Put a stick in it: Celebrating ‘Something On a Stick’ Day
We already celebrated Waffle Day this week. Now it’s time to embrace food on a stick!
March 28th is Something On a Stick Day.
To participate, the rules are simple: eat food off a stick.
We’ve rounded up a few fun ideas outside of the obvious: popsicles, lollipops, candy apples, barbecued kebabs and corndogs.
When in doubt, serve fondue. For dinner and dessert.
Breakfast:
Stuffed Almond Butter and Strawberry Jam French Toast
What’s better than French toast? Mini French toast on a stick — with strawberries. Even picky eaters will fall for this sweet breakfast.
For a healthier alternative, try this Breakfast Date Bread On a Stick recipe from Super Healthy Kids.
Breakfast Quiche Kebabs
Prefer a more savoury start to the day? Skewer mini quiches and chunks of kielbasa on a stick and — voila! — breakfast is ready. (Bonus, this is a one-bowl, one-pan recipe. Easy cleanup.)
Lunch:
Pizza Skewers with Garlic Dipping Sauce
This recipe found on Baked Bree’s blog is actually from “On a Stick!,” a cookbook perfect for Saturday’s festivities.
Make pizza like you would a cinnamon roll, with slices skewed on corn dog skewers. Then dip away to your heart’s content.
Make a tomato sauce version or a pesto version. Either one will impress.
(We’re also a little obsessed with this idea: meatball sub on a stick.)
Pasta Salad Skewers
This recipe is so simple, your kids can help assemble it. (It’s also packed-lunch- or picnic-friendly.)
Sandwich Kabobs
The cutest way to eat a sandwich. Everything tastes better on a stick. (Even when it’s not Something On a Stick Day, this would make a great lunch at a kid’s birthday party.)
Find inspiration for a more sophisticated sandwich-on-a-stick here.
Or skip the bread altogether and make low-carb eating fun here.
Snack:
Caterpillar Grape Kabobs
Sure, these are probably intended for little kids — fruit is fun! — but we’d proudly snack on these creepy crawlers at work.
Trail Mix on Sticks
Snack on one (or five) of these easily adaptable trail-mix sticks from Betty Crocker — alter the combo of nuts and add-ins to your liking — for a sweet mid-afternoon pick-me-up.
Hot Chocolate on a Stick
Because the weather is still not totally cooperating, we might as well make warming up a little more enjoyable. These hot-chocolate treats can be stored for months in an airtight container.
Dinner:
Spaghetti and Meatballs
Yes, you can have spaghetti and meatballs on a stick. Also from “On a Stick!,” this recipe requires you to deep-fry cold pasta in single servings. A guaranteed hit at a “Something On a Stick Day” party.
(Food-themed parties are the best.)
Taco Pops
Stuff crescent roll dough with taco filling — this is our favourite taco seasoning recipe — and pop ‘em in the oven for 12 minutes. Insert lollipop stick and enjoy. (Please serve with sour cream and guac.)
Not in the mood for tacos — or just want to show off an edible spring-worthy centrepiece? Create a Top Chef-inspired “sushi garden” by planting sushi pops in containers of wheatgrass. No room for sushi snobs here.
Tandoori Tofu
No meat? No problem. Even vegetarians can get in on the “something on a stick” action with this meat-free twist on tandoori chicken.
Dessert:
Anything Bakerella
Bakerella (Angie Dudley) is the queen of all things stick-and-dessert-related.
Her cake pops, cheesecake pops, cupcake pops, pie pops and macaron pops are all examples of her monopoly in this category. Highly recommended.
What’s your favourite food on a stick?