\tWho says kids aren\u0092t influenced by what they watch on tv? (ok, no one says that. But here\u0092s yet more evidence that they are)<\/p>\n
\tKaitlyn is always telling me the benefits of space bags or suggesting we get the dog grooming mitten for our friends with pets. <\/p>\n
\tTonight she decided that if those women on Food tv can cook… well… so can she.<\/p>\n
\tI\u0092d turned on the tv while making dinner just for a little noise and possibly entertainment. Kaitlyn was upstairs playing and I thought it was safe. But the sound of the tv pulled her in like a rebel ship unable to escape the tug of the Death Star. She sat on the couch absorbing all the fat and calories Paula Deen had to offer. Then she came into the kitchen and said she was going to cook. Not that she was going to help me. That would have been too easy. She wanted to make her own dishes. For Bill. Lucky Bill.<\/p>\n
\tHer starter was an elegant dish…. a tomato sliced in half (I did the slicing) then topped with creme fresh (sort of like a cross between sour cream and heavy cream so heavy it\u0092s the consistency of sour cream) and salt and pepper. For garnish, she poured some soy sauce on the plate then put a few radish leaves on for color. Lovely.<\/p>\n
\tNext came her salad. The salad part was easy… I just gave her lettuce, cucumbers and radish pieces as I was slicing them for the salad I was making. Then she decided to make her own sauce. (I assume she calls the dressing sauce because dressing in French is called sauce… and perhaps she\u0092s heard that at canteen at school.) Anyway, her sauce had a base of creme fresh, then soy sauce for color then pepper. Lots and lots of pepper. I didn\u0092t realize how much pepper. When I took a small taste, it was actually a decent little sauce. When she was done… well it was something else.<\/p>\n
Now it\u0092s important to mention that the entire time she was cooking, she was describing what she was doing. So her audience would understand. She suggested that next time, I videotape her. (I will)<\/p>\n
\tBill came home and she rushed him to the table for his special meal. He took one bite of the salad and told her how good it was. She leapt up, pumping her fists in the air and cheering. She was absolutely thrilled with herself. While doing all this leaping she was facing me, though, and didn\u0092t see her daddy making a face as he choked down the spoonful of pepper he\u0092d just shoved in his mouth. Then he moved on to the tomato. That he said was actually pretty good and he ate it all.<\/p>\n
\tI suggested that Kaitlyn share her culinary prowess with her granddad later this summer. Hope he stops at Costco for some pepper!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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