Ok Kids, Time to Play With Your Food!

Thanks to my sister for sending along this fun dinner idea she saw on the web. I’ve recently been inspired to  try some of these more outlandish culinary experiments, a great diversion for kids on a long Sunday afternoon.

This one in particular looked pretty self-explanatory.  After the requisite hand washing, I put a bowl of raw spaghetti and a bowl of cut hot dog pieces in front of my kids and told them to go to town.

It took a few minutes to get the right system down and prevent the spaghettis from snapping.  But after some practice, (and intervention from Dad’s analytical brain) we started to place the hot dog pieces on a bunch of spaghetti all at once, making for the perfect kebobs.

Sweet Sunday Soiree

Introducing guest blogger Suzanne, a fellow foodie, friend and consummate hostess. Enjoy for the scrumptious contribution...

Thanks to LifesSweetLemons Entertaining inspiration for helping me decide to throw a brunch-- for 12, on a recent Sunday morning at my home.

Brunch food is always a favorite, and these foods did not disappoint! I've collected brunch recipes for a while, and was happy to put them to good use. The best and worst thing about brunch is that there's not a lot you can prepare in advance, since these foods all taste better right out of the oven, so Sunday morning ends up being hectic, to say the least.

On the table, set with a created runner made of white tea towels with red borders, white ceramic plates piled on either end of the table, and small bunches of yellow seasonal flowers scattered about we dined on many local delicacies: 5 types of bread from Fairway (one thing the East Coast has over the West, in my opinion!) including cranberry walnut, Ciabatta, 7 grain, and lavash, accompanied by strawberry butter (http://www.marthastewart.com/318755/strawberry-butter), homemade tomato jam, and sweet orange marmalade.