A couple of weeks ago I bought a cookbook called "The Sneaky Chef". You may have heard of it. There was a whole big controversy between the author of this book, Missy Chase Lapine, and Jessica Seinfeld, who came out with "Deceptively Delicious" shortly afterward. I only felt right buying the book that came out first.
Anyway, this is a book full of recipes for foods that kids love to eat, but altered so that the recipes include healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables.
Anyone that knows me well is aware that I hate to cook. I have a select group of recipes that I use to make dinners for our household. I choose them because they're quick and painless. Occasionally I will try a new recipe for the sake of variety. These sneaky recipes… not so quick and painless. I spent the better part of Sunday afternoon mixing up these "make ahead" concoctions that would later go into the actual recipes.
First up - "Brainy Brownies". Sneaky ingredients? Blueberries and spinach. When they were finished baking, I took a bite. Tasted like brownies, but with a weird aftertaste. Teagan munched on them, but she didn't devour them like she does fruit snacks and marshmallows. I also tried Packed Pizza Bagels which hid carrots, squash, and white beans. She took a bite, and quickly spit it back out. 0 for 2 so far. Anyone know how to make marshmallows healthy?
4 comments:
You're doing much better than I. I've had DD (I'd never heard of the first one!)since Christmas and haven't made a thing yet. I blame it on our lack of a food processor.
I, too, own Deceptively Delicious. I pureed the heck out of $30 worth of vegetables, and Maria poo-pooed all but the brownies. (and that is only because I feared the worst and added chocolate chips!) I tried the cauliflower puree in the scrambled eggs and the texture was nasty. The squash in the mac n cheese was laughable, too. What is it they say about good intentions????
Well, you guys make me feel better. I wondered if it was my lack of cooking skills! =)
I don't have either one of the books, but I have put pureed carrots in spaghetti and no one (not even the hubby) noticed. I really have good intentions of trying more, but seem to never get around to it!
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