Put a smile on your little one's face..
A great way to get your children to eat everything you put on the plate is to dress up your food a little and make it FUN. Usually after Baby C gets home from school, she would want a snack. She was delighted when she got home and found this waiting for her :)
All good and nutritious for the kids, plus it will put a big smile on their face. This is a great way to get them to eat their greens as well. And she's already asking, when will mummy make this for her again. :)
So why not try this for your child this weekend, for breakfast, brunch or lunch? Am sure they would love it!
A cute, girly lunch
You will need:
2 eggs
3 slices streaky bacon
1 lettuce leaf, sliced
1/3 tomato, sliced thinly
1/3 Japanese cucumber, sliced thinly
Some salt and pepper, to taste
2 tbsp olive oil
1. Place each egg in a ramekin or small bowl and carefully slide into a 20cm frying pan, one at a time. Make sure the egg yolks are aligned (to make the "eyes). Cook over very low heat, until egg white has set. Remove from heat and set aside.
2. Meanwhile, using the same oil over high heat, fry the bacon until crispy.
3. Arrange the lettuce at bottom, followed by the tomato and cucumber slice on top. Reserve a small slice of tomato, forming a "U" shape for the mouth. Place the egg on the plate and then arrange two slices of bacon on the left and right side of the egg and another piece on the top to form the "hair". Place the reserved tomato slice below the two "eyes" (yolks). Season with some salt and pepper. And there you have it, a simple but delightful girly lunch for your child.
*This post was featured on Asian Food Channel's FB page on 16 Oct 2012.
Hi Baby Sumo, lovely lunch and very creative. Your girl is sooo pretty and cute, like mummy!
ReplyDeleteHave a nice weekend.
Thanks Amelia. Always happy to cook nice food for my kids.
Deletehahah, a very cute lunch for a very cute child! now i'm also wondering what would be a cute boyish lunch for baby d in the future :D
ReplyDeleteI'll have to come up with something cute for him too ;) Unlike his sister, he still doesn't know how to appreciate fried eggs yet.
Deletenice entry.. i'm sure every kids would love their breakfast if their mom do this.
ReplyDeletei will try it when i have a kids, but i dont even married yet. i will change the bacon with another meat :)
Can use turkey bacon or beef bacon also ;)
DeleteSo cute! Great idea!
ReplyDeleteThanks Mich! Kids love these kind of things ;)
DeleteThis is so so cute, every girl also like to have them..
ReplyDeleteThanks Sonia, I'm happy if my daughter eats well and healthily ;)
DeleteI can attest to the fact that this smiley breakfast is for me AMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAZIIIIIING
ReplyDeleteA great start to the day, right?
DeleteSo cute! Is there a different one for BabyD ? :P
ReplyDeleteHaha! Didn't make one for him this time since he is in bed already, but will come up with something cute for him too.
DeleteShe is so adorable! The perfect breakfast for a little cutie! :D
ReplyDeleteShe deserves it, since she has been such a good girl in school! :)
DeleteOh! This is sooo CUTE ! I would love to have this too even though I'm 40++
ReplyDelete! LOL
LOL!!! I actually made one for myself too :P
DeleteHehehehe so cute!! You really put so much love and care into your cooking. :D
ReplyDeleteIt's rewarding when I see Baby C smiling and enjoying her lunch ;)
DeleteThat is so cute! On my first visit to Bulgaria we went to a tiny town in the middle of nowhere and went to a restaurant that you'd have to know to find. They knew we were coming and they were all dressed in native costumes for these strange Australian people. I wasn't allowed to order - "we know what you want" our friend translated for me.
ReplyDeleteI received a seasoned hamburger patty with cucumber slices for hair, vegetables for eyes and a lettuce dress. I asked what it was called and the woman beamed and said in VERY broken English. "It's called A Slap in the Face!"
and that's what they wanted to serve me? I laugh every time I think about it.
Your story made me laugh too!
DeleteHaha! Not playing lah. Making it FUN :P She ate it all... ehehhee.
ReplyDeletei spot a heart-shaped egg! did u use the heart-shaped pan to fry it? :)
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Nope, just fry using regular pan, then cut out the shape myself ;)
DeleteI love how the cute dish kinda has a similiar resemblence to your pretty daughter.... lots of mama love there!! :D
ReplyDeleteHehe thanks! Love cooking for my kids. :)
DeleteThat delicious girly lunch looks like your pretty Chloe ! Good job as always , Mom ! :D
ReplyDeleteThanks Aunty Anne! Lil Chloe deserves a pretty lunch.
DeleteVery creative, Yen!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jessie! Just something very simple which can make Chloe happy.
DeleteSuch a super cute idea!! Way to go Yen!
ReplyDeleteThanks Amrita!
DeleteShe finished the whole thing include the vegetables?
ReplyDeleteYes, my daughter likes to eat vegetables one.
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