Kitchen Meets Culinary Clutz

Today I dared the rediculous crowds at Walmart to pick up Valentine's Day cards and goodie bags for my 8-year old daughter's classmates. While there I grabbed last minute treats for the kids and teachers in my classroom. I believe I spent a good 3-hours confined in two shopping aisles watching people fight over the last Russel Stover truffles and googly-eyed Valentine's Day cards.



It was nice to finally come home and sit down with my daughters to put all the goodie bags together. I don't think I could have gotten it done without their help!



There are 20 kids in BbGirl's classroom. Instead of the traditional Valentine's Day card, we gave everyone a novelty cup filled with pencils, balloons, and candy of course. I tied each bag with a cute ribbon!



BbGirl was hard at work practicing her cursive handwriting as she filled out each card.


After supper I went right to work at making Marshmallow Treats for the party my classroom is going to have tomorrow. I also put together three platters of these yummy treats for the school staff at my school.

Marshmallow Treats (also known as Rice Krispy Treats) are so easy to make. I remember when I was about 7-years old my Mama & big sissy taught me how to make them.


When I make my Marshmallow Treats I sprinkle the whole pan of treats with holiday sprinkles, depending on which holiday we're celebrating! Sometimes I use a few drops of food coloring to tint the marshmallow as it melts.  For a little fun, I like to cut the treats into shapes, straight out of the pan, with cookie cutters! Yum!



Say "I Love You" to your child, or someone you love, with a Sweet Treat nestled in their lunch box!

1. Melt margarine in 3-quart saucepan over low heat.
2. Add marshmallows and cook, stirring constantly, until marshmallows are melted and mixture is syrupy (If tinting marshmallow, add a few drops of food coloring during this step.)
3. Remove from heat immediately, add Crispy Rice cereal, and stir to coat evenly. 
4. Press warm mixture evenly into buttered 13" x 9" x 2" pan.
5. Cool. Cut into bars or with cookie cutters.

Makes about 32 bars.

*Tip: When pressing mixture into pan, goopy up your hands with margarine first. It helps to prevent stick fingers and burns. (This was my favorite part when I was a kid because it was just about the only time I was allowed to "play" with my food!)