Star Wars Pastry Pockets

Squee! May the 4th be with you! Yes, I am a geek.
(Warning, this is a picture heavy post, for a printable version without all the pictures, just keep scrolling down.)
 I'm so glad these turned out so cute! I had some puff pastry in my freezer so I thought I'd make some lunch items for the kiddos. They traveled well! I made some savory puffs with cheese and pepperoni, I also made some cherry ones with Palmer's all fruit. You can fill these with just about anything-
Nutella
Cream cheese and cranberry sauce
 Cherries- like these turnovers I made
Spinach and Feta
 Pot pie filling- (a thick one!)
Chicken breasts with cheese and marinara for a Chicken Parmesan
Bacon with jalapenos and cheese
Pumpkin pie filling
Fruit pie filling
Brie and ham...
the possibilities are endless!

I used cookie cutters and food markers to make the designs. You can just draw or paint the designs on with a little food coloring and water. I also made a "stamp pad" with food coloring, water, and a paper towel. I used that to stamp on the pastry with my cookie cutters.
To see more Star Wars goodness, check out SugarBelle's Linky party.

May The Fourth Be With You... (Star Wars Nerdiness)

ANNNND I didn't even get a post up for today. I had meant to but I never got around to it so here is a quick post before "soccer Saturday" starts around here. It's May 4th, I had been thinking about it since April! Yes. I am a nerd. Yes I do have a Star Wars shirt on right now.

Anyway, thank goodness for late games this weekend.

Above is a Sugga Sugga cookie, as are the ones below. BEST Sugar Cookie Recipe EVER. I don't use any other recipe here on Give Peas A Chance.

Here are a couple of recent lunches, you can find more here.

Oga's Cantina - Hollywood Studios Orlando

Oga's Cantina is located within Galaxy's Edge at Hollywood Studios in Orlando. The whole of Galaxy's Edge is pretty amazing to see. The area and theme are based on the Black Spire Outpost on the Outer Rim planet of Batuu, and for Star Wars fans the opening of this area has been highly anticipated. Sandly all of Disney is closed now due to Covid-19. However Disney did not disappoint when setting the scene for the whole land. From shops, attractions, eating areas, and Star Wars ships (Millennium Falcon anyone?) and droids it was so fun to explore.

Oga's Cantina is a bar. Family friendly? Yes, it's Disney, however, it is not a sit down restaurant. There are few tables and lots of room for standing at the U-shaped bar, or standing height tables. There are drinks both alcoholic and non-alcoholic and a few snack selections. Knowing this I still wanted to go and take a peek. We had reservations, there was a two drink and 45-minute time limit while we were there. Which is more than enough time if you're there with kids and not there to actually have a drink and... well, you know bar stuff. Besides, it's Disney.

2013 Bento 12-16

I decided that Tuesdays would be "Take it Tuesdays". I will be posting any lunches in one post for the week. Most of you know that I use the term "Bento" loosely. These are just lunches, but I've been using the tag since 2007, so it's tradition.

Piglet's lunch in the PlanetBox

Toasted waffles

Maple sausages 

Syrup

Strawberries

(The Nori pictured is her snack.)

*I found these great gluten free, no MSG, no added nitrates or preservative sausages. I was so excited, they even have ones without sugar. But they have rice in them. The no sugar ones have pork, cooked rice, water, salt, spices. Pretty cool. The company is Jones Dairy Farm.

Spinach Cheese Pinwheels, and more!

I found this recipe on the back of my Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry box. The original recipe calls for Muenster cheese, I use whatever is on hand. In this case a Mexican four cheese blend. For the frozen spinach, I let it thaw, then wrap it in a clean kitchen towel or paper towel and SQUEEZE the water out. You want it to be DRY. If you don't like Parmesan cheese, sometimes I think it's too strong, leave it out and use 3/4 cups of shredded cheese.

Mix up fillings as you like, use pesto, different cheese, jalapeno/cheese/cream cheese, pepperoni and cheese, shredded chicken/bell peppers/cheese, dried fruit and nuts chopped up, so many options!

Do you use a lot of puff pastry? What's your favorite thing to make with it?

How about 

Palmiers

Spinach Feta puffs

Lemon Herb Chicken

Cherry Turnovers

Star Wars pastry Puffs

Beef Wellington

2013 Bento 202 - 213 Take It Tuesday

Cheese Sandwiches (Stamped with Darth Vader)

Grilled Chicken

Vegetables

Mandarin Oranges

Goldfish (in the Yoda container)

Dressing

Chocolate

(More Star Wars type of posts HERE)

2011 Bento 109, 110, 111

Planet box again :)

I know, these lunches aren't fancy- not that mine ever were, but the girls have been eating so good!  They usually don't like sandwiches too much.

Turkey, cheese, sprouts on a sandiwch thin. 

Yoda on cheese- which I have discovered that my girls do not like American cheese. So I guess I won't be buying that again.

Veggies with dressing

Clementine

Luuuukkkee... I am your father.

Say what?

All Things for Sale, Cat box.

Pixie, which I discovered liked raw broccoli and Italian dressing, had a sunbutter and jelly sandwich. Clementine and veggies.

May the force be with you...

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Star Wars cookie cutters used for the cheese and cupcake picks are from Williams Sanoma.