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Breads

  • Annie's Corn Cakes
  • Applesauce-Oatmeal Bread
  • Beginner's Yeast Bread
  • Carrot and Sunflower Seed Muffins
  • Eggs in a Nest Bread
  • Irish Soda Bread
  • Hare's Wheat Muffins
  • N is for Navel Orange Snack Loaf
  • Painted Toast Masterpiece
  • Peanut Butter Muffins with Greek Yogurt Frosting
  • Pooh's Honey Oat Quick Bread
  • Poppy's Banana-Raisin-Oatmeal Muffins
  • Reader's Bird Seed Treat
  • Red, White, and Blue Cornbread
  • Snackin' Bones
  • Snail Rolls
  • Soft and Chewy Pretzels
  • Teddy Bear Bread
  • Thanksgiving Stuffing Loaf

Breakfast

  • Applesauce-Oatmeal Bread
  • Banana-Brown Sugar Baked Oatmeal
  • Bewitching Blueberry Pancakes
  • Birdseed Pie
  • Blueberry Buckle Cake
  • Cornmeal Pancakes
  • Duck Feed Granola
  • East African Millet Porridge
  • Fletcher's Warm Breakfast (French Toast with Roasted Apples)
  • Goldilocks and the Three Bears' Oatmeal Porridge with Berries and Nuts
  • L is for Lemon-Blueberry Pancakes
  • Lime Smoothie
  • Peanut Butter Muffins with Greek Yogurt Frosting
  • The Perfect Omelet
  • Poppy's Banana-Raisin-Oatmeal Muffins
  • Q is for Quinoa Breakfast Cookies

Cookies

  • Biscochitos and Mexican Hot Chocolate
  • Elephant Ear Cookies
  • Magic Wish Cookies
  • Mouse's Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Q is for Quinoa Breakfast Cookies
  • Whole Wheat Apple Oatmeal Cookies

Dips and Spreads

  • A is for Avocado Guacamole
  • Berry Smear
  • Cheese Fondue
  • Cherry-Almond Butter
  • D is for Date Dip
  • Deviled Egg Dip
  • Fruited Honey
  • H is for Fresh Herb Salad Dressing
  • Homemade Butter
  • Homemade Nutella
  • Homemade Ricotta
  • Homemade Strawberry Jam
  • Homemade Tomato Ketchup
  • Spider Crackers with Sweet Potato Hummus
  • Tomato Crab in Seaside Hummus
  • Y is for Yam Butter

Drinks

  • Black and White Milk
  • C is for Carrot Lemonade
  • Citron Pressé or Lemonade
  • G is for Fresh Grape Soda
  • Honey Hot Chocolate for a Very Blustrous Day
  • Hot Vanilla
  • It Looked Like Spilt Milkshake
  • Lime Smoothie
  • M is for Melon Agua Fresca
  • Miss Spider's Cinnamon Milk with Tea
  • Spiced Apple Cider
  • Strawberry Butterfly Nectar

Frozen Treats

  • Blueberry Yogurt Pops
  • Raspberry Sherbet
  • Yogurt Bark Canvas with Homemade Chocolate Syrup Paint

Fruit

  • Apple Pie Parfaits
  • Banana Ghost Pops
  • Batty Fruit Salad
  • Caterpillar Counting Fruit Salad
  • Danish Fruit Pudding
  • Fruit and Yogurt Mice Squares
  • Knight and Dragon Kabobs
  • Lime Smoothie
  • Miss Bindergarten's Baked Apples
  • W is for Watermelon Waldorf Salad
  • X is for Xigua Salsa

Homemade Ingredients

  • Cherry-Almond Butter
  • Homemade Butter
  • Homemade Nutella
  • Homemade Quick Refrigerator Pickles
  • Homemade Ricotta
  • Homemade Strawberry Jam
  • Homemade Tomato Ketchup
  • How to Cook a Pie Pumpkin

Pancakes

  • Bewitching Blueberry Pancakes
  • Cornmeal Pancakes
  • L is for Lemon-Blueberry Pancakes
  • Z is for Cheesey Zucchini Pancakes
  • Zephyr's Spectacular Triple-Veggie Pancakes

Parfaits

  • Apple Pie Parfaits
  • Penguin Parfait

Pasta

  • Asian Noodles
  • Library Lion Pasta
  • Garden Shell Pasta Bake
  • Olivia's Black, White and Red Spaghetti
  • Shapes and Colors Pasta Salad
  • Wiggle Pasta

Sandwiches and Pizza

  • Charlotte the Sheep Snack
  • Green Wraps
  • Grilled Gingerbread Sandwiches with Peanut Butter and Peach Jam
  • I is for Iceberg Lettuce Tacos
  • Little Yellow Leafwiches
  • Heart-wiches
  • Red Ripe Strawberry Sandwiches with Whipped Cream Cheese
  • Snowflake Quesadillas
  • Snowman Pizzas
  • Sweet Potato Leaf Quesadillas

Snacks

  • Anatole's Cheese Tasting Party
  • B is for Baked Beet Chips
  • A Batty Good Snack
  • Birdseed Pie
  • Cheesy Snack Crackers
  • Cornbread Crackers
  • Cricket Jack (Homemade Cracker Jack)
  • Daigaku Imo (Japanese Sweet Potato Bites)
  • Fruit and Yogurt Mice Squares
  • Gopher and Mole's Warm Honey Nuts
  • Homemade Wheat Crackers
  • Hot Cocoa Popcorn
  • Jungle Crumble Bars
  • Leaves and Twigs Snack Mix
  • Magnificent Snack Building
  • Maple Pudding
  • Peanut Butter and Jelly Granola Cups
  • Poppy's Banana-Raisin-Oatmeal Muffins
  • Pumpkin Pie Dip Bites
  • Scarecrow Trail Mix
  • Soft and Chewy Pretzels
  • Spiced Squash Seeds
  • Spider Crackers with Sweet Potato Hummus
  • Yogurt Bark Canvas with Homemade Chocolate Syrup Paint

Soups and Stews

  • Button Soup
  • Creamy Potato, Cauliflower, and Mozzarella Soup
  • Extra Yarn Yarn Soup
  • Magic Potion Stew
  • Olivia's Christmas Night Tomato Soup
  • Pumpkin-Peanut Butter Soup
  • Summer Vegetable Soup

Sweets

  • Apple Hand Pies
  • Apple, Raisin, and Almond Kugel
  • Black as Moonlight Chocolate Pudding
  • Blueberry Buckle Cake
  • Cocoa-Carrot Snack Cake
  • Cricket Jack (Homemade Cracker Jack)
  • Crispy Critter Cookies
  • Elephant Ear Cookies
  • F is for Fig Nut-on Bars
  • Oh No, George! George's Cake
  • Imogene's Baked Doughnuts
  • Jungle Crumble Bars
  • Magic Wish Cookies
  • Maple Pudding
  • McDuff's Favorite Vanilla Rice Pudding (Without Sausage!)
  • Mini Pumpkin Jack-o'-lantern Pies with Gingersnap Crust
  • Miss Spider's Banana Tea Cakes
  • Miss Suzy's Acorn Squash Pudding
  • Mix-in-the-Pan Cake with Banana Chocolate Glaze
  • Mouse's Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • N is for Navel Orange Snack Cake
  • No-Cook Chocolate Valentine Hearts
  • Penguin Parfait
  • Poppy's Banana-Raisin-Oatmeal Muffins
  • Pumpkin Pie Dip Bites
  • Pumpkin Pie with Cinnamon-Oat Crust
  • Q is for Qunioa Cookies
  • Spotted Yogurt Cups
  • Whole Wheat Apple Oatmeal Cookies
  • Whole Wheat Jamberry Crumble Bars
  • Yogurt Bark Canvas with Homemade Chocolate Syrup Paint

Vegetables

  • Bamboo Stir Fry
  • Bird's Bug Salad and Celery Grasshoppers
  • Broccoli Cheddar Pie with Cheesy Rice Crust
  • Button Soup
  • Carrot and Parsley Salad
  • Carrot Apple Salad with Feta Dressing
  • Colcannon
  • E is for Eggplant Pizzas
  • Homemade Quick Refrigerator Pickles
  • How to Cook a Pie Pumpkin
  • J is for Jicama Slaw
  • K is for Kale Stew
  • Knight and Dragon Kabobs
  • Monster Mashed Potatoes
  • O is for Oven Baked Onion Rings
  • P is for Pesto Potato Salad
  • Peanut Pea Salad
  • The Perfect Omelet
  • Pommes Frites or French Fries
  • Summer Vegetable Soup
  • Sweet Potato Boats
  • Sweet Potato Fries
  • Three Sisters Salad
  • U is for Upside Down Salad
  • A (Veggie) Ball for Daisy
  • Z is for Cheesey Zucchini Pancakes
  • Zephyr's Spectacular Triple-Veggie Pancakes

Treats for Animals

  • Feed the Birds!
  • Homemade Birdseed Treats
  • Peanut Butter Dog Bones

Visual Treats

  • Celery Grasshoppers
  • Charlotte the Sheep Snack
  • Library Lion Pasta
  • Monster Mashed Potatoes
  • Please Bring Ballons Snack
  • Snowflake Quesadillas
  • Snowman Pizzas
  • Sweet Potato Boats
  • Train Food Sculpture

 

Seasonal Recipes

Spring

  • Cocoa-Carrot Snack Cake
  • Eggs in a Nest Bread
  • L is for Lemon-Blueberry Pancakes

Summer

  • Blueberry Buckle Cake
  • Blueberry Yogurt Pops
  • Citron Pressé or Lemonade
  • Cricket Jack
  • Homemade Strawberry Jam
  • Raspberry Sherbet
  • Red, White, and Blue Cornbread
  • Summer Vegetable Soup

Autumn

  • Apple Hand Pies
  • Apple Pie Parfaits
  • How to Cook a Pie Pumpkin
  • Magic Potion Stew
  • Mini Pumpkin Jack-o'-lantern Pies with Gingersnap Crust
  • Miss Bindergarten's Baked Apples
  • Miss Suzy's Acorn Squash Pudding
  • Pumpkin-Peanut Butter Soup
  • Pumpkin Pie Dip Bites
  • Snackin' Bones
  • Spiced Apple Cider
  • Three Sisters Salad

Winter

  • Annie's Corn Cakes
  • Biscochitos and Mexican Hot Chocolate
  • Grilled Gingerbread Sandwiches with Peanut Butter and Peach Jam
  • Honey Hot Chocolate for a Very Blustrous Day
  • Hot Cocoa Popcorn
  • Snowflake Quesadillas and Hot Vanilla
  • Snowman Pizzas

 

Holidays

Christmas

  • Biscochitos and Mexican Hot Chocolate
  • Grilled Gingerbread Sandwiches with Peanut Butter and Peach Jam

Easter

  • Eggs in a Nest Bread
  • Deviled Egg Dip

Halloween

  • Banana Ghost Pops
  • A Batty Good Snack
  • Snackin' Bones

Saint Patrick's Day

  • Colcannon
  • Irish Soda Bread

Thanksgiving

  • Thanksgiving Stuffing Loaf
  • Three Sisters Salad

Valentine's Day

  • Crispy Critter Cookies
  • Heart-wiches
  • No-Cook Chocolate Valentine Hearts

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