Ladybugs On A Stick Tasty Dish Food

LADYBUG APPETIZERS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and sour cream until smooth. Remove 2 tablespoons to a small bowl and tint black. Place tinted cream cheese mixture in a small plastic bag; set aside. , Add the chives, garlic salt and parsley to the remaining cream cheese mixture. Spread over crackers. Arrange two tomato quarters on each for the ladybug wings. , For heads, halve the olives widthwise; place one half on each cracker. Insert two chives into olives for antennae. Use tinted cream cheese mixture to pipe spots onto wings.

LADYBUGS ON A STICK(--TASTY DISH--)

Steps:

• *Note: I found it easier to slice off a small section on the back of the strawberries (meaning from the stem to the bottom of the berry.) That way it will lay flat on the plate and easier to attach the chocolate chips. They won't be so wobbly. Ask an adult for help.
• HEAD: Place a grape on a toothpick or wooden skewer, sliding it all the way to the end of the stick.
• BODY: Next place the strawberry on the skewer, stem end first, and slide it down to touch the grape.
• SPOTS: Lay the ladybug down and carefully push the pointed ends of several chocolate chips (or dried currants) into the strawberry to make the ladybug's spots.
• PRESENTATION: Place several large lettuce leaves (or paper leaves or Easter grass) on a pretty platter. Arrange the ladybugs on the leaves.

JELLY BELLY BANANA SPLIT (--TASTY DISH--)

Steps:

• Put the jelly beans together in a bowl.
• Eat! Yum!

LADY GRAPEFRUIT (--TASTY DISH--)

Steps:

• Cut the grapefruit in half. Then cut off a small slice on the bottom near the stem to make the grapefruit lie flat on a plate.
• Eyes: Cut both grapes in half and place on the grapefruit.
• Nose: Add the cherry between the two grape halves.
• Mouth: Place the apple slice (or other fruit of choice) underneath the cherry where the mouth would be.
• Hair: Place the grape cluster on the top of the grapefruit where the hair would be.
• Eat! Yummy!

SCHOOL OF FISH-PRESENTED IN TECHNICOLOR™ BY -TASTY DISH--

Steps:

• Fish body: With an adult's help, make a slit on one end of each dried apricot. Note: I very lightly mashed the dried apricot before making the slit although this is optional.
• *Carefully* insert the bottom of a mini pretzel. Again, carefully pinch the apricot around the pretzel to hold it in place. It may require a few takes to get the hang of it.
• To make the fish eyes: pipe on a small dot of cream cheese (a plastic sandwich bag with a very [small corner] snipped off works well for this) and then press a mini chocolate chip or currant, tip down, into the cream cheese.
• Mouth: Snip the fish's mouth with a knife or pair of scissors. (see photo).
• I arranged the fish on a turquoise/blue platter. Ideal for a summer, Hawaiian/tiki/South Pacific, Finding Nemo/Little Mermaid-themed party, etc.!
• Action!