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juliebean

Teaching Lanie to cook

Aug 31, 2009 07:32

Since I knew I would be broke this summer - and Lanie wouldn't be in daycare - I tried to think of some fun activities for the house. At some point, I decided on cooking as our main learning project. She's 7 1/2 and she's reading very well. She enjoys helping in the kitchen and she follows directions well so I thought we were good and ready.

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3speed August 31 2009, 17:45:41 UTC

Awesome! XD Klutz Press made a lot of my favorite activity books as a child...good to see they're still at it. And really, it's kinda cool that the recipes are left a bit bland. No better way to teach her about herbs and spices! My mom would have me sniff the various herbs and spices to see what might taste good in various dishes as a kid. I still use the open-and-sniff method when confronted with a likely-to-be-bland recipe. Haha

juliebean August 31 2009, 19:38:50 UTC

I've seen Klutz Press books before. They're common at independent toy stores and roadside places, you know? But I think the only one I saw as a child was the juggling book (I was born in 1970) and I never really looked at them very closely.

I probably will look at them with more interest from now on. I was very impressed with this one.

I think the blandness isn't bad either. I'm sure there are a lot of people out there who don't like spices at all. And you're right, this is a way for us to experiment with different kinds.

Lanie and I watched an episode of "Unwrapped" where they talked about the origins of Mrs. Dash. And since then we've bought a few different kinds of Mrs. Dash and she puts them on different things. She made up her own "recipe" where she tore a Babybel cheese into little pieces, pressed them into a piece of bread and then sprinkled the "Garlic and Herb" blend over the top. She was happy - said it tasted like "Pizza bread".

3speed August 31 2009, 19:51:54 UTC

Oh, totally. Klutz books were the best thing ever for rainy days, long car trips, etc. There's one that has 10-15 different board games and appropriate pieces that are in a pouch that's right on the spiral binding...that was awesome for hotel stays and going to boring, not-so-kid-friendly places.

Unwrapped is an awesome show. XD

juliebean September 1 2009, 04:56:02 UTC

"Unwrapped" IS an awesome show, isn't it? We like watching it together. We like "Good Eats" also. I like "Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives" but she doesn't like that one as much. Although there's been 3 or 4 from my local area lately and she DOES think that's cool.

Well, I've thrown a few of the Klutz books in my Amazon cart/list. If nothing else, I'll probably get a few for her birthday or Christmas. In fact, I might get a few extra of the cookbooks. Now that she's back in school - she'll be invited to lots of parties and I always like having a few gifts on hand.

3speed September 1 2009, 05:36:08 UTC

I *love* Good Eats. Understanding food chemistry makes things a LOT easier when you're improvising!

redwink September 1 2009, 03:46:45 UTC

Klutz press also makes what I think is the best paper doll book for kids EVER!

juliebean September 1 2009, 05:18:21 UTC

Really? I think that's great. Klutz has totally been under my radar. I guess because of where I've seen them, I mostly thought of them as (possibly) overpriced amusements for a car trip.

But this cookbook has really impressed me and I'm going to be looking into more for Lanie. I've put a couple of books - the paper dolls (just the regular one but they also had some called "design your own fashion") and the board games one mentioned above - into my Amazon cart/list. I think I'll be getting some for Lanie for her birthday and/or Christmas.

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