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Friday's Grand Connection Fun
by Mary May Larmoyeux
What do you remember about your grandmother? The touch of her hand, the sound of her voice ... the smell of homemade cookies?
I remember how my Nana made miniature cakes for the grandkids when she made regular cakes. My brother, sisters, and I felt so special!
You know, it’s easy to help a child feel special.
Last weekend, two of Jim and my grands spent the weekend. The oldest asked for pancakes for breakfast … and not just any pancakes. She wanted heart-shaped pancakes.
Ummmm …. I thought. How can we do that? I don’t have a heart-shaped pancake mold. And then it came to me. Just cook the pancakes and then cut them out with heart-shaped cookie cutters. Easy! Worked great and she felt special! We also made star-shaped pancakes and served the pancakes on the pink plate, our "special plate."
By the way, our 3-year-old granddaughter and I made two batches of the Oatmeal Trail Mix (with and without nuts). They were so good! Here's the recipe from the National Wildlife Federation: It's a keeper!
Oatmeal Trail Mix
from http://www.nwf.org/
Ingredients:
1-1/4 cups of Oats (or combination of Oats, Bran, and Wheat Germ)
3/4 cup of powdered milk
1 T plain gelatin
1 cup of dates, apricots, or other dried fruit, chopped
1/2 cup of raisins
3/4 cup of chopped nuts and sunflower seeds
6 T honey
1/4 tsp. grated orange or lemon peel
4 T water
Preparation: Mix dry ingredients in a bowl. In a separate bowl mix honey, water and citrus peel. Combine second mixture with the first. Knead with hands until thoroughly mixed. Press into a baking pan to a thickness of 1/2 inch. Bake at 150 degrees for about 6 hours. Don't let it brown! It burns easily. Cut into bars 1" x 2" or larger, wrap in wax paper. Store in a cool place until needed. May be eaten in bar form or crumbled in water or milk as a breakfast cereal.
What special ways have you made memories in the kitchen with your grandkids?
Have a great weekend,
Mary
Mary May Larmoyeux
http://www.marymaywrites.com/
http://grandconnection.blogspot.com/
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We made Christmas cookies with the children and grandchildren until they graduated from highschool. Every year they brought in friends, neighbors, and teachers. Each helped bake and they took home a bag of their decorated cookies. We have pictures and great memories of those happy times. - Rita
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