Comments on: Recipe Revitalization

By: Jenn

Jenn — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 01:01:02 +0000

I would LOVE to hear how that book is - I have one picky eater and one who eats anything (can you guess who is who). The picky one will eat plain pasta, chicken, and maybe strawberries. NOTHING green - like, if there is green on the pasta, like parsely, forget it. I am getting SO frustrated…so looking for new ideas too!

By: Kailani

Kailani — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 20:17:21 +0000

I’m always saving recepies I find in magazines with the intentionn of making it one day. But for some reason I never do. I keep forgetting that I even have them. I love cookbooks and I mark the ones I want to make but, again, I never do.

By: becca

becca — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 04:33:07 +0000

I know what you mean about repeating recipes. I branch out every one in awhile, but always go back to the trusty recipes.
We’ll be looking forward to a recipe section on your blog. Keep us posted

By: Invisible Blogger

Invisible Blogger — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 04:02:01 +0000

Hey! Just lettin’ ya know you’ve been PIMPED a couple of times

By: Trixie

Trixie — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 21:22:38 +0000

“Trixie - give yourself a break, you’ve got FOUR kids!! I hope some of the ideas I post work for you!”

Hey, when it comes to eating, I have FIVE kids. Lance counts.

By: Annie

Annie — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 20:48:22 +0000

Have you ever gone to Spatulatta? It's a great site for kids who want to learn to cook. I wrote about it here. The kids are so cute, but more than that, the projects are easy to do but not dumbed down. - Annie

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 18:42:51 +0000

Thanks Genia! I’m going to make these and will post the kids’ reviews.

Philip - great idea to ask for reader’s recipes. I’ll plan to do that in the future.

Carrie - I don’t have my Mom’s shishkebob recipe…? I think her best recipe is the crockpot sweet & sour chicken, but Luke won’t eat it (yet).

Trixie - give yourself a break, you’ve got FOUR kids!! I hope some of the ideas I post work for you!

By: genia

genia — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 18:14:58 +0000

here are 2 great recipes that I already sent to PHATMommy.Kids may not like the onions in the beef but the sauce is sort of sweet. It’s great as gravy over mashed potatoes. Yum!
Easy clean up too.

Brisket of Beef with Honey Barbecue Sauce
Serves 8-10 (can cut recipe in half)
1 cup ketchup
1 cup hoison sauce
½ cup low sodium soy sauce
½ cup sherry
½ cup honey
2 Tbl freshly grated ginger
3 cloves garlic, minced
4 -5 pounds beef brisket, trimmed of all fat
4 medium onions, sliced
Preheat oven to 350. Line a large roasting pan with heavy duty foil.Combine 1st 7 ingredients in a bowl and mix well.Pour ½ cup of sauce in bottom of pan. Place meat on top and cover with onions (there will be a lot). Pour remaining sauce on top of meat — make sure sauce completely covers meat Cover tightly with 2 layers of heavy duty foil.Bake for 3 ½ hours or until a fork will easily turn when inserted into meat. Do not undercook or meat will be tough. (you really can’t overcook it so don’t worry if it bakes longer than 3 ½ hours)Let sit for 10 minutes before slicing. Cut into thin slices on an angle across the grain. Serve with the sauce.

Balsamic Chicken
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (~ 1 ¼ pounds)
2 T flour
Salt & pepper
2 T olive oil
6 cloves garlic
¼ c balsamic vinegar
¼ c chicken broth
Dredge chicken in flour, salt & pepper
Heat oil. Add chicken and cook on one side for 3 minutes. Add garlic, turn chicken & cook for 3 minutes more. Add vinegar & broth and cook 10 minutes.(Vinegar reduces and caramelizes and makes a great glaze)

By: Trixie

Trixie — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 16:32:55 +0000

Ooh, I can’t wait for the recipe reviews! I’m a lazy cook. It’s just too much work for a husband and kids who won’t eat anything besides the basic kid foods. Only my oldest son will eat a “real recipe”, so whenever I do make something I end up eating it all myself or throwing half of it away. Very unsatisfying and unmotivating. And yet I’m tired of making chicken nuggets, pizza, chicken noodle soup, pb&j, and mac & cheese.

And I have so little time that I can’t even schedule a time to visit “Simply Cook It” to make and stock up on real meals. I’ve had a gift certificate since Christmas and have been meaning to go now for at least 5 months.

Fast, healthy recipes that kids will actually eat sound wonderful. I’ve seen them in magazines from time to time and have always raised my eyebrows thinking “I’m not sure my kids would eat that”. Knowing that Luke is not an adventurous eater either, I anxiously await his reviews of your new recipes!

By: Philip

Philip — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 15:31:25 +0000

I’ve had success asking readers for their favorite kid-friendly recipes, you might try that too. Gets good comments too.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 14:31:23 +0000

Don’t forget your mom’s shishkabob recipe (for which I am forever grateful). Easy prep and soooo good!