My kids (currently aged 3 and 5) are pretty good eaters. This is certainly not to say that they will eat anything or everything that’s put in front of them but they are interested, enthusiastic and comfortable with a wide variety of flavours and ways of eating. We all eat together most nights of the week and by and large I haven’t altered my way of cooking terribly much since we became parents. Sometimes with more challenging meals, I’ll make an easier dish to go with it or make a separate kid-friendly version just for them. I figure that this way they can be introduced a wide range of food types without the pressure of having to eat a whole plateful of it. Food fear and pressure are unwelcome guests at our table. » Read more: Mango rice with sweet curry sauce
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Mango rice with sweet curry sauce
January 10th, 2010Pork patties and pineapple salad
January 7th, 2010In keeping with the family food vibe bit of this blog, this is really one for the kids. We had LOTS of guests over this Christmas / New Year which of course meant lots of cooking and drinking and drinking and eating (more highlights from this later). I’m on a real South – east Asian bender at the moment and much of this involved uncharacteristically hallucinogenic levels of chili and so could not really be considered family food. » Read more: Pork patties and pineapple salad
