Little Fox

~Welcoming Winters ~

Winter has almost set in  many northern parts of the 
country .While cold winds from the mountains have lowered 
the temperatures drastically, bright afternoon sun, hot cocoa
 and loads of blooming flowers have beautifully spread their
 warmth to welcome the season. Winters in India are much 
different to their western  counterparts. Winters here 
are synonymous to afternoon family excursions-a sunny 
weekend  in park , picnic with kids or just lazying in sun .
Our winter excursion list has been made by my daughter 
this time and as expected - visit to the zoo topped the list. 
Besides regular animals  we were lucky to spot a tiny baby
 fox this time, the cute creature mesmerized my daughter so 
much that back home I decided to create one on her plate .

Baby Fox on my plate !! 

Whole wheat bread topped with peanut butter, strawberry
black grape, orange  and kiwi. 

The cold wave from the mountains has brought loads of 

persimmons, strawberries and grapes . The large box of 

strawberries and black grapes that we had picked up for a hearty

 fruit salad became the ear and features of our peanut butter fox. 

My family is crazy over strawberries ,besides adding the 

antioxidant powerhouses  to our smoothies, shakes and parfaits, 

I love sprinkling some finely chopped chunks to my daily bowl 

of oatmeal too. Before finally bidding adieu to these divine booties 

by end of march, I never forget to freeze a bagful for the rest of 

the year. 

Cheer a Child

( campaign for the underprivileged by Real Greetings)

It's very necessary to teach our little ones to count our blessings
 and thank Almighty for it and share the joy of festivities with
 the underprivileged. Recently India's preferred packaged fruit

 juice brand Real hosted a family day for  Prayas kids NGO 
This mega initiative by  Real Greetings -  "Cheer a Child"was a 

wonderful way to put some smiles on the tiny faces. Real Juice 
India handed over token quantity of real juices against  all the
 wishes received by the campaign on different social platforms. 

Shark on my plate

~ Shark On my Plate ~ 

The monsoons have just stepped in the northern part of India. 

Cool winds accompanied with wonderful gush of shower are

perfect to rejuvenate the mind and body from the scorching and 

soaring temperatures of summer.....The first showers of blissful sunday 

afternoon surely needed some creative  monsoon snacking and nothing

 could have been better than involving lil one in making and relishing 

an edible version of her story book - 'The Great Shark Escape'........

Brown bread, carrots, cheese, radish, onion green, pea, olive 

Mom's Speak with Real Fruit Power 
(an excerpt from the  writeup )

I always believe that  the most crucial step in making kids understand 

 healthy food choices and  habits is to involve them in tiny fun food 
activities. Taking  their help in picking up fresh fruits , veggies and grocery
 from the store to planning and preparing healthy versions of their 
favorite junks are a few  smart moves to encourage healthy eating. 

The Old chinese proverb "Tell me and I forget, show me and I will remember ,

 involve me and I will understand " beautifully enlightens this theory . 

Click this link to read the detailed article 

http://www.realfruitpower.com/blog/involving_them_in_understanding

Easter

~ Easter -1~

Easter is just around the corner which means its time to

 think about those lovely decorated sugar eggs, chirping little chicks 

and  big ear bunnies .... Its the time of the year when the flowers bloom

 and the sun shines bright spreading its love and warmth everywhere. 

Have fun with your kids this easter with these quick  and easy to make 

breakfast ideas. This chick and  rabbit sandwiches will not only
 liven up the breakfast table but will leave you with lots 

of quality time to spend with the kiddos too !!! 

Cheep cheep ..

Whole wheat  bread cut into circle & topped with a sunny side up egg , 

red pepper, olives, cucumber & lettuce ( To make a perfect round egg- 

Grease a large circle cookie cutter n put it on a hot greased skillet ,

 crack an egg and gently pour in the cutter , cook till set ) 

Easter Bunny 

 Whole wheat  bread cut into circle  with a sunny side up egg , sliced 

red radish, olives, cucumber ,peas, cherry tomato , beans , carrot & parsley. 

 (To make a perfect round egg- Grease a large circle cookie cutter n put it on 

a hot greased skillet , crack an egg and gently

 pour in the cutter , cook till set ) 

Valentine Giveaway

~ Valentine -Lets celebrate Love ~
( and a CupoNation giveaway ) 

Valentines  day is all about love , red and hearts . 
Its the time of the year when love is in the air . The 
gentle warm breeze wafting through the colorful 
flowers  beautifully signify the advent of love and spring 
The shops, malls and the markets  all seem to be 

silently competing with each other  to be the hottest 
and  happening topic of the town . The most amazing 

of these beautiful exhibits of red is the florist shop 
( not to forget the vegetable n fruits shops too) that
 display  the widest and the most enchanting reds of
 the season . Lets bring in that little bit of red to our 
homes too and   make this Valentine  special 
for our lil cupids ..........

Choco Love 

Whole wheat bread , topped with chocolate spread / nutella , sprinkles n 

strawberries - to make strawberry hearts gently slit a V on top and slice. 

These quick yummy treats ensure that you just don't make 

special treat for everyone but also spend maximum time with 

them too..... After all love is all about joy , happiness & bonding.  

This choco sandwich is perfect to say "Mommy loves you  my 

Little sweetheart !!!!" If you lil one loves savories try out 

the greener version . 

Sandwich Love 

Whole wheat bread topped with cheese , lettuce and red pepper hearts.

Use a cookie cutter to cut hearts from red peppers.

Did I tell you about my Facebook page and my photography love-

check out my album- 'Red white and All things nice ' , its all about 

the our humble red foods. I look forward to your feedback on the

 other albums too !!!! 

 From the sparkling reds of the tomatoes to the bewitching reds of 

strawberries, from the juicy red of watermelons  to the hot red of 

chillies or the spicy sweet of bell peppers , the Reds have their own 

divine charm !!!! 

Giveaway by CupoNation 

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Results will be announced on my Facebook page .

Good Luck !!!!! 

Halloween-3

~ Healthy Halloween~

Halloween brings out the kid in all of us. Funky costumes, crazy 

decorations , colorful marketplaces and tons of treats -everything 

just looks out of some story tale. No doubt Halloween  the most fun

yet scary time of the year . With all the trick o treat fun, comes a scary 

 overdose of artificial colors  and sugar laden candies causing cavities.

Hungry ghouls and goblins would surely love to munch on these 
 sandwiches without actually losing out on fun. Just a few ingredients 
and you are ready to scare away your kiddos sugar cravings with 
these easy to make cutie treats .......make sure to prepare these in 
advance so that  you can fill the lil tummies  with lots of whole 
grain and veggies before they hit the streets to trick or treat. 

Funky Frankenstein 

Turn a simple sandwich into cute green monster Frankenstein 

sandwiches.... What about pairing the fun with a ghosty egg ???

Spread some mayo, bread spread or flavored cheese spread on a slice

 of bread. Lay some cucumber ribbons and top with slices of carrot , 

olive, pea , and red bell  pepper ( for mouth). Use cheese and nachos to

 make teeth , scar and hair respectively. Draw some funky features 

on a hard boiled egg andf let the fun begin.

Juicy Jack- o - Lantern 

This adorable Jack o lantern sandwich is easy  to make  and frightfully

 fun to eat ... pair it up with an eyeball egg n let the voodoo begin.

Spread some mayo, bread spread or flavored cheese spread on a slice

 of bread. Lay some carrot ribbons and top with some beet and cilantro.

Draw a scary eyeball and veins  on a hard boiled egg and let the fun begin.

Yummy Mummy 

Yummy mummy starts as a simple slice of bread but slowly slowly 

takes shaaaaape of a MUMMeeeeeeehhhhhhh  !!!!!!!!! Add more 
fun and life by serving with a zombie egg......

Spread some hummus, pesto  or flavored cheese spread on a slice

 of bread. Lay carrot & olive eyes & top with radish  ribbons . Draw 

some zombie features on a hard boiled egg n get ready to cast a spell. 

Halloweggs 

Some unshelled hard boiled eggs & colorful food markers &  is 

all that you need to make this lil Halloween edible craft. 

Have a wonderful Boolicious Halloween .......full of fun & frights .

Pup on my plate

~ My Little Pup ~

Few days back my lil one had to write a few lines

on her pet. Since we don't have a pet at home, I

took her to a friends place so that she could spend

some time with her friends & their cute little pet

puppy & get a brief idea about the topic. Back home

while she wrote some lovely lines on it , I decided

to treat her on a visual representation of the same.

Puppy on my plate

Dinner rolls, cucumber , olives, hard boiled egg.

Fathers Day

~ Happy Fathers Day ~

I love you , Dad and want you to know

I feel your love wherever I go .

Whenever I have problems , you are there to assist,

The ways you have helped me would make quite a list .

- from Star Dad by Karl Fuchs

Today is Fathers Day , a day set aside to honor the

great man , and the pillar of the family , our Father .......

While half the world is busy celebrating the occasion

and the other half of the globe is still getting geared

up with the preparations -it still isn't too late to share

all the fun we had , making the dad at our home feel

the so very very special :) :)

We wanted to pep up the day with some cute DIY stuff ,

& surely our Moustachey theme proved perfect

to give him a good laugh & a lovely treat !!!

Moustachwich

Whole wheat bread , cheese, olive , cucumber & carrot

(Cut out a mustache on a piece of paper to serve as ur

stencil guide , place the cutout on the cheese slice & cut

out the shape using a toothpick( believe me its easier to

cut cheese into fancy shapes via toothpick), make

a few lines on the cheesy mustache for the hairy look . )

Moustacheookies

( or Moustache cookies :) : )

What about some funky cookies ?????? Not much time to bake .....

not an issue at all , these cuties just need 10-15 mins & jus 3

basic ingredients to pep up ......

Ingredients - Your favorite cookies, some tempered chocolate , a few

M&Ms or gems candy is all that you need ..

Sketch a few mustaches on a piece of paper , keep an acetate sheet on top .

Fill a piping bag with some tempered chocolate & pipe the chocolate all over

the drawing. Pipe a few circles for the nose too . Make tiny dots on the candies

for the eyeballs . Refrigerate everything for a couple of mins . Once

set , peel your chocolate art & stick on the cookies with

some melted chocolate.

Moustache chocopops

If you have some mustache shape candy molds go ahead n

have some more fun with all the Big n lil daddys !!!

christmas Time -2

~ Merry Christmas- 2~

Christmas is synonymous with fun , celebration &

surprises for little ones. This quick n healthy cheesy

Christmas pudding themed sandwich will surely

leave them craving for some more holiday delights ...

Puddingwich !!!!

Whole wheat bread, cheese, cherry tomatoes & basil.

Tip - Use a toothpick to cut out the fancy wavy shape, and

the ends of a drinking straw for cutting out tiny circles.

Back to blogging

~ Back to Blogging ~

Finally I'm back to blogging after a long long break.

Moving & settling up in the new apartment took

us much more time than expected. I still can't believe

that planning the interiors- the woodwork & upholstery

took more than a month keeping me more busy than

ever . Thanks for ur lovely mails & messages ...they

truly kept me motivated.

~ Home Sweet Home ~

Whole wheat bread, cheese, tomato sauce, cucumber, starfruit &

steamed broccoli

Festival time

~ The Bond of Love ~

India is a land of festivals .Virtually celebrating each

day of the year ,there are more festivals here than

anywhere in the world .To celebrate the beautiful

bond of love n purity between brother and sister ,

we celebrate Raksha Bandhan .Raksha means

to protect and bandhan means a bond. The festival

is marked by tying of a holy thread adorned with

decorations by the sister on wrist of his beloved brother .

This thread called Rakhi is the symbolic representation

of the unspoken promise to protect the sister from

all evils .........The day will be full of treats & sweets

so a simple festive themed breakfast is a must to

Keep the lil one rocking

Food of Love

Flower shaped Jam sandwich with sprinkles &

shoestring licorice/jelly sticks ribbons.

Rakhi - the holy thread