"Is it healthy nutritious?"
"Yup, it's a couple different kinds of cookies...sugar cookies and gingerbread cookies."
"Oh sure."
This Christmas season was quite busy with planning for family visits and finding out what healthier options exist for candies, chocolates and other favourites for children. I was able to get my hands on a fantastic resource for holiday cooking using real whole foods and accessible ingredients called "happy & healthy holidays from Nourished Kitchen" and it was fantastic! Check out my recipes section at www.foodkin.ca for the link to this real food blog.
Below I've posted some photos of Eden taking the helm and requiring very little of my help, not even to find the right measuring tools OR finding the next step on the written form of the recipe! Now if only I can get her to clean up as efficiently.....
"Momma when my friends come over can we make hot chocolate?"
"Sure, should we make some cookies to have with the hot chocolate?" (not such a good idea to propose before checking to see if we have all the stuff needed)
"OK!"
"Oh no, we don't have all we need. I guess that's a lesson for planning ahead."
"Well I have a great idea...lets use the leftover pancakes and our cookie cutters!"
How's that for being resourceful eh? Great problem solving. She's starting to use her knowledge of what "dough" is like and what "cookie cutters can do, and applying it to new situations. Eden and her friends had a wonderful time making their pancake cookies. I've posted some pics below under the pics of previous cookie making lessons over the holiday season. Enjoy!
Cheers all & Happy New Year!
Stacey Haley
www.foodkin.ca
