party, party, party!!

the menu for the garden party included:  peanut butter and jam 'snails', 'worms in the dirt', 'bug juice', 'ants on a log', cupcakes, and fruit.

snails 
for about 10 servings you will need:
crepes (i used the namaste waffle/pancake mix and followed the crepe directions)
smooth peanut butter
your choice of jam

1. make the crepes, separate them with a piece of wax paper between each and refrigerate.  (half of the mix should make about 4 ten-inch crepes).
2.  warm 1/2 cup peanut butter for about 20 seconds in the microwave then mix with the jam.
3. spread pb&j mix on the chilled crepes
4. re-refrigerate!!
5. slice in 2-inch slices and serve

worms in the dirt
makes about 4 cups of 'dirt'.  you will need:  
Simplebites Extreme Chocolate Mini Cookies,  dr. oetker chocolate pudding (or another gluten-free pudding mix), and 2 packs of gummy worms.  
1. make the pudding according to instructions using almond milk instead of dairy (or perhaps rice, though i have only tired almond) then refrigerate.
2.  crunch up all the cookies; a rolling pin works like a dream for this task.
3.  mix pudding and crunched up cookies, stir in the worms .  i served in a painted garden pot lined with plastic wrap and aluminum foil.  






bug juice
simple enough: lemonade and frozen raspberries (both organic from publix)


ants on a log
you will need:  celery, creamy peanut butter, and either raisins or another dried smallish fruit (or a combo of what you like).
1. spread peanut butter on the celery
2. line up your ants
3. cut
yep, simple but really cute.

cupcakes
i made mine from a mix out of necessity (remember, i just found out about the allergies).  i cannot, in good conscience, recommend a mix at this time.  


bug juice design adapted from these fabulous websites (via pinterest):  http://party.tipjunkie.com and http://www.hostessblog.com