Imagine my surprise when my children were introduced to a new (ish) vegetable and declared that it was “OK”.My bigger children are particularly picky. Veg is something that gets pushed around the plate, yukked at and eventually swallowed in minute quantities. Only last week Boy One and Boy Two looked on in shocked fascination as their […]
A DAFTS idea, but it might just work…
Brothers in harmony! Cue drums, trumpets and fireworks. I’m going to introduce the child food reprocessing system to knock your socks off. It’s called DAFTS the Dinnertime Automatic Food Transfer System. Actually it’s the brain-child of my marvellous sister and she’s a health care professional, therefore, knows stuff. Let me explain the idea behind DAFTS. […]
Toasting the toaster…. bravo to Breville… and well done mum
And not a little respect to my mother, the Dowager Duchess of the Palace of Bundance… It was lunch time at her place and her grandsons One, Two and Six were hungry again. “What can I feed them?” she asked perhaps a little concerned that at least two of them have locust-like appetites. “Cheese?” I […]
How can I cure a picky eater?
Food, for me, is one of life’s joys. I’ve never understood pickiness, it’s all marvellous to me. A decade or so ago, I fully anticipated family meals of the future where my children happily tucked in to whatever tasty treat I’d rustled up, turning their noses up at breadcrumbed pap in favour of sophisticated flavours. […]