- Prepare a one-bowl main-dish salad, such as tabbouleh with chickpeas thrown in it, or Indonesian rice salad, or lentil-red pepper-feta salad, or perhaps curried chicken salad or something like that, or a nice Caesar with some grilled steak to throw in.
- Make sure there's plenty of bread to go with it.
- Slice up some cheese that the children like. Cold cuts or salami or pepperoni would also do. I like to use mozzarella or colby.
- Have a big bowl of fresh fruit, like strawberries or grapes. Not a fruit salad -- too much trouble. Just some nice ripe fruit.
- Give the kids a taste of the salad, and if they don't like it, say "Fine, that means there's more for me! Have some bread, cheese, and fruit."
At least, that worked for us this evening.
Happy Fourth!
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