Bambi Magical Meal

Bambi-the story of the young prince growing up in the forest. This is probably the sweetest of all the Disney animated films. I dare you not to laugh when the young animals giggle or cry when Bambi's mother gets shot (Was that a spoiler? Sorry!) Although my teenage boys asked if we were going to eat Bambi's mother for our meal, I frowned at them and told them this would be an animal-friendly meal. Here it is:

Bambi Sammies
Thumper's Carrots
Cauliflower Clover
Forest Berry Smoothies
Flower's Dessert

Start with the cauliflower. Wash and separate into small pieces. In a bowl, mix 2 eggs, 1/2 cup milk, and 1/2 cup flour and beat together. In another bowl, mix 1 cup bread crumbs, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, and 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese. In a stir-fry pan, heat about 1/4 cup oil. Dip cauliflower pieces in the batter and then the dry ingredients mixture. Then stir fry until golden. Drain on paper towels. Delicious!

For the Bambi Sammies: Get a loaf of bread and your family's favorite sandwich ingredients. For mine, I got peanut butter and jelly, cheese slices, and egg salad. Make sandwiches using the ingredients. Then use a cookie cutter in the shape of a deer and cut out. Now, don't panic! If you don't have a deer cookie cutter, look at your Christmas cookie cutters and pull out the reindeer. Works just as good!

Thumper's Carrots are a no-brainer. Get a bag of baby carrots and put in a serving bowl. Easy! The kids can munch along with Thumper. For the Forest Berry Smoothie put 1 cup of blueberries, 1 cup of strawberries, 1 cup of orange juice, 1 cup of vanilla yogurt, and 2 teaspoons sugar or other sweetener in a blender and mix. This smoothie is very berry so if your family doesn't like berries that much you might ease back and only put 1/2 cup of the different berries. This makes about 4 servings.

Flower's Dessert is so easy! I bought the "Suzy Q" snack cakes from the store. These are the chocolate cake with the vanilla filling. Looks just like "Flower." You can also make a chocolate cake and instead of icing the whole thing, just put vanilla icing in between the layers. For a nice touch, get a few different colored icings and squeeze out a flower design on each plate. So pretty!

I know you're waiting for it! Here's Thomas's review of the movie "Bambi."
Bambi is a movie like Dumbo but in the forest; it is enjoyable. It tells the story of a deer who goes through life with its challenges that comes with it. The animation was so well done with its water and the animals. The characters are memorable for their type of animal. Bambi is someone we could relate to. Thumper and Flower were good friends with Bambi. His father was very strong and authoritative. Bambi's mom is great and was well caring, although the death of her was memorable, too. This movie is very good to show kids on life.
Story: 10/10
Animation: 8/10
Characters: 8/10
TOTAL: 9/10