Tomato Flowers
August 24th, 2008
I was cutting up tomatoes and basil for a simple salad when I realized the colors and size of the tomato slices would make pretty flowers. The boys seemed unimpressed with my handiwork, but we had less resistance than usual to trying something new.
Surprisingly, A. opted to try the basil leaf first, and then decided that he liked the Golden Rave tomatoes better than the red Juliets — the yellow ones are slightly sweeter and less acidic. We got G. to actually chew once while a tomato slice was in his mouth, which we took as progress. He is very fond of placing an item in his mouth for a second — avoiding as much contact with it as possible — then removing it and telling us that he tried it and didn’t like it.
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I'm Dara, the chick in the kitchen. Living in the suburbs of Manhattan with my two boys, ages 3 and 5, and husband. Trying to feed my family something more diverse than a different shape of pasta each night. Reach me at .
3 Comments
1. Cathy C | August 24th, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Very Cute!!
2. Hillary | August 25th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
I like your creativity! I’ve been seeing those mini yellow tomatoes everywhere!
3. Jodi | August 25th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
We were at an appointment just today and were told that the term for when kids only eat one food (or a set few foods) is a food jag;o) So, nice to see G stepping so far outside of his jag!