Hello! I'm Jen, and I'm Blaise's mom, and Jesse's unbelievably gorgeous wife (the gorgeous part is not open to dispute). Blaise is our 4 year old son.
Jesse and I are constantly perturbed by people who say "ew, I don't like that" of foods that they haven't even tried. Picky kids drive us crazy. So, we give Blaise a variety of foods that most toddlers aren't interested in, in an attempt to keep the "pickies" away. Currently, Blaise's favorite foods are: caviar, sushi, Greek yogurt, fresh figs, oranges, and roasted seaweed.
As a way to help us try new things, Jesse and Blaise spin the globe on the first of each month and choose a country for us to focus on. We take a trip to a restaurant of that country's origin (if one exists!) once during that month and I try out a recipe from a region of that country once a week. We attempt to teach Blaise a word or two from that country's language and we give him a map of the country to color on (maybe one day the crayon will stay on the paper and not end up on couches and walls).
As we try new recipes and foods, I'll update the recipe box and post some notes and pictures.
Thank you for checking out my blog!
xoxo,
Jen
