Sausage and Onion Tartlets

Anyone have one of those weeks without any motivation?  Ya, this is one for me.  I have a case of summeritis and laziness is calling my name.  I'm really looking forward to tomorrow and our annual GVSU Enrichment dinner.  The dress has come in and it fits! Woop!  I'm always a little nervous around this time since I rent a new dress every year and hoping that the size I ordered fits just right.  You can see posts from our previous years here, here and here, but you'll have to wait till next week for pictures from tomorrow!  Or you can follow me on instagram at Ccristinat because I'm sure they'll be lots of posting going on.

In the meantime, you can make yourself some Sausage and Onion Tartlets because they are super easy and perfect for way low motivation when it comes to dinner time. Oh ya, and they're kid approved.

Prep Time: 10-15 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes

Serves: 6

Ingredients:
2 8oz can of refrigerated crescent rolls.  (They make ones without the perforations now so they are flat sheets.  Those are the best in my opinion so don't have to squish them together to make little squares. 
1/2 medium onion, chopped
1 package of sausage links (or 1/2 lb of ground sausage, really any type of sausage works just make sure it's in little pieces.
Pizza Sauce
1 Cup of Shredded Cheese
Cooking Spray
Salt and Pepper

Directions:
1. Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cook onion until translucent. Salt and pepper to taste.  Cook sausage links until cooked through and depending on the type of sausage cut into small chunks.  I use a spatula as I'm cooking my ground sausage.
3. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.  Open crescent rolls and lay out flat.  Lay the seams on top of each other and press together to make one big sheet.  (or use the non perforated ones, much easier)  Roll out the dough a little so it's as square as possible.  Make two cuts for four squares.  Do the same on the second can of rolls.
4. Lay the squares on the cookie sheet and add a dollop of pizza sauce.  Add a spoonful of onion and another of sausage. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover sides and bring over a little to make a little package.  The squares will not cover themselves.  You just need enough to essentially make a barrier so the items don't fall out.
5. Bake 20-25 minutes until the crust is golden brown.  Serve with a side of pizza sauce to dip.  (Or ranch if your name is Noah or Cristina) (Or if you're awesome and each ranch with everything)

Toddler Meal Ideas Part 2

I feel like all Noah ever wants to do is eat, and eat some more.  When he's done eating then he wants more milk and maybe even a snack.  It's no wonder the kid is huge.  I can't say I blame him though.  Food is pretty yummy, especially when your mom makes it. =)

For more toddler meal ideas you can find some here.

For snacks, we usually do some milk and  fruit or some crackers.  We've really enjoyed trying the Gerber toddler snacks like these banana cookies, these cheese puffs, and the little biscuits.  They are especially great when you're on the run and are easy to grab and stuff in your diaper bag.  For all the moms in the Meijer grocery store area, the Meijer brand is super similar and cheaper too when the others aren't on sale. 

Here are some more toddler meals ideas for you guys:

1. Chicken Parmesan - blueberries
2. Taco meat w/ cheese and tomatoes - raspberries - bread
3. Chicken and cheese quesadilla with humus - tomatoes - strawberries
4. Risotto - turkey meatballs - mixed veggies
5. Mini pancakes - blueberries and strawberries
6. Brats w/ catchup - bun pieces, cheese and cheezeits - cooked carrots

Looks like it might be tacos for dinner tonight!  Feels like a good taco day. =)

Toddler Meal Ideas

When Noah first started eating real food I struggled with what foods to give him and how little to cut the pieces.  With Baby Led Weaning (BLW) you basically just give babies whole foods from the get-go (obviously soft) and let them gum it out.  We did not do that, and that's ok.  Everyone says you can just feed you're toddler what you eat, but for the sake of being somewhat toddler friendly AND somewhat clean we tried to cut some things up and not give many things completely whole. Don't get me wrong, sometimes if you want them to eat rice pilaf, or cottage cheese, or other small foods like that.  So your two options are either feed it to them or let them go to town.  And sometimes we do let him go crazy, mostly when we eat on the deck, but for the most part I like to keep my kitchen clean. =)

Here are some ideas for toddler meals that we feed Noah -

From top to bottom:

1. Pizza sandwich - grapes - zucchini bread
2. Chicken Pot Pit -grapes
3. Asian spiced rice noodles with chicken - puffs - strawberries
4. Baked pasta - brocolli cakes - strawberries
5. Brats - roasted potatoes - tomatoes - owl crakers
6. Scrambled eggs and cheese - banana - toast with peanut butter

What to do feed your kiddos?