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My Children The Chefs
By Alyice Edrich
My 13-year-old son is finally showing an interest in cooking and can you
believe he cooks better than me?! The other night we were giving him a hard time
because he made a sandwich for his friend, his sister, and himself and then
commenced to eat in front of me and my husband. Did you catch that? He not once
thought to ask us if we were hungry or even offer to make us a sandwich.
We jokingly teased him about forgetting us. He just giggled and sheepishly
said, "I was hungry." Then he giggled again, finished his sandwich and went into
the kitchen where he began scouring the refrigerator.
When I asked him what he was doing, he said, "I'm going to cook you something
to eat." He asked his dad a couple of questions as he pulled everything out of
the cupboards and put the pan on the stove. With a bit of skepticism, he began
making his very first meal.
And to his surprise and ours, he cooked the most tender, tastiest chicken I
have had in over a year! It was absolutely delicious. Not believing me, he asked
for a bite of my chicken, and then asked if he could finish my plate. I, of
course, reluctantly gave up my delicious meal.
My daughter on the other hand—at the young age of 9—still has to learn the
art of cooking. While she loves the idea of cooking, she has the patience of her
mom—none. She throws things together without reading the directions and then
looks on in disgust as her "creations" look more like mud pies than something
eatable.
While her meals aren't digestible, they're just as wonderful as my son's. For
you see, it's truly a joy watching her get pleasure from trying to get it right,
all on her own.
Tonight, as I write this, my son is once again in the kitchen, taking orders
from his dad as he prepares his very first FAMILY meal! It's amazing how things
can change on a moment's notice. And my daughter is begging to make her
grandparents a cake.
I can just see it now, a personal chef of my very own! No more eating out and
gaining weight. No more expensive dinners where we wished we would have just ate
at home. No more cooking my own meals only to be disappointed in the taste. No
more complaining that it took 2 hours to prepare, 15 minutes to eat, and 30
minutes to clean up. And the best food in the world, right here at my finger
tips and a moment's notice. Hey, a mother can dream, can't she?
Alyice Edrich is the author of several work from home e-books, and the
editor-in-chief of a national publication for BUSY parents. Subscribe to her
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