Cooking with kids
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- August
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So a couple of weeks ago, I came across “Around the World Cookbook: More than 50 International Recipes for Children” at our office book fair, a collection of fun recipes to try with your little ones.
Though I have often summoned my sous chefs for baking cupcakes, I had never really allowed them near the open flame. The kids were so excited by the prospect, they spent an entire evening sifting through the colorful recipes and picking the one (their search was restricted to one each) they wanted to cook.
My daughter’s choice was “Vegetable Fried Rice,” and my son wanted to try, “Caprese Salad.”
The next day, we set up our workstation on the kitchen island: two chopping boards, two knives, some assorted tools and me in the center. That was the most strategic decision I made, given the constant, “She got to do that, what about me?”
I discovered my 5-year-old son could hold his hand steady enough to slice a green pepper, and my 7-year-old daughter was an expert carrot grater. Who knew?
Once the prep work was done, they stood on little step stools to reach the large wok on the range. I was surprised by how careful they were while stirring with the ladle, and truly impressed by the quality of the final product.
The fun we had was not lost on my hubby, who picked out two adorable kiddie aprons (pink for Sanjana; red for Krishna) from Williams-Sonoma during our trip to the store last weekend. What are some of the recipes you have tried with your kids?
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on Thursday, August 7th, 2008 at 10:46 am by Swapna Venugopal.
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The “end product” does look good ( nice photos). Great idea to get the kids involved – though I wouldnt want them to get too bold and try something on their own.
Cooking “with” kids seems so much fun than cooking “for” kids!I’ll have to wait for atleast 5 years for that as my son has just started weaning.