Swim Little Fishy

When I hear the word school, my Biology major kicks in and I immediately think fish. Course, now I think Kindergarten, but fish still comes in a close second. So, I sent my little fishy to school with her own fishy lunch. And, in case you're wondering.. because I know you are.. what comes in third for me is that blasted song from a Baby Einstein back in the day.. "Say hey, little fishy... do you wanna take a swim with me..swim around the reef all day, obeying all the rules cuz even though we're having fun, you know we're still in school..." Yup. That one.

Turkey pastrami and Swiss sandwich, cucumber, grapes, yogurt raisins, and Goldfish crackers.

I seriously love this little box. It's not the easiest for little hands because you have to get the lid seated on the base just right for it to clip and seal all the way around, but come on now, how cute is that fish swimming just above the waves?

PM Snack - Special K Pastry Crisp and (like it says) a banana.

I think this trick for writing on bananas has been around since I was a kid, at least. It's an oldie, but a goodie! If you don't know about it, just use a toothpick (or a fork tine since I'm too lazy resourceful to get out a toothpick when I have a perfectly good fork sitting right next to me) to score your design on the skin of the banana. Be sure not to pierce through. Within minutes, your message appears. Genius!

In this lunch...

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Mummy Dogs!

So, I think we've all seen these 'mummy dogs' floating around the web at some point in time, perhaps a bit more frequently now that Halloween is fast approaching. Well, I'm game. For some reason, my kid is obsessed with mummies. I still chalk it up to one of her favorite books, Where's My Mummy, but who knows. I've still got it on the agenda to work on a fitting lunch based on that book, but I digress. We found some lovely nitrate free turkey dogs that actually taste good... yippee! I wrapped them tightly in strips of crescent roll dough, and popped them in the oven based on the roll's instructions. When they were browned and crispy, we took them out and served them with the regular hot dog fixin's.

I actually liked these since I don't really like hot dogs buns in general. Having my dog all nestled snug in warm in the crispy, buttering wrappings was much better. However, after spending all that time wrapping them and talking to my daughter about what we were having for dinner, the first thing that she did when she sat down was prompting remove all said wrappings and discard them to the side of her plate. I'm sure it was unintentional, but I swear I saw a bit of disgust as she plucked every single molecule of dough from her dog. Sigh.. You win some, you lose some. Either way, I thought they turned out awfully cute and yummy.

Mummy dog with mustard, ketchup, cucumbers, kalamata olives, and cheddar mozzarella strips.