Cool Recipes
Here are some recipes made by girls, but boys can use these too! These recipes wer published in a book called Bright Ideas, From Girls, For Girls! But, as I said, boys can use these too.
Chocolate Champ
In a parfait glass pour a layer of hot fudge, then add chocolate chip ice cream, more hot fudge, then chocolate ice cream, more hot fudge, and finally chocolate fudge ice cream. Top with malted milk balls, then add chocolate whipped cream. Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Add chocolate wafers and a cherry. -Sara B. from California
Zippy Dips
Two-Fruit Dip: Mash together two bananas and an avocado and eat with chips. -Lindsay C. from Florida
Zippy Chip Dip: Mix equal parts sour cream and salsa. -Carina S. from Massachusetts
Pretzel Dip: Melt a cup of chocolate chips in the microwave, and then dip in mini pretzels. Be careful! The chocolate might be hot. Lay pretzels on wax paper and freeze. -Camber from Utah
Dainty Dip: Mix equal parts strawberry yogurt and whipped cream. Use as dip for plain or chocolate covered strawberries. -Sara C. from New Jersey
Thick Dip: Dip apple slices into peanut butter and then roll them in Rice Krispies. -Teri H. from New Jersey
Apple Dip: Blend 8 ounces cream cheese with 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, 1 cup crushed peanuts, and 3/4 brown sugar. Mix well. - Kristen L. from Pennsylvania
Bitty Burgers
To make these tiny burgers, spread green icing on the flat side of a vanilla wafer and yellow icing on the flat side of another wafer. Place a chocolate covered cookie between the wafers. Squeeze a line of red icing around the chocolate cookie. Spread a thin layer of honey on the top wafer, and then sprinkle on sesame seeds. -Marie E. & Rachie W. from California
Funky Fries
Place two slices of bread in the toaster. Toast until brown. Remove the crusts. Butter the toast and sprinkle it with cinnamon and sugar. Cut the bread into strips. Put a blotch of red icing on the plate to be the ketchup, and voila, funky French fries! - Cheryl from Arizona
Lovable Lunches
All Heart: Bring a ham sandwich cut like a heart to school. Add watermelon, Red Hots, and punch. Put it in a white bag covered with white stickers! -Justina W. from Arkansas
Sea Food: Core half an apple and fill with tuna salad. Thread a cheese "sail" onto a toothpick, and stick it into the apple "boat". Serve with goldfish crackers and saltwater taffy. -Lydia Z. from France
Peanut Passion: For lunch, bring a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich, celery with peanut butter, a bag of peanuts, and peanut butter balls! -Julie S. from California
Care Bears: Mom made my lunch with a peanut butter sandwich cut like a bear, bear shaped cookies, and gummy bears. She put in a note that said, "Have a beary nice day!"
Summer Sips
Fill an ice tray with apple juice. Put one grape into each section of the tray. Freeze. Put the ice cubes into a glass of punch. When the juice is gone, crunch, crunch, crunch! -Stephanie from Georgia