Monday, September 17, 2012

Creepy Crawly Breakfast on Muffin Tin Monday

Do you know what September is?  It's the month of creepy crawlies.  Trying to get into my car (yes, the mice are back) and into my house (wolf spiders...shudder!) and into my compost bin (very large brown larvae - is this bad?).  And let us not forget, the most dreaded of all, those stinkin' stinkbugs!  All these creepy crawlies were on my mind when I made breakfast for the boys the other day. 
This was Cort's plate.  He had honeydew melon (which I bought on the side of the road from a produce stand), turkey sausage, and house shaped french toast on homemade bread with syrup.  He liked it and ate every bite, in spite of the creepy crawlies.  I, on the other hand, just can't stop thinking about The World's Largest Wolf Spider that is residing in the bush just outside our front door.  His web is taking over the region, and the only thing saving him right now is my deep hope that he likes to eat stinkbugs....

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35 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2012 at 5:57 AM

    Very cute breakfast! I am always amazed at folks who buy the "fake" spiderwebs to decorate their windows and doors for Halloween! We have plenty of webs naturally!

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  2. HeatherSeptember 17, 2012 at 6:38 AM

    We have so many spiders around our house this year too. I have no idea why, but I am constantly vacuuming them up in my entryway around the door...

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  3. JillSeptember 17, 2012 at 7:31 AM

    So cute! Love the house.

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  4. Sunnybrook FarmSeptember 17, 2012 at 8:05 AM

    Maybe your spider will get big enough to catch the mice!
    I seldom kill a spider and the garden is full of those huge ones that live on the ground and haul their egg sack with them. I can only imagine how many bugs they are eating, good girls!
    You must be a food artist, I used to make faces with the mustard and ketchup but that was the extent of it.

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  5. BarbaraSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:02 AM

    boo for the bugs and creepy crawlies, but the breakfast came out great!

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  6. TiggerifficSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:12 AM

    This morning I packed Ben's lunch and jazzed it up.. I made him a butter and jelly sandwich and got out the pumpkin cookie cutter.. Whack, snip and there it was ~ ta da.. Should of taken a picture.. I didn't show him before he left this morning < so I'm hoping he takes a look before he chomps....
    Spiders are everywhere.. In my basement it looked like a haunted house so I took my broom down and swiped those webs and then sprayed my whole basement.. Sorry..they are all in spider heaven~!
    You are such a creative mom...

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  7. Out on the prairieSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:12 AM

    Pretty funny, those big spiders can catch you off guard.

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  8. The CrankySeptember 17, 2012 at 9:37 AM

    What an original idea for breakfast; no wonder the boys loved it!

    Did you know spiders hate high wind? If you have a leaf blower or something similar handy....

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  9. I Am WoodySeptember 17, 2012 at 9:50 AM

    And that is why I love my Bug Man :)

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  10. TexWisGirlSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:58 AM

    i'm laughing at your wolfies. we had a plethora of them this summer.

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  11. CubySeptember 17, 2012 at 10:06 AM

    Wolf spiders don't sound very nice to me. I think they are an American speciality oh and probably else where too we certainly don't have them here not by that name anyway. I just found a few were seen in Scotland in 2004. Ugly,nasty little chaps.

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  12. Tina Fariss BarbourSeptember 17, 2012 at 10:32 AM

    Ooh, creepy crawlies scare me! A spider fell off my head the other day in the car. Thank goodness I was at a stop light so I could grab it and throw it out the door. (I hope it landed OK, but I didn't check.)

    Love the breakfast--you are so imaginative and creative!

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  13. Liz MaysSeptember 17, 2012 at 11:07 AM

    You are a braver woman than I to fend off the invaders like you do. And then you pay homage to them in your lunch? LOL

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  14. andySeptember 17, 2012 at 1:03 PM

    Very cool! !! Hope you have a great day

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  15. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2012 at 1:25 PM

    I hope he eats the stink bugs and someone will come eat him. The meal looks great.

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  16. Eat To LiveSeptember 17, 2012 at 1:37 PM

    It is getting to be that creepy crawly time of year.... I can't believe that we are getting close to October and then Halloween.

    Very Cute!!

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  17. UnknownSeptember 17, 2012 at 3:03 PM

    Oh, this post gave me the creeps! Super cute breakfast, but eek...good luck with that spider!

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  18. UnknownSeptember 17, 2012 at 3:23 PM

    This looks very cute. Know that these creatures can be a bit creepy. Enjoy your day!

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  19. SallySeptember 17, 2012 at 4:03 PM

    Your imagination astounds me at times. Those boys eat well, and that's a good thing! :)

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  20. NancySeptember 17, 2012 at 4:06 PM

    I definitely have a love/hate relationship with spiders too. Hope yours decides to move along. :)

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  21. SandySeptember 17, 2012 at 4:22 PM

    I am terrified of spiders & frankly wolf spiders are the worst! They get so freakin big...

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  22. Sharon WagnerSeptember 17, 2012 at 5:14 PM

    You put the fun in food with that meal.

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  23. MeredithSeptember 17, 2012 at 5:15 PM

    Love the silicone spiders, not so much the real things! We had an issue with June bugs last Spring...it was disgusting. bleh. I hate creepy crawlies.

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  24. Valerie BoersmaSeptember 17, 2012 at 7:32 PM

    Oh the stinkbugs! I remember your trials with them last year-and wolf spiders make me shudder too. Here, August is hobo spider season. They are the biggest spiders I have ever seen and they terrify me!

    I say less of the real thing, and more cute lunchtime bugs instead:)

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  25. momto8September 17, 2012 at 8:30 PM

    your presentation makes eating even more fun!!

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  26. AngelaSeptember 17, 2012 at 8:46 PM

    I think I heard you screaming all the way at my house from seeing all of those bugs at your house! lol

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  27. LinSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:22 PM

    EEEEK! Fake or not...I could not eat with spiders on my plate. I really don't like spiders. Blech.

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  28. Kathy Felsted UsherSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:44 PM

    I read your responses to A Rural Journal's questions and had to hop over to your blog! Squash bugs- I have come to like them. Strangely enough I enjoy trapping them on duct tape bracelets when I turn over my spaghetti squash leaves. I spent the entire summer doing this. I sort of miss it now.

    Love the buggy breakfast.

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  29. Kathy Felsted UsherSeptember 17, 2012 at 9:46 PM

    I guess squash bugs are different than stink bugs, but they sure look similar.

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  30. Gail DixonSeptember 17, 2012 at 10:09 PM

    Never thought I'd use the word "cute" to describe a breakfast, but it is!

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  31. Tweedles -- that's meSeptember 18, 2012 at 12:15 AM

    Oh no!!! be very careful of that creepy spider!

    love
    tweedles

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  32. kewkewSeptember 18, 2012 at 12:47 AM

    That is so cute. I love the spider cups. Neat idea for a breakfast.
    We had mice a bit ago, but I think we finally got rid of them all. We have spiders, thankfully not wolf spiders.

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  33. Grandma BonnieSeptember 18, 2012 at 3:03 PM

    I really don't like wolf spiders! I am always wishing they would find some other place to live besides under my home. Mice are ok so far this year our three cats keep them pretty much out of our house.

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  34. An Apel a DaySeptember 18, 2012 at 3:52 PM

    Now I want to see a photo of that spider you wrote about. When I lived in Shavannah, GA they had some huge spiders as well. I've never seen anything like them in Omaha, NE. To this day I do not know what kind they were. I was scared because I didn't have health insurance at the time.

    Such a cute plate! I can see why he gobbled it all down.

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  35. KimSeptember 21, 2012 at 10:50 AM

    I hate September for that reason and I wish I didn't. The weather is more my style but because it's when the creepy crawlers I dread most seem to be out, I stay out of nature as much as possible until I know they've gone into their cocoons.

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