"cshenk" > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>
>> "Felice" > wrote in message
>> ... >"Julie Bove"
>> > wrote in message
>> >
>> > > So I bought the book called 20-Minute Menus by Marian Burros.
>> > > Luckily I got it used and didn't pay much for it because it is
>> > > totally worthless to me.
>> >
>> > <snip rest of negative review>
>> >
>> > Just because this book is worthless to you, don't presume it's
>> > worthless to the beginners for whom it seems to have been written.
>>
>> I'm not. But my point was that someone here recommended the book to
>> me. I think most people here know how to cook. A few people here
>> have said that they do not. But... If I didn't know how to cook and
>> this was the first book I got, I assure you I would never cook again!
>> >
>> > Marian Burros is the author of nine cookbooks and started writing
>> > for the New York Times some thirty years ago, For all I know, she
>> > may still be at it. But what I do know is that she's a
>> > well-respected food writer. You might take a look at some of her
>> > other works before you knock one that is obviously not aimed at
>> > experienced cooks!
>>
>> If that's her style of cooking, I'm not interested. I don't know of
>> any kids who would eat those strange combinations. Potatoes with
>> everything on them? And indeed they were. Chopped potatoes with all
>> sort of other vegetables, cheese and yogurt dumped on top. I could
>> take some things randomly from my fridge and come up with a better
>> potato dish than that.
>
> Actually that sounds good. It has to be the right combination but
> that's a classic potato dish.
>
> Julie, your family is a bit 'different' in eating and mine is too but
> mine's the other side of the line. One of Charlotte's favorite foods
> since she was 7 is 'fish sticks'. Thats a grilled whole spiced 5-6
> inch fish (head and tail) on a stick, grilled. She actually prefers
> her's uncleaned for the taste of the delicate tummy goodies as she
> calls them.
>
> Your kids are picky eaters because thats acceptable in your home. In
> mine, while we orient to favored items, anything edible you can think
> of is fair game to try at least once. Twice if we think I just didnt
> make it right the first time.

I only have the one kid. I couldn't handle more than that.