Yuck!

I had a hard time deciding on the name for this post. I was stuck between "Yuck" and "The most disgusting thing I've ever fed my children." Spaghetti dogs, anyone?

I happened to read this idea at Plum Pudding. However yucky the thought of boiled hot dogs with spaghetti, I couldn't resist trying it once to see the boys reactions.

Here are the hot dog pieces with the dry spaghetti stuck through them:

After they were cooked, I did toss them with a little butter, salt/pepper & parmesan cheese (served with salad & broccoli cheddar soup).

They liked to eat the spaghetti off of one end to make octopuses.

They were a little tricky to eat, and definitely yucky, but the boys thought it was funny. At least it was good Saturday lunch entertainment.

Interviewing the Chef

We tried out a new recipe tonight from the Kraft Food & Fun magazine. The recipe is a baked egg dish with a crescent roll crust. It was easy & yummy! With only a little assistance, Cooper made most of it! He pressed out the crescent dough, cracked and mixed the eggs and milk, spread the ham, poured the eggs over the top, and sprinkled the cheese. As you'll see in this little video, he liked being our chef for the evening. Don't miss Brady undressing in the background.

If you're looking for a quick and easy dinner or breakfast, here is the recipe:
1 can crescent rolls (seams pinched together spread in the bottom of a 9 x 13 pan)
6 eggs mixed with a ½ cup milk and ½ teaspoon pepper
Ham slices cut up or cubes (the recipe calls for 8 ounces, but we just put what looked good, I did have cubed ham from the deli)
Spread the ham evenly over the crescent dough & then pour the eggs/milk over the ham
Then sprinkle shredded cheese (we mixed cheddar and mozzarella) over the top and bake for 25 minutes.
I ended up broiling the top just a few minutes at the end to brown the top a little more.
I also snuck a few peppers & onions on one end for me. It was really pretty good, and reminds me a little of the delicious egg casserole that Grandma G always makes on holidays using toast or english muffins instead of crescent dough.