Kids In the Kitchen

Words & Photography
by Bethany Douglass



Although our children already participate in helping with meals and clean-up, each of them will be gaining a few new kitchen responsibilities this year, including making and prepping meals and snacks on their own.

This morning we began with a simple lesson in how to poach an egg.

This morning we began with a simple lesson in how to poach an egg. To accompany it, I chose a bed of kale and chard (because let's be honest, my children will never opt for it). They chose the sautéed baby bellas, garden thyme, and bacon. For all the sweet nostalgia of having babies and toddlers, I'm enjoying this new season with older children, hearing and understanding their perspectives and ideas right in the mix with my own.