So, this treat starts with marshmallows, Hershey Kisses, miniature peanut butter cups, Fudge Stripes cookies, mini chocolate chips, and coconut. You can see in the photo above that the coconut is colored green. That will become witch hair. To do that, put the coconut flakes in a plastic bag and add green food coloring, and shake well to mix.
Today my baking buddy-in-crime, Donna, and I needed to make a snack for a group of girls who happen to be picky eaters. Not that I would think any Halloween treat wouldn't be tempting, but I searched for a treat that used lots of recognizable ingredients, just in case.
So, this treat starts with marshmallows, Hershey Kisses, miniature peanut butter cups, Fudge Stripes cookies, mini chocolate chips, and coconut. You can see in the photo above that the coconut is colored green. That will become witch hair. To do that, put the coconut flakes in a plastic bag and add green food coloring, and shake well to mix.
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I don't know about you, but when the weather starts to cool off, I start to long for soup. So today I'm making a soup that uses some of our root vegetables including sweet potatoes, onions, and carrots. Also, harvesting now are apples and this recipe includes one of those as well. Start by cutting 2 medium sweet potatoes, 2 medium yellow onions, one pound of carrots, and one apple (I used a honeycrisp.) This is a very easy snack that the kids won't complain about. It's healthy, inexpensive, and quick to prepare. Start with a pear. I suppose an apple would also work, but a pear has the basic shape already working for it. Peel the pear. I used a potato peeler. Cut off the stem and dig out the bottom. Now you are ready to start shaping your skull. I'm nearly a week into my challenge and I've just run into a snag. As I was preparing my snack for the day it occurred to me that I won't be seeing the receiver until tomorrow. And how can I post the snack without the picture of the exchange? So, I'm digging into my archives and pulling out a game I devised for a library program many years ago.
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I remember the excitement of visiting the public library as a child. The magic and suspense of reading favorites like The Velvet Room and The Secret Garden tugged at my imagination. Biographies of George Washington Carver and Betsy Ross allowed me to see the lives of those who came before me and to appreciate their accomplishments. Poetry collections like my favorite The Tall Book of Poems, which I took with me on sleepovers, introduced me to a range of poetry where I could consider how the placement and rhythm of words affected your mood – sometimes bouncy, other times melancholy. Plus, I really loved the way that book felt in my small hands. My goal in writing children’s books, I think, is an attempt to recreate those feelings, those early years of reading books where everything seemed possible.
I received an M.F.A. in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Hamline University and won the Karen and Philip Cushman Late Bloomer Award from SCBWI. I worked as a Children's Librarian for 20 years and still prefer to read books written for young people. I have two Cavapoo dogs named Prince Albert and Daisy Wu, and a black kitten named Mortimer. I am married and split time between homes with my husband Rod in Dayton, OH and in Cadiz, KY where we enjoy our pontoon boat on Lake Barkley.
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