We just finished our 3rd week of cooking class and all is going well. I have decided rather than to choose the recipes myself that Grady & Cyrus can choose what they want to make each week. So as not to create any conflict, they take turns every other week picking the menu. We have been choosing recipes from a cookbook that I have called "Dad's Cookbook' (fancy title, huh). We have made scrambled eggs and toast, blueberry and chocolate chip muffins and fruit smoothies, all with relatively good results. The muffins could have been better but it is more about doing spending time together than what we create. If we want fine dining, we can go to Indochine (which Grady thinks that she should be allowed to go to).
This cooking class has been more fun than expected and the kids actually look forward to it. The look at the cookbook all week and decide what they want (the best-looking photo usually wins). Grady gets to choose the next recipe and she is alternating between chocolate chip cookies and grilled cheese. My gut tells me that she will pick the cookies, as she is a bit of a chocoholic.
We plan to do this every Thursday after dinner and homework. It is a nice way to end the school week and just have a good time as a family.
