Our friends Keren and Charlie posted about how they cook together...and it made me curious as to whether or not Xaris was ready for some serious adventures in the kitchen with me.
We decided to find out!
I only had my iPhone handy, and we don't have great kitchen lighting so the pictures aren't the best. But they serve their purpose in documenting the event, so we'll keep 'em!
We pulled up a chair to the butcher block and began the experiment.
Starting out...putting pears in the bowl...and then tasting them. I started to wonder if we'd have enough for the dessert! And then I started wondering what affect this would have in her diaper later if she continued to eat so many! We had to switch jobs for a little while :)
Next job: Emptying raisins into the bowl! She was so exuberant in her shaking the boxes that they also fell (flew?) into the bowl. No problem, we just pick them back up and begin again.
Next up: Smashing. Possibly the favorite of all the steps to this dessert! It was easier to just give her a baggie and the pestle, instead of dealing with the mortar (and keeping stuff inside). She's smashing granola, which I use instead of a nut mixture.
Stirring...maybe tied for favorite, or a close runner-up!
Finished product, ready for the oven! I've been experimenting with phyllo dough, making different pastries and baklavas :) This one was honey-pear. Yum.
We like cooking together! Plus, we are really really cute in our aprons. The one she is wearing was my grandma's--my mom made it for her, and it has outlines of my hands from when I was 21 months old.
