Comments on: Kids, Sports and Bonding http://www.activeallowance.com/blog/kids-sports-and-bonding/53/ Doing more than just "winging" it Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:46:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Leslie http://www.activeallowance.com/blog/kids-sports-and-bonding/53/#comment-63 Leslie Sun, 03 Feb 2008 02:40:35 +0000 http://www.activeallowance.com/blog/kids-sports-and-bonding/53/#comment-63 A great idea, HC. Penne Giacomo - pasta with fries? Hmmmmmm..... We'll have to get more creative than that ;-) Once we think of some palatable ingredients, we'll try it out and see how it goes! Thanks for the suggestion. A great idea, HC.

Penne Giacomo - pasta with fries? Hmmmmmm….. We’ll have to get more creative than that ;-)

Once we think of some palatable ingredients, we’ll try it out and see how it goes!

Thanks for the suggestion.

]]> By: HC http://www.activeallowance.com/blog/kids-sports-and-bonding/53/#comment-62 HC Wed, 30 Jan 2008 00:14:19 +0000 http://www.activeallowance.com/blog/kids-sports-and-bonding/53/#comment-62 Hmmmm.... here's an idea. If your 12 year old likes Penne Alfredo, how about using that positive association as a jump-off point to Penne Giovanno (especially if his name is John) and incorporate some of his favourite ingredients ... in the hope that this encourages a broadening of the repertoire. Many vegetables lend themselves well to become "stir fries" ... or with Panko you could make a modification of the Japanese tempura. I may be a bit too optimistic. But do remember being at a Chinese restaurant once with a (then) 8-year old, who picked up a cylinder-shaped and waffle-imprinted piece of calimari, exclaimed, "yum, baby corn" and ate it without thinking twice. Perception can become reality. Hmmmm…. here’s an idea. If your 12 year old likes Penne Alfredo, how about using that positive association as a jump-off point to Penne Giovanno (especially if his name is John) and incorporate some of his favourite ingredients … in the hope that this encourages a broadening of the repertoire.

Many vegetables lend themselves well to become “stir fries” … or with Panko you could make a modification of the Japanese tempura.

I may be a bit too optimistic. But do remember being at a Chinese restaurant once with a (then) 8-year old, who picked up a cylinder-shaped and waffle-imprinted piece of calimari, exclaimed, “yum, baby corn” and ate it without thinking twice. Perception can become reality.

]]> By: Harvey http://www.activeallowance.com/blog/kids-sports-and-bonding/53/#comment-50 Harvey Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:28:14 +0000 http://www.activeallowance.com/blog/kids-sports-and-bonding/53/#comment-50 Hilarious! Actually, my 12 year old's diet has only recently broadened beyond chicken fingers and fries - he now goes all the way to Penne Alfredo! I think even the idea of Haggis would have been traumatizing ;-) PS. He did manage to try fish and chips this trip. A breakthrough! Hilarious!

Actually, my 12 year old’s diet has only recently broadened beyond chicken fingers and fries - he now goes all the way to Penne Alfredo! I think even the idea of Haggis would have been traumatizing ;-)

PS. He did manage to try fish and chips this trip. A breakthrough!

]]> By: HC http://www.activeallowance.com/blog/kids-sports-and-bonding/53/#comment-49 HC Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:10:24 +0000 http://www.activeallowance.com/blog/kids-sports-and-bonding/53/#comment-49 did you introduce your sons to that great Scottish tradition: Haggis? I remember my first time in Edinburgh (this goes back a while), and my host asked if I had ever had Haggis. I said no, and that I didn't know what it was. what followed was an extensive description of a beast, part rabbit, part pig, with two long front paws, and two short back ones (to run around hills more easily) ... and on and on it went. I never got to the real story until much later. By this time we had thoroughly enjoyed our haggis meal! :-) did you introduce your sons to that great Scottish tradition: Haggis?
I remember my first time in Edinburgh (this goes back a while), and my host asked if I had ever had Haggis. I said no, and that I didn’t know what it was. what followed was an extensive description of a beast, part rabbit, part pig, with two long front paws, and two short back ones (to run around hills more easily) … and on and on it went. I never got to the real story until much later. By this time we had thoroughly enjoyed our haggis meal! :-)

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