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I have been doing some consulting for DooF (Food Backwards), an educational multi-media company whose goal is make good food fun and exciting for families.  We are in the funding stages for a TV show for kids and are building a family friendly recipe database for our website.  Since I am a huge fan of networking and supporting my peers, I put out a request for Healthy Family Recipes on HARO, (a website that makes it easy to get connected with experts in nearly any field.)  I couldn’t believe the flood of responses that came in.  I got recipes from cookbook authors, moms, dietitians, PR agents and publishers.  I even received copies of several wonderful books, which I will offer to you, dear readers, once I have selected the recipes we will use for our website.

What? You want me to give away one of the books already?  Well…..okay.

Up for grabs is Enchanted Thyme, a book that had me enthralled from the moment I received it from the publisher.  Although this book shared an uncanny resemblance to The Magic Treehouse series, I enjoyed how the author managed to intertwine recipes into her fictional tale.  Belinda and Peter are siblings who enjoy their nightly bedtime story, read by their father, a chef.  One night, they discover a magical book that transports them, along with their guides, 3 magical mice, to the land of Enchanted Thyme.  There, they must use their culinary experience to try to break a spell that was cast upon the Queen by the evil Fricassee Fairy.  Delicious and thematic recipes, such as Belinda’s Groovy Grapes Salad and The Fricassee Fairy’s Siberian Ice Pops, are scattered throughout the story.

You might be wondering how you can enter to win this book, right? Well, since I am responsible for collecting content for our new Family-Friendly Recipe Database on DooF, I’d love for you to submit one of your family’s favorite healthy recipes!  We’ll give you credit, of course, and will include a link to your blog, website or book, if you have one.  Here’s how to enter:

• Type a healthy family friendly recipe into the comment field below OR
• Paste a link to a family-friendly recipe that we can use from your blog
• Be sure that you have the authority to share these recipes, please.
• And as much as this hurts me, I can’t send the book outside of the USA.  Sorry!

You can enter as many times as you want – as long as you give us different recipes with each entry.  I’ll use a random number generator to select the winner on Valentine’s Day, February 14.

I can’t wait to hear from you!  In the meantime, enjoy this recipe from Enchanted Thyme.

The Fairy’s Golden Pear Salad
adorned with pomegranates and almonds

1 ripe pear, cored and sliced
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1/2 of a pomegranate
6 whole lettuce leaves, such as Red or Green Leaf, Boston or Romaine
1 Tbs olive oil
1 tsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp honey
salt
pepper
1 Large zip top bag

1. Place pear slices and almonds in zip lock bag and set aside
2. Remove red seeds from pomegranate (an easy way to do this is in a bowl of cold water; the white will float and the seeds you want will sink to the bottom as you gently break the fruit apart.)
3. Remove the red seeds from the water and add them to the bag with the pears and almonds, discarding the white part of the pomegranate.
4. Tear 2 of the lettuce leaves into bite-sized pieces and also place in the bag.
5. In a bowl, whisk together oil, lemon juice and honey to make dressing.  Season with salt and pepper.
6. Pour dressing into the bag.  Seal and shake well.
7. Take four whole lettuce leaves and arrange each one in four separate bowls.  Evenly pour your salad into the center of each “leaf cup” and serve.