Kids' Corner

Food for Kids

Tater Boats

The basic baked spud seems so much more adventurous when it's tricked out with a ship's rigging. To save time, bake a few potatoes ahead or use frozen skins, then let kids stuff and decorate them with carrot-stick masts and red- or yellow-pepper sails.

1 medium baked potato
1/8 cup grated cheddar cheese
2 tbsp. milk
1/2 tbsp. butter or margarine
Salt and pepper to taste
Extra grated cheddar cheese, carrot sticks, red or yellow pepper

1. Cut the cooked potato in half lengthwise and scoop the insides into a bowl. Mash in the cheese, milk, butter, salt, and pepper, then spoon the mixture back into the potato skin.

2. Warm for 2 minutes on high in the microwave. Decorate the halves with an extra sprinkle of cheese, then add carrot-stick masts and red- or yellow-pepper sails.