Same Dish, Different Accessories
The Strategy: Start your diners with a bowl of noodles each, but again, let them do the customizing at the table. You don't have to worry about keeping track of who likes what.
The Rationale: Even if your daughter is only interested in a pile of dry spaghetti, she's being exposed to a dish the way it's supposed to be eaten. (She'll get it eventually.)
The Recipe: Sesame Noodles with Extras
Serve a large bowl of whole-wheat udon noodles—or regular spaghetti, if that's the way it has to be—with an array of toppings in small bowls: shredded carrots, julienned cucumbers, chopped scallions, sliced snow peas, chopped peanuts, chopped fresh cilantro, shredded rotisserie chicken, and peanut sauce (mixed in or on the side—you know your family better than we do). For the sauce, blend together 1/2 cup of bottled Asian sesame dressing (our favorite is Annie's Naturals) with 1/2 cup of smooth peanut butter.
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