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Anthony Bourdain Shares His Daughter's Favorite Foods
I love it I just love it !! Food, glorious food should be introduced and hopefully enjoyed by any age.I remember my youngest son wouldn't eat vegetables until, of all things, we went to his grandparents ranch and his "Grammy" had planted a garden. He joined her one morning in the garden and she was picking beans, tomatoes and okra. When they got back in the house he helped with the shelling etc. and watched her cook the bounty from the garden. That evening as we sat down to supper, to my surprise, he ate everything ! Now he was 2 at the time and is 35 now and still loves his vegetables. Oh, and one last thing, from then on I always had a garden and he would plant and harvest with me. I think watching things grow had a lot to do with his enjoyment of both vegetables and all good things.Of course we did and still do grow organically, thank goodness for the cattle and chickens, great manure !
Ginny
(sweetpotatopie)
Grilling: Thai Beef Rolls with Sweet Chili Sauce
Sounds wonderful, I love spicy food and esp. Thai. One question, what is Sriracha and where can it be purchased ? I am unfamiliar with it. Also, if I'm unable to find it, is there a subsitute ?
Thanks for your help.
Ginny
The Most-Stained Cookbooks
I have to say Betty Crocker. It has been the "ole" stand by for many years
(I hate to say how many years). It's basic, but that's what I like about it, nothing fancy just old fashioned comfort food. I have altered many recipes to suit todays lifestyle, lower in fats etc. and use it more as a reference. I have collected cook books for 40+ years. Joy of Cooking being one but I have always loved local cookbooks, garden clubs, Junior League and several restaurant cookbooks. I love cajun cooking and "Don's seafood and steak house" is one of the best and I must say it finally bit the dust and I had to break down and buy a new one. Betty's binding is loose and a bit floopy ( but then, so am I ) but I don't need to replace her yet !
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Healthy and Delicious: Fresh Corn Salad
I adore corn and I'm always looking for new ways to serve it, although I must admit, boiled corn on the cob is still my favorite. This sounds like a wonderful recipe and I can't wait to try it while corn is so plentifull and inexpensive.
One thing, I was always told that boilling corn in salted water made it tough. I boil mine with just a pinch of sugar, probably just a southern thing.
I look forward to more of your recipes.
Anthony Bourdain Shares His Daughter's Favorite Foods
I love it I just love it !! Food, glorious food should be introduced and hopefully enjoyed by any age.I remember my youngest son wouldn't eat vegetables until, of all things, we went to his grandparents ranch and his "Grammy" had planted a garden. He joined her one morning in the garden and she was picking beans, tomatoes and okra. When they got back in the house he helped with the shelling etc. and watched her cook the bounty from the garden. That evening as we sat down to supper, to my surprise, he ate everything ! Now he was 2 at the time and is 35 now and still loves his vegetables. Oh, and one last thing, from then on I always had a garden and he would plant and harvest with me. I think watching things grow had a lot to do with his enjoyment of both vegetables and all good things.Of course we did and still do grow organically, thank goodness for the cattle and chickens, great manure !
Ginny
(sweetpotatopie)
Grilling: Thai Beef Rolls with Sweet Chili Sauce
Sounds wonderful, I love spicy food and esp. Thai. One question, what is Sriracha and where can it be purchased ? I am unfamiliar with it. Also, if I'm unable to find it, is there a subsitute ?
Thanks for your help.
Ginny
The Most-Stained Cookbooks
I have to say Betty Crocker. It has been the "ole" stand by for many years
(I hate to say how many years). It's basic, but that's what I like about it, nothing fancy just old fashioned comfort food. I have altered many recipes to suit todays lifestyle, lower in fats etc. and use it more as a reference. I have collected cook books for 40+ years. Joy of Cooking being one but I have always loved local cookbooks, garden clubs, Junior League and several restaurant cookbooks. I love cajun cooking and "Don's seafood and steak house" is one of the best and I must say it finally bit the dust and I had to break down and buy a new one. Betty's binding is loose and a bit floopy ( but then, so am I ) but I don't need to replace her yet !
Healthy and Delicious: Fresh Corn Salad
Like salpice, I like a little more color, so I use edamame for green and roasted Hatch chiles for red, which gives a nice kick to the whole dish as well. I also prefer the corn roasted to boiled/blanched.
Healthy and Delicious: Fresh Corn Salad
I didn't grow up in the heart of corn country, but I love corn, and this sounds fantastic. Obviously it would be at its best with fresh corn, but could you sub canned and get comparable results? If so, does anyone know approximately how many ears of corn are in a can?
This recipe also sounds like a great base to build on, I can picture all kinds of fresh veggies tasting great in this! Red peppers and zucchini like above, or even broccoli, cucumber, radish, tomatoes...
Healthy and Delicious: Fresh Corn Salad
My version is slightly different, adding diced zucchini and red bell peppers for more color and texure:
6 ears fresh sweet corn
2 small zuccini, cut into small dice
1 red bell pepper, cut into small dice
1 small red onion, cut into small dice
1/2 cup white vinegar
4 tbsp. granulated sugar
1 tbsp. dijon mustard
small bunch fresh dill, chopped
kosher salt & fresh ground pepper
In a large stockpot, blanch the corn in rapidly boiling water for 5 min. Remove the corn and place in bowl of ice water to stop cooking. Using a sharp knife, remove the corn kernels and scrape the corn “milk” from the cobs into a mixing bowl. Add the zuccini, pepper, onion, and chopped dill to the corn.
Whisk together the vinegar, sugar, mustard, 1/2 tsp. salt, and a pinch of fresh ground pepper to make a dressing. Pour over the salad and toss. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour before serving. Will keep 2–3 days in the refrigerator.
Healthy and Delicious: Fresh Corn Salad
I simply love this corn salad recipe. I am from northwestern Ohio as well & now live in Indiana. Girl, I know about the corn. Thanks for sharing.
Grilling: Thai Beef Rolls with Sweet Chili Sauce
this is great,, don't make the meat balls too big and I would actually up the flavors in them, maybe add a bit of grated ginger. I served them in a bowl of rice noodles with mint, cilantro and chili lime sauce
Anthony Bourdain Shares His Daughter's Favorite Foods
I can't stop myself from commenting on this. I have two kids - a 4 year old girl and a 14 month old boy. With my daughter I gave in to bad parenting advice - don't feed them rich, adult food. Give them bland stuff or it will upset their stomach. I raised my daughter on french fries, toast, kiddie cereal, corn, ground beef, chicken breast and a few fruits and veggies - steamed of course. There was an errant mac 'n cheese thrown in for good measure. No wonder she hated to eat. Now that my son has been born I have thrown caution to the wind and I feed them whatever strikes my fancy. Quinoa is served instead of white rice unless it is Mediterranean night. Roasted chicken takes precedent over frozen, prepackaged chicken tenders. After watching Anthony Bourdain and Andrew Zimmern we always try something new. My most recent success has been yak liver pate. We shop at the farmer's markets now, I purchase grass fed beef by the side from a local farmer, I will be getting my first pig at the end of the month (thank God for deep freezers). My children get excited about food when *I* get excited about food. We still eat cookies, fruit bars, pizza and animal crackers, but gone are the days when a drive-thru provided dinner. Forbidden food is always fun, but even now my daughter begs for fresh pumpkin risotto or a fragrant lamb leg with rice and refuses to eat mac 'n cheese unless it is home made with Mommy shredding fresh parmigiano reggiano on the top.
Good for you, those who feed your children like people instead of packing them full of processed "kiddie food". Shame on me for ever feeding my child like that after graduating with a degree in Nutrition.
Grilling: Thai Beef Rolls with Sweet Chili Sauce
I made these for some visiting friends and everyone loved them. I "only" used two Thai chilis instead of a tablespoon (I'm a spicy wimp) and they were just right - not so hot that your face goes numb, but with a nice bite to them and great flavor.
Our Aussie friend couldn't believe that it was ground beef "it's SO tender".
Grilling: Thai Beef Rolls with Sweet Chili Sauce
We made this last night. I believe my boyfriend used more mint and added a little Thai basil to the filling. The chili sauce was good...very much like a fresh homemade version of that Maggi sweet chili sauce I love so much. Thanks for the recipe!
Anthony Bourdain Shares His Daughter's Favorite Foods
My daughter is now 3 and a half and since a trip to Spain at 15 months, her favorite food has been olives. And she decided too put grated parmesan cheese on her cherry tomatoes. Parents can offer food but they cannot make kids enjoy it.
Anthony Bourdain Shares His Daughter's Favorite Foods
My parents always raised us eating the same food that they prepared for themselves. If we didn't like it, then we didn't have to eat it (onions, squash, asparagus, mushrooms, etc.) I never became a snob about what I ate - I will eat fast food if it's my only choice and like any kid in college I ate a lot of top ramen! Later I did start to appreciate things like onions and mushrooms (although I still can't stand eggplant!).
I know plenty of people who were raised to eat just chicken nuggets, hot dogs, and "kid food"; their parents never exposed them to good food. And they are snobs about they eat - they stick to very limited menus and are afraid to branch out and try new things. So sad because they are missing out on some awesome flavors!
Anthony Bourdain Shares His Daughter's Favorite Foods
my boys are now 25 and 20--the 25 yr old lives with his father somewhere in south america where they have a restaurant--dad also had a small place in the south of france when 25 yr old was young. Enough said for him... 20 yr old grew up with me and as a single mother i tried my damndest to everything fresh and from scratch--i was then and still am a personal chef- and when he was a toddler all of my friends wanted to know how i "programmed" the boy to wolf down all these vegetables, brown rice, okara patties, tofu stir fry, grilled salmon and the like. I dunno, i'd answer, i just cook these things and he eats them, i'd say. Then enter Grammy. Even in the wonderful farmer's market fresh and organic pleasures of the Bay Area she found Jack in the box. (crack in the box, as i came to call it) Day-glo mac and cheese. wrench (haha) dip for broccoli and carrots--previously unwanted ... I can remember taking son #2 to Hobee's restaurant on saturday mornings for our leisurely breakfasts and how the sweet waitress we always had never batted an eye when son asked for "spicy" with his lentils and rice. (Tabasco.) Now at age 20 and a college student, he's always on the run. eats a lot of pizza. (groan). works in the local healthfood-wholefood grocery co-op where i cooked in the cafe when he was younger. Still comes to my home for meals occasionally, but is always there for the meatloaf and mash, which is usually turkey meatloaf and garlic-parmesan mash; still likes that white stuff on his "crudites". Oh well. he's happy. i'm happy. what else matters? BTW, i certainly don't think that baby Bourdain will grow into an elitist snob because she has an adventurous dad with a great palate. I can just see No Reservations, the second generation, Tony and baby doing the world and happily eating street food together.
Anthony Bourdain Shares His Daughter's Favorite Foods
I have a very picky kid. I guess he got it hereditarily from both my husband and I. We were both very picky as children BUT not now! He sees everything on our table. About 5 years ago, I had had it. I stopped making my son a separate meal (pasta or mac n cheese - yes the blue box) and told him he had to try a bit of everything I made. If he didn't, he would starve. My husband thought I was being too touch but he wasn't the one making 2 different meals every night. He was miserable for many ages until he realized that it is just easier to eat it and not fight about it. Now he looks at his plate and says "you expect me to eat that?" and when I say "Yes, I do" - he says "OK" and he eats some. If he hates it, he leaves the rest. If he likes it, he asks for more. He is now 12. At that age, they start to realize what all their friends are eating and they decide to stop fighting. I was never the one to only give him chicken nuggets. If I did, they were homemade - from scratch.
These days I make my own chicken fingers, if I am going to make them. He has a grain and a veg with almost every meal. He still has a way to go -but he is so much better than he was.
I applaud Tony Bourdain in getting a tiny child to eat stuff like that. My 12 year old still won't eat capers or olives in anything. He will eat bulghur wheat and quinoa though. He'll also eat more veggies than just peas. So we're getting there.
I really think that most parents are just too lazy to put a good from-scratch meal on the table - they fear the looks and the attitude. Not only are they too lazy to change the way the kids eat, they eat the same way. They are all too picky. If they had grown up with parents who cooked everything - all the time - they would try everything. I know lots of parents who barely cook - and expect their kids to eat dinner at 4:30-5 pm every day and all they serve are convenience foods. I would rather die than serve my son that stuff. First off - you are breeding picky children and picky adults and secondly you are making your children fear food. If you show them that you don't like something, they will follow suit.
Anthony Bourdain Shares His Daughter's Favorite Foods
My kids, who are now 19 and 17, will eat anything and always have. The "rule" has always been - you don't have to eat it if you don't like it, but you DO have to taste it.
My daughter recently got a job waiting tables in a local "Italian" restaurant and she was commenting yesterday on how picky most PARENTS are about their kids' meals.
She said the kids want to try stuff, but the parents are ordering their pasta dry (would YOU like to eat dry pasta?) or they want all these weird substitutions. One lady told her there wasn't anything on the menu that kids would like and my daughter told her that SHE had been eating there since she was a baby and that she had tried everything on the menu by the time she was 5, thank you very much. She then made some recommendations for the lady's little girl and the little girl ate everything.
Grilling: Thai Beef Rolls with Sweet Chili Sauce
@DivaDog: The meat does full cook before the basil chars. The small rolls of beef cook very fast over the high heat of the grill.
Grilling: Thai Beef Rolls with Sweet Chili Sauce
This looks great -- does the meat get fully cooked before the basil chars? Sure looks like it does from your photo but I'm a bit skeptical.
Anthony Bourdain Shares His Daughter's Favorite Foods
Sometimes, two close siblings will turn out to have widely different tastes in food.
My brother is three years older than me, and as a kid he would only eat roast chicken or beef mixed with rice-a-roni. I cannot remember that guy having vegetables in any way other than an iceberg lettuce salad drenched in Kraft dressing.
He is now one of the most unadventurous eaters in New York City, and would gladly swallow three pills a day rather than go to the fuss of actually preparing and eating food.
I, brought up in the same house by the same mother in the same kitchen, did then and will now eat anything that isn't an insect. "Foodieism" is my avocation, my hobby and my joy in life, and I love to cook.
Go figure!
Anthony Bourdain Shares His Daughter's Favorite Foods
When I was a kid I loved the salty greek style olives, feta cheese and anchovies. Couldn't get enough. Still prefer salty to sweet.
My parents would let me have anything but I had to eat all of what I asked for. Only disaster was some braised apricots in brandy sauce. Demanded 4 of those little buggers, they tried to get me to stick to one but I was a brat and wanted a full serving. Sadly, the fuzziness made me think I was eating a small rodent drenched in motor oil. Sat at that dang dinner table for 3 hours trying to choke them down. Dog wouldn't eat them either.
Anthony Bourdain Shares His Daughter's Favorite Foods
Oh yeah, all the kids love risotto too. I think it's the perfect kid-friendly gourmet food =)
Anthony Bourdain Shares His Daughter's Favorite Foods
Thanks.
#1's current favorite dishes are fettucine alfredo and Chinese steamed dumplings. #1 and #2 also both love broccoli (although they do call it "trees" and prefer it with some sort of cheese sauce). #2 loves black olives on pizza as well.
#3 is a breaded-chicken-patty and white-rice kind of kid (just turned 2 in July) but he has just discovered frozen peas straight from the bag. His favorite food is gummy worms (I know, I know). At least he also loves his chewable vitamins. =)
Grilling: Thai Beef Rolls with Sweet Chili Sauce
Wow, these sound delicious!
Anthony Bourdain Shares His Daughter's Favorite Foods
akk328, I love the suggestion about the tofu and 2 teeth. cute and true.
Anthony Bourdain Shares His Daughter's Favorite Foods
At 10 months, my first child wanted to share the Chinese takeout we'd ordered for dinner. My husband had cashew chicken, so both for choking-avoidance and groundnut-allergy-avoidance reasons, my dinner was the only option for the little guy. However, I had Szechuan tofu, which was spicy enough that it was making MY nose run.
We tried to tell him that we didn't think he would like my food, but he was insistent. So, I cut up a few cubes of tofu and put them on his high chair tray. He INHALED them and begged for more. This went on for about 20 minutes, during which his nose ran, his eyes ran, he turned red in the face, but he just couldn't get enough. All told, he probably ate about 3/4 cup of tofu.
This remains one of my favorite memories of my oldest child, and today he remains the least picky of my three children. #2 came along when #1 was in the Kraft mac and cheese and chicken nugget stage, and #3 came along 5 1/2 years after #2 and was in daycare from age 11 weeks to 1 year.
Incidentally, tofu (spicy or otherwise) is a really great texture for someone with 2 teeth. =)
Anthony Bourdain Shares His Daughter's Favorite Foods
For the most part children will eat what you expose them to and expect them to eat. It is from this that they have the FREEDOM to develop their own palates. I love to cook and enjoy all kinds of good food. I like to creat a menu and let the family choose the dinners for the week. Once when my daughter was in high school I offered several choices to her and her then 7 and 5 year old brothers. Among them were escarole soup w/tiny pork meatballs, ricotta gnocchi with pesto and shepherd's pie. As I was leaving the room one of her friends turned to her and said I have no idea what you're eating or what language you were speaking. We promptly invited her to dinner. Now my youngest son is 11 and an avid chef. For the superbowl when he was 7 he made prosciutto wrapped shrimp. His own idea. Last weekend their sister was in town and we went to a nice Italian restaurant. The waiter came over and -kindly- told the boys that they could order from the kids menu and have grilled cheese or chicken nuggets, my daughter replied "we're not ordinary kids". I loved it. Don't get me wrong though, they love McDonalds too. Expose them to EVERYTHING and teach them about healthy choices. OMG aren't we lucky to have so many choices. Good for Bourdain, what a lucky little girl.
Grilling: Thai Beef Rolls with Sweet Chili Sauce
@pjracz10: I've only tried beef, but I think ground pork or chicken would work fine as well, just make sure it still contains about 20% fat so the meat doesn't dry out while cooking.
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I adore corn and I'm always looking for new ways to serve it, although I must admit, boiled corn on the cob is still my favorite. This sounds like a wonderful recipe and I can't wait to try it while corn is so plentifull and inexpensive.
One thing, I was always told that boilling corn in salted water made it tough. I boil mine with just a pinch of sugar, probably just a southern thing.
I look forward to more of your recipes.