My friend Rachel recently loaned me a great cookbook titled Toddler Cafe, by Jennifer Carden, and I have to tell you, it's been fun trying some of her recipes! She even shares some recipes on her blog. Her book has beautiful, full-color pictures of many of her recipes, so it's fun just to look through it...I love picture cookbooks!
One cool idea was to use your waffle iron at lunchtime to make your own paninis. The kids LOVED this! The cheese melted inside and the bread got all textured like a waffle! I even sauteed some sliced apples in butter to go in them with the cheese...mmmmmm, so good!
Yesterday, we made "Peanut Butter Globe Globs" for our afternoon snack. The kids loved rolling this squishy stuff into balls and then coating them in crushed cereal. And they were tasty!
Today I think we'll try the "Toddler Truffles," which look like real chocolate truffles, but are actually made with black beans (and some other stuff!). I've had a sweet treat like this in Asian restaurants and they are GOOD!
If you have an opportunity to pick up Jennifer's cookbook, you won't regret it! I think I need to get myself a copy!
I'm so happy you're enjoying it! This is probably my favorite toddler cookbook. I like her philosophy of making food fun for our children instead of trying to trick them into eating things.
ReplyDeleteThe Popcorn Soup is a fun, easy recipe, and I highly recommend it! It's pretty yummy, too!
Enjoy, and happy cooking!