The same lunch with one difference. They both have sweet potato rolls, rotisserie lemon-pepper chicken (I have a George Foreman rotisserie that's wonderful! But deli rotisserie chicken is great, too, and usually a good grocery bargain.)with dried cranberries, slow cooker cinnamon apples, bacon-ranch bites, and apple cake with brown sugar glaze. Bayberry also has lettuce and tomato.
Bacon Ranch Bites:
Finely minced 2 carrots and 1 cup steamed broccoli and 1/4 cup red onion. Stir in 3 oz softened cream cheese and 8 oz ranch dip. Add 4 slices cooked, crumbled bacon. Spread on 8" round flour tortillas. Roll tightly. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours. Slice into pinwheels. (Mine got flattened a bit).
Slow Cooker Cinnamon Apples:
Peel, core, and slice 12 tart apples into 8 slices each. Place in slow cooker. Drizzle with the juice of one lemon.
Combine 1 cup brown sugar, 2 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp nutmeg, and 1/4 cup flour. Sprinkle over top, stirring to coat all the apples.
Drizzle 3 Tbsp melted butter over top. Cover and cook on low about 4 hours, until apples are soft but not mushy.
These are great warm or chilled.
The apple cake recipe -- I'll share it later in the week and post it here.
just started the slow cooker cinnamon apples a few minutes ago. Looking forward to seeing how my kids like them :)
ReplyDeleteI am making the apples this week - they look great and super easy!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics and lunches. Question about the red container with the movable? divider?? What brand is it? I have the EasyLunchBoxes but am not thrilled with how they close (they don't really "sanp" on - I've made elastic loops for them). Looking for something to add to my collection...is it possible to be addicted/obsessed with reusable/divided containers?? LOL
ReplyDeleteDefinitely, Kim. :) I use my Easy LunchBoxes for my husband only and am careful about what I pack inside.
ReplyDeleteThe red one is a Hello Kitty Bento box that I bought from Amazon. Search bento box on amazon -- you'll be overwhelmed with how mnay options there are! I chose the Hello Kitty one for both the design and the fact that it came with sealing lids for both layers.