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This mat is fun to stare at and color with the pens. It wipes off easy too with a damp cloth. the packing too is very cute. The mat can be folded 3 times, occupying very little space, should you want to carry it to a picnic or restaurant. The stain glass look of neat black and white is empting even for an adult to paint within the lines.

I saw this different shaped pasta of tiny shells and wanted to give it a try.  Because of the small size of the shells and the single layer, the taste per bite is different from the usual spiral pasta. Not as creamy as the kraft one.

I wanted to make some healthy snacks. yes I need wheat flour and counting the time I said to myself, aloud and the inhabitants of the house, they say they heard it four times. I have quinoa. And a recipe, Quinoa chocolate cookies   called for almond milk. So follows a mix-up of 1 cup all purpose flour 1/3 cup almond milk 1 mashed banana 2 tbsps of oil 3 tbsps of cocoa powder 1 cup cooked quinoa If you have baked enough, in your soup days, you'll remember the cake that fell flat and you called it pudding. The above recipe results in that version of cookies. The test for these cookies is 'snack time' tomorrow. Will they stand up? And after the grocery trip, there will be crackers . Verdict: In the morning, I gave her 2 cookies. She held one, the edge pliant. I thought she might just leave it at that, but she likes it.

Breakfast cookies We used 3 individual packets of quaker oats and a banana and baked it. Since the packets came with sugar or spice, we didnt have to add any. Handy breakfast and after school snack .