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Cooking club part 2

We had the second day of Eleanor's cooking club today. 4 6-year olds, 2 4-year olds, 1 3-year old and 2 babies. We planned to make cinnamon rolls, trifle, and dill dip.

The dough for the cinnamon rolls turned out great! North Carolina has a great climate for raising dough, the perfect humidity and temperature. We didn't quite have time and energy for making the rolls, but we made golf ball sized dough, rolled it in butter and cinnamon sugar. They got baked for a bit longer than I meant, but they were pretty good.

The trifle was the most fun. We made instant pudding, cut up pound cake, and layered fruit, pudding and cake in clear plastic cups. Everyone had an excellent time.

Again, the moms were key. One mom washed piles and piles of dishes, the others helped with the kids and the babies. It was fantastic to have them. In fact, one made the dill dip: the kids were running around terrorizing the neighbor boy...

We've got two more. Next time we'll be making ice cream (tune in for the recipe for easy ice cream for kids). This time we'll give the recipe for dill dip, which can be easily made with non-dairy sour cream and cream cheese---not that Amanda is interested in eating it =).
Vegetables and Dip

8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 8 ounce carton, dairy sour cream
2 tablespoons finely chopped green onion
2 teaspoons dried dill weed
½ teaspoon seasoned salt or salt
vegetables: tomatoes, celery, carrots, peppers, cucumbers

In a mixing bowl beat cream cheese, sour cream, onion, dill weed, and salt until fluffy. Chill up to 24 hours. If it thickens during chilling, beat in 1 or 2 tablespoons of milk. Makes 2 cups of dip.

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