Showing posts with label St. Patrick's Day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St. Patrick's Day. Show all posts

Baked Spinach and Herb Tortilla Chips Recipe

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I am guest posting today over at San Diego Deals and Steals with my recipe for healthy shamrock-shaped homemade tortilla chips (We made good use of those spinach and herb tortillas! ). Hope you enjoy!

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Green Shamrock Kids Lunch Snack

St. Patrick’s Day is coming up and I thought I would share this simple and fun St. Patrick’s Day Shamrock lunch for kids.  Being that I have a good amount of Irish blood in me, I thought it would be fun to feed the kids a shamrock-shaped treat.

shamrock quesadilla

To make this easy and festive St. Patrick’s Day lunchtime treat for kids,
you will need a few things:
  • Spinach & Herb Flour Tortillas (We used Mission Brand)
  • Cheese of your choice, shredded or thinly sliced
  • Heart-shaped mini food cutter
  • Knife/or Pizza cutter

    Here’s the “How to”
  • Lay the tortilla flat on a plate
  • Add shredded cheese or your choice (We used Swiss) and fold in half.
  • Cook it in a pan on medium heat flipping halfway through until the cheese is melted.
  • Or just pop in the microwave for a about 30-45 seconds
  • Using a heart shaped cutter, cut out 3 hearts and
  • Using a pizza roller, cut a thin triangulated edge for the stem
heart cutter shamrockheart cutout

Arrange the mini green quesadilla hearts in a shamrock shape and serve with fresh fruit muffin cups.

shamrock food idea

There you have it, a green shamrock quesadilla lunch perfect for the kids on St. Patrick's Day

Muffin Tin Monday: Rainbow Muffin Tin Snack


We are nursing some serious sickness over here in the Muffin Tin Household. Definitely on the mend, but the last week has been crazy.

As St. Patrick’s Day and spring approaches, I though it would be fun to celebrate with a rainbow fruits and veggies themed Muffin Tin Snack. Oh how we love fresh fruit!

rainbow food muffin tin meal


In this muffin tin snack: Red Strawberries, Orange Carrot sticks, Yellow Banana slices, Green Cucumbers, Blue Blueberries, and Purple Plums


I used Martha Stewart’s delightful rainbow colored paper treat wrappers from Michael’s.

Martha Stewart Treat Cups


Get your Rainbow on with these fun activities and products:
-Inspire kids to eat from the Rainbow every day with fun Today I Ate The Rainbow Chart
-Play the Crunch-a-Color game
-Make a finger print rainbow
-Paint a water color rainbow craft with Make and Takes

Muffin Tin Monday: Green Food Themed Muffin Tin Meal

Welcome to Muffin Tin Monday! The weekly Muffin Tin Mom reader showcase of Muffin Tin Meals from across the web.
St. Patrick's Day is almost upon us and serving your growing child green foods are a healthy and fantastic way to celebrate the popular Spring holiday. And maybe, just maybe those of you who have little ones who won't touch anything green will find a new green food they are willing to try!


In our tin:
Celery slices (Cut long and thin like french fries)
Ranch Dressing (Colored green, kind of regretting that choice)
Fresh Broccoli (A family staple around here)
Avocado 
Crisp Green Apples
M & M's 

Tools Used: 
Green muffin cup inserts - Calphalon (discontinued)
Little Fork/Spoon from AllThingsForSale.com

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