Remember that scene from A Christmas Story where Ralphie describes his brother as the child that never eats. It came down to the mother getting Randy to eat like a little piggy. Well Sarah don't do piggy time. I'm a complete clean freak so I will never tell my kids to eat like pigs in a sty but I do have a kid that never eats--Ellie (4). She has made a goal of living off of chocolate milk, strawberry nutrigrain bars, cookie cereal, yogurt and the occasional nugget. Dinner time in our house is a fight of getting her to eat without giving her a negative feeling towards family dinner time. Ketchup has gotten us pretty far since she'll eat at least a bite of something smothered the stuff. Sadly for my daughter I have a very strict rule about our family meals; Mom is not a short order cook and if you don't eat what she cooks you starve. Now I'm not a cold blooded fool and I do usually make at least one child friendly side dish if I am serving something they'd consider odd. I watched Joy make bowls of cereal and countless hot dogs in her attempt to get my brother to eat and at age 10 I knew that was BS. With my kids I only offer a different meal when it is something really spicy and even then I usually just make a little less spicy version of it. For example on taco nights Ellie refuses to eat her taco generally but she will eat her weight in beans, rice and tortillas. Well, tonight I made something called "Brick Chicken" and she ate a ton of it! Plus we got her to cheat on broccoli with cauliflower and she loved that too. The sky is shining down on me because I now know that my daughter is capable of eating actual food. Here is the recipe which Aiden says tastes like turkey dinner. Expect to see a Sarah-fied version of this in the next couple weeks since I have thought of some different ways to make this meal.
Brick Chicken with Thyme and Sage
8 small boneless skinless chicken thighs ( I actually used thighs!)
8 cloves of garlic smashed
8 sprigs of fresh thyme
3 chopped sprigs of sage
1 tbs olive oil
dash of crushed red pepper (or more if you like)
couple dashes kosher salt
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In a large bowl toss all of the ingredients together. Heat up your skillet to med heat spray with non stick spray. Place the chicken in the skillet, pour and remaining stuff from the bowl on top. Place a second smaller skillet on top of the chicken and use 3 cans of soup or beans to weigh it down. (see pic). After 10 min flip the chicken and do this process again. As soon as chicken is at your desired crispness you're done (obviously make sure it's cooked through). We served artichokes and cauliflower.
8 small boneless skinless chicken thighs ( I actually used thighs!)
8 cloves of garlic smashed
8 sprigs of fresh thyme
3 chopped sprigs of sage
1 tbs olive oil
dash of crushed red pepper (or more if you like)
couple dashes kosher salt
***
In a large bowl toss all of the ingredients together. Heat up your skillet to med heat spray with non stick spray. Place the chicken in the skillet, pour and remaining stuff from the bowl on top. Place a second smaller skillet on top of the chicken and use 3 cans of soup or beans to weigh it down. (see pic). After 10 min flip the chicken and do this process again. As soon as chicken is at your desired crispness you're done (obviously make sure it's cooked through). We served artichokes and cauliflower.
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