Fairy Bread Butter Board

 If you've been anywhere near social media in the past month you've likely seen one of the latest crazy food trends. I'm talking about butter boards! 

If you haven't been on social media and have no idea what I'd talking about, butter boards are basically a charcuterie board consisting of butter and sandwich toppings with bread on the side for scooping up all the deliciousness. I've seen all sorts of butter boards being shared with a good mix of sweet and savory options, but one thing I hadn't seen shared was the good old classic Aussie fairy bread! I mean, what could be easier than a butter board made up of nothing but butter and sprinkles?

So, today I thought I'd share just that: a fairy bread butter board!

This butter board is perfect for kids' birthday parties, picnics, afternoon snacks, breakfast... Basically any occasion that calls for fairy bread is the perfect occasion for a fairy bread butter board. 

 

It feels a little weird calling this a recipe seeing as there are really only three ingredients and absolutely no cooking or baking involved, but I guess anything that involves mixing ingredients together to make a new food is a recipe, right? 

Ok, let's get to it...

What you'll need:

Bread board/chopping block

Block of unsalted butter (softened)

Sprinkles (the round ones are best for fairy bread authenticity)

White fluffy bread (cut into triangles for fairy bread authenticity)

Step 1

Spread the softened butter across the bread board until you have a thin even layer.

Step 2

Sprinkle the sprinkles on top until the butter is completely covered. 

Step 3

Serve with white bread cut into triangles and your favorite Aussie treats on the side. 

Step 4

Use the white bread to scoop up the butter and sprinkles. 

Step 5

Enjoy!

See... wasn't that super simple? So simple in fact that half of the steps I included aren't even really recipe steps! 

Have you made a butter board before? Let me know if you give this one a try!

Honey Crackles Recipe

For Mathilde's recent bee themed birthday party I made honey crackles; a classic Australian treat found at kids' birthday parties all over the country. The honey crackles fit in perfectly with the bee theme and they reminded me of my own childhood. They're one of those party treats that I loved as a kid but had kind of forgotten about seeing as they're not common here in the US. 

I had actually never made honey crackles myself before, or at least not as an adult, but they're super easy to make and they're delicious so I thought I'd share the recipe with you today. 

So just what is a honey crackle, I hear you ask. Think of a rice krispies treat, but instead of rice krispies and marshmallow they're made with corn flakes and honey. Instead of being made in a flat shape they're baked in cupcake liners. Fun aside, cupcake liners are known pattypans in Australia and I actually didn't know that the word wasn't used here in the US until I looked it up to check for this post and found that a "pattypan" in the US is apparently a type of small squash. You learn something new every day!

Another thing that I learned, is that in some parts of Australia people call honey crackles "honey joys". I've never heard that name before, but apparently it's a thing. It's wrong, but it's a thing. Ha! 

Anyway... onto the recipe!

Mathilde's 7th Birthday

My baby is seven! 

This past Saturday was Mathilde's seventh birthday. We celebrated with a small party on Sunday with just our family and our neighbor. I had originally planned to hold the party on Mathilde's actual birthday but Ava came down with covid-like symptoms and we had to wait for her test results - which oddly came through at 11pm Friday. I guess those covid testers are working around the clock! Anyway, by then I had figured we wouldn't know Ava's test results until Saturday and pushed the party out to Sunday. It gave me an extra day to get everything ready, so that was a bonus.

Despite her party being small, Mathilde was still keen to pick a theme for her celebration. She went through quite a few (Minecraft, Slime Rancher, Among Us, bread (?)...) before she settled on bees as her theme. To go along with the theme I made a beehive piñata, honey crackles as treats, and decorated her cake (badly!) with a honeycomb pattern.  

Pikachu Marshmallows

At Mathilde's little Pokémon birthday party last weekend we made Pikachu marshmallows. They're super easy to make, taste yummy, and the kids really enjoyed making them. 

I had originally planned to make the Pikachu marshmallows in advance to serve up as a party food (as I had done for Ava's Pokémon themed 10th birthday party years ago) but then I figured that seeing as we were at home with access to a kitchen, it would be fun to make them as a party activity. And I was right! It was fun!

These little Pikachus are super simple to make and only need a few ingredients.

Here's how we made them...

Australian Party Food + Sausage Rolls Recipe

Each time we throw a birthday party I find myself introducing my American friends to classic Australian party foods.

At first this was completely unintentional. Growing up in Australia, a kids' birthday party is not complete without fairy bread! But the first time I put out a platter of white bread covered in butter and sprinkles at a party here the guests were confused. And I was confused that they were confused! Ha! Isn't it funny how something can seem so completely normal to you but completely foreign to everyone else around you? I guess that's what happens when you're a foreigner!

Anyway, as time has gone by I've learned a little more about foods that are and aren't common here in America (or at least, California) and I've been trying to introduce a little more classic Australian party food to my repertoire.

At Ava's recent birthday party (which you can see here) I served up a few of my favorite Aussie classics. Along with the fairy bread I made cream horns (a must have at all of my family's parties) and sausage rolls.

Sausage rolls are regular party food in Australia. They go with the party pies! Don't know what a party pie is? I'm sure most people outside of Australia don't! Party pies are a miniature version of the classic Aussie meat pie. But more about the sausage rolls...

Popcorn Ice Cream Cones

Ava's recent birthday party at Fenton's Creamery was a first for me. It was the first time that we hosted a party at a fully catered venue. All of the food, entertainment and decorations came part and parcel with the booking. Apart from the invites, cake and party favors there was nothing else I needed to do. I kind of felt a little lost. Usually I'd spend hours scouring through Pinterest for ideas for party food, party games, party hats, photo booth backdrops... This time there was none of that.

There may not have been much for me to prepare for Ava's party but there certainly was for Lola's ice cream themed birthday back in October. In fact, I made so many ice cream themed goodies that I never got around to sharing them all with you! So before Ava's ice cream party becomes a distant memory like Lola's, let's have a look at some of the ice cream treats I made back in October. Same theme, different party.

First up I'm sharing this super easy recipe for Popcorn Ice Cream Cones. Think Rice Krispie Treats made with popcorn instead of Rice Krispies shoved into an ice cream cone and covered with sprinkles. Actually, that's pretty much it! So easy they almost don't need a recipe, but I'll give you one anyway.