Reindeer Salad


Ingredients Needed:

1/2 fresh red pear
1 cherry (or raspberry)
1 slice cheese
1 blackberry (cut in half) or 2 raisins or blueberries
2 pecans

Equipment Needed:

Knife
Plate
Cutting board

Directions:

1.  Wash and dry hands.
2.  Place pear half on plate, smaller end facing the bottom.
3.  Place cherry at end of small end of pear for nose.
4.  Place the pecans where the ears should go.
5.  Place blackberry halves where the eyes should go.
6.  Cut cheese into strips and place strips into antler shapes.
7. Serve
*  This cute little deer is great finger food for the children and very healthy to eat!  the children will be asking to make these again and again! (Canned pear halves can be used in place of the fresh ones--just brush with diluted food coloring to change the color or use as is for a white deer).



Reindeer Sandwich 


Ingredients Needed:


1 slice whole wheat bread
Filling- peanut butter, jelly, cheese, cream cheese, tuna, chicken or egg salad, etc.
2 black olive halves
1 small half of a grape tomato
Pretzel pieces

Equipment Needed:

Plate
Knife

Directions:

1.  Wash and dry hands.
2.  Cut off crusts from bread.
3.  Cut bread in half, diagonally to make 2 triangles.
4.  Put sandwich filling on 1/2 of the bread; top with other triangle bread.
5.  Add olive halves for eyes, and the tomato half for the nose.
6.  Break the pretzels to look like antlers and place at top of sandwich.
7.  Use bread crust pieces for ears.