This is super easy and fully satisfies him every time. First, get your hands on a beg of Ikea's frozen swedish meatballs.
Put 3 in a microwaveable bowl (white ramekin on left) with a splash (less than a teaspoon) of water. Zap in the microwave for a minute or two. Take a sharp pointy knife and stab them into the dinner dish. Use knife to cut them into bite size pieces (1/4ths). Test temperature and zap more if necessary.
Next, make the sauce. Assuming you are left with some meaty juice in the ramekin, add a drop of the classic toddler food, ketchup, then a nice dollop of sour cream. Stir together with a fork then microwave for ten seconds or so, to warm.
Call in your hungry one: "Dinner's ready"! (No response.)
"Meatballs!" And he came bounding in!
While meatballs were being devoured, a pang of mommy guilt struck, in that I was not offering him any vegetables. We always seem to have a bag of mixed veggies. Birds Eye Classic Mixed Vegetable are, in my opinion, the best: carrots, peas, green beans, and corn.I used the same ramekin, rinsed, and filled with veggies, a dash of water and a pat of butter. Microwaved for a minute, stirred, then a minute more. Keep in mind this is a toddler portion so it's going to cook much more quickly. Test temperature and dump in now-consumed meatball bowl. Good stuff! On a side note, in case you are wondering, Ikea's children's toy silverware (stainless steel) is perfectly sized and we use them as actual eating utensils.
The reason I wasn't cooking dinner: too many cheese & crackers! Alex brought home cheese spread and caviar from work. An odd combination but hey- it worked! Maybe I'll come up with a better way to use up this caviar.
