April 9 - Little Chefs

Two months ago, Jillian's Girl Scout troop went through various cookbooks and wrote down recipes for a special "restaurant" we're going to do for the GS mom's around Mother's Day. Being 2nd graders, they wrote down about 50 different recipes (LOL) so last week, we did a little test kitchen so the girls could try out some recipes and narrow it down. Being wild 7/8 year olds, we only did a few but oh my, these girls are so much fun!

First up, the girls made a strawberry peach smoothie using strawberry yogurt, banana and frozen peaches. They garnished it with chocolate sprinkles. The sprinkles were a BIG hit and they all liked it. 

Next up, the girls did a strawberry smooth with fresh strawberries, strawberry sorbet and banana. The girls garnished it with whipped cream and this was the clear winner. I think part of it was the whipped cream (they were all huge fans) but they all gave it a thumbs up!

Lastly, we put out a spread of various breads, meats, cheeses, condiments and cookie cutters. The girls each made a 'signature' sandwich and named it:

Twitter (Ella): turkey and cheddar cheese with mustard in the shape of a chicken

Doggo (Guinevere): turkey and white American cheese in the shape of a large dog

Mini-Doggo (Adelyn): plain bread cut in the shape of a small dog (LOL)

Stardust (Jillian): ham and cheddar cheese with ranch dressing in the shape of a star

Our 5th GS lost interest and was playing with one of the pets (Bella or Louie) so we just have 4. But oh so fun!

Love these girls - soaking in these moments when they are still 'little'