the child grated a whole pound of mozzarella today!!!!
smilin' all the way......
while old Rose Marie enjoys a ramekin of sweet tea with sonic ice!Today we have been in the kitchen a LARGE part of the day.....having a great time, too. We played my iPod on shuffle & heard some Elvis gospel, Beatles, Rosemary Clooney Christmas (yep. Christmas too!) and sang, danced and learned a few things........
1) we were cooking for Pa Pa and Ma Jo.....we wanted to help out (ever so slightly) with some lasagna, hanky panky sandwiches and cream cheese brownies. This was our "Bible", where we learn that God wants us to love and help each other. Ma Jo is always so wonderful about cooking meals for people, especially when they are down. When my sister Joy was on bed rest with the triplets early in her pregnancy, Ma Jo brought a meal to them EVERY week. I'll always be thankful for that gift. A comforting meal and throw away pans is a good thing when you are tired, both physically AND emotionally!
2) We were finishing up our NYC Social studies/History unit and the last activity was to create 2 recipes that are "native" to NYC. We decided on Coney Island sauce for hot dogs (which are Nathan's hot dogs from NY) and then for dessert we are going to try a recipe from NY dating back to the late 1800's/early 1900's called Chocolate Egg Cream. There are no eggs and no cream in this "sort of" milkshake. We shall see and give a report on how they both went after dinner tonight!
3) Of course, Math is ALL OVER cooking/baking......we were in the kitchen ALL DAY because we went through every single step, and I intentionally used sizes of measuring cups that were not called for so she could tell me how many cups would equal the measurement called for. For instance, one ingredient was for 3 cups. I used a 1/2 cup size & asked how many I needed to add to equal 3 cups. Within about 2 seconds....seriously....she said "SIX!". I think she got her math skills from her Poppa! ha ha! (certainly not from me!)
We started our school day a little early, took a break around the time we normally begin, finished up and then hit the kitchen......we are 2 tired girls, but 2 very happy girls.....God is good & we are thankful to have ingredients to cook with, a car to carry food to our family that we love, and the blessing of homeschooling that is possible because Daddy works so hard......
3) Of course, Math is ALL OVER cooking/baking......we were in the kitchen ALL DAY because we went through every single step, and I intentionally used sizes of measuring cups that were not called for so she could tell me how many cups would equal the measurement called for. For instance, one ingredient was for 3 cups. I used a 1/2 cup size & asked how many I needed to add to equal 3 cups. Within about 2 seconds....seriously....she said "SIX!". I think she got her math skills from her Poppa! ha ha! (certainly not from me!)
We started our school day a little early, took a break around the time we normally begin, finished up and then hit the kitchen......we are 2 tired girls, but 2 very happy girls.....God is good & we are thankful to have ingredients to cook with, a car to carry food to our family that we love, and the blessing of homeschooling that is possible because Daddy works so hard......
Our Food tasting reviews:
ReplyDeleteConey Island Sauce: Rhett & I loved it; much like a "chili" dog. Gigi didn't care for it, but she did give it a try!
Chocolate Egg Cream: Either we did something wrong, or this was just plain nasty! Seltzer water doesn't do much for me....we were smart and mixed ONE before doing the other two and...well....let's just say the other 2 were just CHOCOLATE MILK! :) You never know until you try.....that's a REAL old recipe and I guess when you don't have the variety we have today, it might taste better. Blech.