ladybugs on a log
(click on image to enlarge)
serves 1 snack
inspired by my kitchen visitor this morning who was nice enough to pose for the picture
Ingredients
- 1 stalk celery
- 1 tablespoon almond butter
- 5 dried goji berries, soaked for 1 hour
- 1 sprinkle chia seeds,pictured, or poppy or black sesame if you like that peppery taste
Preparation
wash and dry celery.fill with almond butter.sprinkle berries with seeds.place across almond butter. a variation kids should like:top sliced apple,pear,banana the same way…ladybugs on a raft?..sprinkle the fruit slices with lemon or orange juice if making ahead (to slow browning)sprinkle with cinnamon too before adding “the ladies”
Comments
achin70 writes: (April 10, 2008)
Cool, I love the title! Reminds me of the Ants On a Log dish you order at Szechuan restaurants.
Hippie Chick writes: (April 10, 2008)
So cute :)
mandelicious writes: (April 10, 2008)
haha! and love the ladybugs… very realistic!
HappilyCyn writes: (April 10, 2008)
It must taste good since the ladybug stuck around while you prepared it :>
harmonylia writes: (April 11, 2008)
oh my goodness! my girls will love this!
stRAWberry writes: (April 11, 2008)
This is the cutest recipe I have ever seen!!!!! Did you share with your inspiring little guest?
evergreen writes: (April 11, 2008)
thanks for all the nice comments..stRAWberry,i gently relocated my guest soon after the pic,before i sampled my snack!
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