Patriotic Pasta

Want a super easy, super fun 4th of July lunch? Try this Patriotic Pasta!

Put on two pots of water and bring to a boil. Add red food coloring to the water in one pot and blue to the water in the other.  I used a very generous amount in each pot. Add the noodles and cook as usual. Check noodles several times and add more color if needed. You can use regular food color or gel colors, both work great, but gel always gives a more vibrant look! Drain, butter and serve! So simple! 

A Patriotic Kind of Lunch

Stars and stripes for lunch today.

I used a cookie cutter to cut bread in the shape of a star, then toasted it. 

The butter is just softened and dyed with a few drops of food color.

Syrup in the corner cubby for dipping their stars. (This is the kiddos favorite version of french toast)

Red Seedless grapes.

Strawberry yogurt with Blueberry syrup. Find the recipe for the blueberry syrup here.

I used a pizza cutter to cut 'stripes' of cheese. 

Simple, fast, fun!