Pimsey Stew
Tonight we had Pimsey Stew. It was made especially for our daughter, Anika Helene, by the wonderful Princess of Arindoth using the lentils, carrots, and mustard greens she planted in her neat little garden next to her castle. She included colors from the rainbow for our enjoyment: yellow, green, and orange. And a touch of brown. She recommends taking big bites, and adding a pinch of salt. The fairy in Anika’s belly helps her digest it (her words, not mine!) And by the way, the Pimsey Stew is delicious!
Actually, the story was born after Anika declared she is “tired of having soup all the time!” There was a little teenage angst coming coming from our four-year-old regarding our having soup again, so I pulled the old “it’s princess food” trick. It worked like a charm. And then Princess Clementine gave her a clementine from her clementine orchard for dessert. She really liked that one, too.
Is using fairy tales at the table bad form? Hey, not if it gets your kid to eat her soup!