tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19817992.post261013446079341537..comments2023-09-23T10:42:30.066-04:00Comments on Maureen Wittmann: Spaghetti Sauce SurpriseMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306638938982553941noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19817992.post-23116713850605187742007-07-19T08:58:00.000-04:002007-07-19T08:58:00.000-04:00You are all too funny!Anon, I have an Aspergers ki...You are all too funny!<BR/><BR/>Anon, I have an Aspergers kid too. He's also my kid with celiac disease (no gluten) so, thankfully, he's not too picky.<BR/><BR/>Now I'm off to the library website to see if they have The Sneaky Chef -- thanks for the tip!!!Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01306638938982553941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19817992.post-20463299008954748042007-07-19T00:15:00.000-04:002007-07-19T00:15:00.000-04:00My Asperger's child is an extremely picky eater, a...My Asperger's child is an extremely picky eater, as is my husband, and both virtually require CPR everytime they SEE a vegetable. I'd never had much success sneaking veggies into their food until I discovered "The Sneaky Chef" by Missy Chase Lapine. Now they get white bean puree, along with a puree of cooked cauliflower and raw zucchini in their boxed Fettucine Alfredo and Mac 'n Cheese (such healthy choices they have:-O.) I started by just adding a little puree and gradually built up and they haven't noticed:-) Another "acceptable" item for them is taco meat, which is now laced with (tada!) a "purple puree" of cooked spinach and raw blueberries. The same purple puree goes into fudge brownies and chocolate cupcakes, along with wheatgerm. I sneak "orange puree" (puree of steamed sweet potatoes and carrots) into pizza and marinara sauces and nobody notices. My finest hour: sneaking "green puree" (a puree of cooked spinach, green peas, and the dread broccoli) into meatballs! My entire family loved them and had no clue I was sneaking greens down their throats!:-) To trick my reluctant herbivores, I have to puree the veggies until they're very smooth and there are no telltale lumps or threads or specks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19817992.post-48307090910133346622007-07-18T19:27:00.000-04:002007-07-18T19:27:00.000-04:00This is hysterical, I love your new name for the M...This is hysterical, I love your new name for the Mystery Sauce. I think we all grew up with a mystery meat of sorts!! My dh encountered a regular *sea of foil* in his mom's freezer!! Too funny!Sweetness and Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018458789487126482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19817992.post-15018990911282427242007-07-18T06:15:00.000-04:002007-07-18T06:15:00.000-04:00I'm not sure if or how to edit comments. But I kne...I'm not sure if or how to edit comments. But I knew what you meant :-).<BR/><BR/>I've been shredding veggies for years, but my super picky eater can still pick out the wee little strands of vegetables.<BR/><BR/>Blending the veggies does make the sauce a lighter color so they do suspect that you've done something sinister, but they don't quite know what it is. ;-)Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01306638938982553941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19817992.post-4725283684866403372007-07-18T00:40:00.000-04:002007-07-18T00:40:00.000-04:00Ooops--did I say Karen? Can you edit the comment, ...Ooops--did I say Karen? Can you edit the comment, Maureen?Ana Braga-Henebryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590301615909326119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19817992.post-13354346388833746512007-07-18T00:39:00.000-04:002007-07-18T00:39:00.000-04:00Karen, now you are reveling my secrets to the kids...Karen, now you are reveling my secrets to the kids! I have shredded veggies into spaghetti sauce for years-- most especially zucchinis when the summer superabundance happens. <BR/>Thick, flavourful and light!Ana Braga-Henebryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590301615909326119noreply@blogger.com