Deceptively Delicious...

I received the Jessica Seinfeld cookbook a few months ago as a gift. We have tried several things out of it and all so far hae been received well, however there are a few staples in my house that I just don't want to mess with. My spagetti sauce for one. I use the same sauce for spagetti and lasagna. It is quick and easy to make and tastes better than the bottled stuff in my opinion. To this sauce I always add sofrito, a Puerto rican puree of peppers, cilantro, onion and garlic. I had to modify the peppers and cilantro to what is available in the states. Anyway, while I was making spagetti for the kiddos last night, I decided to throw in some of the purees of have from making recipes out of the JS book. I added about 1/4 of butternut squash, and 1/4 cup of carrot. The taste did not change one bit, the texture was a tiny bit thicker, but not much. Long story short, the kids wolfed this down. Aidan asked for 2 helpings which he rarely does. I still asked him to eat some of his salad. I have him eating some lettuce, carrots and spinach now. But felt no qualms about giving him helping nimber 2 of spagetti sauce chock full of veggies! I felt so sneaky yet I was so pleased with myself. I am going to have to do some more pureeing so that I have more veggies ready to add to our standard favorites. I just can't abide by adding peas to guacamole though. Ick! There is a veggie I won't eat, peas. Later gaters.