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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.
My favorite memories were always with my grandmother. I loved being in the kitchen with her when she was baking and making homemade jelly and jam. I remember the best part was licking the jam off the paraffin wax when we opened new jars. Ah the funny things we remember.
My Favorite childhood memory of cooking would be going to my grandparents every Sunday for lunch and getting to cook in the kitchen with my grandmother for our very large amazing Lebanese family (there was about 40 of us every week!). It was something that I will never forget.
I loved the rotation we had at my house, so one night a week I was able to help prepare dinner. I liked that it was some responsibility but not too overwhelming.
Making pizza with my dad! He was not much of a cook, but homeade pizza was the one dish he could do and always had my brother and I help him!
My Mom would occasionally make homemade apple turnovers. She would write each of our names( 10 kids!) in icing. You were lucky to be asked to help her. I wish I knew that recipe!
My mom taught me how to bake at a fairly early age and I loved having free access to the kitchen whenever I wanted to experiment.
My family and I would always bake cookies for “Santa” when we were younger and we all had the greatest time! We would bake sugar cookies and since we were little, we always thought the more frosting the better! When our mom checked out our decorating, she yelled “whoa! looks like Santa is gonna go into a diabetic coma!” haha. There was so much frosting! :)
I was staying over at my aunt’s house for a week back when I was young. It was then when I had my first French toast! I loved it so much in fact that I bugged my aunt to teach me how to make it. It was the first thing I learned to cook and I have been addicted to it ever since!
My favorite childhood recipe is coming home from spending all day at Coney Island in Brooklyn, NY and having my mom make us root beer floats with pastrami sandwiches.
Homemade donuts with my mother. So yummy! So fun!