Dairy Free Mac 'n Cheese

From: Once I figured out how to make dairy free cheese, the very first thing I did was make my kiddo some good ol' macaroni and cheese!  Because EVERY kiddo should be able to enjoy mac 'n cheese.

Ingredients:

macaroni noodles
dairy free soft cheese
soy milk

How to:  

Cook the macaroni noodles and drain.  While still hot, add desired amount of cheese (I added about 1/2 cup) and 1/4 to 1/2 cup of soy milk so the mixture is creamy and moist, not sticky.  Enjoy!

Tuna Bites

From: This one's an original!

Ingredients:

tuna mixed with your favorite ingredients
cheese crackers

How to: 

Put one on top of the other and munch!  It makes a great snack or a side for a meal.

Tuna Quesadillas

From: I came up with this one on my own!  :)

Ingredients:

tortilla
tuna (not mixed with any other ingredients)
cheese

How to: 

Put cheese and drained tuna inside a tortilla and fold in half.  Butter the outside.  Sauté in a pan on medium heat on both sides.

Side notes:

Tastes best to little boys when served outside on the front porch with rocks to play with.

PB & J Pocket

From:  Costco sells pre-made peanut butter and jelly pockets.  Essentially it's two pieces of bread sealed at the edges with PB&J in the middle.  My son ate one  up like it was candy and I thought, "I can make that!"  Plus it cuts down on the mess that usually happens when jelly squeezes out the sides of the sandwich.

Ingredients:

peanut butter
jelly
bread

How to: 

Make a regular peanut butter and jelly sandwich.  Then take a mug and use it to gently squish the sandwich down, cutting off the sides and sealing the edges.

Use a knife to finish cutting off the sides and serve!

Play Dough

From: I got this one from a preschool teacher friend of mine.

Ingredients:

2 cups flour
1 cup salt
1 teaspoon of food coloring or more
1 teaspoon of cream of tarter
2 tablespoons oil
2 cups of water

How to: 

Combine all the ingredients in a medium size pot.  Mix thoroughly.  Adjust the color if desired by adding more food coloring.  I found our wok to be perfect for this... but I use our wok for just about everything under the sun.  Cook on medium heat until the dough turns from liquid into a mushy mess and starts to form into a mass and the dough pulls away from the sides of whatever you're cooking it in. At this point, remove it from heat and place on a cutting board to knead until the dough becomes dry and un-sticky.  Now you're ready to play!  For storage, simply seal it in a couple of air-tight Ziplock bags at room temperature.