Yebo. The ol' battle between nutrition and child has arrived at my front
door -- but thankfully with very little vengeance or veggie venom!
However... Vitamins exist for a reason. And that reason is unavoidably
critical to the well-being and general health of my child. Hence, my
frantic Googling of child-luring veggie recipes tonight!! Before, Layla
was a regular muncher of cherry tomatoes, avo, cucumber, (raw!)
aubergines and ... kalamata olives. (She once threw open the fridge
door, age 22 months, requesting olives for breakfast. 12 olives later,
and she was as ready for the day as I am after my first cuppa! Another
time, at the same age, she sat on the kitchen counter while I shimmied
up a summer salad, and - snacking on avo - announced, in no uncertain
terms and with great culinary flair, 'Fantastic!' The first time I'd
ever heard her use this um... fantastic descriptor!)
Supper tonight, vitamin/fibre-boosted and elegantly yummy: oodles of
garlic turned soft and golden in olive oil, then - softly boiled
cauliflower is added and 'smooshed' (i.e. unless you have a
blender/whizzer) till smooth. Add milk, Ina Paarman's potato seasoning
(Layla's seasoning of choice) and some grated cheddar. Reduce till
creamy. Add pasta or noodles! Layla gobbled it up with relentless and
gullible enthusiasm! Yeeeeeha! Another vitaminny victory!
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