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How to spell "Mom": S-U-C-K-E-R

Jan 5, 2012 by Peanut Blossom

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I have been at my wit's end with both my girls and their sudden and forcible pickiness. During the last couple months they seem to have clamped down on the selection of healthy fruits and vegetables they allow to pass those sweet little lips. 

So what's a mom to do? Pull out all the stops. I cracked open an Annabel Karmel cookbook I've had waiting. The thing I love the most about her books is the variety of produce she manages to work into each dish. The photography is gorgeous and super appealing as well. Knowing full well that the recipes take quite a bit more time to prepare, I sat the Peanut down with "Finger Foods" and allowed her to pick ANY recipe she wanted. Her dish of choice was the Welsh Rarebit Rabbit.

We talked about how if I went through the effort to buy the ingredients and put it together, she absolutely HAD to eat every last item on the plate whether she liked it or not. I got a slightly scared, slightly skeptical look but she agreed. Off to the store we went. 

Have you ever had Welsh Rarebit? I have not. Even I was a bit skeptical about this one: It involves shredded cheddar, an egg yolk, a bit of milk, and worcheshire sauce mixed together then spread over an english muffin and broiled. I put my doubts aside and started prepping the veggies.

The plate in the picture above is exactly what I served each of my girls for lunch this afternoon. And shocker of all shocks, both plates were CLEAN when the meal was over! My fussier than fussy girls each ate: snow pea pods, cherry tomato, raw carrot, green onions, and two servings each of blueberries. Are the quantities tiny? Yes. Does it even count as a single serving of vegetables? Probably not. But they tried it. 

I asked the Peanut what she thought of her meal when she was done. "Mommy, I didn't like it." I laughed out loud at her response. But then she surprised me with, "But some of the parts were ok." I asked her which ones: "The tomato, bunny ears, bunny eyes, and the carrot." So apparently the Welsh Rarebit part was the part she didn't like. Even funnier if you ask me.

I told her how proud I am that she cleared her plate of all the things she had been nervous about and promised that since she was so adventurous we could experiment with another recipe from the book sometime.

Do I cook like this every day? HA! No. Was I willing to try this crazy experiment to get some new veggies in? Definitely. I count it a success.

So I may be a sucker for those gorgeously unattainable serving suggestions, but there is definitely something in the magic of presentation.

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  1. carrie

    January 05, 2012 at 2:19 pm

    Could that be any cuter! Good for you! And I'd like to say that my mom used to get me to eat cereal by putting it over ice cream, so I'm pretty sure you're a far cry from being a sucker! Or maybe I'm just better at playing the game. 😉

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  2. Renee

    January 05, 2012 at 2:36 pm

    Cute! We had a Strawberry Shortcake cookbook that got my sister and me to eat things we normally wouldn't have. Moms have to be creative!

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  3. Stefanie McLaughlin

    January 05, 2012 at 7:24 pm

    What a great idea! I am lucky my boys are pretty good eaters, but I'm always up for making meal time more fun! Adding that book to my amazon wishlist! 🙂

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  4. Packaging Adelaide

    January 07, 2012 at 12:11 am

    You have published a fantastic site.

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  5. Eray

    March 15, 2012 at 9:14 pm

    - This are beautiful as lwaays and so touching. I am sorry for the lost time you guys had but I believe it will be made up to you somehow, I wish you to continue to get better and thank you for sharing your beautiful photography with the world

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Hi, I'm Tiffany! I'm a mom to two sweet peanuts and author of two bestselling cookbooks for kids. I love to celebrate the seasons and make time for monthly book club fun.

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