Which in my case = letting go of the reins enough to let the kids in the kitchen. Anyone else have this problem? Theoretically, I have no problem with my kids cooking. I would love for them to cook. It's a life skill I know they'll need eventually, and cooking together can be a lot of fun, a bonding experience. Plus it can unbond YOU from the kitchen. So why can't I embrace these concepts?
Seriously, I am creating a monster here, a family of kids who expect to be served, yet I don't know what to do about it. Because letting them in to my domain, letting them make messes and break eggs seems like so much work. How do you make the transition? it's not like my kids don't already have an interest in cooking, because they do. They even make up recipes. But somehow, going from purely theoretical to practical seems like a huge step.
Newsday suggests starting with things like making pizza. Okay, done that. On English muffins, on homemade pizza dough, whatever. But one can eat only so much pizza. My kids watch "Top Chef" with me; that's not enough, is it? But how do you take them from stirring the weekly pancake batter to making an entire meal at age 10 (according to the article in Newsday)? I made my first meal for my family when I was about 12 or so and based on the feedback chose never to cook again for them; what do you do when your kid sucks as a cook?
Anybody? Thoughts? Other than the obvious, of course ("start slow", "supervise", etc.). I know my kids want to cook, and I want them to, yet how to bridge the gap without just binding and gagging myself for the evening?
