Fruit Kabobs and Chocolate Fountain...Mmmm

So I dove into the archives today and found this photo from my sister's wedding shower of the fruit kabobs and chocolate fountain mom and I did. 

I love star fruit and if you have never used them as accents try buying one for your next party and cutting cross sectionally.  Don't worry about what to do with them...cut away and inspiration will come to you.  Also I am not sure if you can see it in the photo but I used a half head of iceberg lettuce as the anchor for the kabobs in the bucket container.  It worked like a charm, dense enough to support the weight of the kabobs and pretty enough to not look out of place if there were gaps after sticks were removed.

Seriously, who doesn't LOVE flowing chocolate and if you are looking for something to do with your leftover Easter goodies try melting it and dipping with fruit.

Night all.

xox

Dish

Giving Melon Hearts

If you are at all like me you are very conscious about what your kids are eating.  I am fortunate in that I have never had to force feed my sons fruit (other foods i.e. veggies and meats are another matter) but I still like to make sure that I make the experience "fun".  Now "fun" in absolutely no way means playing with their food, although we are experiencing a battle of wills currently, above is an example of how I like to approach things. 

These Melon Suckers took 3 minutes to create.  I have a million cookie cutters but for obvious reasons it was the hearts that we chose today.  I personally use sucker sticks but popsicle sticks are just as good and you can work with many fruits to create these suckers. 

Valentine Note....strawberries when halved vertically look like hearts. 

Have fun.
Dish
xox