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Boredom Busters
Spice up Your Tween's Summer
By Kendeyl Johansen
Use your imagination to make everyday cooking fun for your child. McKee likes to help her grandchildren make "silly shape" pancakes, and to keep things fair, she pours and flips pancakes with her left hand when it's her turn at the griddle. "I do it slowly, realizing a little bit of the kids' unsteadiness," she says. "And when I mess up, they laugh and laugh. Practice makes prefect for all of us!"
McKee recommends the recipes below (bursting with both male and female tween-appeal) from her Recipe Hall of Fame Quick and Easy Cookbook:
Ingredients:
- 1 (12-ounce) bag chocolate chips
- 1 (12.3 ounce) box Crispix cereal
- 1 stick margarine
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
Melt chips, margarine and peanut butter in microwave for one and a half minutes. Remove and stir. Mix with cereal until cereal is well coated. Put powdered sugar in large brown bag. Add mixture and shake until coated.
Wisconsin's Best – Wisconsin
Ingredients:
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa
- 1 cup oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 5 eggs
- 1 (6-ounce) package chocolate chips
Dump all ingredients, except chips, in a mixing bowl. Mix well until blended. Pour into a greased 9x13-inch pan. Top with chocolate chips. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 20-25 minutes.
Fontanelle Good Samaritan Center Commemorative Cookbook – Iowa