• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Cooking With Friends Club

food . . . friendship . . . inspiration

  • Home
  • Kitchen Chronicles
  • Recipes
  • Reviews
  • Bookshelf
  • Vintage
  • Press
  • Contact
You are here: Home / Kitchen Chronicles / Deceptive, but is it Delicious?

Deceptive, but is it Delicious?

March 19, 2008 by evelyn

This week, by cooking from the books Deceptively Delicious and Sneaky Chef, then gathering with other friends for a Deceptively Sneaky potluck, I’m attempting to try to understand how these two books have become bestselling cookbooks of our generation, talked about, cooked from and adored by dozens of women I know.

My first reaction, upon hearing of the concept, was ugh, broccoli in brownies? I’m lucky enough to have kids who eat most everything, from sushi to hummus, so I might not be the target audience. My second reaction was that in parenting, you do have to do what works for you. Not everyone has a shared bed, a no-TV rule, or has figured out how to get their kids to eat well, and none of us is doing it more “right” than the others (If we really admit it). This might be a way for parents to start getting their kids to like the taste of a vegetable.

I’m telling you now I will not be making the Chocolate Pudding with Avocado in Jessica Seinfeld’s book. But today, my friend Monica and I made the macaroni and cheese with a bit of butternut squash mixed in. I thought it tasted pretty good.

I’ll write more from our potluck tomorrow, where a group of kids will test our creations.

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Instagram (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)

Filed Under: Kitchen Chronicles

Previous Post: « Crazy Cooking
Next Post: A Little Bit Irish »

Primary Sidebar

About Alison J. Bermack

It all began when I was a child cooking with my dad, the kitchen a magnet for cooking and camaraderie, a refuge from adolescence. I spent countless hours chopping, sautéing and simmering my way through childhood. And now, with three kids of my own, I’m still chopping, but this time through their childhood and often with friends.

Read more…

Social Media

  • Bloglovin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

Newsletter

Click here to learn more about my E-Newsletters and to access my E-Newsletter archive.

Content Archives

Categories

How To

Go to our tips and advice for Cooking With Friends.

Downloadables

Free recipe cards, food storage labels and shopping lists you can print and use!

Cooking With Friends on Facebook

Cooking With Friends on Facebook

Sites We Love

We love these sites. Link back to us to be considered.

Footer

  • Bloglovin
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

All content and recipes are the property of Cooking with Friends, LLC. Copyright © 2008-2019.

© Copyright 2008-2016 Cooking With Friends · All Rights Reserved ·

loading Cancel
Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
Email check failed, please try again
Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.