Fair Time

Earlier this week, we visited our local county fair. Fairs and summer go hand and hand and I have many fond memories of visiting fairs as a child. It is so much fun to see all the animals, look at the exhibits and then of course the ride and the food. I think it is important that children get agricultural exposure that fairs provide. It has always been a dream of mine to have a little farm. I know my daughters have the same hope and dream. We are very lucky to live in an area surrounded by farms and fields and know many people who live on these farms. Although we don't have a farm, we can at least visit them. We are very fortunate for that.
The favorite part of the fair for us is looking at all the different animals. We think they are adorable especially when they are freshly bathed and squeaky clean. Even the pigs.
When I was growing up, a fair trip was not complete without getting some fried dough. I remember when they came out with the fried Twinkie but I have not ever tried one. This year we had a discussion that we were not going to get anything to eat because we had just eaten. It was great taking in all the smells and to my surprise, we didn't even get asked for a treat or hear any I'm hungry's.
We did find a Stonyfield Farm stand. This was one of my favorite spots. There were giving away yogurt tubes, greek yogurt, baby yogurt, and yogurt shakes. The girls were happy to have some yogurt and Tate even drank a shake. This stand was fabulous, The girls got to plant seeds, make a flip book featuring themselves, and eat yogurt. They were also giving away many coupons and freebies.
I grabbed a magazine called Chop Chop which features "kid recipes." I have not heard of this magazine before but absolutely love some of the recipes and want to share.

Lemon Honey Sparkle
1 cup club soda or sparkling water
1/2 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Pour ingredients into sparkling water- stir and drink

Twice Baked Potato
potatoes
ricotta cheese
milk
shredded cheddar cheese
Bake Potatoes
Cool and cut in half
Scoop out insides of potato
Mix potato insides with ricotta cheese milk and cheddar cheese
Scoop back into potatoes
Bake another 20 mins

Bolder Tuna
2 cans tuna
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 cup minced celery
1 apple cored and chopped
2 teaspoons chopped pickles
3 tbsp greek plain yogurt
1/2 tsp mustard.
Mix all together. can be served as sandwich, with crackers, or on lettuce.