Sometimes I let the guys cook.
They play in the kitchen, taking their time, talking, discussing the recipe, but using tongs because they don’t like touching the food and getting their hands dirty, ha ha.

Once a week I take my son, who is 5 years old, to do the grocery shopping with me. It’s a lot of fun (but wasn’t always like that). I love to see how his interest and excitement about food grows and grows. This of course, doesn’t mean that he is not a picky eater. [...]

When my son was 3 years old, he got a Home depot tool box from Toys R Us for his birthday. That was one of the best gifts ever. He played with it a lot, by himself or when he was “helping” his dad build things. It was a wonderful imaginary toy as well as [...]

A while ago I bragged about how my son, who is 5 years old, wrote a recipe for Chocolate-banana cookies. A recipe! From scratch! All by himself! And no one asked him too.
He made mommy, that’s me, very proud, of course.
That was in September (2008) and I have finally found the time to share with [...]

My son (5 years old) wrote a recipe. He did all by himself. I’m so proud and happy.
That’s’ the recipe:
Don’t try to read it, it is written in another language, but he also drew pictures of the ingredients and specified the quantities (some in cups, some in teaspoons, and some in “scoops”).
That’s the photo he [...]

Bellevue school teachers are still on strike.
Since we have already had most of our adventures during August, baking cookies with my 5 years old seemed like a nice little project to pass the afternoon today.
Putting butter in mixer bowl:

Measuring flour:

What is a “teaspoon”?

I made this cake with my son (5 years old). It was easy and fun.
Kids can measure ingredients, pour dry ingredients, sift the dry ingredients, crack the eggs, and make the streusel, turn the mixer on/off – they love that! – but you need to make the rules and explain about safety, stand next to [...]

This was a fun and very easy project to do with my son (5 years old) on a Sunday afternoon.The recipe is from one of my favorite cookbooks “Wolfgang Puck Makes It Easy”, and it is dedicate to my friend, Sharon, who checks my blog every day, and who told me that I inspire her [...]

This dinner can be prepared in 20 minutes if you are quick and efficient in the kitchen.If you are not, you know what I say: 1) take a cooking class, and 2) the more you cook, the better you get.
Makes 4-6 servings
For the chicken:4-6 boneless skinless chicken thighs1 teaspoon paprika1 teaspoon cumin1 teaspoon Shawarma seasoning, [...]

Why should you?
First, your kid/s won’t be able to say “my mom/dad didn’t teach me how to cook”!
Also, Because your child/ren will…

* Learn real life skills
* Get a sense of accomplishment and feeling good about themselves
* Learn how to follow instructions and family rules (like washing hands before cooking, cleaning up, etc)
* Improve their organization [...]