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10 Minute Meals for Toddlers at Witching Hour

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Thursday, 28 February 2013

10 Minute Meals for Toddlers at Witching Hour


Witching hour - that time of the day when the earth spins off its axis for toddlers and all is wrong in the world. The soundtrack is whining only to be interrupted by "Mum, Mum, Mum" until the whining begins again. At the end of a long day it's enough to drive you bat shit crazy, particularly when you're coming in the door at dinner and they are starving - the solution is to feed ém and fast.

 Here's five 10 minute meals I knock up to subdue the chaos and that God awful noise:
I call this: "The whatever random shit you have in the cupboard" toddler dinner. They love it - they can eat it all by themselves, it makes them feel all grown up and while they revel in this moment of self actualisation, you can pour yourself a HUGE glass of veno and watch Ellen. Sweet.

"The Toastie Cheese". Yes we have all been there and we will go there again, comforting ourselves with the fact that there is a serve of dairy in that - huzzah! And if you're really brilliant and serve wholegrain (see exhibit A), well that has to meet their nutritional needs for at least a week. You can congratulate yourself on being an awesome parent by pouring a HUGE glass of veno and watching a re-run of Friends.
I call this "Lifesaving Leftovers". Prepare ahead, make extra the night before, one minute in the microwave or a few more in a sauce pan and SHAZZAM! Toddler suppressing device is served. Pour yourself a HUGE glass of veno in reward for your exceptional organisational skills. You're an awesome mother.
I call this little ditty "Scram Bam Thankyou Mam". Crack two eggs in a bowl with a couple of tablespoons of water and whisk. Sprinkle in the 1/4 cup grated cheese and few pieces of tomato, push around on a hot pan for a minute and BAM! Hear the sweet, sweet sound of silence. You grated cheese, you go girl! Get yourself a HUGE glass of Veno and high five that toddler. They're good for that.
I call this the "Don't judge me biatch, I'm over it" toddler dinner. Cereal. It's fast, its filling and they love it. Crack a few wheat biscuits, add a bit of warm milk and a drizzle of honey then pour yourself a HUGE glass of veno - your child has not starved. NB: I will not be responsible for what unfolds if you serve Fruit Loops or Cocoa Pops. That shit storm is all you. Just sayin'.
If all goes according to plan, you should end up with a happy little Oompa Loompa just like this. It's all down hill from here. Next step, hose it down, read to it, kiss its gorgeous little lips and say: "Goodnight and sleep tight Oompa Loompa, Mummy is off to pour herself a HUGE glass of veno". 


Takes a bow - I'm awesome, I know.

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posted by Bree @ Twinkle in the Eye @ 11:54   22 Comments

22 Comments:

At Thursday, 28 February, 2013 , Blogger Lara at This Charming Mum said...

Fantastic post Bree! Good to know I'm not the only one who breaks out the breakfast cereal at night time occasionally :)

 
At Thursday, 28 February, 2013 , Blogger Lara at This Charming Mum said...

I enjoyed this post a lot, so I've shared it at Francesca's Festa for February.
http://francescawriteshere.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/francescas-festa-of-favourites-february.html Now, must go defrost those leftovers...

 
At Thursday, 28 February, 2013 , Blogger Bree @ Twinkle in the Eye said...

Oh thanks Lara! Go the leftovers :-)

 
At Thursday, 28 February, 2013 , Blogger Kathy McPherson said...

Yep, done all of those on more than one occasion! Great post Bree, I think you should pour yourself a HUGE glass of veno :-)

 
At Thursday, 28 February, 2013 , Blogger Bree @ Twinkle in the Eye said...

I think so too!

 
At Thursday, 28 February, 2013 , Blogger Francesca Writes Here said...

This is a great post - funny and true!
I must have missed this, as my blog reading has been a little slow lately. I'm so glad Lara added it to Francesca's Festa of Favourites for February!

 
At Thursday, 28 February, 2013 , Anonymous KezUnprepared said...

Love it! Think I'll share with my Facebook followers :)

 
At Thursday, 28 February, 2013 , Blogger SarahMac said...

So love this! I've been feeling dreadful about my lack of organisation around dinner time at the moment, so glad I'm not the only one. Maybe I'll do weet bix for dinner tonight!!!

 
At Thursday, 28 February, 2013 , Blogger Bree @ Twinkle in the Eye said...

I hope you did Sarah, I hope you did :-)

 
At Thursday, 28 February, 2013 , Blogger Bree @ Twinkle in the Eye said...

Thanks Kez. That's lovely of you :-)

 
At Thursday, 28 February, 2013 , Blogger Bree @ Twinkle in the Eye said...

Great link up. Simple and a nice way to pat other bloggers on the back when you like their work. Thanks for coming by :-)

 
At Friday, 01 March, 2013 , Blogger Kaz @ Melting Moments said...

This made me giggle. Some of my favourites are in there :) Yes, you're awesome!

 
At Friday, 01 March, 2013 , Anonymous Housewife in Heels said...

Move over Jamie Oliver and your 15 minute meals!!! Great tips- definitely will try some of these ;)

 
At Friday, 01 March, 2013 , Blogger Bree @ Twinkle in the Eye said...

Oh why thank you Kaz. I will not argue with your wisdom :-)

 
At Friday, 01 March, 2013 , Blogger Bree @ Twinkle in the Eye said...

Amen to that! Jamie is sooo 15 minutes ago - he really does need to come up to 10 minute standard.

 
At Friday, 01 March, 2013 , Blogger Go Camping Australia said...

We had toasties for dinner last night, and we are a toddler-free household! I just couldn't face cooking! So even as the children get older, its a great stand-by meal!


Annie

 
At Friday, 01 March, 2013 , Blogger Rhianna SG said...

Great ideas. I like to do the scram bam thank you mam in the microwave. Thanks for sharing and reminding us all just how awesome we are :)

 
At Friday, 01 March, 2013 , OpenID havealaughonme said...

I'm totally going to give the kids the first one tonight - thanks! I get sick of meal planning every day x

 
At Friday, 01 March, 2013 , OpenID robomum said...

Breakfast at dinner is a winner for my son.

I always read Witching Hour posts. It's such a struggle some days X

 
At Friday, 01 March, 2013 , Blogger Masshole Mommy said...

I always found that my boys loved those meals in which I randomly threw things on their plates for dinner. It was like a big mystery meal.

 
At Saturday, 02 March, 2013 , Blogger Kylie @ Octavia and Vicky said...

Oh yeah, we've rolled breakfast for dinner many a time. I love it!

 
At Saturday, 02 March, 2013 , Blogger Rebecca Mugridge said...

This is so funny and real - I love it.
Your blog is soo pretty too!

 

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