Steelers Super Bowl Lunch!

Well, this is it, the last school day before the Super Bowl!!  Our whole family is really big into football and has been for generations on end.  Being from Pittsburgh makes us bleed black and gold for our Steelers.  Tomorrow is Steelers Day at Molly's school and her lunch will going right along with the theme.  HERE WE GO STEELERS, HERE WE GO!!!

Our main entrée is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich on whole grain bread.  We used a football shaped cookie cutter for the main sandwich and a hypocycloid (yeah, I had to look that one up) micro cookie cutter to make the Steelers logo.  Please notice that there are *7* total hypocycloid sandwiches, for the Steelers 7th Super Bowl Win!


Our vegetable side is cucumber sticks.  A nice and refreshing side with a great crunch.


Our fruit side is fresh strawberries.  Molly really likes strawberries and their sweet and slightly tart flavor are a great compliment to her lunch.


Finally, IT'S FUN FRIDAY!!  Not just any Fun Friday...Steelers Fun Friday!  Molly's special dessert is 2 cookies that are Steelers themed.  The Terrible Towel is a huge Pittsburgh Steelers tradition so we had to make a cookie to represent the Steelers staple.  The other cookie is a chocolate football with three strategically colored and placed mini M&Ms that represent the hypocycloids on the Steelers logo.  


Happy Super Bowl Weekend!  GO STEELERS!!!!!!!!!

Winter Wednesday

Mother Nature is really cooking up some wacky weather here in Western Pennsylvania.  We woke up to ice covered sidewalks, streets and cars this morning.  This afternoon, it was very sunny and in the mid 40s.  Now, we are expecting the current rain to turn into snow and possibly more ice.  Luckily for us, there was a 2 hour delay for school this morning and hopefully there will be another one tomorrow if needed.

Unless there is a snow day, here is Molly's lunch.

Our main entrée is a good old pb&j.  We used the new Wonder Smart White bread, a whole grain white bread.  We added peanut butter and then our good old Trader Joe's Cranberry Apple Butter.  YUM!  The star turned out okay but the moon split.  Oh well, it will still taste great!

Our vegetable side is edamame.  Molly and her little brother really enjoy edamame warm or cold.  It's a great snack and full of nutrients.

Our fruit side is cantaloupe.  We found these at the local grocery store for $1.50 each.  To our great surprise, they taste really sweet and flavorful.  Not something that we are used to in January.

Finally, our dairy/dessert side is Dannon Light & Fit Vanilla yogurt.  We added a few mini chocolate chips for sweetness and texture.

Full Friday

This Friday is going to be a little hectic, actually this whole weekend is.  We have plans for just about every day. Tomorrow after school, Molly has ballet.  Then we will be headed to the High School for a basketball game that Molly and her BFF's (along with several other girls) will be able to cheer at as part of his past summer's Rah Rah Camp.  After that, we (the BFF's and their families) are going to go out for an ice cream or some sort of other snack.  Molly can't wait.  She actually went to bed early tonight so that she will be energized for tomorrow.  Saturday, we are going to see Mary Poppins on stage!  I'm REALLY excited about this one because Mary Poppins has always been a personal favorite.  After that, we will come home and cheer on our favorite Pittsburgh Steelers as they play in a playoff game.  HERE WE GO STEELERS, HERE WE GO!!

Our main entrée is a good old pb&j.  Molly requested this classic lunch staple.  We spread peanut butter and strawberry jam on whole wheat bread and then used a large flower cookie cutter and a small star cookie cutter to cut it.

Our vegetable side is a baby spinach salad.  We added a few shredded carrots for sweetness and crunch.  This is accompanied by Trader Joe's Balsamic Vinaigrette.

Our fruit side is a kiwi and some pomegranate seeds.  Both pretty and delicious.

Our dairy side is a string cheese stick.  This provides a little extra protein to round out our lunch.

Finally, our Fun Friday treat is two Aldi Milk Chocolate Covered Gingerbread Hearts.  Molly will be so excited to have this special yummy treat, and she truly deserves it. ☺