I try to always let the girls help me in the kitchen whenever they are interested in helping. Which is most of the time.
I have noticed I get a lot more buy in on eating or trying new things if they have helped prepare the meal. They love tasting and exploring as we are preparing different foods.
I personally love cooking and really like trying new recipes, and I am hoping to pass this on to my kids as they grow up. I have a lot of memories of helping my Mom in the kitchen as a kid, and I enjoy cooking with her still.
We were making corn dog muffins. The girls mixed up the muffin batter, cut the hot dogs and placed them in the muffin tins.
We also made a salad, I did all the cutting that required a sharp knife, but the girls tore the lettuce and put everything else in the salad.
We had a nice little dinner together. The girls were really interested to see what happened between us putting the muffins into the oven and taking them out.
There is this great blog Dash and Bella that inspires me every time I read it. Phyllis Grant makes the most amazing meals with her two kids, ages 4 and 8. She really did inspire me to invite my kids into the kitchen, instead of shooing them out while I am trying to rush through getting dinner to the table.
Most of the time cooking with the girls results in a lot bigger messes to clean up, a lot more time involved in preparing a meal, and dinner on the table later that I like. But what I DO like is the look of pride on those little girls' faces as they see the food they helped prepare on the plate in front of them.
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