Banana, pineapple, and chia in my smoothie? Yes, fab.
Banana, Pineapple and Chia Smoothie
1. In a blender, combine all ingredients. Blend until smooth.
Extra pineapple? Make a pretty garnish for the side.
A break from cooking. Had an idea.
Cute pot, right? No, we didn’t make the pot. Just the pineapple flower on top.
Mr. Foodie Call got one of those Edible Arrangements a couple of months ago from the women at work for Boss Day, Manager Day, whatever it was… Edible Arrangements. Those insane fruit bouquets that you can eat? Well, Mr. Foodie Call got one. The family devoured it. Very cool gift.
We actually have never really gotten one of those as a gift or have even bought one. They always seemed so expensive.
When Mr. Foodie Call’s fruit arrangement was kicked, I started to dissect it to see how they put it together and what it entailed. It really did not look hard. And it wasn’t. A couple of kabob sticks, some foam, fancy cut fruit…not too bad. Long story short: The kids decided they wanted in on this fruit cutting thing and the Fruit-Teacher-Pot idea was born.
Ours is a toned down Edible Arrangement with one change. Instead of a throw away pot, I decided to use a really cool mixed media stone pot to set it in. That way the teachers could have an actual gift to keep. These pots are my new obsession.
These are the mini pots. They are available in mini, small, medium, large, and extra-large. I’m hooked!
The kids and I made 8 fruit arrangements, all with these mini pots.
My oldest has 5 teachers. These would have taken FOREVER had we gone with a larger size.
The arrangements varied quite a bit based on the fruit cuts and how sick of making them the kids were. 🙂
Here are a couple more pictures of the mixed media pots.
Awesomeness.
So, so cute.
If you have any questions about purchasing these pots, please email the owner of Nests & More Creations:
rachellebartholomew@yahoo.com
Don’t you want to be a teacher so that we can make you one of these? Ha.
Below is an example of a completed gift. This pot had a sand dollar instead of the medallion.
For my youngest’s teacher. Love 6-year-old handwriting.
We all love fruit in salad.
Pears are one of those things that usually show up in salads around this time of year.
A winter or holiday thing, right?
Thought it was fitting that I add a post with a pear salad. Great for your holiday gathering. Or for whenever.
A Super Easy Winter Salad
…with Pears and Candied Walnuts.
Sweet.
Horrible lighting. Apologies. Salad still rocked though. Mr. Foodie Call did a few approving grunts while he ate this.
My usual “pictorial” play-by-play of the recipe.
Toast and “candy up” those walnuts.
Stir up your dressing.
Pick your pears.
Chop ’em.
Grab 2 bags of spring mix. Organic of course.
Pour your dressing on your goods.
Sprinkle with walnuts.
Winter Salad with Pears and Candied Walnuts
The Walnuts:
The Dressing:
The Salad:
Directions:
1. For the Walnuts: Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add nuts and sugar. Cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
2. For the Dressing: Whisk together all ingredients
3. For the Salad: Combine greens and pears in a bowl. Drizzle dressing over salad and toss. Sprinkle with nuts.
If anything, make this salad so that you can try this dressing. Pomegranate juice dressing? Super tasty and super healthy.
Kind of like a “waffle banana split” minus the ice cream. hmm…maybe for another post.
Getting started:
Thaw frozen berries and save those juices.
Gather up some chocolate chips.
Thin-slice your bananas.
A whole plate of awesomeness.
On to the waffles.
Make them as instructed by your waffle maker.
Or you can use store-bought waffles. Just make sure you buy something whole grain!
Ingredients
1) Stack bananas, chocolate chips and strawberries on one side.
At this point you can either drizzle the fruits with the liquid left behind from the strawberries or add optional maple syrup.
Or add more chocolate chips for good measure…
2) Devour. Kids like these babies.
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