A few weeks ago, we had a potluck here at work. I made one of my favorite go-to snacks, green chile pinwheels. It was also the last week of school, so I made an extra batch of pinwheels and sent them with my husband, Mark, to school. (Mark teaches seventh-grade math.) At the end of the day, he brought home the empty plate and two requests for the recipe. The pinwheels are simple to make. That’s probably why they’re among my favorites, and I was thrilled to share the recipe. As I was writing, I wondered about you and your favorite go-to snacks and potluck dishes. Care to share?

Green Chile Pinwheels
8 oz. softened cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/2 cup chopped green chiles (or good New Mexican salsa!)
4 flour tortillas

Mix the cream cheese, garlic salt, and chiles. Divide the cream cheese mixture into fourths and spread each fourth onto a flour tortilla. Roll up each tortilla. Cover the rolled tortillas with plastic wrap, and stick them in the refrigerator until just before time to serve. Then cut the rolled tortillas into one-inch slices and enjoy.

Congratulations to Kathy Dobbs, director of Kathy’s Family Daycare in Simi Valley, CA. She is the winner of a copy of The Big Book of Monthly Ideas (Pre-K) in our weekly blog drawing.

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  1. 23 Jul 2009 at 1:06 pm # 68.  Julie

    Great ideas- a few more things to add to my list of things to try. . . .

  2. 20 Jul 2009 at 9:42 pm # 67.  Kathi

    When we have morning socials, I usually bring Monkey Bread. It’s super easy and yummy!

    1 package frozen rolls
    1/2 package vanilla or butterscotch pudding (instant)
    1 stick of butter
    1/2 C brown sugar
    pecans
    cinnamon

    Grease bundt pan. Dump in frozen rolls. Sprinkly with pudding and as much cinnamon as you would like. Melt butter and sugar together and pour over rolls. Sprinkle with nuts as desired. Wrap with aluminum foil and leave out on your counter overnight. Bake the next morning at 350 for 25 minutes. Pour out onto a platter, wrap, and take warm monkey bread to school the next morning!

  3. 17 Jul 2009 at 9:16 pm # 66.  MArie

    these are great ideas.I get tired of the same snacks.

  4. 16 Jul 2009 at 11:09 am # 65.  Beth

    Love the popcorn surprise idea. I teach Pre-k and this will help a lot with leftover snacks. We enjoy using melted chocolate and pretzel sticks to discuss liquids and solids and have a yummy snack at the end. Students enjoy watching the chocolate melt down and then harden as it cools on the pretzels until snack time.

  5. 16 Jul 2009 at 1:46 am # 64.  Tanya

    One of my previous student’s mom gave me this recipe. It is actually very quick and easy.

    Sugar ‘n Spice Popcorn

    1/3 cup butter or margarine
    1/4 cup sugar
    1/4 tsp. salt
    1/4 tsp. cinnamon
    3 quarts popped popcorn (without butter or salt)

    Melt everything together until sugar dissolves. Bake at 300 degrees F for 15 minutes until crispy.

  6. 15 Jul 2009 at 10:43 am # 63.  katie

    S’mores are my weekness. We went to the Bass Pro Shop and they had a section that had 20+ recipes for S’more. I kick myself whenever I try to remember them because I didn’t buy the item!

  7. 14 Jul 2009 at 9:24 pm # 62.  Diana

    Does anyone have the recipe for Chocolate Pizza? I had it years ago and now would like to make it for my preschoolers. We sing the song by Gregg and Steven “She’ll Be ‘Comin Round the Mountain”.

  8. 13 Jul 2009 at 9:04 pm # 61.  Dori McCartney

    I make cookies using dry cake mix and they are always a BIG HIt! Here’s the recipe:
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    Stir following ingredients together in medium sized bowl:
    1 18 oz. cake mix, can be yellow, chocolate or whatever flavor you like best!
    2 eggs
    1 stick butter or margarine, melted
    Add 1/4 to 1/2 cup of other ingredients, such as chocolate chips, raisins, nuts, smashed up candy bars
    Place dough by about 1 Tbsp. scoops onto ungreased cookie sheet, 2 inches apart. Bake about 12 minutes or just until lightly browned.

  9. 13 Jul 2009 at 7:20 pm # 60.  Sandra

    I use color cream cheese for many different lessons. color of the week..
    It is easy and always causes a stir especially when Green is the color or purplel

  10. 12 Jul 2009 at 8:41 pm # 59.  Shelley

    This sounds like an easy, quick appetizer for any kind of meal. If you had a fiesta theme, these would be a perfect appetizer!

  11. 12 Jul 2009 at 8:19 pm # 58.  Amy

    Hi I am a preschool teacher who uses this “recipe” weekly! We make what I call popcorn surprise and the kids love it. We take a bag of popcorn already popped and mix into it whatever snacks we have left. For example if there are cheese crackers left but not enough for everyone then it goes into popcorn surprise. We always add a few things to the popcorn, its a great way for us to use up odds and ends and a fun recipe to share. Every time popcorn surprise is made it becomes a surprise what my class will find in it!!!

  12. 12 Jul 2009 at 7:27 pm # 57.  amy

    I love variations of rice krispy treats. My favorite is to use Fruity Pepples. The fruit flavors combined with the marshmellows are yum yum good. lol

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