-Green

I was 3/4 of the way through my workday today and realized that it was Monday.  Muffin Tin Monday.  Oh crap!  I hadn't even thought about it--luckily I had preplanned my themes and am halfway through colors of the rainbow.  Except this week was green and didn't think I could scrape together 6 different green foods at home.  So I had to make a mad dash to the store at 2pm.  

1.  Guacamole with whole grain tortilla strips

2.  Dill Pickles

3.  Cucumbers and Ranch for dipping

4.  Cold Peas (just how we like 'em)

5.  Split Pea Soup (Amy's Organic)

6.  Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

Big Sis said "Dis ice cream tastes like gum, Mama!"

 I gave Little Dude ice cream as well, and she didn't seem like she had a reaction.  I believe she is definitely growing out of her allergy!!  I am not to the point where I am ready to let her start chugging milk or anything, but am happy it is not a lifelong issue.  

After dinner, the girls had a bath and I got them in their jammies.  Then we went for a walk, and they really got a kick out of going in the stroller in their jammies.  

It ended up being a really nice evening with my girls.  

Andy is back to his normal shift for work, so it is just me and my girls in the evenings...they used to be stressful, but I think now that Little Dude is bigger, we are going to have a lot of fun!

I am linking up with Muffin Tin Mom.  Click over to her site to and see a bunch more cute MTM's!

MTM-Yellow

We are slowly working our way through the colors of the rainbow, with a few other themes mixed in on various weeks.  

I had a lot on my plate as far as what I needed to get done today, but feel like I didn't get anywhere with any of it today.  I am pretty pooped out from a fun weekend of garage sales with my mom, and then a busy Mother's Day yesterday.  On top of that, Big Sis woke extra early this morning, at about 6am because of a thunderstorm (she normally wouldn't wake till 8:30am at the earliest.  

1.  Apple & Eve Big Bird Juice Box.  (This was a treat, we normally serve milk with meals)

2.  Spaetzle (traditional German noodles or dumplings), tossed with Butter and Garlic

3.  Potato Salad

4.  Pineapple   

5.  M&M's--yellow

6.  Vanilla pudding with Yellow sprinkles that melted by the time I took the picture.  

They both went after the juice boxes and M&M's first.  Neither girl ate very well tonight.  I think because they were both a little grouchy from being inside all day, and also they knew after supper tonight was bath time.  My girls will choose bath time over food any time!  

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MTM-Cinco de Mayo

We participate in Muffin Tin Monday every week, and this week we celebrated Cinco de Mayo a little early.  I thought it would be fun to have the girls try something different than our old standard tacos.  
1.  Taco Sauce

2.  Cheese Dip with a dab of sour cream

3.  Tortilla Chips

4.  Chicken Tamale

5.  Frijoles

6.  Chicken Flautas

And for dessert we had

Fried Ice Cream!  

Soy Delicious rolled in Crunchy Nut Flakes, drizzled with chocolate.  

The girls weren't super big fans of the food, but they LOVED the dessert.  

After dinner the girls were having a lot of fun. They have really started playing together a lot lately and it is so fun to watch.  

Then they started carrying their pillow around together and big sis was shouting "We're working togedder!"

MTM-Orange

Mondays at our house mean we get to have a muffin tin meal!

Make sure to check out Muffin Tin Mom, a great site with lots of creative ideas. 

We are continuing on our Color-themed MTMs.  This week was Orange.

1.  Colby Cheese

2.  Cantaloupe

3.  Honey Roasted Carrots

4.  Orange Slices

5.  Pasta Bows with Tomato Cream Sauce

I decided not to post last night because all I felt like doing after I put the girls to bed was vegging out in front of the TV, watching Weeds on Netflix.  I am totally hooked on that show!

Hope everyone had a great Easter! 
 
 

MTM-Easter

Once again, my best laid plans for a super awesome muffin tin for the girls were screwed up by my super busy day at work.  

So here we go!

1. Bunny Macaroni-Annie's Organic (I'll confess this was leftover from lunch)

2.  Bunny Poops (potty humor is rampant in our house lately) Cottage Cheese

3.  Easter Eggs (it's a stretch....) aka Pickles

4.  Easter Smiles aka Peaches

5.  Bunny Sandwich (Ham, Colby, Pesto mayo) and no I couldn't be bothered to make a face on the poor thing.

6.  Easter Mud--(the sprinkles make it Eastery, right?) - chocolate pudding.

Despite my half-axxed effort tonight, the girls both were very enthusiastic about their dinner, and ate well.

I am linking up with Muffin Tin Mom.  If you click over to her site you will find many creative ideas...go check it out!

MTM-Red

I am starting a "colors of the rainbow" series of Muffin Tin meals.  Although it will probably take us a while to get through it, since we will have to have an Easter MTM and a few others in there.  Andy said tonight that I must be running out of ideas if our theme tonight was "just red".  

I actually had fun thinking of all kinds of different foods for each color when I was planning out "Red".  It was a fun challenge to try to make a balanced meal out of foods of the same color.  

1.  Grape tomatoes

2.  Red Jello (Little Dude was NOT a fan)

3.  Red pepper slices with Roasted Red Pepper Hummus

4.  Spaghetti

5.  Strawberries

6.  More Spaghetti

We really can't go wrong with spaghetti and strawberries at our house.  Everyone (except me) loves spaghetti.  The hummus was something different for the girls to try, and they both did try it.  Neither one seemed to be a big fan, but I will definitely give it another try at a later date. Maybe they would be more receptive if the dipping implement was a pretzel ;)

I didn't get a picture of the girls enjoying their dinner, but I can tell you that we went STRAIGHT into the bath after dinner....whew, they were a mess!  

I am linking up at Muffin Tin Mom.  Click the link and see lots of fun and springy Muffin Tin Meals~

 

MTM-Hodge Podge

Monday at our house means "Muffin Tin Day" as Big Sis calls it.  She was SO excited today when I got home from work.  Luckily, they both get super excited when they see me pull the muffin tins out of the cupboard, and don't even notice if I have yet again been to busy at work to come up with a fun and exciting theme.  

1.  Mini Heart Sammies on Cinnamon Raisin Bread.  One with Jelly and one with Nutella (or chocolate pudding--so they thought)

2.  Grapes on a "Male Sword" (? <-- as Big Sis was calling it)

3.  "I Love You Like Crazy Applesauce"

4.  Ketchup for dipping #6

5.  Meow Meow Muenster

6.  Balls o' Meat (Chicken Meatballs with herbs and provolone)

Little Dude devoured her meatballs.  I couldn't believe it.  

Big sis went to town on the Sammies and grapes.  And as always, the applesauce was a hit with both girls.

After the girls ate their dinner, they were able to have a little treat--cinnamon pretzels that they made with our sitter today.   We usually only have desserts on Saturday, but the we let the girls have an extra little treat this week.  These were really yummy--can you believe they came out of a can?! (From Aldi)

I link up with Muffin Tin Mom.  Click the link to see lots of fun and springy Muffin Tin Meals.  

MTM-Wingin' It

I have been crazy busy at work last week and today, I didn't have any energy or time to think up a fun and creative theme, so I just had to wing it with the MTM this week.  

1.  Sliced Strawberries

2.  "Lambie" -  C's favorite stuffed animal to cuddle/sleep/play with is a lamb, so I put "Lambie" in our Muffin tin, also ranch for dipping.

3. Chocolate Pudding

4.  Ham - because I need to use it up.

5.  Broccoli

6.  Mashed Taters

C was eating before I even got my camera out.


Both girls ate really well.  The best part was watching all the creative dipping that was going on:  Strawberries dipped in Ranch, Broccoli dipped in Pudding, Mixing pudding in with mashed taters, Ham dipped in Pudding....here is E alternating bites of ranch and pudding:

I am linking up with Muffin Tin Mom.  Head over to her site to see tons of fun ideas!