While the rain is starting to make its way back into our harbor towns, we managed to keep the "white stuff" around long enough to enjoy the simple pleasure of having a Snow Day. A day when the town takes a break and the world is blanketed with a fluffy comforter of quiet. I am hoping that we still have time to test these snow day recipes!
8 AM Nothing speaks more to a day off than a real breakfast, the kind you never have time for while running out the door to work.
I am going to heartily suggest an allrecipes.com winner, French Toast Casserole.
Now head outside while it is baking and enjoy the snow! Build an igloo (while you are an adult, it is perfectly OK to act like you are twelve on a Snow Day).
10 AM Coming in from the cold is certainly going to necessitate the need for a warm beverage. Do what I have been doing for years, make Hot Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cocoa. Simply recipe: 1 envelope cocoa mix, 2 tsp. Peanut Butter. Pour hot water over, mix and enjoy!
12 noon Lunch time on a snow day is tricky. You have either been outside enjoying the outdoors, or if you are anything like me, curled up on the couch with a movie. Either way something quick and easy is always your best bet! My husband and I are fridge scroungers.. neither of us like to shop at the grocery store and on a snow day who wants to get bundled up, get in the car and drive down Market st. to the grocery store only to fight every other car in the parking lot for a place to park? Not I. My solution is to take any of your leftover veggies and meats and make a killer quesadilla.
Chop up a green/red/yellow pepper into bite size pieces,
finely chop one small onion,
drain and lightly mash a can of black/pinto/chili beans,
reserve 1/2 cup of salsa,
slice 1/2 pound of steak/ham/chicken/turkey,
grate 8 oz. of any kind of cheese you have in your fridge.
Heat 1 Tbsp of oil in a pan over medium heat, cook your onion and peppers for 4 min, stir in meat beans salsa and any seasoning (chili/garlic/onion powder-1/2 tsp) Cook for three min.
Spray a large skillet with cooking spray, place one tortilla and cook one min.
Spread 1/3 cup cooked mixture and 1/3 cup cheese and place second tortilla on top, cook one min.
Gently flip and cook one more minute til brown!
This lunch is pennies on the dollar and super satisfying on a cold snowy day.
3 PM Munchies are setting in and there are two ways to go on your day off. Sweet or savory. So hard to decide! You can always go with the tried and true Chex Muddy Buddies , a favorite from my childhood. Or turn towards something more sophisticated Crescent-Wrapped Brie . Either way your tummy grumblings will be cured... til dinner!
5 PM As the day of play is winding down and the temperature continues to drop it might be time to turn up the heat in the kitchen with White Chicken Chili . I would even tweak this great food network recipe a bit and add two different kinds of beans along with the shredded rotisserie chicken. It is a satisfying end to a chilly day off!
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