Kouryou-chan cooks!

[elfs]

Kouryou-chan made dinner this evening. She made her favorite, macaroni & cheese, but she made it with real white sauce and she did an amazing job. I mean she followed our grown-up instructions exactly-- she read the recipe all the way through, laid out all the ingredients before she started cooking, and ran the cheese through the food processor before she started browning the butter and flour.

And when it came out of the oven, we all agreed that it was probably some of the best macaroni & cheese we'd ever had.

Omaha and I are on a campaign to make sure the kids reach adulthood knowing how to make and feed themselves healthy, worthwhile food. We seem to be winning.

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[technoshaman.livejournal.com]

Tell K-chan congrats... I only very recently learned to make such myself. *worth it*.

I didn't *really* learn how to cook until I moved out of the dorms... and I paid MCI quite the tidy sum in calls home for advice... but, yeah, I share your belief that being at least adequate in the kitchen is a survival skill... and being awesome in the kitchen is a damn fine way to ensure at least quality companionship, if not improvement of the species. :) BTDT. :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_candide_/]

Good to hear that you're winning that one.

As much as you'd risk getting in trouble with the morals-police, I'd suggest teaching her to cook with wine, too. Especially veggies. If your kids associate wine/alcohol with food preparation, they're less likely to see it as a mere intoxicant.

Hell, I grew up thinking that beer, wine, and liquor were what people drank on Sundays at the big dinner with the extended family.

[elfs.livejournal.com]

That's a good idea. Thanks!