Cooking With The Kids

It was a good weekend for me.  I got a ton of laundry done and a some major house cleaning.  Although, even when I spend all day cleaning the house still looks like a mess.  Do any of you have that problem?  

On Saturday we tinkered with the new pasta maker attachment my husband got me for Christmas.  He made the dough and my daughter and I put the dough through the attachment.  My daughter requested fettuccini and my husband made his alfredo sauce.   I love having a husband who can cook.  It helps a lot.  

On Sunday my son cooked all three meals.  He had to do it for a scout merit badge and decided to go with all Spanish meals.  He's finishing up his Spanish I class for the year.  It was all good and I appreciate his desire to learn how to cook.  Both of my kids have an interest in it and I told them that will help when they are older.  

Breakfast.  A tomato, spinach, cheese and egg sandwich.  

Lunch.  Gazpacho and salad.

Dinner.  Lime shrimp and rice.

Dessert.  Flan and a side of ice cream.  

My husband doesn't like shrimp but he enjoyed this recipe.  I wasn't the biggest fan of cold soup but I made sure to eat the entire bowl.  My son didn't like the flan but I found it to be good, a nice caramel flavor.  With the help of my husband he did pretty well.  

I joked to my kids about how they should cook for me every weekend but they actually like the idea.  I'll definitely include them in the kitchen more often and for as long as they enjoy doing so.  It's definitely an important life skill.