Deception in the Kitchen!
Most chefs pride themselves on using fresh, high-quality ingredients. In fact, go to any upscale restaurant and you’ll find (as a friend recently joked) that it can take longer to read the descriptions of food than to actually eat it.
Although most of us prefer to know exactly what we’re eating, there is a group of diners who are often better off left in the dark when it comes to what’s on their dinner plate –children. Long-heralded for their picky eating habits kids are tough to please, and can be particularly unadventurous when it comes to what they’ll ingest.
Jessica Seinfeld’s new cookbook, Deceptively Delicious, is geared precisely for this population, and, as the title suggests, is all about deceit. Seinfeld, the mother of three (and married to comedian Jerry), explains that to avoid battles at mealtimes she began sneaking fruits and vegetables into her children’s favorite foods. Each of the recipes in her easy-to-read manual contain one or more fruit or vegetable purees, in quantities that she contends will not significantly alter the dish’s flavor.
With selections ranging from mouth-watering comfort foods such as macaroni and cheese (with butternut squash) to unique combinations such as chocolate cupcakes (with avocado and cauliflower), Seinfeld’s book certainly offers inspiration for any chef who needs to cook for a young audience.
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