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AIBU to ask for help on french themed food for kids

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ShakespearesSisters · 30/07/2024 17:15

We are having a French/Olympic themed camp for a couple of nights with the Brownies.
I'm looking for easy to make, French food, that the girls are likely to eat.
We have French toast, crepes, pain au chocolate, croissants, ratatouille, onion soup and ham and cheese baguettes.
Just looking for a few more ideas before we bulk it out with other stuff.

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BiggerBoat1 · 30/07/2024 18:02

ButtSurgery · 30/07/2024 17:28

You think kids at a Brownie camp will want to cook and eat celeriac remoulade?

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Why not? You’ve only got to grate celeriac and then you could mix it with any mayonnaise. Why is it any more faff than ratatouille or onion soup which was on the OP’s list?

SourCherries1 · 30/07/2024 17:58

DelurkingAJ · 30/07/2024 17:20

You could have classic ‘gouter’ at tea time (so a piece of bread either with chocolate spread or a piece of chocolate in the middle.

I came to say this! I grew up in France and goutêr is the best child friendly French food I promise. (With some nice salted butter if you’re allowed🤣)

Thevelvelletes · 30/07/2024 17:57

Petite filous 😁

ginasevern · 30/07/2024 17:54

French onion soup?

Deliaskis · 30/07/2024 17:42

Tbh remembering what I used to do for food when I was running Brownie holidays, I would say there is a lot you can do by just making novelty fun French names for things. But on the sandwich theme, you can make rolled up sandwiches cut across ways and call them roulade.

Leeds2 · 30/07/2024 17:31

Bonne Maman pots of creme caramel.

ButtSurgery · 30/07/2024 17:28

BiggerBoat1 · 30/07/2024 17:23

Celeriac remoulade, grated carrot with dressing, quiche (or Tarte Flamee), Cheese and more cheese

You think kids at a Brownie camp will want to cook and eat celeriac remoulade?

StormingNorman · 30/07/2024 17:27

Croque Monsieur
Tartiflette
Quiche Loraine
Pate and French bread

ButtSurgery · 30/07/2024 17:27

Hot chocolate - I was always fed it for breakfast and gouter (as above!) when staying there! Drunk from a bowl, but not sure how widespread that was.

Croque monsieur or add an egg for a madame

Tartiflette - might take too long though

Quiche Lorraine

And a pile of Carambar chewy sweets - Lidl do a knock off that's fairly close.

BiggerBoat1 · 30/07/2024 17:23

Siropes too - you can get them in most UK supermarkets

BiggerBoat1 · 30/07/2024 17:23

Celeriac remoulade, grated carrot with dressing, quiche (or Tarte Flamee), Cheese and more cheese

crumpet · 30/07/2024 17:21

Cheese fondue, omelettes, quiche, pate, French fries,

Beketaten · 30/07/2024 17:21

Salade Niçoise (or a simpler tuna and egg salad)? Petit Filous or other fromage frais. Orangina and Evian to drink!

Deliaskis · 30/07/2024 17:21

Croque monsieur (ham/cheese toasties)
Tarte tatin (apple tart)
Nicoise salad (basically tuna salad)

DelurkingAJ · 30/07/2024 17:20

You could have classic ‘gouter’ at tea time (so a piece of bread either with chocolate spread or a piece of chocolate in the middle.

5foot5 · 30/07/2024 17:19

Croque monsieur

NameChangeForParis · 30/07/2024 17:17

A French flag 🇫🇷 of blueberries, chunks of honeydew melon, and raspberries?

Madelines (bon maman do good ones if you don’t fancy making them!)