He Ate Vegetables!

If you are unfamiliar with Brady's eating habits let me give you a quick run down. These are the food groups he willingly eats: Bread, Dairy, Fruit, Sweets. He won't eat meat (sometimes he'll eat fish) and he won't go near vegetables. We're not sure where this all came from because he was a fantastic eater when he was eating baby foods. And wouldn't you think if he'd eat the tasteless puree he'd go for buttered and salted corn or something? I would. Plus, we make a point of not catering to his tastes and making all food groups available to him, even if we know he won't eat them. The hope is that one day he'll wake up and love everything. We can dream, right?

Last night we were invited to a neighborhood game night/potluck for which I made Swedish Meatball Kebabs and a Pickled Cucumber accompaniment. The kebabs went fast, but the cucumbers kind of got left behind. When Brady saw me bring them home last night he actually asked me to give him some. And when I did, he actually ate it! And asked for another one. And another one. It was amazing! I'm so excited that my son ate vegetables, I had to make a post about it. And just in case the recipe is magic, I'll post it here, too. They really taste like pickles, but take way less time and effort.

Pickled Cucumbers

Ingredients:
1 English cucumber
1/2 cup white-wine vinegar
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh mint leaves
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley leaves
1/2 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Preparation:
Cut cucumber crosswise into very thin slices (preferably using a manual slicer). In a bowl whisk together remaining ingredients until sugar is dissolved and add cucumber, tossing to coat. Marinate cucumbers, covered and chilled, stirring occasionally, 4 hours.

*recipe courtesy epicurious.com/Gourmet magazine