Tuesday, August 10, 2010

food face :: kid recipes































a couple weeks ago, my very thoughtful sister-in-law took the boys and i to a darling kids restaurant in madison called bean appetit.  besides having a play kitchen and a fun chalkboard to invent new recipes on, it also has a healthy menu that kids have fun eating (which is really just too hard to come across in fastfood culture). 

i enjoyed the place so much that i bought a book of activities and recipes to make with "the monster".  he's never been a big fan of tomatoes, but the cooked cheese filling in our mama matos (above) was enough to get him to try again. 

ingredients needed:
  • 1 tomato, cut in half
  • 6 tablespoons breadcrumbs
  • 3 tablespoons moz cheese
  • 3 tablespoons parm cheese
  • pinch of garlic
  • olives or mushrooms (for eyes)
  • 2 basil leaves
  • 4 oz cooked spaghetti
now...
  1. preheat the oven to 400 degrees F
  2. scoop out the middle of each tomato half
  3. in mixing bowl, combine breadcrumbs & cheeses & garlic
  4. bake for 8 to 12 mins
  5. transfer to a plate and arrange eyes, smile (basil leaf) & hair

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