i made these

I made these adorable goldfish and pig crackers last night. I'll be the first to admit that it's kind of crazy to make these, but they're really not very difficult. Inspired by this post over at Smitten Kitchen, I promptly bought the mini fish and mini pig cookie cutters. That I actually made these less than a week later is pretty awesome. I can be the kind of person who buys supplies for a project, but doesn't actually get around to it for months. Now, I know that spending sixteen bucks on tiny cookie cutters is absurd, but Liam loves goldfish and those things aren't cheap (nor, even if you buy the whole grain kind, are they particularly good for you). I'm not sure these homemade ones will win any nutrition awards, but there's nothing inherently BAD about them either – and there are only five ingredients, all of which you'll know (as opposed to some weird chemical or preservative).

Liam really, really loves these; he gobbled up some this morning and took them for his snack. I'm thinking I may make them for his birthday which is coming up at the end of next month. Either for his party at our house or for his class (so that I can be the Martha Stewart of first grade parents – yes!) Although it may be crazy to actually make these, you cannot deny their cuteness.

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I pretty much followed the recipe from Smitten Kitchen, with the following changes –

I used sharp white cheddar because I don't like yellow cheddar, with the strange exception of American Cheese on burgers (by the way, best burger ever, right here) and English Muffin egg sandwiches. Weird, I know. Did I mention that I made homemade English Muffins a few weeks ago and they were easy and delicious? I've been on a roll. I think you could also use gruyere or parmesan cheese, if you wanted.

I used 1/4 tsp of onion powder instead of 1/8 tsp.

I used the ration of whole wheat to white flour suggested, but I honestly think next time (which may be tonight) I'll just use all whole wheat or maybe something like spelt or kamut flour, just because.