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 Good cookbook for kids Nov 20, 2009
This is a good cookbook for kids for sure. The only thing that is missing is calorie counts for each meal. I like to know how many calories anfd fat I put into the kids and us. Besides that, good ideas in there and very nicely written.
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 Who has the time? Nov 13, 2009
Like many, I bought this book for the recipes... there's no secret to purees. And, like many who have reviewed it, I'm disappointed in the recipes. However, what I find most frustrating is that it's written like it's all so easy - just set aside a couple of hours on a Sunday night and make your purees and whammo, you're set for the week - not really. Yes, we all choose to make time for what's important, but the typical suburban Mom, working or staying home w/ children, just doesn't have the time required to do all the special grocery shopping and prep required to pull this off consistently.
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Deceptively Difficult Nov 07, 2009
I don't feel completely scammed by this book, especially considering I purchased a "bargain" copy. That makes me feel better.
The recipe that I tried, Italian Meatloaf, was somewhat tasty and an absolute tragedy all at the same time:
I am no stranger to making a pretty giant mess when cooking--it comes with the territory. But for this recipe, a simple combination of this and that, the extreme mess that ensued was grossly unnecessary. It was ALOT of this and that, and I must have done 3 loads of dishes to make a single pan of meatloaf. The mess aside, the recipe, while again tasty(ish) was not without its shortcomings: 1) it was more like meatloaf soup. Why did she have us soaking breadcrumbs in milk? If the breadcrumbs had been left dry, the loaf would have had a more desirable, un-wet texture; 2) sweet sweet sweet. Ketchup and carrots? too sweet; 3) how long should I cook it for? "Until it is no longer pink." Really? I am going to pull the loaf out of the oven, then out of the soupy pan, cut into it, and see if it is pink? And if it is, I have to put it back together and back into its liquid bath and back into the oven? Luckily, owning a scientific mind, I chose to stick a thermometer into the center to make sure it was up to a safe (and I guessed cooked) temperature. How long did that take? About and hour longer than she suggested. This is a major problem, food safety wise. I wonder how many kids have been eating undercooked meatloaf?; and, most importantly, 4) there really aren't any vegetables in this recipe, at least not any more than are normally in meatloaf. Certainly it did not contain enough veg to warrant leaving them off as a side dish. Many of the other recipes contain even less veg than this meatloaf! I scoffed at one that contained about 1/4 cup of puree, and the recipe said "serves 8-10." I can say scoffed, because I know things. Pointless.
I can't say that I am too excited about trying anything else from this book. I told my my husband that if he ever runs into Jerry, that he should give him a piece of my meatloaf and see how he and his wife like being so filthy rich. Great idea, not so great execution.
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 Nothing tempting. Oct 26, 2009
Pretty much a joke of a book. I'm glad I got it from the library and didn't waste my money buying it. I love cookbooks. I love finding new recipes, especially kid friendly ones. None of these were interesting. There wasn't one that I was tempted to try.
I don't have the time nor the inclination to purchase and puree vegetables to then hide them in brownies or cookies. If I wanted to do that, I'd add them to my own tried and tested recipes anyway. And, I'm sorry, adding chick peas to chocolate chip cookies or pureed spinach to brownies? No thank you.
While interesting, this concept isn't a new one. And while I'd like to think everything in this book is authentic, the author is married to a celebrity, so the assumption has to be made that she's created this to capitalize. It's also too cutesy for me with the drawings of her perfect family and their little "quotes" and comments.
Deceptively Delicious Oct 06, 2009
I have used many of the recipes in this book with my daycare. Over all the kids like most of the ones I have tried. The brownies are very good!
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