Hello, thanks for stopping by! My daughter Kaia and I are excited to get started on our new adventure. For her last birthday, her 7th, I gave her a cookbook, thinking she is just at the right age to begin to learn to cook. Though she's helped me for years, pouring ingredients and stirring and such, I haven't gone into much detail with her about how we're actually creating the yummy things we eat. Long ago I decided that my kids would learn to cook, as well as other necessities for survival, well enough so they'd never have to be dependent on anyone else. My son, at 10 months, is a little young :-), but Kaia is ready to start!
We'll be making a variety of things, from dinners to deserts to snacks to fun experiments. Kaia's an adventurous eater, though like most kids, she can be picky at times. I hope to help her expand her knowledge of food, and I'm sure I'll learn something too!
Both Kaia and I love to take pictures, so we'll show you how we make each thing, as well as writing out all the steps. We're going to make Saturday dinner together, so we'll be updating at least once a week, and most likely more. I'll be writing the main recipe, but Kaia will be putting in her two cents too!
We'll be taking our recipes from several sources. Online, my own creations (or variations of recipes long lost), and cookbooks. I'll cite sources when they are available of course. A couple of the cookbooks I hope to make several recipes from are: Kaia's new cookbook from her birthday, The Spatulatta Cookbook by Isabella and Olivia Gerasole, and Feeding the Whole Family by Cynthia Lair, which is a cookbook my mom recently gave to me.
When you know how to cook, it's easier to eat healthier. Making food from scratch is much less expensive than buying prepared meals, and tastes better too! Making cooking, and learning to cook, fun helps build a life-long love of cooking and eating well!
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