New Cooks in the kitchen!

CheriGENERAL

On my refrigerator there is a Zits Comic Strip with a gasping mother looking at her trashed kitchen, as her son walks away with a “Dagwood” sandwich, beverage and plate.  
Above the picture is this:


“Give a teen a snack and you feed him for a day,
Teach him to fix his own snack and your kitchen will be a wreck forever.”


Anyone with children old enough to find food and “fix” something can relate to this.  Today, I will show you that there is hope….


If you teach your child to cook . . .

they eventually will

fix you dinner

and serve it

family style …

and with style.


And….if you are really lucky…they will clean up the kitchen afterwards too!

Last week Baby Girl fixed us a very wonderful Chicken Fettucini Alfredo dinner – and cleaned up the kitchen.  I was in heaven.  You get an A+ for a fabulous dinner DJ!

Yesterday, our resident golf pro, Derek, slaved over the stove all day (on his only day off) making his Italian Grandmother’s secret recipe meatballs and spaghetti sauce – another blissful meal — another “treat” not having to cook – yet getting a home cooked meal.  Fabulous dinner Derek….Thanks!

I’ve always hoped my love of cooking, baking & entertaining would be passed on to my children!