Made this for church fellowship today, super fun, super easy…the kids loved it!
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Fruit and Veggie Display
I had an order for just a fruit and vegetable display for a wedding,
the family did their own cooking.
It was a BEAUTIFUL wedding!
Absolutely beautiful!!!
Olivia went with me, 4 hands are better than 2; she took these pictures.
One side was vegetables…
the other side fruit.
This was built up with a few boxes, lined with plastic wrap,
then lettuce and cabbage leaves pinned in with floral pins.
How to Make Marshmallow Snowmen
I made these a few years ago when I was hosting our church’s Christmas party for the children.
Use 2 large marshmallows and push them down on a large pretzel.
Using an orange fruit roll up cut some long triangles to make a nose,
these will stick on easily.
Then use another color fruit roll up to cut strips for the scarves.
Melt some white almond bark in a double boiler.
Dip one side of a fruit ring (like gummie bears),
this will be the ‘glue’ that holds the ring on the top of the snowman.
How to Make a Snowman Cheese Ball
My girls have made this several times in years past, it’s always a hit at the kid’s parties!
Snowman Cheese Ball
2 packages of cream cheese
1/2 pound of Cheddar cheese
1 T horseradish sauce
3-4 green onions
Chill in refrigerator a couple of hours.
Spread plain cream cheese on him if you want him purely white and no cheddar cheese showing.
Garnish with raisins, cranberries, carrot nose,
pretzels or bread sticks for arms.
How to Dip Chocolate Covered Strawberries
Strawberries from last weekend’s wedding reception.
I think we could go as far as to say that chocolate covered strawberries are HEALTHY! Strawberries are good for you and so is good chocolate! :o) The key is moderation. :o) I know this is a real simple thing, but I thought I’d post it anyway in case someone does not know how to dip strawberries. Use a good quality chocolate, semi-sweet. You can also use almond bark. Place it in a double boiler (a pan over a pan of water) on med-high heat and melt it down. You do not want to melt the chocolate in a pan that directly on the heat source, it will burn your chocolate and it won’t melt evenly. Once melted, keep on a med-low heat until you are finished dipping the strawberries.Wash your strawberries, but not until just before you want to dip them.
Use only ripe ones, but not mushy ones.
Towel dry them, you may even need to blot them.
Get as much of the water off as possible.
Dip 3/4 of the way into melted chocolate.
Place them on wax paper or freezer paper (shinny side up).
Let them dry and firm up, about an hour.
Wanda the Watermellon Woman - Food Art
Making a fun centerpiece.
The Great Pumpkin- A Pumpkin Bowl- A Cake
One family tradition we had while I was a kid was going to the Pumpkin Farm. It had a huge pumpkin patch of course, and you could get hay rides, apples, cider and other seasonal goodies. It was just a fun, family atmosphere, not an evil, scary thing. There was a HUGE pumpkin, called The Great Pumpkin. I think it was made of paper mache'? A person would sit inside it and children could come up and ask him questions. Fun memories…
