an alphabet coloring book
by Sarah Adam
ABC Picnic: An Alphabet Coloring Book Š2010 Sarah Adam All rights reserved. No part of this booklet may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, or by any means, without written permission from the author. Words, illustration and design by Sarah Adam sarah@madsahara.com www.madsahara.com
an alphabet coloring book
by Sarah Adam
an artistic apple
a banana ballerina
a creeping cookie
a dashing donut
an elegant eggplant
a fencing fig
graceful grapes
a hopping hamburger
an ice skating ice cream
a jigging jam
karate kale
limboing lemonade
a meditating meatball
a naughty nut
outer space orange
parading popcorn
a queasy quiche
a rocking radish
a serenading strawberry
a tough tomato
underwater udon
a vaudeville vanilla bean
a weeping watermelon
xocolatl
a yoga yam
zzz ziti
Notes: Elegant: to be graceful, refined and dignified in tastes, habits, style or design Fencing: the art or practice of defense and attack with a sword Jigging: a quick dance with leaping and kicking motions Kale: a form of cabbage, which can be green or purple Karate: a type of Japanese martial art Limboing: a type of dance where the dancer leans backward and dances under a horizontal pole without touching it or the floor
Meditating: To keep the mind in a state of contemplation; to think seriously Queasy: to feel unwell Quiche (keesh): a baked dish made from eggs and milk in a pastry crust often including meat, vegetables, or cheese
Serenading: to sing, specifically to someone Udon (oo-don): a type of thick wheat-flour noodle popular in Japanese cuisine Vaudeville: a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s.
Xocolatl (sho-ko-laht): the Aztec word for chocolate Ziti: a type of pasta
Simple Quiche
Udon Noodle Soup
Italian Fig Cookies
Ingredients: 3 eggs 1 ½ cup 2% milk 1/4 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. black pepper 6 oz. shredded cheddar cheese 1 cup chopped onion 1 pie shell
To make the noodles: 1 cup rice flour 1/2 cup tapioca starch 3/4 cup warm water
Ingredients: 1 cup white sugar 1/2 cup butter 1 egg 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1 cup chopped fresh figs 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Directions: Lightly beat eggs then add the rest of the ingredients. Mix and pour into pie shell. Cook at 325 degrees for 30-45 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
1. Combine rice flour and tapioca starch in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Gently pour hot water onto the flour and mix until it’s thoroughly combined (if using an electric mixer, mix at high speed for 2-3 minutes). On a flat surface, dust with tapioca starch and flatten the flour mixture with a rolling pin. Cut into 1/4 inch wide noodles (a pizza cutter works well). 2. Bring water to a boil in a soup pot and cook the noodles for 4-5 minutes (the noodles will float when they’re done). Lift noodles out with strainer and set aside. To make the soup: 4 cans chicken broth (or use homemade) 1 cooked chicken breast, shredded 1 stalk green onion (sliced) 1/4 cup sliced cilantro 1 teaspoon fried garlic (optional) 1 teaspoon sea salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper In a soup pot, add the chicken broth and bring to a boil. Stir in the cooked chicken, the noodles, and the rest of the ingredients and ladle into bowls. Serves four.
Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream sugar and butter and add beaten egg. Sift dry ingredients and blend with creamed mixture. Fold in figs and nuts. Drop cookie by tablespoonfuls on greased sheet. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Yield: Two Dozen (if you drop with a tablespoon)
Can you create your own ABC Picnic?
Aa
Bb
Cc
Dd
Ee
Ff
Gg
Hh
Ii
Jj
Kk
Ll
Mm
Nn
Oo
Pp
Rr
Ss
Tt
Uu
Vv
Ww
Xx Yy
Zz
Can you find all the food in the word search below?
Apple
Nut
Banana
Orange
Cookie
Popcorn
Donut
Quiche
J
Z
T
L
B
X
I
M
A
E
R
C
E
C I
Z
A
I
G
N
A
E
B
A
L
L
I
N
A V
E
N
E
T
N
O
D
U
P
Q
X
L
W
S B
G A
E
T
I
A
I
W
X
O
R
E
C
O Q
Eggplant
Radish
G N
S
O
D
U
Y
T
C
E
Z
M
G
H G
Fig
Strawberry
P
A
E
M
O
X
U
O
G
F
N
O
M
Y T
Grapes
Tomato
L
B
P
A
Y
N
L
R
C
T
R
N
A
R L
A
P
A
T
A
A
U
N
F
U
O
A
J
R M
Hamburger
Udon
N
E
R
O
T
B
V
I
I
N
C
D
O
E
Ice Cream
Vanilla Bean
T
L
G
L
M
O
Y
Q
G
O
P
E
R
B C
Jam
Watermelon
E
P
M
A
Y
S
U
J
O
D
O
J
A
W O
Kale
Xocolatl
Q P
H
T
R
A
D
I
S
H
P
K
N
A O
W A
T
E
R
M
E
L
O
N
O
A
G
R K
Lemonade
Yam
M M
E
A
T
B
A
L
L
Q
L
L
E
T
Meatball
Ziti
N
W
Z
W
V
Q
U
I
C
H
E
F
S E
V
P
I
Word Search Answers:
ABC Picnic is a coloring book for kids of all ages, featuring frolicking foodstuffs for you to enjoy!
Sarah Adam is an illustrator and painter currently working in southern Vermont. Specializing in digital and traditional media, her work is whimsical in nature, focusing on energetic and imaginative use of color. To view more work by Sarah, visit
www.madsahara.com