COOKING CONFESSIONS AND PARENTING TIPS

I pulled a recipe from an old people’s magazine. I glanced through the ingredients and made sure I had them. That was the last time I looked at the recipe. And maybe that was a wee bit of a mistake.

In theory, it was a good recipe. Even the way I made it wasn’t horrible, not even close to bad. But it could have been better. Like most recipes, I found it to be much too bland.

It was supposed to be grilled using raw, ground up chicken. That sounded gross and unhealthy to me, so I changed it to ground up, cooked chicken, which I pan seared. I used spicy guacamole instead of regular. The patties tasted like a fried salmon patty. Not bad, not good.

We had two patties remaining. I decided to get creative and make a casserole – my standard go-to for leftovers from my less than stellar cooking attempts. A little of this, a little of that, and bingo! I end up with something that’s actually pretty good! See? Miracles can happen!

But here’s the magic to my miracle – good, old-fashioned Velvetta® cheese!

I know all you health freaks out there are gasping in disgust, so I’ll go ahead and make a totally politically incorrect parenting tip.

IF YOU WANT YOUR KIDS TO EAT VEGETABLES, PUT THEM IN A VELVETTA CHEESE SAUCE! (The vegetables, not the kids!)

There you have it! It’s genius really. And tasty. And think. The kids will learn to eat vegetables, you’ll get to stop fighting that battle, and you can slowly add less and less cheese until they are absolutely loving whatever green plant product you throw at them!

I told you I’d share great wisdom in my blogs. I was right, wasn’t I?

Here’s a verse I found that sort of fits my parenting tip. “Better is a small serving of vegetables with LOVE than a fattened calf with hatred.” Proverbs 15:17 NIV

Blessings

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