I bought myself a drill. A real drill. Yes, I’m 5 and The Bigs let me buy and use power tools. We’ve all been exposed to their questionable parenting methods for long enough to not be shocked.
I made dinner again this week. I don’t really believe in recipes. I just give The Bigs a grocery list. I was thinking a pasta primavera with a mashed potato sauce. Mom refused to buy the potatoes and told me it would be too starchy.
I went with an Asian-inspired peanut sauce instead.
Here’s the final product. The Bigs thoroughly enjoyed it,
but I thought the peppers should be crunchier.
My kitchen experiments were not limited to meals this week. I also made glue
The Bigs have really been offloading a lot of responsibility lately . Now they make me make my own lunch – peanut butter and banana for after skiing.
I also make my own dessert. My favorite thing right now is yogurt, strawberry jam, strawberries, and chocolate chips.
I watched a few nordic races recently. I was inspired. I skied for three hours on Saturday and covered almost five miles.
I did have to stop frequently and feed. Here I am devouring The Bigs’ jerky. The pepperoni flavor is super yummy Great Auntie Cheryl.
We did some downhill with Riley (that’s Dad, not Riley) on Sunday. It was grey, but still a good day.
Some other food we made this week. Mujadara (lentils and rice with caramelized onions),
Baja-style, grilled tempeh tacos,
and because 3/14 is Pi Day, chocolate avocado pie.
Pretzel shamrocks:
Em, add a few pieces of crisp bacon to that peanut and banana sandwich. It doesn’t get better than that!
A drill?? What next? His own table saw?? You are very accomplished. A good skier and an innovative cook. I would skip the strawberry jam in the dessert bowl though all the other food looked tasty especially the pasta with peanut sauce.
Keep cooking and maybe the bigs can have a few minutes to relax.
Forget what you mother said I make yummy potato and green bean pasta. I will send the recipe to you. And be careful many parents have children to have their own personal servants, don’t learn too many adult things (just kidding). Soon they will have you bringing coffee lattes to them in bed and shining their ski boots! Sometimes it’s good to feign ignorance.
Em, your Asian inspired pasta dish looks scrumptious! Is that broccoli and cauliflower I see in it?
I didn’t realize that you had mastered Nordic skating style… you go, guy!
I’m going with Papa that bacon will be just the right touch.