Mini Taco Pizzas

Mini Taco Pizzas make a perfect throw together dinner! These are ideal for those challenging times when one must decide if they want tacos or pizza; now you can have them both in just a few steps!

I have been on a taco kick lately! I swear we have been having tacos 2 times a week for 2 months now. My family is starting to get a little weary of the constant offering of chicken tacos, traditional tacos or maybe my favorite, breakfast tacos!

I decided to change things up a little and combine a few favorites; fresh veggies, seasoned taco meat, and a cheese to create a hearty and easy dish that gave my family what they craved; pizza while still giving me that taco flavor I can't get enough of!

This recipe comes together easily. The hardest part is resisting the delicious aromas that will fill your house as they are baking!

Ingredients:
One can of jumbo biscuits
One pound of cooked ground beef, taco seasoned
4 ounces of cheese
Chopped Onion
Chopped Lettuce
Sliced Peppers
Tomatoes {optional}
Sour Cream {optional}
Taco Sauce {optional}

Directions:
Flatten the biscuits, so that they nearly triple in size.
Sprinkle a little cheese on each biscuit.
Top with Taco Meat and remaining cheese.
Bake for 10-12 minutes until the biscuit crust is golden brown.
Top with peppers, lettuce, onion, tomato and sour cream, then serve.


This recipe makes 8 pizzas.

You might also enjoy this Taco Pasta Salad recipe.

Fried Beef Rolls

Fried Beef Rolls are an awesome afternoon snack, appetizer, or lunch! These are so easy to make that they are sure to become one of your favorite easy recipes!

I found a great deal on egg roll wrappers (25 cents a package!!) so I had to make something with them. A quick glance in my fridge and these are the ingredients I settled on.

• Slow Roasted Roast Beef
• Bacon Cheddar
• Egg Roll Wrappers
• Vegetable Oil

Directions:

1. Layer 2 slices of roast beef and one slice of cheese into an egg roll wrapper.
2. "Tuck" the ends in, then roll the wrapper.
3. Brush with water to seal.
4. Repeat as desired for additional fried beef rolls
5. Heat 1 to 2 cups of vegetable oil in a medium size pot over medium heat, then drop the beef rolls into the oil carefully.
6. Allow to cook for about 3 minutes, or until crispy and golden brown, then turn and cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes.
7. Allow to drain on paper towels to reduce the grease.

After I made a few with beef and cheese, and my family declared them delicious. I tried adding a pickle to the center. It was awesome and reminded me of Cuban sandwiches in a way.

Have you ever made a unique egg roll at home?

You might also want to check out my cheese stick crab cake recipe or this cheesy chicken taquito recipe.

15+ Winter Books for Preschoolers

The winter Rolf was 3, it was cold! We spent a lot of time curled up in his tiny little boy bedroom with stacks of books at our elbows. We read everything we could get our hands on in his tiny room, where it was the warmest!

Well, here we are again, in the midst of winter, and I happen to have another preschooler to snuggle up with and read the cold days away with! This year, we have picked 15 books that we felt like we MUST READ and I am happy to share our list with you for winter reading with your little one.

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Animals in Winter

The Thing About Yetis

Let It Snow

The Mitten

My Snowman,Paul

Winter Dance

The Snowy Day

Tracks in the Snow

Dream Snow

Snowmen at Night

The First Day of Winter

Pizza Pie Snowman

Winter is Here

The Animals Winter Sleep

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow

Welcome Winter


I have a collection of snowman painting ideas you might also want to check out for a fun winter day with your preschooler!

Oil and Water Science for Kids

This easy science experiment for kids is so much fun! It produces visually stunning results with common pantry items.

I loved this experiment because we had everything on hand. Within a few moments I had the area ready and both kids were ready to get involved. If you don't have pipettes, you could use a medicine dropper, or even a straw.

Supplies:

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Vegetable Oil

Food Coloring

Water

A Few Small Dishes

Pipettes

I added 3 drops of food coloring to each bowl of water. We decided to try green and blue.

I gave the kids a few pipettes. I asked them what they thought would happen if they added the color to the oil. Harp said it would be like paint. Rolf said it would turn the same color.

They began dropping the watercolor into the oil.

They discovered that the color didn't mix, it just formed little balls of color in the oil.

We added more food coloring to see if that affected it.

We added more water to the food coloring.

It still didn't change the way the oil and water color didn't mix.

This project was completely visually stunning. Both of the kids were hooked!

I was pretty impressed too. I thought this was a great experiment for the kids!

I am glad I got photos as it was basically a form of liquid art!

This is a great way to explore common household items with kids, and see how they react to each other. This is a very economical experiment too; only pennies to complete!

I loved that with this super easy project we could encourage the inner scientist that lives in every curious kid. 

Tropical Fruit Boats

Making food interesting to a picky eater takes patience and creativity. My son Roo is going through the phase of eating only specific foods (chicken fingers, applesauce, yogurt, cheese quesadillas). I am trying to help him experience a variety of food and enjoy eating it... Which hasn't gone well... If he lays eyes on cucumbers, he will hide. When I eat carrots, he cries for me to stop...

I am taking the approach of healthy eating to a new level by making food fun.

What could be more fun and appealing than this Tropical Fruit Boat?

Ingredients:

• 2 cups fresh blueberries
• 3/4 cup blueberry or grape juice
• 2 bananas
• 1/2 cup watermelon cubes (1/2-inch)
• 1/2 cup pineapple cubes (1/2-inch)
• 1 cup mango cubes (1/2 inch)
• 2 fruit roll-up sheets, any flavor
• 4 thin pretzel sticks, each 4 inches long

Directions:

1. In each of 4 shallow bowls, place ½-cup blueberries and 3 tablespoons juice.
2. Cut each banana in half crosswise on a diagonal, then split halves lengthwise.
3. In the center of each bowl, arrange 2 banana slices to form the sides of the “boat.”
4. Evenly divide the watermelon, pineapple and mango in the banana boats.
5. To make the boat “sails,”: on a cutting board, lay one fruit roll-up sheet over the other and press together; cut the double layer into 4 triangles.
6. Make 3 small cuts along one edge of each triangle; thread onto pretzel sticks.
7. Push the pretzel sail into a fruit cube.
8. Serve immediately.

Thanks to my pals at the Blueberry Council for supplying the recipe and image.