She's seven but I decided that she was old enough to start chopping and dicing using a "real knife."
The Pampered Chef paring knife is child-friendly but it made her feel so big and important. This was a big deal!
"Mommy, I'm so good, aren't I? I've never had so much fun in my life! Slicing things up is neat!"
Okaaaay! What am I encouraging here? Tell me.
She also felt very superior taking over her sister's job of stirring a very hot pot of olive oil, sliced tomatoes, minced garlic, diced bell peppers and chopped onions.
Who needs a vocabulary list and a home ec classroom when you explain the different cutting methods while the child is chopping in your kitchen?
Please excuse the pajama to clothes change in the middle of this production. We don't stay in our pajamas all day long. Really...we do change eventually, even if it isn't until 4:00 PM.
Have I mentioned lately that we are homeschoolers?
Annie dicing and arranging the carrots on the salad.
Annie cutting and layering the pears.
Annie sliding the garlic bread into the heated oven.
What a delicious looking salad.
It wasn't our regular Great Depression fare but it was another Class A meal at the Cajun Cottage! Yummy!
I wish I could come over sometime and cook with your girl! With all these brothers I'm usually alone in the kitchen and I sure miss the company.
The meal looks delicious... tell Annie she did a smashing job. I wish I'd got such an early start... I'm doing a lot of catching up right now. :)
Posted by: Clare Marie-Therese Duroc | April 28, 2009 at 07:33 PM
Oh what fun! That takes me back to cooking with my mom. I remember standing on a stool to stir a pot of ground beef on the stove and feeling oh so important. I look forward to the day when I can share the experience with my girls. Though the knife thing does scare me a bit.
Posted by: MelanieB | April 28, 2009 at 07:50 PM
It is so important that Annie can have that kitchen experience with her mommy!
Posted by: Betty | April 29, 2009 at 11:22 AM
Annie can cook for me anytime. Looks delicious and nutritious, full of little girl energy and love.
Posted by: Marisa | April 29, 2009 at 06:55 PM
Yum, Cay and Annie!
Wish I lived close enough to come for dinner - I might even show up in my jammies since we're homeschoolers, too!
Posted by: Maria | May 12, 2009 at 11:45 AM