Looking out of my window, last week I saw the most beautiful scene to eyes that had been deprieved of sunshine for three months of winter. The sun peeped out last week after months of hiding behind clouds. Trees began sprouting spring buds, myriad colored flowers began blooming on the wayside and the song of spring was in my heart. I wanted to make something special to celebrate the occasion. Quiche sounded so exotic and different so I decided to try my hand at eggless quiche with spinach and cilantro as an ode to the coming green months. The recipe I used is from all recipes Except for a few small changes. To start with I made the crust myself. Using a recipe for winter fruit pie with walnut crumb from epicurious iPhone app. Additionally, I found this site very helpful for handy hints on baking the perfect pie Also, I substituted cooked instant oats for tofu, and used low fat cheddar cheese. Both of which upped the health factor without hampering the taste or texture in anyway ...
like most moms of preschoolers, I have this constant niggling doubts about whether my son is eating enough? is he getting adequate nutrition? To my eyes he seems to be growing thinner and thinner, although his Docs assure me he is fine and that its just a phase Also, how do you coax a child who refuses to eat, Do you reward him for eating or threaten him with consequences? Do you divert him with TV so you can feed him on the sly without him even noticing it? Do you force food into his mouth along with a barrage of criticism about what a bad boy he is for not eating? To borrow from Shakespeare, “whether tis nobler to just put a plate in front of him at periodic intervals as most Doctors recommend or to run behind him with a plate in your hand as grandma recommends? How exactly do you get a child to eat food that he should be eating, (About food that he should not be eating, it’s a different story altogether!!! no coaxing required there) I am at this phase where I...
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