BARBECUE JACKFRUIT
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My kids will admit, when it comes to meals, I am very good to them. I am not a mother who forces Brussel sprouts or sauerkraut down their throats. I remember once when Shane was little that I made him eat squash. As I was cleaning up the mess of him throwing it up, I declared I was not going to be that mean mom. Instead, I have learned that if I want my kids to like something, fix just enough for myself, eat it in front of them, and they will soon come begging to try mom's special food she is eating. It truly works!
However, I do enjoy trying new recipes, especially when I see a savings in them. We have an unusual fruit called jackfruit that is as big as a watermelon and grows on trees. It is very messy to harvest the fruit, but it is very good raw or dried. We had heard how some people, especially vegetarians, use the fruit as a substitute for beef in meals, specifically barbecue shredded beef sandwiches. We were given some jackfruit, so I decided to try it, closely following the recipe online.
Don't feel too sorry for them. The barbecue jackfruit was quickly forgotten and I was forgiven even before these cinnamon rolls appeared for breakfast the next day.
My kids will admit, when it comes to meals, I am very good to them. I am not a mother who forces Brussel sprouts or sauerkraut down their throats. I remember once when Shane was little that I made him eat squash. As I was cleaning up the mess of him throwing it up, I declared I was not going to be that mean mom. Instead, I have learned that if I want my kids to like something, fix just enough for myself, eat it in front of them, and they will soon come begging to try mom's special food she is eating. It truly works!
However, I do enjoy trying new recipes, especially when I see a savings in them. We have an unusual fruit called jackfruit that is as big as a watermelon and grows on trees. It is very messy to harvest the fruit, but it is very good raw or dried. We had heard how some people, especially vegetarians, use the fruit as a substitute for beef in meals, specifically barbecue shredded beef sandwiches. We were given some jackfruit, so I decided to try it, closely following the recipe online.
It was a failure!
I even had a hard time swallowing it without the gag reflex kicking in. My kids were so good in trying to eat it, but they were greatly relieved when I didn't even make them eat the usually required 1/2 amount that was on their plate. I told them that since they didn't have any stories of their mom making them eat horrible stuff, that I had to provide at least one for them.
Don't feel too sorry for them. The barbecue jackfruit was quickly forgotten and I was forgiven even before these cinnamon rolls appeared for breakfast the next day.
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