I saw a ship a-sailing,
A-sailing on the sea;
And oh, it was all laden
With pretty things for thee!
There were comfits in the cabin, And apples in the hold; The sails were made of silk, And the masts were made of gold.
The four and twenty sailors, That stood between the decks, Were four and twenty white mice, With chains about their necks.
The captain was a duck,
With a packet on his back;
And when the ship began to move, The captain said, “Quack, Quack!”
– Mother Goose
This was the most unplanned, easy, and delicious breakfast I may have ever made. My son asked for waffles on a Sunday morning, so I heated up the waffle iron, pulled out the Bisquick, and started to whip up the waffle batter when I saw the nutella sitting out on the counter from the night before (hubby likes it in his ice cream).
I decided why not swirl some chocolaty goodness into my mix and see if I can’t get a marble looking waffle. Well, the marble thing didn’t really come out so well, I probably mixed too much, but really it isn’t necessary, the taste was so good these waffles didn’t last long enough for anyone to admire the swirls. They were sweet but not at all overly sweet… they don’t need syrup and could be served for breakfast or dessert.
Then I noticed those beautiful peaches in the fruit bowl that our friends had thoughtfully picked from their own peach tree and brought over for us. So, I sliced a few of those, next, whipped up the last of the whipping cream in the fridge with some brown sugar so the peaches had something fluffy to sit on. The result… oh. my. gosh. It was one of those dishes where you want to eat so much your stomach hurts because your taste buds can’t get enough.
Preparation time: 10 minute(s)
Cooking time: 10 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 4
You can learn about ice. You can learn about mice.
Mice on ice. And ice on mice…
Nice ice for sale. Ten cents a pail.
From I Can Read with My Eyes Shut!
If you saw my last post about Blueberry Bumplings, you know we have been making wonderful concoctions in the kitchen from the The Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook, all recipes inspired by Dr. Seuss books. Nice lime ice is a really great recipe that I wanted to share because it was fun to make and its pretty versatile. The kids loved the ice pail tower (my son ate them right off the toothpicks). This recipe would make yummy popsicles just use in popsicle molds.
Everyone can enjoy this ice in sparkling mineral water with slices of lime. The ice provides non-stop limeade power… so as you drink toward the bottom your beverage gets a little sweeter. When your drink gets low, just refresh with more sparkling water. I drank 3 glasses during dinner before needing to refresh my ice! Adults could spike the drink to make a lime spritzer.
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Summary: Adapted from the Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook by Geogeanne Brennan
Preparation time: 10 minute(s)
Cooking time: 5 hour(s) freezing
Number of servings (yield): 72 ice cubes
Donuts, dumplings, blueberry bumplings, chocolate mush-mush, super sweet.
Clam stew, ham stew, watermelon wush wush, Oh, the stuff that I could eat!
From The Cat in the Hat Songbook
Start your day the Dr. Seuss way! All you little ducklings, have some blueberry bumplings, for breakfast or snack, to give you that perfect quack. I checked out the Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook from the library and we had a great time testing out some of the recipes. If you haven’t heard of this cookbook, its a perfect one for cooking with kids and all the recipes are based on a Dr. Seuss excerpt.
Blueberry Bumplings is probably our favorite recipe in the book, its become a staple in our home. We like to make them for our weekend breakfast. They taste similar to scones and are very airy and they are the best when the blueberries are still warm and gooey. One change I made, and would recommend: triple the amount of blueberries. The original calls for only 1/2 cup. We use 1 1/2 cups because the blueberries are the best part and we want at least one in every bite.
Summary: Adapted from the Green Eggs and Ham Cookbook by Georgeanne Brennan
Preparation time: 15 minute(s)
Cooking time: 10 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 12
