family breakfast: waffle food art – horse and carriage

being winter, it has been cold so we haven’t had much opportunity to take our toddler to the park. on a few nice weekends the last month, we went to Central Park to play but one of the highlights for our little one was to watch the horses trot by with the carriage in tow. so this Sunday, we enjoyed a little waffle art a la horse and carriage. Continue reading “family breakfast: waffle food art – horse and carriage”

family breakfast: waffle food art – tea for two

my little one has had an abundance of wonderful hand-me-down clothes, books and toys. one of baby’s favorite toys been the musical tea-for-two set. the tea pot sings a few melodic songs and makes a sound when you pour. it’s quite cute! so this morning’s breakfast is dedicated to tea for two or three or four … with a little cake of course!

ingredients

  • 4 to 5 gluten free vegan waffles
  • plain yogurt
  • fruits: banana, kiwi, mango, papaya, watermelon

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family breakfast: waffle food art – Star Wars Reads Day!

yesterday was the annual Star Wars Reads Day. in a local event, this year’s event focused on the retelling of the original trilogy. authors Alexandra Bracken, Adam Gidwiz and Tom Angleberger talked about the books they wrote and then allowed the audience to play Star Wars trivia as well as get quizzed by the fans! so this morning’s breakfast was dedicated to them!

ingredients

  • gluten free vegan waffle

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family breakfast: waffle food art – apple picking

it’s fall and probably the most popular thing to do is: apple picking!

ingredients

  • gluten free vegan waffle
  • plain yogurt
  • fruits: red, green and yellow fruits

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family breakfast: waffle food art – carousel birthday party

if you can’t go to an amusement park, how about a outing at a carousel … better yet, how about a birthday party by the carousel? oh what fun!

ingredients

  • gluten free vegan waffle
  • plain yogurt
  • fruits: banana, kiwi, mango, papaya, watermelon

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family breakfast: waffle food art – playground

it’s summertime so we have been spending a lot of time in the playground. so i made a fun park scene as well as a swing and slide.

ingredients

  • gluten free vegan waffle
  • plain yogurt
  • fruits: banana, kiwi, mango, papaya, watermelon

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family breakfast: waffle food art – playing kitchen

two is a little young to actually cook so it’s fun to play kitchen: dramatic play – or – for breakfast.

ingredients

  • gluten free vegan waffle
  • plain yogurt
  • banana
  • blackberry
  • raspberry

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family breakfast: waffle food art – shoes

k is learning to put on shoes “by myself” so for Sunday morning breakfast i made shoes!

ingredients

  • gluten free vegan waffle (3-5 waffles)
  • plain yogurt

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patriotic breakfast: waffle art – Fourth of July!

while June 14 is Flag Day, but the day you see flags everywhere is on Independence Day aka Fourth of July! so for breakfast, how about some stars and stripes with yogurt, fruit and waffles!

cooking tools

  • star shaped cookie cutter

ingredients

  • gluten free vegan waffles
  • plain organic yogurt
  • blackberries
  • strawberries

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Father’s Day breakfast: waffle art – Star Wars X-Wing Fighter

to continue with the theme of planes, how about some Star Wars art for a dad with loves the X-Wing Fighter? then to give the hint of the Father’s Day gift two different sized waffle shirts? finally, what’s Father’s Day without hearts? all on a Sunday morning.

ingredients

  • gluten free vegan waffle
  • plain yogurt
  • banana
  • strawberries

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Sunday breakfast: waffle art – airplane!

at daycare, k’s class had a visitor: a pilot! so for this week’s waffle art, i made airplanes. not my finest work but k recognized it!

ingredients

  • gluten free vegan waffle
  • plain yogurt
  • pineapple
  • banana

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Sunday breakfast: waffle art – baseball!

since we were going to take k out to a baseball game, i thought i’d make it a fun baseball themed Sunday breakfast. with just a little fruit, some yogurt and toasted waffles, we have baseball art!

ingredients

  • gluten free vegan waffle
  • plain yogurt
  • raspberries

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Sunday breakfast: waffle art – bears!

i have missed a few Sunday breakfasts. i am not a morning person! m takes care of k in the morning, from wake up through breakfast while i catch an extra hour or so of ZZZZZZZZs. i had tried to be original every Sunday, coming up with something new (i.e. muffins, pancakes, crepes, etc.) but i realize it would take a lot more planning and time than i am capable of! Continue reading “Sunday breakfast: waffle art – bears!”

Happy Easter! name the title of the waffle art vignettes from books about bunnies

vignette 1:

children's book about bunnies - name the title! 2015-1

vignette 2:

children's book about bunnies - name the title! 2015-2

book 3

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guess the children’s book title? bunny book vignette 3d

can you name the book?

children's book about bunnies - name the title! 2015-3

(disclaimer: beginner food “artist” … sorry book illustrator!)

… and the title is: Continue reading “guess the children’s book title? bunny book vignette 3d”

guess the children’s book title? bunny book vignette 2d

can you name the book?

children's book about bunnies - name the title! 2015-2

(disclaimer: beginner food “artist” … sorry book illustrator!)

… and the title is: Continue reading “guess the children’s book title? bunny book vignette 2d”

guess the children’s book title? bunny book vignette 1

can you name the book?

children's book about bunnies - name the title! 2015-1

(disclaimer: beginner food “artist” … sorry book illustrator!)

… and the title is: Continue reading “guess the children’s book title? bunny book vignette 1”

processed breakfast food: Van’s gluten free flax waffle

bkfst Van's Foods waffles k’s daycare cooking class was going to have waffles so i had to either find or make waffles that k could eat in class. easiest would be to find one that was gluten free vegan and with concerns of k’s allergies, they also had to be made of ingredients that k has already been introduced to.

luckily there was one in our local store that we could try: Van’s gluten free flax waffles. it has no artificial flavors, colors or preservatives. it is sweetened with fruit juices instead of high fructose corn syrup. in addition, it is gluten free, egg free and non GMO Project verified. Continue reading “processed breakfast food: Van’s gluten free flax waffle”