Week 1 is our springboard!
Get started with introducing 3 new Sneaky Chef recipies to your family!
Refer to "The Sneaky Chef Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Favorite Meals"
"Brainy Brownies" pg 240-241
"Total Tacos" 210-211
and
"Bonus Burgers" pg 224-225
report back and let us know how it goes!
Below is the free recipefor "Brainy Brownies" from sneakychef.com:
Makes about 30 kid-sized brownies
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup Purple Puree (see Make-Ahead Recipe #1)
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons Flour Blend (see Make-Ahead Recipe #13)
- 1/4 cup rolled oats, ground in a food processor
- 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Butter or non-stick cooking spray
- Optional extra boost: 1 cup chopped walnuts
> Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
> Butter or spray only the bottom, not the sides, of a 13-by- 9-inch or 9-inch square baking pan.
>
Melt the butter and chocolate chips together in a double boiler or
metal bowl over simmering water (or in a microwave, checking every 15
seconds). Remove from heat and allow mixture to cool a bit. Meanwhile,
in another bowl, stir together the eggs, vanilla, sugar, and Purple
Puree. Combine this purple egg mixture with the cooled chocolate
mixture.
> In a mixing bowl, stir together
Flour Blend, cocoa powder, oats, and salt. Add this to the chocolate
mixture and blend thoroughly. Mix in the chopped walnuts, if using,
then pour the entire mixture into the baking pan.
>
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to
cool completely in pan before cutting the brownies and use a plastic or
butter knife. Dust with powdered sugar, if desired.
Keeps for a week in the refrigerator, covered tightly.
brownies were good! mage them gluten free subbing rice flour and flaxseed meal. didn't have choc chips on hand so I subbed 5oz of bakers chocolate. yum!
tacos were bland for me. added some chili powder, cumin and coriander - yum!
plan to try the burgers this week. finally found a great gluten free hamburger bun recipe. will let you know how it turns out!
my 'Bonus Burgers' fell apart and my 3 yr old wouldn't touch them. oh well...thinking I can toss the bits of burger into spaghetti....?
- mamabearnc
on May. 4, 2009 at 9:53 AM