T Is For Tortoise: A Kid Lunch

Haven't seen a Fun Food Friday post 'round these parts in a while, have ya?  I know, bad Mommy.  Can you believe I've done 78 of these kid lunch posts?  Well, 79 now.  Wow, clearly I was more motivated with only two kids.

I figured we'd commemorate the new addition to the family with a lunch in her honor.  And really, this one didn't take any more time than making regular sandwiches would have.  Super easy and all three of the kids loved them.

I used Sandwich Thins to make ham and cheese sammies for the shells.  Cucumbers for heads and feet.  Candy eyes. Lettuce for lining the platter.  Lemon cucumbers and cherry tomatoes to "feed" the babies.  Lantana to add some color.

Here's lunch:

Enjoy the three day weekend!

The two oldest kiddos are back to school on Tuesday.

1st and 3rd grade.

What?!

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Hot Blueberry, Brie, & Basil Sammie

This sandwich was soooooo gooooood.  I ate it for lunch three days in a row.  I won't talk anymore, I'll just show.

So the recipe came from the blog, Grilled Cheese Social.  All she ever posts is grilled cheese sandwiches. Clearly my favorite blog ever.  

Her original version of this is a wee bit different, only because I didn't have mascarpone.

I did what any cheese loving human would do and I dug through my cheese drawer.

I came out with white cheddar.

Same difference, right?

Okay, no, but it was still amazing.

Cream cheese would have been a closer sub, but I didn't have any, so you work with what ya got.

Here's the link to the recipe:

Blueberry Baby

Mascarpone, Brie, Basil, and Blistered Blueberries Bagel Grilled Cheese

Oh man, it's all about those hot, juicy blueberries.

(Out of our yard, I might add.)

It only takes like five minutes to make them.

Totally worth it.

I made mine in the morning, then stuck them in the fridge till lunch time.

It made enough for three days worth of eating this.

I was skeptical about the basil.

I love basil, but I just wasn't sure it would work.

Silly me.

Trust the Grilled Cheese Master and go with what she tells you to do.

Use the basil.

Here's heaven coming together at my house:

Seriously.

Oh man, my mouth is having flashbacks.

Just take a good look at that.

Ridiculously delicious.

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