Thanksgiving Cooking 2010



Mani didn't like these cookies.  We had fun making them though.  I hadn't planned on making these cookies but Mani was having so much fun helping me cook and he wanted to experiment with adding different ingredients but I told he couldn't just go adding things to the other items I was baking.  So I decided we could make these cookies and add whatever he wanted.  We used Skittles, marshmallows, Nerds, and raisins.



This is Whole Foods 365 corn bread mix, and we didn't think this was going to turn out tasting good.  Mani tasted the batter after we had everything mixed.  And I thought ok I'll taste it and boy let me tell you I have never tasted regular corn bread batter but this batter was one of the worst things I have ever tasted.  If it wasn't for the fact that I had tons more cooking to do, I would have went and laid down because I felt so sick after tasting this.  But when it was finished cooking Mani wasn't scared to taste it and he loved it.  He even requested it for breakfast on Thanksgiving morning and I was happy because it meant I could go right into cooking for the day.  So this will be a repeat purchase.

This is the second time we tried this mix but this time I replaced some the oil with applesauce and it turned out better.

73rd Day of School Lunch

73rd Day of School Lunch

Half a soy nut butter sandwich, carrots, turkey and baby spinach meat rollups, GoGo Squeeze, and grapes.

72nd Day of School Lunch

72nd Day of School Lunch

71st Day of School Lunch



71st Day of School Lunch

Today was the field trip to the movies to see Tangled in 3D.  He just had a sandwich, juice, chips, and a roll of Smarties.  And of course I sent enough money with him in case he changed his mind and wanted to buy lunch or if he lost his lunch.  But, his daddy made him put $10 in his sock just in case he lost his wallet so I don't feel so bad about over thinking and stressing.

When he came home he said he only spent $2 on the tea cup ride but he wanted to buy lunch but he didn't feel like going through the trouble of the teacher calling to make sure he could eat something.  Which he had just experienced the day before when the bus driver called to see if he could eat corn chips.

70th Day of School Lunch

70th Day of School Lunch

Leftover turkey with baby spinach, carrots, corn bread, and grapes.

69th Day of School Lunch



69th Day of School Lunch

I was sucked in by Facebook and texting my little sister this morning.  So before I knew it I only had a few minutes to make lunch.  I would have been late for work but there was no traffic today, everyone but me must have the day off.

It's a half day for Mani,  so this is really a mid morning snack for him.  I just threw in a half of soy nut butter and jelly sandwich, chips, and grapes. 

68th Day of School Lunch



68th Day of School Lunch

Turkey, bacon, and lettuce sandwich, carrots, Fritos, and grapes.

Mani's class is going to take a field trip to the movies and the letter said they should bring extra money to buy lunch in the mall.  No backpacks are allowed but they can take a bag lunch.  So me being who I am instantly envision about 5 bad scenarios in my head.  I have to consciously work on that a lot harder.  So I ask Mani what would he like to do.

Mani-  I'll take a bag lunch.
Me- But what if you lose it and you'll have to carry it around with you.
Mani-  It's cool I can eat some of it in the movies.
Me-  But what if we go to the mall before hand and I'll show you the places you can eat at and what you can have.  (And I start rambling about how we have to make sure he has some options because if the lines are long and blah blah blah  more bad scenarios ......)

He looks at me with this concerned look on his face.  So I stop rambling.
Mani- Mommy why are you going on like this?
Me-  Because I'm your mommy and I worry about you.
Mani- Mommy it's fine I want to take a bag lunch and besides who wants to spend money on lunch anyway, I can save that money or spend it on something else.

He is really into not wasting money lately. His school has days when the students can pay $3 to be out of uniform, but he doesn't feel he should waste $3 to be out of uniform.  The last time I even sent the $3 to school  just in case he changed his mind when he saw all of his friends paying to be out of uniform.  But he came home with the $3 and asked if he could add it to the other money he had in his wallet and wore his uniform that Friday with out any complaints after school.

Wednesday always seems to come so fast, I always have cute ideas planned in my head but they never seem to make it  in to the lunch box.  So this will be my  What's for Lunch Wednesday Week 26.