You know it makes me sad that so many of you are not allowed to cook in your classrooms any more. When I think of the cooking experiences I had with my students it makes me smile. One of my favorite memories was when we were making pizzas. I said, “Let’s put them on the pan so I can bake them.” Floyd, a precious red head said, “That’s O.K., teacher, I’ll just eat mine raw!”
I have so many old/antique files that I just can't make myself delete. Today I've got some recipes I found to go along with nursery rhymes and songs. Even if you can’t cook in your classroom, you might enjoy making these with your own child, a neighbor, a scout troop, or a grown friend! You might even have some parents that would enjoy preparing these foods with their children.
Every king has a treasure trove filled with coins so why not make these healthy coins to fill up your students.
Ingredients:
Fresh carrots
Sour cream
Dill
Have the students wash and scrub the carrots with a vegetable brush. Now slice them up so that they look like coins. Chop up the dill and mix in the sour cream for the students to dip.
Name Cakes
After singing the ABC’s the children can eat them with me!
Ingredients:
Rice cakes
Peanut butter, cream cheese or frosting
Alphabet cookies
Find the letters of your name and place them on the table. Spread the topping of your choice over the rice cake and press down the letters of your name into the topping on the rice cake. These name cakes were alphabetically delicious.
Muffin Man Zucchini Muffins
Ingredients:
Rice cakes
Peanut butter, cream cheese or frosting
Alphabet cookies
Find the letters of your name and place them on the table. Spread the topping of your choice over the rice cake and press down the letters of your name into the topping on the rice cake. These name cakes were alphabetically delicious.
Muffin Man Zucchini Muffins
The Muffin Man didn’t have this recipe in his cookbook but now you do.
Ingredients
½ cup grated zucchini
1 egg
2 Tablespoons of oil
¼ cup of honey
¼ cup of grated lemon peel
¾ cup of flour
½ teaspoon of baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cinnamon
Add the first five ingredients and mix well. Now add the rest and pour into muffin tins that have liners added. Bake at 400 degrees for twenty minutes. I’ll bet the Muffin man steals this recipe.
Jack Horner’s Thumbprint Biscuits
Ingredients
½ cup grated zucchini
1 egg
2 Tablespoons of oil
¼ cup of honey
¼ cup of grated lemon peel
¾ cup of flour
½ teaspoon of baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
¼ cinnamon
Add the first five ingredients and mix well. Now add the rest and pour into muffin tins that have liners added. Bake at 400 degrees for twenty minutes. I’ll bet the Muffin man steals this recipe.
Jack Horner’s Thumbprint Biscuits
Jack Horner stuck his thumb in a plumb, but your children will get a kick out of sticking their thumbs in a biscuit.
Ingredients
Canned biscuits
Grape jelly
Give each child a biscuit and tell them to stick their thumb in the middle. Let them fill the hole in the middle with a spoonful of grape jelly. Bake according to directions on the package. Have your children say, “What a good (boy, girl) am I!
Moon Pizzas
Ingredients
Canned biscuits
Grape jelly
Give each child a biscuit and tell them to stick their thumb in the middle. Let them fill the hole in the middle with a spoonful of grape jelly. Bake according to directions on the package. Have your children say, “What a good (boy, girl) am I!
Moon Pizzas
The cow jumped over the moon and the astronauts landed on the moon. This recipe will add a whole new dimension to the rhyme or a study of the solar system.
Ingredients
English muffins
Pizza sauce
Shredded mozzarella
*Pepperoni, olive slices or cheeses shaped liked stars or moons are optional
Toast the English muffins ahead to time - especially if you like your pizza crust crunchy. Now spread the pizza sauce over the surface of the moon (English muffin) and add the mozzarella and other toppings of your choice. Bake at 350 degrees until the cheese melts.
Ingredients
English muffins
Pizza sauce
Shredded mozzarella
*Pepperoni, olive slices or cheeses shaped liked stars or moons are optional
Toast the English muffins ahead to time - especially if you like your pizza crust crunchy. Now spread the pizza sauce over the surface of the moon (English muffin) and add the mozzarella and other toppings of your choice. Bake at 350 degrees until the cheese melts.