I Just Want You to Know_ Letters to My Kids on Love, Faith, and Family - Kate Gosselin [58]
Pita Chips
Slice pita bread into triangles and arrange on a cookie sheet. Spray with olive oil and sprinkle lightly with salt. Bake at 450 degrees for 7–9 minutes until pita slices are golden brown and crunchy.
Store in a Ziploc bag for 2–3 days.
Our kids call hummus “Thomas,” thinking it’s named after Collin Thomas. They have been eating it since they were very young and often yell, “More Thomas please!” This is a great lunch or healthy snack, and I often serve it with raw veggies.
Memorable Pizza Meatballs
2 lbs ground beef
2 cups seasoned bread crumbs
1 cup milk
1/2 cup onion, finely chopped
2 tsp pepper
1 block (8 oz) mozzarella cheese
1/3 cup flour
1/4 cup oil
50 oz pizza sauce (our favorite is Don Pepino)
Combine first 6 ingredients just until mixed and shape into meatballs. Cut mozzarella cheese into cubes and put one into the center of each meatball, covering the cheese completely with meat. Roll lightly in flour. Cook meatballs in oil over medium heat until browned (about 3–4 minutes each side) and then drain. Add pizza sauce and bring to boil. Turn down heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until meatballs are cooked through. Makes approx. 32–40 golf-ball size meatballs.
Serve over pasta, rice, in buns, or as an appetizer.
We first tried these during that first year with six crying babies. It seems an unlikely hit, but it has made its way to our table many times—and has become a definite favorite. I serve them with fries and steamed broccoli. It can also be served on rolls and becomes pizza without the crust. This is a great recipe to serve half tonight and freeze half for a quick future dinner!
Grandma’s No-Bake Chocolate Cookies
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup milk
1/2 tsp salt
2 heaping tsp cocoa
2 Tbsp vanilla
1/2 cup peanut butter
2-1/2 cups oatmeal
Bring sugar, milk, salt, and cocoa to a boil and continue for 1-1/2 min. Remove from heat and add vanilla, peanut butter, and oatmeal. Line countertop with wax paper and use a teaspoon to drop mixture onto paper. Allow cookies to cool and harden. Makes approx. 3 dozen cookies.
This is one cookie recipe that is safe for kids as young as mine to help. I mix the ingredients together and then transfer dough to smaller bowls and provide a spoon and a sheet of wax paper to each child. They enjoy spooning their own cookies onto their own wax paper. These cookies are also a great source of fiber and are fun to make together!
Eight Little Faces
A Mom’s Journey
Kate Gosselin
Just in time for Mother’s Day, this gift book features photos from Jon and Kate’s family album, along with words from Kate on a variety of topics any mom can relate to including patience, encouragement, gratitude and guidance. Kate’s favorite Scripture verses accompany the text.
Follow the lives of the entire Gosselin clan in words and pictures.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
To J.M. for everything—enjoy your new baby (aka Squooshy)!
To S. & G.N. for your unwavering support and for including us as part of your family.
To J.A. & J.M. for your undying lifelong friendship.
To C. & A.T. for answering my SOS calls over the years.
To J.N. for stepping in whenever needed and taking over perfectly.
To A.S., K.C., J.S., and B.P. for your work on this book.
To T.G., J.B. & R.D. for making me look good, and to N.P. and M.L. for an amazing cover.
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