Comments on: Cooking Up Special Memories http://izzymom.com/2009/02/12/cooking-up-special-memories/ Where it's always amateur night... Thu, 17 May 2012 11:18:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: recipes http://izzymom.com/2009/02/12/cooking-up-special-memories/#comment-201938 recipes Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:45:06 +0000 http://izzymom.com/?p=993#comment-201938 great post , hope to catch your next one soon.if you like recipes, just click my name. great post , hope to catch your next one soon.if you like recipes, just click my name.

]]> By: magpie http://izzymom.com/2009/02/12/cooking-up-special-memories/#comment-165293 magpie Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:40:49 +0000 http://izzymom.com/?p=993#comment-165293 We try to involve our five year old in cooking as much as possible. Sometimes it's helping to make a batch of cookies, sometimes it's stirring the pancake batter, sometimes it's shaking the omelet pan. Check the video in this post - she was about 4 1/2 at the time: http://www.magpiemusing.com/2008/04/three-meals.html I also signed her up for an afterschool cooking class - so far they've made monkey bread, french toast cheese sandwiches, lasagne and brownies. Everything comes home ready to be cooked. It's kind of dumb cooking, but she's participating. We try to involve our five year old in cooking as much as possible. Sometimes it’s helping to make a batch of cookies, sometimes it’s stirring the pancake batter, sometimes it’s shaking the omelet pan. Check the video in this post – she was about 4 1/2 at the time: http://www.magpiemusing.com/2008/04/three-meals.html

I also signed her up for an afterschool cooking class – so far they’ve made monkey bread, french toast cheese sandwiches, lasagne and brownies. Everything comes home ready to be cooked. It’s kind of dumb cooking, but she’s participating.

]]> By: Christina http://izzymom.com/2009/02/12/cooking-up-special-memories/#comment-165289 Christina Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:58:27 +0000 http://izzymom.com/?p=993#comment-165289 We've recently discovered that Cordy loves to cook and bake - making me wonder what throwback recessive gene muscled out my undomestic genes. So now we use baking as a reward - if she does something good, we celebrate by baking. Right now we're using this idea for potty training. If she stays dry all day, she gets to bake a treat. She adds some of the ingredients, stirs, and sets the timer on the oven. Who knew that making food could be used as a reward? (And it's mostly my husband who helps with the baking. I oversee and offer support - you really don't want me near an oven.) We’ve recently discovered that Cordy loves to cook and bake – making me wonder what throwback recessive gene muscled out my undomestic genes. So now we use baking as a reward – if she does something good, we celebrate by baking.

Right now we’re using this idea for potty training. If she stays dry all day, she gets to bake a treat. She adds some of the ingredients, stirs, and sets the timer on the oven. Who knew that making food could be used as a reward?

(And it’s mostly my husband who helps with the baking. I oversee and offer support – you really don’t want me near an oven.)

]]> By: Jen http://izzymom.com/2009/02/12/cooking-up-special-memories/#comment-165288 Jen Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:53:50 +0000 http://izzymom.com/?p=993#comment-165288 Since I am currently baking my kid (not really...dude I'm just pregnant) I'll tell you my favorite memory as a kid in the kitchen. When I was younger my cousins and I got off the bus every day at my grandma's house. Once or twice a week we would make a huge batch of choc. chip cookies from scratch. As the oldest grandkid I got to do more and help direct the traffic of the younger kids. It made me feel like such a grown-up. We all had a three cookie allotment for after-school and on the baking days I always took my cookies from the batter dish, before the choc chips were added. To this day there is nothing I love more than choc. chip cookie batter without the choc. chips. Since I am currently baking my kid (not really…dude I’m just pregnant) I’ll tell you my favorite memory as a kid in the kitchen.

When I was younger my cousins and I got off the bus every day at my grandma’s house. Once or twice a week we would make a huge batch of choc. chip cookies from scratch. As the oldest grandkid I got to do more and help direct the traffic of the younger kids. It made me feel like such a grown-up. We all had a three cookie allotment for after-school and on the baking days I always took my cookies from the batter dish, before the choc chips were added. To this day there is nothing I love more than choc. chip cookie batter without the choc. chips.

]]> By: jen http://izzymom.com/2009/02/12/cooking-up-special-memories/#comment-165287 jen Mon, 16 Feb 2009 15:48:58 +0000 http://izzymom.com/?p=993#comment-165287 Our daughter is still young, just turned two, but I was burning more dinners by not getting her involved. I would have to try to cook and bake while she was crying at my feet. So now she sits with a bowl of frozen peas which she eats like popcorn, and a small bowl for her with a mini wisk and she will cook dinner along side of me. She's also a really good taste tester. :) Our daughter is still young, just turned two, but I was burning more dinners by not getting her involved. I would have to try to cook and bake while she was crying at my feet. So now she sits with a bowl of frozen peas which she eats like popcorn, and a small bowl for her with a mini wisk and she will cook dinner along side of me. She’s also a really good taste tester. :)

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