WESTERN FUN FOR KIDS WITH JARED

Recipes

Bread Snakes

Cactus Juice

Cowboy Pizzas

Jumpity Jack

Peanut Butter Play Dough

Saddlebag Bites

Sunny Slices

Trail Mix

All Recipes (Recipe Card Format)

BREAD SNAKES

• 6 refrigerator breadsticks
• 2 T. margarine, melted
• 1/2 t. garlic powder
• Parmesan cheese
• paprika
• parsley
  

Separate breadsticks. Cut 1 into 5 pieces. Place remaining 5 on baking sheet and form into snake shapes. Roll small pieces into balls and attach to head of each bread snake. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes. In separate bowl, combine margarine and garlic powder. Brush over baked bread snakes. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Decorate with parsley and paprika.

CACTUS JUICE

• 6 1/2 c. water
• 1 1/3 c. lemon juice
• green food coloring
• heaping 2/3 c. sugar
  

In large pitcher combine all ingredients. Stir together and serve chilled.

COWBOY PIZZAS

• 2 English muffins
• spaghetti sauce
• mozzarella cheese, shredded
• cheddar cheese, shredded
• bacon, cooked and crumbled
• sliced black olives
• Parmesan cheese
• Italian seasoning

Spread spaghetti sauce over half an English muffin. Sprinkle with mozzarella and cheddar. Top with bacon and olives. Sprinkle with Parmesan and Italian seasoning. Bake at 350° for 5-6 minutes or until cheese is melted.

JUMPITY JACK

• 2 pear halves
• 2 celery sticks
• chocolate chips
• whipped cream

To form rabbit's body, lay pear halves flat on plate – smaller half above larger half. Form ears by placing celery sticks into rabbit's head. Add chocolate chips for eyes and nose. Finish with whipped cream tail.

PEANUT BUTTER PLAY DOUGH

• 1 1/3 c. peanut butter
• 2 c. dry milk
• 1/4 c. honey
  

In large bowl mix together all ingredients. Stir until combined. Turn over onto countertop and knead. If mixture is too dry, add honey until play dough reaches desired consistency.

SADDLEBAG BITES

• crescent rolls
• ground beef, prepared with taco seasoning
• cheddar cheese, shredded
• sliced black olives
  

Cut crescent rolls in half. Place each half in mini muffin tin cup. Fill each saddlebag with one spoonful of hamburger mixture. Top with cheese and olives. Fold over ends of crescent triangles and seal. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes.

SUNNY SLICES

• caramel dip
• Golden Delicious apple
• Banana

Put 1-2 spoonfuls of dip in center of serving plate. Slice apple into 6 pieces and arrange around dip. Divide banana into 6 pieces and place between apple slices. Serve immediately.

TRAIL MIX

• 2 c. cashews
• 1 c. raisins
• 1 c. dried cranberries
• 1 c. banana chips
• 3/4 c. sunflower seeds
• 1/2 c. chocolate candies
• 1 c. marshmallows

Mix everything together and store in an airtight container.