Do your kids still eat recipes you created for them when they were little?

My kids are still very young I haven't came up with any ideas yet.

OpinionatedLady - I never really got into couscous until I started cooking for my little one! I don't think I even knew what couscous was when I was little! It's lovely adding anything to couscous - it blends quite well to most anything (great for kids!). And parmesan cheese to anything is always a hit. Do you make your parents old concoctions?

leahsmom - You'll get there! Remember this discussion in a few years - hee hee!

I also love hiding the vegetables in soup, either by pulverising them in the blender or making a stock from the vegetables and using that in the soup! Works a treat.

Ohhh - tuna noodle casserole sounds so good to me - I haven't made that in a while - so thank you for the reminder! It's so good and you could make a lot of it all at once to last your family a while. I use the No Yolk egg noodles for the added protein. Oh yes, and grilled cheese is always a hit too - we use whole wheat bread but not whole grain (we haven't found one that's favorable to my little one - hee hee). My little one isn't in to soup for some reason, but I agree that's a great way to get those veggies in - especially if your kids love it! I am successful with adding veggies to my spaghetti sauce - the veggies meld into the liquid even if she picks out what she doesn't want!

That sounds so cute - and besides the food factor, what a great activity to do together with your little one! I suppose you can use a cookie cutter and make different shapes for the cut out! We just make the plain eggy bread - but admittedly we haven't made it in a while. A note on the ketchup: for added nutrition, I always added pureed carrot to it - and you can't taste the difference for the most part!! Thanks for sharing the egg-in-a-nest recipe!!

Ah, another tuna casserole person . . . I love tuna casserole! That's a good idea to use wheat germ for breading - I never thought of that. Caesar salad is actually my favorite too (my little one likes the dressing anyway - but I haven't made a homemade version of it yet). Mashed potato is always a hit with kids - I'll have to find a recipe like that online! I'll also have to look up Whoppie Pies . . . sounds familiar and they're probably good! Nothing like mom's recipes (I hope my child thinks that way she gets older!).

That's great your kids will eat everything - particularly vegetables!! Raw is even better than cooked. How are they with proteins/ meats? In any case, they sound like healthy eaters and it will most likely stay with them the rest of their lives.

Hi much2say,
We are vegetarians so our children too eat more vegetables, and obviously all the milk products. My daughter is very fond of curd which she prefers more. They eat all types of Dals which give lot of proteins. Thanks for your reply, have a nice day.

Oh, ok - that makes sense! Well, the more vegetables, the merrier! Sounds like your kids are very healthy eaters!

That's wonderful that your "kids" are cooking the same as you . . . I'll bet it makes you feel so proud! I guess we cook what we are most familiar with - especially the comfort foods that we grew up with. You remind me that I haven't made shepherds pie in a long time . . . that has meat and veggies in it! Oh and I personally love curries and stews too (though my little one doesn't care for curry - yet). Well, my little one has her share of liking certain junk foods, but we do try to stay away from it as much as possible. Home cooking is the best!

A bit of junk won't hurt especially if you are pushed for time.It is the kids that eat it everyday,take away kids are taken from us sooner.

I agree - a little bit of fast food isn't so bad. As long as THAT is not what she remembers the most about her childhood eating - hee hee!

What are some of those dishes? Are some of them the very dishes that your grandmother used to cook for you? It is wonderful to have family food traditions that you can pass along. My mother does the same for my little one - it's very special!

It's mostly just good ol' southern cooking. macaroni & cheese, goulosh, a dish w/hambuger, tomatoes, onions & macaroni, chicken & fressing, white beans fried corn, fried chicken to just name a few. both of my grandmother's were great cooks & i like to think a little of it rubbed off on me.

Ahhh, that real Southern home cooking sounds divine! I don't know if I've had the real stuff before, but certainly those who get it at home sure love it! I'm sure there are cherished family recipes in your household . . . it's nice you have that and can pass them on to the next generation!

IT'S hard to beat in my book, lol. no matter where we are going for the holiday my sons will say mom will fix the dressing. Nice of them to volunteer my services, huh? i live in tennessee where do u live?Have a good sun.

Hee hee! Well, isn't it flattering that they specifically want you to make certain dishes? What an honor! I am in CA . . . we're big on international and mixed up foods here - ha ha. Happy Sunday to you too!!

iT IS FLATTERING OF COURSE BUT THEY ARE BOTH SPOILED BRATS. LOL.

Ha ha - spoiled brats perhaps, but they know what good cooking is!

That sounds too cute! You and your "little one" seem to have such a nice relationship. How wonderful it must feel that she still requests her childhood favorites - the taste of home is priceless. Thank you for the Peanut Butter Cruchies recipe . . . I've never heard of them, but sure sounds like something kids would love.