Going out to dinner with the boys can be a lot of fun. We got a list of restaurants and cafe’s we know they like and usually we go to one of those places. But some days we feel brave and try to expand our list. Most of the times I research this carefully and make sure that there is something for the kids to do and to eat. Sometimes I don’t think enough and we just do it…
So earlier this week we went to an Indian restaurant. Silly me forgot to bring some books, crayons and paper, so entertainment for the twins was not easily found. Luckily serviettes and spoons kept them busy till the papadums were put on the tables. The boys absolutely loved them, especially with the yoghurt sauce. That was as far as our succes went…
We had ordered some veggie samosas, thinking they would be a nice and mild dinner for them, but they did not like the spices in there at all. One of the boys even started crying when he had some in his mouth…
We had ordered mild curries to share with them, but after the samosas he did not dare to try anything. Luckily we ordered lots of naan and once he tasted that, he was okay to eat it, but anything that looked more coloured than the bread, he refused.
Our other boy did try a few things, but he got rather red from eating the spices. I felt a bit worried so we decided to give him naan as well. We ate our curry’s quickly, but not quick enough.
“Mom,” they said. “This is NOT a nice cafe. Can we go somewhere else?”
No need to explain that things only got worse after that…
Lesson learned: our next craving for Indian food has to be saved for date night..
© Carien Touwen 2017