In an effort to "hide" various vegetables in my kids' foods, I asked for the "Deceptively Delicious" cookbook for Christmas awhile back, written by Jessica Seinfeld, and received it. I have tried it a few times. A few items have been hits with either my kids or my husband.
In talking with my cousin, Heather, I mentioned one recipe in particular that is a favorite of everyone in my family, and I have even taken it to the in-laws and they were a big hit there, too! So, I told her I'd blog the recipe, so here it is:
"Doughnuts" (although, since I don't have a doughnut pan, I make them mini muffins)
Ingredients:
Nonstick cooking spray
1/2 cup firmly packed light or dark brown sugar
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
1/2 cup sweet potota puree
1/2 cup skim milk
1 large egg white
1 tbsp trans-fat-free soft tub margarine spread, melted
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice (or cinnamon - but I like pumpkin pie spice best)
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
Directions: Preheat oven to 350. Coat doughnut mold or muffin pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, beat together sugar, pumpkin and sweet potato purees, milk, egg white, margarine, and vanilla. Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and spice, and mix until completely incorporated.
Pour the batter into the mold or muffin tin. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean (10-15 minutes for mini muffin pan, 15-20 minutes for doughnut). Take out to cool on a wire rack. When cool, dust with powdered sugar.
Store in an airtight container for up to 2 days (they stay moist)! Or freeze for up to a month (I've never frozen before).
These are a huge hit in my household, and this batch makes about 48 mini muffins. I feel okay giving these as a snack because of the sweet potato and pumpkin they rarely/never get. The purees are the tough part. Mrs. Seinfeld claims her and Jerry make a "fun night" of cooking and pureeing vegetables every Sunday night. I highly doubt this, but that's the claim. I have pureed and frozen squash and sweet potato. I've also tried the chickpea chocolate chip cookies (totally revolting) and the mozzarella sticks with cauliflower puree and flaxseed in them (they were hits for Jon and I, but not the kids). There was also a fruit dip which was so disgusting to look at, that I couldn't even taste it myself, let alone give it to the girls. Try these muffins, though! They rock the house!
Last week I got to be a parent volunteer for Caitlin's 1st grade trip to a children's farm...it is a farm that is kid - friendly. The kids get to climb on old tractors and bang on cow bells. They get to put their hands in the water and type on an old typewriter. 
They get to pretend their milking a cow and in reality got to bottle feed goats! Those goats love their milk!
Most of all, I enjoyed this day spent just on Caitlin. I took off a day from work because she asked. I told her we'd turn my name in, but I imagined lots of parents would want to go. That day after school she came running off the bus and yelled, "We're in! We're in! You get to go next week!" It was so cute. Although the farm wasn't my thing, and neither was the other girl I had to look after (the whining and tears that came once I told her she couldn't go on a pony ride due to no one being allowed to bring money wore on me FAST), being with Caitlin totally IS my thing. We had a great time!
