I.M.120 Helping you to BE YOUR BEST SELF

I love making these fruit skewers for a BBQ. If I know there is a cookout in the future I'll try to plan ahead. I have a rectangle pan (it's green on the outside I found at an antique store and wouldn't actually cook it, but it looked cool) that I'll fill with a little bit of dirt and plant some grass. I pack the seeds in pretty tight so the roots hold the skewers upright. Oh who am I kidding, I make the kids do it. Just for the record they love playing with dirt. And watching things grow. So really, I'm teaching them about science, nature and farming (yes farming, this is my story and I can put in what I like, even a bit of embellishment). I'd be a terrible mother if I kept this one all to myself.

There is something about the presentation of the food that always makes it tastes better. Imagine you just sliced some fruit and put it on a plate, not even close these darling skewers screaming "Pick Me Up"!

Some good fruits to use:

• Strawberries
• Blueberries
• Cantaloup
• Honeydew
• Watermelon
• Pineapple
• Kiwi

So go crazy and make your own masterpieces. Don't have any children or grandchildren around, try borrowing one, or....use a block of styrofoam and drape it with a piece of cloth. Stick the skewers right through it. Enjoy!