We're at  week nine in the Cooking Rocks Challenge, where my four-year-old son, Nol, and I are testing out every single recipe in Cooking Rocks - Rachael Ray 30-Minute Meals for Kids.  The goal? To see if having Nol help pick out and cook these supposed kid-friendly meals would put an end to his picky eating habits. So far the crazedparent test kitchen has tried 14 recipes. Our results are mixed.

The recipes that were were quick to make and met with eating enthusiasm were:

Week 1: Lunch-box Turkey Sushi

Week 2: Sloppy Turkey Joes and Cheesy French Fries

Week 3: Meatloaf Muffins with BBQ Sauce

Week 3: Ria's Double-Chips Cookies with Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chips

Week 4: Crunchy Oven-Baked Chicken Toes

Week 4: Fuji Apples with Peanutbuttery Caramel Dipping Sauce

Week 7: Cinnamon  Apple Nachos

Week 8: Fruit Benedicts & Egg Scrambles

The rest, as they say, are history, never to be made again in our house based on taste and the length of time it took to prepare the recipes. Notice how all the sweet-related recipes are high on the list? The favorite right now are Fruit Benedicts - I've made them every morning this week, using Nutella instead of peanut butter.

Nol's always shared my interest in cooking, but now he pulls a chair up to the counter every day, grabs the cookbook and asks, "What can we making today?" That alone, makes the Cooking Rocks Challenge a success, even if he hates every recipe we cook from here on out.

Next week, we're back to cooking with: Chicken Parmesan Sub with Warm Tomato-Basil Salsa and Absolutely Fabulous 5-Minute Fudge

Have you tried any recipes in Cooking Rocks? What's worked for you? And which recipes would you like to see us try?