Calling all puppies...It's chow time!
So, my very favorite part of the General Mills Table Talk event was when they let us grab a red apron and do some cooking in the Betty Crocker Test Kitchens. That is definitely in the top 5 coolest things I have ever done!
We got a main dish recipe to try and review, our group had Spicy Skillet Chicken. You can get the super-easy recipe here on the Betty Crocker website.
It looked good, but I knew that my 2 and 4 year old wouldn't touch it. OF COURSE I had to make it fun somehow.
Luckily, I had packed my Gourmet-Mom-on-the-Go Utility Belt!
Little H is very into puppies right now...so I was inspired. She will eat anything if she thinks it's in a doggie dish. So, why not turn dinner into "Puppy Chow"?! It only takes an extra 60 seconds and you have fun food for the kids AND a grown-up dinner for the adults...perfect.
Plus, I don't have to cut up anyone's food at the table. Sold!
Instructions:
Make Betty Crocker's quick and easy Spicy Skillet Chicken (It's 25 minutes prep and super-easy. I don't know if I'm allowed to post it here, so you'll just have to follow the link).
To assemble the "Doggie Dish", place a small bowl upside-down in a larger one (whatever size you want).
Fill with hot rice and push down with the back of a spoon to pack it tightly.
Turn upside down onto a plate and remove bowls. Add a little more rice in the bottom of the doggie dish if desired.
We got a main dish recipe to try and review, our group had Spicy Skillet Chicken. You can get the super-easy recipe here on the Betty Crocker website. It looked good, but I knew that my 2 and 4 year old wouldn't touch it. OF COURSE I had to make it fun somehow.Luckily, I had packed my Gourmet-Mom-on-the-Go Utility Belt!
Little H is very into puppies right now...so I was inspired. She will eat anything if she thinks it's in a doggie dish. So, why not turn dinner into "Puppy Chow"?! It only takes an extra 60 seconds and you have fun food for the kids AND a grown-up dinner for the adults...perfect.Plus, I don't have to cut up anyone's food at the table. Sold!
Instructions:Make Betty Crocker's quick and easy Spicy Skillet Chicken (It's 25 minutes prep and super-easy. I don't know if I'm allowed to post it here, so you'll just have to follow the link).
To assemble the "Doggie Dish", place a small bowl upside-down in a larger one (whatever size you want).
Fill with hot rice and push down with the back of a spoon to pack it tightly.Turn upside down onto a plate and remove bowls. Add a little more rice in the bottom of the doggie dish if desired.
(Note: You could do all kinds of fillings in these "doggie bowls"!)
Dice chicken and place on one side of the bowl. Place the rice/bean/corn mixture on the other side. You can serve it this way and the little pups will gobble it up!
Or, if you want to get fancy, add some icing eyeballs, a nose (I used a large sprinkle), and pretzel whiskers (thanks Lisa!) Call the dogs for chow-time!
If you really want to go wild, let them eat under the table in "The Dog House"
(it's a favorite around here)
Thanks, Gourmet Dad, for taking such great care of the girls while I was away at Table Talk. I think he liked the souvenir I bought for him.:)
I'll have some more dinner ideas from Table Talk coming soon!
Dice chicken and place on one side of the bowl. Place the rice/bean/corn mixture on the other side. You can serve it this way and the little pups will gobble it up!Or, if you want to get fancy, add some icing eyeballs, a nose (I used a large sprinkle), and pretzel whiskers (thanks Lisa!) Call the dogs for chow-time!If you really want to go wild, let them eat under the table in "The Dog House"(it's a favorite around here)
Thanks, Gourmet Dad, for taking such great care of the girls while I was away at Table Talk. I think he liked the souvenir I bought for him.:)I'll have some more dinner ideas from Table Talk coming soon!
