Having young children in the kitchen when you’re preparing meals can be fun and good for them. My daughter and two granddaughters, age 3 and 5, lived with us for a few months in 1990. After they moved to their own apartment, Patti and I watched the girls until they were established in school.
In the meantime, the younger one spent a lot of time in the kitchen with me. The older girl had some interest but not like her sister. It wasn’t long before my “shadow” started to help prepare foods.
Fast forward to a couple of weeks ago. The older girl and her family bought a house and moved, while her younger sister stayed with us for a few days on her way to Norway from Michigan – it’s a long story.
While she was here, she told me something about the foods she had eaten while being with us, my mother, and my aunt. I took the girls to see their great-grandmother, sometimes including a meal with her. Also, they lived in my aunt’s apartment for a few years.
They ate with her often. And, they had many meals with us. Some of those included pulling or picking fresh produce from our garden. Both learned to eat a variety of vegetables that they never had eaten before. Although my daughter is a good cook, she doesn’t prepare the same foods that we older cooks did.
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