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> Long story short, my SIL decided to bring brussels sprouts with
> bacon to Thanksgiving. That's what we were planning to take, so
> we went to plan B. Ron decided to make mushrooms, going completely
> off the reservation with that pick. No way will we get there and
> someone else make mushrooms as a side dish. Right?
>
> I noticed my nephew looked a little deflated when he found out.
> Hmmm. Strange, but I didn't think much of it. It's not as if he
> had to eat them if he didn't like them. He's 8 or 9 years old.
> Bad aunt, I should know.
>
> I wandered into the kitchen later and what do I see? Little
> nephew, his chin barely clearing the frying pan, is cooking up some
> crumbled sausage and pan roasting mushroom caps in another. What??
> he's making stuffed mushrooms for a side dish. No recipe, I don't
> know where he got the idea.
>
> They were delicious! They fell apart a bit, as there wasn't a binder
> for the stuffing, but I'd eat those any time.
>
> Now I know what to get him for Christmas. A cookbook. I'm not
> sure I want to give him a big cookbook, maybe something geared to
> kids. Any thoughts on that?

Definitely choose one written for kids, with lots of pictures.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Silver-Spoon-Children-
Favourite/dp/0714857467

http://www.usborne.com/catalogue/boo...3/the-usborne-
cookbook-for-children.aspx

Janet UK