Hey guys, it’s been a while. We’re just waiting on our baby to arrive any day now.
Since the start of the New Year, Monkey has been obsessed with cooking. I’m not sure where she got the drive for it, but I am taking advantage of it all the way. We’re using this time to learn how to read recipes, work with fractions, and learn basic cooking skills.
So far, Monkey’s cooking experience has extended to the following foods:
- Toast
- Scrambled eggs
- Box mixes
- Coffee
- Cutting fruits and vegetables
- Stirring anything
- Setting the oven timer
- Cookies
- Pie dough
- Homemade “desserts”
I’m also trying to teach her how to get a feel for when things are done. I didn’t really realize that so much of the cooking that I do/have done is based on a “feeling,” but it really is. I guess those two years I spent working in a high-class restaurant kitchen really did help me learn a few things. 🙂
Unrelated: My sisters visited a few weeks ago, and I made them soup. One of them said, “This is good. I forgot that you guys actually know how to make food.” Or something like that. It made me feel good.
So far, Monkey is having a blast, and so am I. She has recently taken to creating the aforementioned “desserts” for us from various sweets stocked in the house. One day, she made a vanilla wafer sandwich with chocolate syrup inside sprinkled with dry cereal for garnish. Way better than I expected. I forgot to take a picture of that dessert though. The other dessert she made was strawberries, chocolate sauce, and whipped cream. My favorite element was the chocolate garnish she made. Organizing the food and making it pretty seems like one of her favorite parts of cooking. I’m pleased to see that, since I typically do not have the patience for it myself.
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| Monkey’s artfully arranged dessert. |
Going off on sub-school tangents is one of my favorite things about homeschooling. Monkey has expressed an interest in learning “every word” in Spanish as well, so that will probably be our next focus.
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