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  Since Star Wars Day was on a Sunday this year we invited Nick’s parents over for dinner. We also invited Jeff, Abbie, and their boys. Brichette and Flint came too. It was so fun! We had Star Wars plates, napkins, and tablecloth exactly like the ones we had last year -  2024 Star Wars Day ! For food we had: Bantha Kabobs (Chicken, bacon, and pineapple) Thermal Detonators (meatballs) Stormtrooper Cheese (sting cheese) Sarlacc Cheeseball Star Wars Wheat Thins (no fun shapes) Naboo Fruit Mandalorian Goldfish Crackers Wookie Cookies (no bake cookies) Ewok Brownies For the Sarlacc cheeseball I made a regular cheeseball, but instead of covering it in sliced almonds, I covered it in breadcrumbs to create the sand. I wrapped it in plastic wrap and shaped it into a ball and then pushed a hole in the center. Then I placed it in the fridge for a few hours to harden. I pulled it out and placed two sliced almonds in the hole to create the Sarlacc monster. I used string cheese for the “ten...

  I decided that it would be fun to have a special dinner to celebrate Leap Year. I made Frog Sandwiches - turkey and cheese with bacon tongues and grape and raisin eyes Swamp Vines - curly french fries Swamp Water - green Hawaiian Punch Frogs in a Pond - chocolate cupcakes with frosting and gummy frogs Our kids seemed to enjoy it and have fun!

  This is a recipe from Nick's mom.  I'm not sure how long they have been making it, but it was before I married Nick. I make it different than they do.  They use un-breaded chicken tenders, but I have a hard time biting into them (it's a texture thing) so I use the canned chicken and shred it.  There are so many different ways you could make these... Chicken Hoagies Ingredients: 1 10oz. Can Chicken (you could use the 12oz. can as well) 3 cups Shredded Cheese 1 tbsp Onion Powder 1/2 tbsp Paprika Powder Pinch of Pepper 1 tsp Salt Hoagies or French Bread Directions: Heat oven to 375°. Butter both sides of the bread and place on a baking sheet (I lined the baking sheet with aluminum foil for easy clean-up).  Once the oven is ready, place the bread in the oven for about 5 minutes to toast it.  While the bread is toasting, combine the chicken, 2 cups of cheese, and spices in a bowl. Remove the bread from the oven. Be careful not to burn yourself and place the mi...

  This year for May the 4th be with you, or Star Wars Day, we had my brother (who is actually my cousin, but he’s more like my brother), his wife, and his boys over. We watched Star Wars movies (which is was watching all day) and had Star Wars themed food. To start off the day I made Star waffles with our Dash Star Waffle Iron . I wore my Star Wars shirt that we all wore to Disneyland in 2021. For dinner we had: Sweet and Sour Nina Nuggets (homemade chicken nuggets) Hoth Snow Balls (white rice balls) Light Saber Fruit Kabobs (fruit) Yoda Cucumbers (cucumbers) Padwan Popcorn (popcorn in our Star Wars popcorn buckets) Edible Ewoks (Teddy grahams) Star Wars Gold Fish Crackers For dessert we had Death Star by Chocolate Brownie Sundaes I bought Star Wars plates, napkins, and a table cloth. I’m such a dork and didn’t get any photos of us! 🤦🏻‍♀️ Here are our past years… 2015 2016 2017 2021 2022