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Growing up, my brother and I were always fond of breakfast for dinner. There was something very “opposite day” about it that intrigued us like no other meal could. We almost felt like little rebels basking in a stack of pancakes dripping in syrup while our neighborhood friends sat down to spaghetti or pot roast.
At 32, I still enjoy a good omelet for dinner and even the occasional Belgian waffle, so this recipe for a Baked Apple Puff really stood out in Michelle Stern’s new cookbook, The Whole Family Cookbook.
I had the pleasure of meeting Michelle back in October at BlogHer Food in San Francisco. We were among a group of people that were left momentarily stranded at a function which led us to being smooshed into a limo like sardines while winding through the streets on San Francisco.
Being that I am extremely claustrophobic and get insanely car sick, I was about two seconds away from either breathing or vomiting (maybe both) into a paper bag before the limo came to screeching halt at the curb of our hotel.
Michelle’s passion for teaching children about fresh, wholesome food is evident throughout her entire book, which is full of unique recipes that will help you get your children involved the kitchen. Michelle provides you with great tasting recipes using accessible, fresh and local ingredients along with easy to follow, color coded, step by step instructions.
It will get you excited about dragging a stool into the kitchen and allowing your little one to crack eggs, measure flour, stir batters, and a myriad of other little-hand suitable tasks. In turn, helping out will get them excited about the food that they are helping to create!
Your kiddos are going to love this Baked Apple Puff and the many other recipes in The Whole Family Cookbook.
every sunday–
pot roast, string beans with new potatos on top
banana pudding
Well I was homeschooled, so cooking was always a thing that we did together-especially baking. My favorite memories of cooking are always centered around the Christmas holidays. I loved baking and decorating cookies with my mom and sisters, and helping my mom with cooking Christmas breakfast/dinner!!
One of my favorite childhood cooking memories is baking cupcakes with my mom.
I loved cooking with my grandma. I still do even now that I have my own child :)
I loved puffs so thank you for sharing this recipe!
My favorite childhood memory of food is around Christmas time my mom would always make spritz cookies. The almond smell is incredible!
When I was a kid and my mom would make pie, she’d always cook up the left over dough and coat it with cinnamon sugar for me. She’d also let me have the left over chocolate frosting from cakes on saltines.
That puff looks & sounds wonderful…we love breakfast for dinner!
One of my favorite memories is testing the spaghetti sauce. My mom used to make a huge pot (vat!) of it, and would use a piece of crusty Italian bread to taste the sauce a few times throughout the day, to see if she wanted to adjust the seasoning. I used to love to sneak (I thought) into the kitchen to “test” the sauce myself. It’s a wonder we ended up with any for dinner!
I know it’s not elegant or gourmet, but I have many a memory of making tuna-fish casserole with my momma. I got to scoop out all the soup from the cans and then sprinkle the cheese on top like it was fairy dust. A simple memory, but magical to me. I still love tuna-fish casserole! Yum! :)
My mom let us “cook” with the flour and spices. Mixing and pouring non-edible concoctions but it was soooo much fun!
This looks lovely! I saw this on Sugarcrafters blog yesterday so this must be great if the both of you blogged about it!