Blackberry heaven

This is Nutmeg's sister. I'm taking over her blog while she is at sleep away camp. This is a picture of my yogurt creation, which I am calling Blackberry Heaven.  It is plain Greek yogurt, vanilla and fresh blackberries. I smooshed the berries with a fork and stirred them up well. That turned the yogurt a pinkish-purple color.  In the picture, I smooshed just one blackberry and dragged in around in a circle.  Pretty, right? I bet Nutmeg is going to be really mad at me for posting this. Ha ha!

Tasty Cucumber Salad - Nutmeg

Today I made cucumber salad all by myself for our dinner. It has a sour taste from the plain Greek yogurt, but it's still good. I like scooping out the guts of the cucumber. It doesn't take long to make this salad. And it's great on a summer day for a dinner side dish.  Cucumbers and dill are in season right now, so you can make it from your garden (if you have one).  I rate it 4 1/2 stars (out of 5) so try it some time.

Here is the recipe: http://shewearsmanyhats.com/cucumber-dill-greek-yogurt-salad/

And here is a picture of the finished salad:

TORTILLA  CHIPS!!!!!

(tor- tee-ya)-nutmeg



what you need
1. 3 tortillas
2. pan
3. cooking spray
4. knife
5.oven
6.your desired topping


how to begin
1. cut the tortillas in to fun shapes
2. put them on the pan
3.spray with cooking spray
4.add your desired topping (cinnamon,sea salt ,powered ranch dressing,BBQ)
5.bake for 15 minutes at 350 *F
6.watch closely the might cook faster
7.enjoy alone with your favorite salsa or hummus












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Ice Cream Sundae's!

Ice Cream! You Scream! We all Scream for Ice Cream! One problem it's a sundae. This weekend we were camping and when we were coming back we saw (and tasted) something amazing... The Washington house, also known as... The birthplace of the Ice Cream Sundae!

The Washington House is an extraordinary place filled with old timey antiques to Ballroom display's. Plus there's an Ice Cream store built right in!

Two Rivers is an amazing place and you should definitely visit not only because of  it's amazing  but also it's a learning experience for all, and you get Ice Cream Sundae's at the birthplace of them! This was such a heartwarming experience that Ice Cream sitting ten feet away from this place would melt. Have a great day! -Ginger :)

Lemonade!

Guess what! All of us made homemade lemonade. It was so tasty. :)  Here's how.

What you need:
3 big lemons or 8 small lemons
3 c of cold water
1/2 c sugar
Ice

What you do:
1. Roll the lemons
2. Cut the lemons in half
3. Juice the lemons. You should have 1 c of juice.
4. Add the water and the sugar.
5. Stir
6. Taste and add what you need to your desire (sugar, water).
7. Add ice and enjoy!

It's not as yellow as lemonade you buy in the store, but it is even more tasty. It makes you think why would I ever buy the powdered kind? We sold our lemonade and made $14! Our customers said they loved it!  -- Nutmeg.

Impromptu smoothie!

This weekend me and my family (my cousins) made an impromptu smoothie! We added random fruits and yogurt and milk and blended until it was the thickness we wanted.  We used frozen raspberries, strawberries and blueberries, soy milk (2 cups) and plain Greek yogurt and 1 T of honey. We blended it for 5 minutes. When we first made it, it was thicker than we were expecting, but we kept adding milk until it thinned out.  Even my mom liked it (she doesn't like smoothies)! - Nutmeg

Here's a picture:

Try making your own! It's fun.

french crepes !

Check this out it easy french crepes ( kr-ape-s)! I got the recipe from Williams-Sonoma's The Cookbook For Kids.  I made it for my mom on Mother's Day. You can top it with berries, powdered sugar, syrup, chocolate spread (like Nutella). It was fun and I loved spreading the filling and topping the crepes. I had my dad help with the pan part. I suggest adult help for this one.  -Nutmeg

Here's how:
Ingredients:
2T butter, plus more for cooking crepes
2c milk
2 large eggs (I used my chicken's eggs)
1 1/2 c flour
1T sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

1. Melt the butter in a small microwave safe dish on high power for 20 seconds until melted. 

2. Pour the milk into a blender. Crack in the eggs, then pour in the butter. Add flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. Blend briefly to mix. Using a rubber spatula, scrape down the sides of the blender. Blend until smooth. 

3. Place a 10" crepe pan or non-stick  flying pan over medium high heat (we used a frying pan, and it worked fine). When the pan is hot, spread a little bit of butter over the pan bottom with a spatula. Pour in 1/3 c of crepe batter all at once. Immediately tilt and swirl the pan of that the batter covers the bottom (my dad did this part).  Cook until lightly browned on the bottom, about 2 minutes.  Using the spatula, scoop under the center of the crepe and carefully flip it. While the second side is cooking, scoop your filling into the center of the crepe. After about 2 minutes, slip the crepe, filling side up, onto a plate. Spread the filling evenly over the crepe and fold into quarters. 

4. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve warm.