I am very excited about my upcoming weekend with the kids. What kind of foods can I prepare that make the?!
I am very excited about my upcoming weekend with the kids. What kind of foods can I prepare that make the?
LEAST mess? I do not want to barbecue and deal with that mess or use the oven if it means a greasy cleanup. This weekend should be all about fun and the more time spent NOT cleaning is more time enjoying the awesome room and my kids and the beach. What foods do you suggest that are affordable and don't make a huge mess? Thank you in advance for your considerate answers. Additional Details
2 days ago
Everybody has given great answers but did you miss the LEAST MESS POSSIBLE condition? We will be staying in a luxury condo. Spilled pasta sauce everywhere would ruin me.
Answers: 2 days ago
Everybody has given great answers but did you miss the LEAST MESS POSSIBLE condition? We will be staying in a luxury condo. Spilled pasta sauce everywhere would ruin me. Try all finger foods. Kids LOVE to graze. Carrot sticks and other veggies with ranch dressing for dipping, pretzels, fruit plates, deli meats and cheeses and breads for sandwiches, this can all be made ahead and brought out and put away easily with limited mess as well as limited cost. Make homemade pizza.
Make the dough yourself. It is very easy, then you guys can all assemble the pizza together, and eat it. How about they make their OWN dinner? Something like Tacos or pizza. You can just set out half a dozen or so fillings (or toppings ) and let them go nuts. Pigs in a blanket and they could help, wrap hot dogs and cheese in crescent roll dough and bake them. Taco Salad Bar (you make at home), Breakfast Buffet (you make at home). Make several different breakfast dishes (not a whole lot of anyone unless you know its a fav) and let the kids pick which ones they want to eat. Have like pancakes, waffles, bacon, sausage, toast, sausage gravy, ham, milk, oj, tea and the likes and let them build their own plate! hot dogs and chips. All kids love spaghetti bolognaise :)
and it's really cheap to make
here's a recipe weiner on a stick Kraft Macaroni and Cheese and some Shake and bake Spicy pork chops, and a Sara lee Frozen apple pie for dessert. kids love to help with this
Nachos
Pizza
meat loaf or single muffin loafs
breakfast
cereal night
peanut butter and more sand-witches
grilled cheese and ham with chips and dip
call the kids and ask I wish you had said what meal/meals you wanted.
Breakfast.
French Toast.
2-3 size 6 (46 g) eggs
1/3 cup Milk
? teaspoon cinnamon
? teaspoon vanilla
1 table spoon sugar
1-2 tablespoons oil or butter
4 slices toast bread.
Beat eggs, milk, cinnamon, vanilla and sugar together until well blended.
Heat oil in fry pan until hot.
Dip slices of bread in egg mix, both sides.
Do not soak the bread.
Cook on both sides 2-3 minutes until golden brown.
Morning Tea.
Cheese Rolls.
Spread sandwich bread with butter or margarine and sprinkle with grated tasty cheese and fold into 3.
Place under a heated grill, and toast turning when the first side is done. Spread with butter on the top and serve.
Options; add some spring onions, chives or garlic chives, spread bread with butter and vegemite, or make with cold mince.
Options; To toast, use a sandwich press, George Foreman Grill etc.
Lunch.
Club Sandwiches
Take four slices of bread and spread them with butter or margarine.
On the first slice place ham and some mustard. (Optional)
Place the second slice of bread on top of Ham, and cover with mashed egg, seasoned with S&P.
Place the third slice of bread on top of egg, and cover with de seeded tomato, seasoned with S&P
Top with forth slice of bread, spread side down.
Cut crusts from the sides and cut into fingers.
If possible get a loaf of caterers sliced bread.
It is cut lengthways, instead of across, so you can make several at a time.
Pin Wheels.
If possible get a loaf of Caterers Sliced Bread. It is sliced length ways.
Spread with butter or margarine then lay your fillings across the bread. Removing the crusts will make them easier to roll. Cut roll in 3 or 4 pieces.
Rolls.
Take a slice of sandwich bread and spread it with butter or margarine.
With a corner of a square or rectangle of bread pointing toward you, place across bread corner to corner the filling and roll up.
Fillings to consider:
Shredded chicken with some S & P or mayo
Asparagus spears
Surimi, a few slim slices of lettuce and a seafood dressing.
Present with the open ends upper most so people will see the filling they want
Dinner
CHICKEN INDIVIDUAL DINNERS
Charcoal grill
Aluminium foil
6 pieces cut-up chicken
6 potatoes
6 sm. onions
Salt & pepper
Butter
Each person carefully wraps 1 chicken piece, 1 onion and 1 potato, salt, pepper and pat of butter in foil, sealing well. Place packages on grill and cook for 30 minutes. Well, kids love spaghetti and hotdogs. It's very easy to prepare. Finger foods are not messy so you can also add it. Also kiddie cookies and chips. bagel bites
turkey cheese triangles
koolaid
mac+cheese try take out or sub sandwiches Hmmm well I don't know who old your kids are, but all kids love making food, especially biscuits. So if you haven't got a jam packed busy time then you could sit down with them and make ginger bread men with them or plain buscuits that they can decorate with icing :-)
For main meals...hmm... well for breakfast I know that I loved it when I was little and my Dad made faces out of my breakfast, for example weetabix with strawberry nose, grape eyes and some banana as a mouth. Lunch could be a cool picnic, ask them to help you make it, that way you know there's something they'll like in it. And dinner, well Pizza, Chips and Ice cream for pudding would be cool. But if you want the healthy option, how about Spag Bol and a nice salad with crusty hot bread :-) hope the weekend goes well! Build your own pizzas can be fun and the kids love doing it,
But some premade pizza shells,pizza sauce and grated cheeses.
Get the meats,veggies and whatever you like on the pizza's.
You can chop and prepare these yourself if you don't want any mess or have the kids help you do that also
Arrange everything in bowls and let the kids pile on the fixin's themselves.Bake.
For dessert,you could have build your own ice cream sundaes.
Whatever you decide to do,have fun with the kids and enjoy your time together. There is always good old reliable McDonald's or Delivery Pizza!
