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Sneaky Chef

I think it's well known to my friends that I am not an adventurous eater.  I do enjoy trying some ethnic cuisines, but the extent of my adventurousness ends at Chicken Coconut Kurma and Lamb Saag.  If I even hear the dreaded t-word (that's tofu for the uninitiated), I won't go anywhere near it.  And for the most part I'm not a vegetable eater.  My daily vegetable intake is usually limited to a glass of low-sodium V8.  It's not that I think veggies are horrid, but if given the option of bread and cheese, or a vegetable, guess which I'm going to choose?

Anyway - Last night I went over to eat with my brother's family, and the good sister-in-law made a lovely meal of baked ziti (I just so happen to love baked ziti).  And I have to say, hers was absolutely delicious.  So imagine my surprise when I found out that the recipe came from her "Sneaky Chef" cookbook.  And that not only did it contain ziti and tomato sauce, but it also had mashed tofu and a veggie puree (I think it was carrots and sweet potatoes).  Then for dessert, we had cupcakes in honor of my nieces birthday.  They were, of course, de-lish, and made with a puree of spinach and blueberries.  Amazing!  I can't remember the last time I had that many veggies in a meal.

The whole reason for the sneaky chef cookbook was to get healthy foods in to foods that the kids like to eat.  Who knew this would also get Aunt Tracie eating more vegetables as well?  But now that I've heard about it and know that they taste good, some of those dreaded veggies don't sound near as scary as they used to.  I may just have to try making a few of those recipes myself.

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