Still Experimenting....

You may recall that we started "New Fruit and Vegetable Day" a few weeks ago. Well on Sunday the boys wanted to try eggplant, or Aubergine as they say here.
It was less than successful as you will see when you see the great photo I captured of Alexander trying it out....Warning! The following photo is not for the weak....

Alexander was trying one of the grilled eggplant pieces which had a "sauce" on it of oil, balsamic vinegar, garlic, pepper, etc. I also fried some plain eggplant in the frying pan. None of it was particularly appetizing. So I have decided to try it next time in a casserole or something instead of on it's own. I just like the children to taste "the real thing" first. We have all enjoyed exploring the new fruits and veggies, we dissect them and take a close look at the middle, the seed, or whatever they have. It is quite educational and fun!
And one more photo...
We received a nice treat in the mail yesterday and were able to call it's sender on the webcam so she could watch us open it! So here are the children sporting their new duds just before a hockey game. We still push back all the kitchen furniture and play on the floor. We are in need of some good ol' dollar store hockey sticks though as we have had to make some on our own from toys as you can see.