Main Street Mommy

It’s been a while since I’ve made a special lunch for the kids.  Today was Rainbow Day at school, so I felt like it was the perfect opportunity for rainbow themed food. Don’t these veggies look so pretty waiting on the cutting board?

In the first box I put tri-colored pasta with marinara dipping sauce, colored Goldfish, red peppers, carrots, yellow peppers, green beans (yes, my kids like them uncooked), and purple potatoes (I did cook those).

Then there was …

These always make me smile!…

I can’t believe I didn’t take a better “BEFORE” picture, but the “AFTER” picture of this once red, beat up coffee table is stunning. It’s amazing what a little paint and some help from talented friends can produce.

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National Pancake Week is February 19-25.  My kids LOVE pancakes, so National Pancake Week is certainly worth celebrating in our house!   We love experimenting with different flavors and syrups, but plain pancakes can be dressed up with a little food coloring.

To make these, start with a bowl of batter, uncolored.  Make a pancake (or 2), then add a drop of food coloring to your batter.  Repeat this until all of your batter is gone.

You can do this with …

Also known as, “Cakes I see on Pinterest that I have to try”:

I think the outside of the cake was a total success – easy to create and pretty to look at.  I might need a little practice with the inside of the cake (it looks more like a chevron than a heart), but my kids were impressed.

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