What's Cooking, Snow Days, and Cabin Fever

Last week Finn was sick.  We were stuck inside, which worked out since it was cold and snowy.  Since he was too sick to go play in the bitter cold...

We let the snow come in to play with him...

He thought that was pretty cool.  

 We also made snow cones.   The real deal.   I juiced different fruits for the toppings. Here is his blueberry snow cone...

and a strawberry one...

We also had cherry. They turned out tasty and he thought it was fun. 

One thing about being home bound for the past week and a half has been that we have cooked a lot of fun meals. Cooking many times day has been the fun part of our days.  The other night I thought I would make Finn some nuggets like Chick-Fil-A.   He has always really liked those and it is one of the only meats he has ever really enjoyed and eaten without bribes.  (I am a briber.  Except nothing I do is illegal, so I think it is all good.)  When I told him what I was going to do, he asked, "Can you make it without the creepy white stuff?"  I laughed hysterically as I explained THAT was the chicken.  

I thought my chicken nuggets were spot on for Chick-Fil-A....

They looked exact. I cut the chicken, breaded it, the works trying to specifically make them be the same.  He wasn't falling for it!  He was not interested.  Little stinker.  IF I would have had a paper box to put them in, he would have eaten every drop. Luckily Tosh really enjoyed  the fried chicken.  We used to be avid "fryers" This is the first thing I have fried at home in like 4 years.  Verdict...not only is baked better for you, it takes so much less work!  But who can resist the batter.

Another fun thing we made was these little breakfast pizzas...

I have been trying to be more creative with food.  I took biscuits and we flattened them.  Then the topping was egg (cooked about to half way point), Chai seeds, cottage cheese, Parmesan, cheddar, provolone, ham, and kale.   Then baked them according to the biscuit instructions.  They turned out so good! And they are so cheap per serving when you break it down.   If you wonder why the weird combos on cheeses, it is really because this was a "what do we have in the fridge? Create something out of it" meal.   When you don't have enough cheddar you can, in fact, use provolone lunch slices to shred.  It is tricky, but it can be done. 

I love Finn's art. I am a huge collector.  I think he is my favorite artist.

And I love that he spells things out with magnets...

Love it.