These funny birds in fancy clothesmay waddle in the snow,
but when they reach the icy sea
just watch how fast they go!
Their song sounds like a donkey’s bray,they cannot soar or fly,
yet penguins manage very well,
and let me tell you why…
Their feathers keep out water,their blubber keeps out cold,
their wings make perfect paddles
because they do not fold!
Their tails are good for steering,they brake with both their feet—
So tell me now, from all you’ve heard…
Aren’t penguins NEAT?
by Robin Bernard
Penguins
18 jumbo ripe Black olives
18 small ripe Black olives
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 carrot (about 6 inches long and 1 inch wide)
18 long fresh chives
18 frill toothpicks (I used plain)
Cut a slit lengthwise from top to bottom in each jumbo olive
Fill each cavity of the jumbo olives with about a teaspoon of cream cheese
(I piped it in using a #12 tip)
This makes the the white stripe in penguins chest. Cut carrot into 1/4 inch slices,then out of each slice cut a small pie shaped piece. This makes the feet, save the piece you cut out, this will be the beak
In the x slit in the center of each small olive (where the pit was removed) press the small piece of carrot into the hole with the pointed end out.
Using a frill toothpick,stack head ( small olive ), body (large olive) and feet (carrot slice), adjusting so that beak, cream cheese breast and notch in carrot line up.
Tie chive around neck for the scarf.
Check out these other penguins:
Once Upon A Plate:
My Own Sweet Thyme
The Artful Crafter
Broken Yolks
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These are adorable!
Oh, I love them!!
OMG these are so adorable…just stinkin’ cute.
I now officially REALLY wish I liked olives. Too cute!
Those are so cute! They are perfect for New Years Eve!
Those are too cute!
Kristine
Sooo cute and so much work! you must have nerves of steel to tie on all of those little chive scarves.
hehe. I love how you have them all lined up in your Tupperware meat marinader
I should make these sometime for the office. The structural engineers who research in the Antarctic would love these!
They are so sweet! What a great party food!
This is the cutest thing ever! Adorable!
Totally cute! Great post!
What a clever idea!!!! You are so creative! I need to make these for our New Years Party.
Very, very cute!
Amazing culinary art. I love penguins ;D
So darn cute! Great idea for a cocktail party!
I love the chive green scarf.. these are too adorable! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas Megan!! Hugs to you!
Oh my goodness, these are simply adorable! You are so clever.
Hope you have a wonderful New Year!
Cute penguins! I saw these in one of my cookbooks and it also had a cream cheese igloo. You could make a cute winter scene.
Megan these are precious! I’m going to have to try these out. Thanks sweetie I really enjoyed the poem. May you have a wonderful New Year’s celebration with your family. And may all your wishes come true in 2009. Big hugs.
Wonderful! What a great party idea!
This is a very, very cool way to serve an olive appetizer. I’m going to Twitter this, I bet folks would love to see it.
Happy New Year!
These are cuuuuute! Might have to make a few to add to my appy tray for NYE!
That is friggin adorable! Happy New Year.
O.K., I made these tonight and they ROCK!!!!! Check ‘em out!
http://brokenyolks.blogspot.com/2008/12/penguins.html
OMG! Those are just too cute and will definitely be gracing a table in my family of black olive eaters very, very soon!
That is too cute! I think I will plan on having them soon!
I wanted to make these for Christmas but never got around to it.
I finally got around to making these- thank you for the inspiration!