Pizza Rolls (Using Refrigerator Biscuits)

Last week w/ Veteran's day the kids had the day off. Cole stayed home but Caden was invited to a playdate at his Friends house. God Bless that mom, I work from home and 2 kids in the house can be a bit much ..lol (sibling bickering). I wanted to bring over a treat for them for lunch and something that can be made a head and then she can put in oven when time. I also made for Cole at the house so he wasn't left out (explains the two different pizza pans in the pictures below).

I saw on Facebook these Pizza Rolls, then the morning of for the life of me I couldn't find that post so I used Google and found on Food.com the Pizza Roll recipe.

Ingredients

• 16 1/3 ounces buttermilk biscuits
• 30 pepperoni slices
• 8 ounces cheese, cubed
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon italian seasoning
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• marinara sauce, for dipping

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Flatten biscuits; layer a pepperoni slice, cheese square and another pepperoni slice on biscuit. Gather edges and pinch closed at top. Place rolls in a small greased pan. Brush tops with egg, sprinkle with Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and parmesan cheese. Bake for 20 minutes. Serve with warmed marinara sauce.

ALEXIS NOTES: I used the mini pepperoni since that is what I found at Target when I was shopping. I also used shredded cheddar instead of cubed cheese. I also added pizza sauce inside the biscuits before baking since I wasn't bring sauce for dipping to their house. I also add Parmesan cheese inside with the Cheddar Cheese. 

Here is what I did when I took over to her house.

Wrapped up and put the temp and time on the wrap.

Easy and crowd pleasing!

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Minecraft Bento Lunch

I gave up making the themed lunches a while a go when the boys seemed to be more into hot lunches then anything I could make.  Then the other day they asked why they hadn't gotten any of them lately.  Oh yes be still my heart they want something I make!! So I went on the hunt for an easy Bento lunch and what came to mind but their favorite video game Minecraft. I did a quick Google Image Search and found a cool idea on Bento Better Lunches. I of course made it my own and did a little twist on her's. 

What you Need:

Bread (Sandwich of your choice)

Green Grapes

Brownie 

Cheetos 

Fruit Roll Ups (Orange & Purple)

Square Cookie Cutters

Bread Cutter (Crust Removal)

Cut your bread to be a square, I used a sandwich cutter to cut the crust off and to make a perfect square.  I then cut the top corners to make room for the hair.  I cut a Fiber One Brownie to make the shape of the hair.  For the eyes I used my mini square cookie cutter to cut out fruit roll ups.  I shopped at Grocery Outlet so I didn't have a lot of choices in color so I found some Despicable Me Fruit Roll Ups in a yellow / blue color.  I made Steve's eyes and mouth out of Yellow Fruit Roll Ups.  Instead of the apple I made a square creeper out of green grapes, held together with tooth picks.  For the creeper eyes and mouth I used my cutter and cut blue fruit roll ups.  And of course for the "carrots" are cheetos.

Easy Peese but the looks they'll get from friends is so worth it!

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Angry Bird Lunch - Chuck and Red

Our last Angry Bird Lunch theme this week will feature Chuck and Red (yes I had to google their names, since the boys were asleep when I made this ... hehe).  This was actually a super easy one.  This is my 2nd time making red and I found some tricks to make it easier this time around.  Then Chuck was so simple, who could complain (this is after yesterday's angry bird lunch that almost made me want to throw the lunch and say never again ... lol).

What you need:

Chuck - PB&J Sandwich cut into triangle, Yellow Cheese, Black frosting gel (for the glue), Wilton Candy Eyes & Wilton Licorice.

Red - Babybel Cheese, Carrot (for nose), Black frosting gel (for glue), Wilton Candy eyes & Wilton Licorice.

Cheese Nips Angry Bird Crackers for the side.

I think I will hang up my Angry Bird Lunch making skills for a while .. lol

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Angry Bird Lunch - Angry Bird & Bomb Style

Next on our Angry Bird Lunch theme was one that I swear I will never do again.  I agree with Melissa at Another Lunch that this was a pain in the butt to do .. hehe.  It was a one time I did it and I won't do again.  It's not that it was crazy shapes just a lot of little work that took time.  My rule is while the egg is boiling I get the lunch done.

What you Need:

Bombs (well that is what I called them) - Olives with icing eyes and carrot beaks.

Matilda White Bird - hard boiled egg with carrot beak, olive feathers and black frosting eyebrows, and eye balls.

Pigs - Grapes with black and white icing eyes.

Red - Babybell cheese with a carrot beak and Black icing eyebrows and eyes.

Yes I put the pigs the wrong way, oh well I gave up by then.

Not a simple one like the other's but worth a one time try :).

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Angry Bird Lunch - Pig Style

I've seen all over Pinterest several versions and thought why not give my hand at some Angry Bird lunches for the boys.  I saw several versions and forgive me I just kind of ran with it and used some here and there of the idea's but I didn't write down who had the idea, so forgive me for plagiarizing on the lunch idea.

This was a VERY simple one to do, my pig came out cute.  I did use my brown Wilton Candy writer to make his nostrils and I must have pressed too hard on one side since it is very brown ... oh well life right?

What you Need:

Sandwich (I made PB&J)

Knife

Babybel Cheese

Mozzarella Cheese Slice

Circle Cutter (I used one of my cupcake filler hole maker .. yup its technical terms)

Wilton Candy Eyes

Wilton Candy Writer (brown)

Make Sandwich cut into 1/3, place in lunch box to look like the towers in Angry Bird game.  Unwrap Babybel Cheese, I kind of squished it to make it oval instead of a circle.  I then took my cupcake tool I use to remove the centers to make the nose and did the same thing squished it to be oval instead of round.  I place it in the center with 2 Wilton Candy Eye's on each side.  I took my brown Wilton Candy writer to make nostrils (be careful not to press to hard or it will look too dark like mine).  Put the pig in the middle of the towers! I added some Angry Bird Cheese Nips and Carrots!

Another simple one to make!

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Phineas and Ferb Lunch - Agent P

We end this week of lunch boxes featuring Phineas and Ferb character's is Agent P.  I found an easy way to make Agent P here.

What you Need:

Bread

Knife

White Cheese

Yellow Cheese

Brown Food Writer (I used Wilton Candy Writers)

This is a simple one since you keep the shape of the bread, I but off the top and sides to keep it square.  For the mouth I did that by hand.  I made the bottom lip to be like a half circle and the nose and top lip I made it look almost like a T with rounded edges.  You could print out his face and use a template but I figured I could do it by hand.  The eyes I used a circle cutter and cut it in half.  I used my Wilton candy pen in brown to make a line and then circles in the middle to look like eyes.  Add some fruit, veggies and an egg :).

Another simple one to make!

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Phineas and Ferb Lunch - Ferb

On my Phineas and Ferb lunch boxes, yesterday you saw my Phineas and today I will show you my Ferb.  He actually was my favorite!  Thanks to some wax paper used as tracing paper he came out pretty darn cute if I must say so!

What you Need:

Wax Paper (like tracing paper)

Printer to print his head

Flour Tortilla

Spinach Tortilla (for his Hair) or use regular tortilla and color green

White Cheese

Circle cookie cutter

Black Gel Frosting

First I googled Ferb, copied the one I wanted and saved to a word file.  I made him the size of my opening in my food container.  I then cut out his hair so I could do his hair from the spinach tortilla.  For the head (minus the hair I cut off) I used a whole wheat tortilla.  I folded up some meat and cheese to put in between the two tortilla's.  I then took my circle cookie cutter to cut out the eyes from some white cheese.  I used black gel frosting for the eyes.  I place the green hair on top of the head to pull it all together.   Served with some grapes, mini rice cakes and a few Cheetos. 

Another simple one to make!

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Phineas and Ferb Lunch - Phineas

My boys love Phineas and Ferb so I thought I'd give my hand at making the main characters for their lunches!  We will start with my Phineas.

What you Need:
Triangle Cutter 
Bread
Carrots
Egg
Olive
Fixings

I found a triangle sandwich cutter the I used for his head.  I made a small triangle cut for his mouth.  For his eye I cut the circle from an egg and then a little bit of black olive for the eye. I was going to use a little black frosting gel but we had olives the night before and had a few left over :).  For the hair I cut some carrots strips.  I added some cheese and meat.  Cole loves hard boiled eggs so I cut one up for him and some grapes.

Another simple one to make!

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Hit of Lunchroom ... Star Power Lunch

Last on our lunch feature this week is the easiest of all, using all my star cookie cutters.  Thank God for holding my guns and saving that box with 101 cookie cutters!  SEE Rick I told you I'd use it, hehe it may have only taken 4 years give or take another 2 years!

What you Need:

Bread

Meat

Cheese

Mayonnaise and/or Mustard

Melon

Star Shaped Cracker

Star Cookie Cutters

Easy Lunch Boxes (cheap on Amazon)

Cut your bed with the star cookie cutter, add cheese and meat.  You can take a star cookie cutter to the cheese if you would like.  Take a small cookie cutter to the melon.  I found these star shaped crackers at Safeway and put them in a silicone cupcake holder.  Put it all into a Easy Lunch Box and tada done!

Have fun with this I sure am!

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Hit of the Lunchroom ... Train, Plane & Auto Lunch

Next on our lunch box theme is Train, Plane and Auto!  I bought a second egg mold in the shape of a car.  I thought what would be more fun then doing a Plane, Train and Auto theme!!  This was an easy one to put together and I think it turned out pretty darn cute!!

What you need:

Bread

Meat

Cheese

Mayonnaise & Mustard

Fruit (made like train tracks)

Cereal rounds (like wheels)

Hard Boil Egg

Egg Mold (Shaped like a car)

Train & Plane Cookie Cutter (Or a big truck like I did)

Cut Bread with Cookie cuter, fill with meat, cheese and condiments.  I had some cinnamon roll cereal on hand that looked like wheels!  I cut some melon into square's like train tracks. I hard boiled an egg while it was still hot (watch your fingers I did burn mine a little bit).  Once it peeled you put it in the egg mold.  When it was closed, I put it into the fridge for a few hours.  Once it was cooled it is was very easy to pop out and put into my lunch box carrier.  I also took a piece of cheese and took a plane cookie cutter to finish this fun theme!

How to use an Egg Mold:

How to make the lunch:

Have fun with this I sure am!

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MSM ~ Fathers Day All Day Meals

Technically I didn't make these all for Rick but I did make them ... hehe! I just thought it would be perfect way to show a whole day of recipes! Yes Rick didn't get a big fancy day of food, payback for mothers day ... lol :). I know I'm evil but he does get to eat these special treats like this every day.

BREAKFAST

Strawberry Pancakes by Rachel Ray - Nothing like homemade pancakes for breakfast. Who doesn't want to wake up to that goodness?

INGREDIENTS:

• 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted, plus more for serving
• 2 cups sliced strawberries
• Pure maple syrup, for serving

DIRECTIONS:

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, milk and vanilla. Preheat a nonstick griddle over medium heat.

2. Whisk the wet ingredients into the dry. Stir in the melted butter. The batter should be thick and smooth. Fold in the strawberries.

3. Spoon the batter onto the griddle 1/4 cup at a time. Cook the pancakes until set and thoroughly bubbly, about 3 minutes. Flip them with a spatula and cook until golden brown, about 2 minutes more. Serve with butter and maple syrup.

   ALEXIS NOTES: I did half whole wheat and white flour. I think I used to many strawberries so a little runny, I would add more flour next time.

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LUNCH:

Chicken Salad Pita Pockets - Rick loves chicken salad and will always buy it at the store for like $5.99 a pound!!! It kills me so I had to make a yummy version for him at home.

Chicken Salad Pita Pockets

4	boneless, skinless chicken breasts
2	tablespoons olive oil
1	cup nonfat Greek yogurt
2	tablespoons lemon juice
1/2	teaspoon ground cumin
1/4	teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1	red bell pepper , cored, seeded and chopped
1	3.8-ounce can sliced black olives, drained and chopped
1/2	red onion , diced
1/4	cup cilantro, chopped
1	15-ounce can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
4	whole wheat pita breads, cut in half
1/2	head bibb lettuce, leaves separated
1	tomato , sliced
	coarse salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

[1] Drizzle the chicken breasts with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place in a greased baking pan and cook for 12-15 minutes or until cooked through. Let cool and cut into cubes.

[2] Combine the yogurt, lemon juice, cumin and red pepper flakes in a small bowl; set aside. Combine chicken cubes, bell pepper, olives, onion, cilantro and garbanzo beans in a large bowl.

[3] Add yogurt mixture to chicken mixture; toss gently to coat. Line each pita half with 1 lettuce leaf and 1 tomato slice; add 1/2 cup chicken mixture to each pita half and serve.

ALEXIS NOTE: I didn't have any pita left but I found these amazing thin buns that are like a thin bread. The only way the boys will eat bread is these they have no crust and are thin. This turned out yummy, it needed a little extra seasoning.

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DINNER:

Chicken Rice and Green Bean Casserole - Ricks favorite at holidays is the green bean casserole dish. I came across this dish an had to try it out, how can you go wrong with chicken, cheese and fried onions! This was so yummy I wanted to keep going back over and over to get more!

Chicken Rice and Green Bean Casserole

Ingredients

- 10 3/4 ounces cream of mushroom soup - 2 cups milk - 1 cup white rice, uncooked (do not use instant rice) - 2 cups chicken, cooked and cut into bite sized pieces - 1 pound frozen green beans, slightly thawed - 4 ounces mushrooms, drained - 2 tablespoons pimentos, chopped - 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (use more if desired) - 1 (2.8 oz. container) French fried onion rings (optional)

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Coat the casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large sauce pan, combine milk, cream soup, and rice.
• Bring mixture to a boil.
• Reduce heat and add chicken, green beans, mushrooms, and pimentos.
• Stir to combine.
• Remove from heat and pour into the prepared casserole dish.
• Spread shredded cheese on top of the mixture. Sprinkle the onion rings (if desired) on top of the cheese.
• Bake uncovered for about 20 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and cover the casserole loosely with foil to prevent over-browning. Bake an additional 20 minutes.

ALEXIS NOTES: I used brown rice along with canned green beans and skipped the mushrooms. Next time I would add a little more milk and cook longer when using the brown rice.

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DESSERT

Banana Rice Custard - Since I'm on a HUGE rice kick why not use the banana and make up some yummy rice custard! I made a double batch to take some to the church youth dinner I was making.

Banana Rice Custard

3 medium bananas, fully ripened
1 tablespoon lemon juice
3 cups cooked rice
3 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
2 cups milk
Nutmeg, sliced bananas and whipped cream for garnish (optional)

1. Mash bananas with fork; stir in lemon juice. Blend with rice in 2-quart baking dish.
2. Beat eggs; add salt, sugar, lemon peel and milk; stir into banana-rice mixture. Sprinkle with nutmeg.
3. Place baking dish in larger pan; half-filled with hot water.
4. Bake in 325°F (160°F) oven for 1 hour.
5. Chill thoroughly, at least four hours, before serving.
6. Serve with whipped cream and sliced bananas for garnish, if desired.

Makes 8 servings.

ALEXIS NOTES: I used the white rice because I wasn't sure how the brown would do I may try brown next time. I didn't have a lemon peel so I skipped that part. I also needed for it to cook a little longer.

Phew now that is what I call a day of recipes I hope you enjoyed and will try one or all of them :).