Silly-Face Bread Bowl

Remember to ask an adult for help when you make a Kitchen Crafts recipe.

Illustration by Maryn Roos

1 large round sourdough or Italian bread

1 long, skinny banana pepper, stem end removed

1 green olive stuffed with pimento, halved

1 thick slice of cucumber, halved

1 thin slice of red bell pepper

toothpicks

various bite-sized vegetables

Ask an adult to help you cut a circle in the top of the bread.
Remove the circle and pull out bread to form a bowl (save the bread to eat with dip later).
Using the toothpicks and vegetables, put a face on the bread bowl. Stick the yellow pepper into the side of the bowl for a nose. Add the olive halves for eyes, the cucumber halves for ears, and the red bell pepper slice for a mouth.
Fill the bread bowl with chilled dip. Serve with bread and bite-sized vegetables.

Veggie Dip

Combine the following ingredients and let chill for 2 hours in the refrigerator.

1 container (16 oz.) sour cream

1 cup mayonnaise

1 envelope vegetable soup mix

10 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained