I'm training a young chef, here.

[Lyric]

OktoberKid (age 8) said that he wanted an omelet and toast for breakfast.

He carefully shredded a chunk of scraped, washed, fresh carrot.
I chopped up a sweet red bell pepper and a bit of sweet yellow onion.
He got two eggs and the shredded cheese out of the fridge.
I got the roasted minced garlic and the olive oil.
He cracked the eggs and put two pieces of bread in the toaster.
I sauteed the peppers, onion, carrots, and garlic in a bit of olive oil.
He poured the grapefruit juice, buttered the toast, and set the table.
I beat the eggs together and added salt, pepper, and a mixture of dried herbs.
He put the fridge stuff away and wiped the counter.
I cooked the egg mixture, slid it onto a plate, and spooned the veggies and some cheese into the middle.
He folded it over and pressed it until the cheese melted and carried it to the table.

He just finished his omelet, and is now bragging to the cat that he's gonna be a cook someday. :rofl:
I love my kid. :loveya:

Do you cook with your kids too?

[Gormy Cuss]

1. Shredded a carrot? Wiped the counter?

I think he may just become a cook someday. If he doesn't the cat will never let him forget.
:D

[Lyric]

2. You're probably right, although the dog

would miss the carrots far more than the cats, lol. Toby looooooves carrots; he'll gnaw on a carrot for hours, whereas he rips through a rawhide bone in no time at all. Go fig. :hi:

[malta blue]

3. I cook with the little MB - and teach her stuff she can do alone

she makes her own quesadillas for breakfast. :D

[Lyric]

7. How old is Little MB?

I'm trying to decide when a "good age" is for teaching OktoberKid to use the stove.

[malta blue]

8. she will be 9 next week - she has always been interested

in cooking and we have been cooking with her for a while. The first stove experience was heating the tortilla on the gas burner. Yes, there is fire but it helps teach that fire is hot when your fingers touch - she mastered that and has now moved on to quesadillas. She wants to learn scrambled eggs so she can make them for her daddy when she visits him on father's day.

[Lyric]

11. Mine just turned 8, so maybe now

is a good time to start teaching him "stove safety." We have a gas range too, but I think we can start slow and easy.

Thanks! :hug:

[Rosie1223]

4. Two of my kids love to cook

my youngest (14) made her first cheesecake this week for a friend's moving party. It's much more challenging to get them to clean the kitchen after they are done!

[Lyric]

5. I'm lucky so far; OktoberKid doesn't mind helping to clean up.

I'm sure that'll change in a year or two, when he realizes that cleaning isn't quite the "fun game" that Mommy makes it out to be, lol.

[eyepaddle]

6. If he already thinks that cooking is something worth bragging about, I think

it is a fairly safe bet that not only will he cook, but he'll be pretty good at it too. If you enjoy something, you are more likely to practice, and as they say practice makes....well, you know the ol' saw 'bout that! :)

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. I shall show him how to make an Oedi Oemlette

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x7826692



:9

[Lyric]

12. Is that what you're gonna bring me as breakfast in bed?

Huhhuhhuh??? :bounce: :9

[Oeditpus Rex]

13. Probably

Since it's the only breakfast I know how to make besides Pop Tarts. :)

[yellowdogintexas]

10. I cooked with my daughter often. When she was around 9 she made

her first batch of cookies with me on the sidelines directing. Prior to that she would add ingredients to the bowl that I had premeasured, crack eggs, then I taught her to measure etc.

She is now 23 and a pretty decent cook

and her boyfriend is in chef school. He started with cheesecakes.....

[1gobluedem]

14. Of course!

You haven't lived until you've browned ground beef and onions with four year old twins on a stool in front of you 'helping'...:rofl:

[ThomCat]

15. I hope you can maintain his love of cooking.

That's an awesome skill to develop, whether he becomes a chef or not. You might get some awesome meals out of it when he gets older. :9

Invite us over when he's ready for his first dinner party! :)