Sometimes parents have to be sneaky when it comes to getting kids to eat healthily. With that in mind, Kohl’s department stores are offering copies of “Deceptively Delicious” by Jessica Seinfeld for just $5 through the Kohl’s Cares program. The book is available in area stores (1812 Gunbarrel Road in Chattanooga, 4580 Frontage Road in Cleveland) or online at kohls.com.
You’ll find recipes with creative ways to sneak vegetables into foods that your children already like, such as macaroni and cheese with butternut squash or cauliflower added. For something sweet, try the recipe for brownies with carrots and spinach.
When you pick up a copy of this best-selling cookbook you’ll also support children’s health and education initiatives in your community. More than $150 million has been raised to help kids. T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital is the local beneficiary.
Greenlife Grocery this Friday will feature a huge, one-day only sale on regional peaches from Lane Southern Orchards in Fort Valley, Ga. That day only, they’ll be on sale for 49 cents a pound – hard to beat for fresh peaches.
Are you a fan of Chattanooga Market? If so, log onto www.farmland.org/vote and enter the market to be selected as “America’s Favorite Farmer’s Market 2010.” Entering is simple. Winners will be named Aug. 31.
The contest is sponsored by American Farmland Trust, a national nonprofit organization working with farmers and ranchers to protect the land, produce a healthier environment and build successful communities.
I’m glad The Melting Pot is at Hamilton Place. That’s a good half hour from my house, and its inconvenience is a good thing for my waistline. Otherwise, I’d be over there every week getting my fill of the best cheese fondue I’ve ever put in my mouth.
A new cookbook by Hallie Harron, “Not Your Mother’s Fondue” (Harvard Common Press, $17.95), may bring fondue back into your home. Back in the 1960s, so I’ve read, fondue was a popular way to entertain. Just heat up the pot and let guests join in the fun of cooking their own dinner. I actually think this may have been a good excuse not to cook for the hostess. Pretty smart, huh?
I don’t know why it really hasn’t come back into vogue for home parties. It seems to have gained some ground a decade or so back but faded almost as quickly as it appeared. You can still find fondue pots at home stores, but they’re not out front and center. And that’s really a shame because, as “Not Your Momma’s Fondue” will show you, there’s more to fondue than cheese and bread. This cookbook melts peanut butter with some other ingredients to make a Thai-style fondue; heats up coconut milk for Panang curry fondue; and takes you on a sweet trip through the apple orchards with its Fall Applesauce Fondue using sugar cookies for dipping.
Here’s a recipe I plan to make for football gatherings this fall. The recipe makes four entree-size servings. For appetizers, consider doubling the recipe.
Alfredo Fondue
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
Pinch of cayenne pepper
4 ounces Parmesan cheese, grated
Sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
Dippers: Cheese- or spinach-stuffed tortellini or other pasta shapes; cubes of Italian bread
Place butter and flour in a medium-size fondue pot and heat over medium heat. Cook, stirring frequently, for 3 minutes. Gradually stir in milk, and season with cayenne. Cook, stirring frequently, for about 10 minutes or until the fondue has thickened. Stir in the Parmesan, and season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately with dippers. Makes 2 1/4 cups.
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