Dirt Cup Dessert

We made these for Matthew's birthday. I'm sure you have all had them and probably made them, too, but I'm putting them on here anyway.


You just need instant chocolate pudding, crushed Oreos, and gummy worms. You put the pudding in the bottom of a cup or a 9x13 inch pan and sprinkle the Oreos on top and then place gummy worms on top. I know...way too easy to really be considered a recipe but oh well. The kids love them! At Toddler Gym, Matty and Max made their own pudding in a ziplock bag. The lady figured out how much mix and how much milk each bag would need and then the kids put the mix and milk in the bag and sqeezed and played with the bag until all mixed and then you cut one of the corners of the ziplock and squeeze the pudding into the cup. They loved it! I'm not THAT brave with chocolate so I just made them myself but there's an idea for all you brave souls out there!

Mom's Chocolate Chip Cookies With Pudding In The Mix

2 1/4 cup flour
1 tsp. soda
1 cup butter
1/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
4 oz. package vanilla instant pudding
2 eggs
12 oz. pkg. chocolate chips (we prefer milk chocolate chips but use whatever you like)
1 cup nuts (I never add these but i guess if you like that sort of thing...go for it!)

Mix dry ingredients. Cream butter, sugar, vanilla, and pudding. Beat in eggs. Add flour mixture, chocolate chips and mix well. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes.

Hamburger Bun Pizzas

Hamburger Bun Pizzas

Now I know EVERYONE has had these before! My mom used to make them when we were little but I had forgotten about them until a few weeks ago and the kids LOVED them!!! Matthew and Max even ate two each. AMAZING!!! I let them make their own last night and they had so much fun doing it and the mess was minimal so it turned out to be fun for all of us. We won't be winning any magazine covers with the look of them but that's the fun part, right. Can you tell which ones Max made? To keep them apart we put 3 dabs of sauce on Matty's and 1 dab on mine. The others were self explanitory. I hope you'll all have fun making these really soon!

What you'll need:

hamburger buns
pizza sauce
mozzarella
whatever toppings your family loves

Bake at about 425 until cheese is cooked to your liking. How easy is that?!

Ham Fried Rice

Ham Fried Rice

2 cups rice cooked in 4 cups water set aside and let get kind of dry.

Dice green onions, fresh mushrooms, and green pepper. Cook in small amount of oil until desired crisp or tender which ever floats your boat. Dice 3-4 cups of ham and brown in skillet. Scramble 3 eggs. Put all ingredients together in pan and sprinkle with soy sauce and cook and stir a few minutes.

Some tips:
I cooked it in my wok but my mom has always just used a huge skillet or pan and it works great. If your kids are as picky as mine you might want to save yourself some trouble and just give them a little bowl to the side and tell them to pick out what ever they don't like. They love most of it.

Apple Dip

Apple Dip

1 tsp. vanilla
1-8 oz. package cream cheese
1/2 cup brown sugar
3-4 apples

Mix cream cheese, vanilla, and brown sugar together. Eat with apple slices.


How I got this recipe: In my jr. high home ec. class we made a cook book and this recipe was in it. My Mom made it and we were hooked!!! It's a favorite of my kids and Brian now, too. It is kind of caramely tasting.