I decided my 11-year-old needed some cooking skills, and now I’m reaping the baked benefits.
Now I’m in my 40s, and I’m an excellent home cook, if I do say so myself. I really credit home ec, and I wish it was still taught in schools — cooking is an essential life skill.. She started coming on my weekly grocery trips, and she’s learning her way around noodle bowls and the toaster oven. And she has started to bake, too.
I quickly realized while watching her that baking mixes are a great way to build confidence. They have minimal steps and a sweet reward to entice her to make more and build her skills. She didn’t have any camps scheduled for last week, so I decided to make it a cooking week. It turns out thathas some great, affordable baking mixes. I let her pick five, one for each day of the week. I decided to be very hands-off unless she asked, and I let her do everything on her own from start to finish.
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