Well, on Thursday I needed to whip up a big batch of minestrone soup. (Rich's Mom is having her other hip replaced on Monday, and we'd been trying to prepare a bunch of frozen meals to help her a wee bit through her recovery. Rich is away delivering them this weekend.) Anyway...I asked Max if he wanted to help me make the minestrone. He was all over that! He loves to help in the kitchen, and the fact that this involved using sharp knives just sweetened the situation in his eyes.
He patiently peeled carrots, chopped onion, sliced celery, and tore baby spinach. And wow, he turned out to be a natural at mincing garlic. (Probably because it was the biggest knife yet.)
He measured and stirred and learned the old adage, "A watched pot never boils."
And when it was done, he *voluntarily* tried it!
His verdict:
Okay, truth be told, he only ate about ten bites of it. But hey, that's nine bites more than he would have eaten otherwise.
Today I'm going to have him help me make soap...maybe then he'll voluntarily use it. :)
7 comments:
*laughs* Well Done! I've done that trick with my boys, too, had them cook something, so that they'd eat it late r :)
LOL good luck on the soap thing! :D And: What Jason said.
I'm thinking you should try a dessert soup based around hot chocolate or chocolate milk. Perhaps with some peanut butter or caramels or coconut or ... getting hungry just thinking about it.
LOL wow 10 spoonfuls of veggies!!!!...err soup ! heh
Adorable :)
So cute!!! Can't wait to see the little bugger :) I'm with Max..not a huge soup fan myself..but I don't use that as a blanket statement :p
You know, with a post like this, you really need to include the recipe.
Just sayin'. ;)
Good luck with the soap (that made me giggle) and give that Chris a big, huge, snuggly hug for me! You guys have a BLAST!
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