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I'm so excited to share this news with you. Crafty contributor Jill Dubien's cute food was featured on Dr. Oz today !

Ingredients: 2 cooked chicken breasts cut in 1 inch pieces (optional for vegetarian) 1 cup cooked rice 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 eggs 2 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced on the diagonal 1 teaspoon grated and peeled fresh ginger 1 carrot, chopped ½ cup diced red bell pepper (about 1 small pepper) 2 tablespoons soy sauce ½ teaspoon sugar ½ cup chicken stock 1 cup snow peas, trimmed, sliced on the diagonal into thirds  Directions: Heat oil in medium skillet over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. Add eggs and scramble.   Add carrot and cook for 3 minutes.   Add chicken, snow peas, scallions, and ginger, cook for 3 minutes. Add rice and bell pepper , cook 2 minutes. Stir together soy sauce, sugar and stock then add to skillet. Cook an additional 3 minutes and serve. Serves 4-6.

Ingredients: 10 ounces couscous 1 cup craisins 3/4 cup chopped green onions 3/4 cup chopped red pepper 1/3 cup lemon juice 1/4 cup olive oil 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper  Directions: In a large bowl, prepare couscous according to package directions. Place in large bowl and fluff with a fork. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until chilled.   Stir in craisins , onions, and pepper. In a small bowl, whisk the lemon juice, oil, paprika, salt, and pepper; pour over couscous and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate until ready to serve. 6-8 servings.

Ingredients: 3 brown or blackened bananas ½ cup (1 stick) softened butter 1 egg ½ cup sugar ½ cup honey 1 teaspoon vanilla 3 cups flour 1 teaspoon baking soda Directions: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix flour and baking soda in a bowl, set aside. Mix bananas, butter, egg, sugar, honey, and vanilla. Combine flour and baking soda then mix incrementally into banana and sugar mixture. Pour into muffin cups and bake about 20 minutes (60 minutes if using a loaf pan) until fork comes cleanly through the center of the muffin or loaf.

Ingredients: 4 (6 ounce) chicken breasts salt and black pepper ¾ cup bread crumbs   (optional for Gluten Free) 3 tablespoons olive oil ¼ cup sour cream 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 stalks celery, sliced 1 Granny Smith apple, cut into matchsticks 1 tablespoon chives, chopped  Directions:    Slice chicken breasts into two inch pieces and season with salt and pepper then coat with bread crumbs. Heat 2 Tbsp of   oil in large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken until brown and cooked through adding more oil to the skillet if necessary. Place chicken on a plate. In a large bowl, whisk together sour cream, mustard, and lemon juice. Stir in chicken, celery, apple, and chives. 4-6 servings.

A simple craft that teaches about the letter Y and the color yellow and provides an excellent opportunity for your child to practice small motor skills such as cutting and gluing. Materials Needed: construction paper black marker magazine pictures Scissors glue Directions: 1. Using a black marker, trace a large Y onto a sheet of construction paper. 2. Cut out yellow pictures from a magazine and glue them into the Y shape.

Materials Needed: construction paper – black, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and brown black marker glue scissors Directions: Cut strips of construction paper as follows: blue – 5 inches by 1 inch green – 4.5 inches by 1 inch yellow – 4 inches by 1 inch orange – 3.5 inches by 1 inch red – 3 inches by 1 inch  Cut out little drum sticks from the brown paper. Glue the colored strips on to the black construction paper in the shape of a xylophone and draw two little black dots on the end of each colored strip of paper. Glue the brown drum sticks on top of the xylophone.