A few weeks ago, we featured a top ten list of cookware for kids, and the June issue of Mothering has an article delving further into cooking with toddlers.
While having toddlers help with food preparation may seem potentially dangerous or daunting, it needn't be.
Bay area chef, Davi Dominguez, gives Mothering readers tips and simple recipes we love for involving toddlers in the cooking process.
Some of the tips Dominguez gives are:
•Prepare the table with all items you need to create a fun workstation
•Follow the child's lead by letting them choose ingredients
•Tasting as you go along demonstrates the different textures and flavors of the foods
•Singing and making up stories about the foods you cook makes it extra fun
A great example of that is given in one of the three recipes shown:
The article adds, "Cooking with toddlers is a tasty reminder that the kitchen can be place of exploration and fun."
So true! What do you and your toddler like to make in the kitchen?
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One of the easiest things for me to cook when my toddler is DYING to be involved is taco salad. I make a black bean sauce, so he can dump in the beans, the tomatoes, and since I just throw in spices without really measuring, I let him shake away, because it's really hard to mess up. (He LOVES that part). Then he can "toss" the lettuce for the salad part. And he adores the cheese grater. And bam, he's helped with most of the meal.
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Chef Sophia loves to make "fresh lemonade", pizza, and her own sandwiches. I let her cut things like bananas with kid-friendly plastic butter knives from Ikea. She even has her own chef hat and an apron handmade by her mommy. :)
The pizza is a hit because it involves mashing dough with her bare hands and smearing sauce around.
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