The kitchen was humming most of the day. We started out with Banana Bites (bananas cut 1/4" thick on the diagonal, dipped in pancake batter, cooked on the griddle, and served with a bit of maple syrup).
Afternoon snack: crunchy, fresh-out-of-the-oven kale chips.
And, dinner was pizza perfect: homemade whole wheat pizza dough, sauce and pesto with an array of fresh toppings (bell peppers, pineapples, olives, green onions, fresh baby spinach, garlic, and turkey pepperoni). I intended to make a quilt pizza (like the one found on Weelicious.com) with different parts of the pizza having specific toppings, but Ella's plans were more of a confetti style, free-for-all with toppings everywhere--which worked, too;).
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| Brushing on some olive oil |
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| Stretching the dough |
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| Sneaking a piece of pineapple and turkey pepperoni |
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| Enjoying the fruits of our labor |
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| A glorious mess--cleaned up |
I very much love making new foods for Ella. Anyone who has been around her at snack or meal-time knows how much she enjoys her food. And, that...makes us smile.
The world is on your plate, sweet girl!
