Michael had his first Baking 101 class with Emily and me the other morning. We worked together to bake a dozen applesauce muffins. Before starting, Emily taught Michael the importance of wearing an apron and scooting a chair from the table to the counter. That way, they can really get in on all the action!
They both relished the hands-on work, helping with the measuring, pouring, and mixing.
They both relished the hands-on work, helping with the measuring, pouring, and mixing.
Mikey had fun for the most part. He did get a little upset when I insisted he couldn't sample the mixture consisting of raw eggs and milk. That's the hardest part of baking with kids--keeping their fingers out of the food, and the food out of their mouths before it's done.
The cooking time gave us just enough clean up time, before we finally got to the best part--gobbling up the muffins. The finished product was very tasty!
I'm loving the manly attire - no shirt, and an apron. He knows he's cool. And Emi's pose in the first shot couldn't get more feminine. :)
ReplyDeleteOur kids always ask if our batter has "rotten" eggs in it, instead of "raw" eggs. Slight difference, but they're not allowed to eat either. :)
Mikey is huge! If you guys stay as far away as you are now, he'll barely even know me. Weird. I'll be old uncle Chris that he's met 3 times in his life at age 11. Sad.
ReplyDeleteChris, it's been an atypical travel year, and now we are way overdue for a visit to Mesquite!!! In the mean time, we should do more video chats. Mikey can watch you play guitar--I think he'd love that.
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