I've tried to teach all my kids to cook. My sons took to it pretty quickly. But my daughter resisted. She only wanted to bake! But this year, in the suite-style dorm that has a kitchen, she has started trying some of my recipes. First, we stocked her kitchen well with my hand-me-downs as well as ordering her some of her own pots, pans and utensils. Since then, I've been getting calls from the grocery store asking what to buy. Later, I get calls asking questions during the cooking. :)
I'm so proud of her progress!! And she's proud of herself, which is always nice. I want all my kids to be able to take care of themselves and to eat well, so I'm pleased!
She called this week asking questions about ingredients for stir-fry. Then later, she sent me photos, telling me she had done my blog post for me. LOL
So...drum roll...a Tippens child meal...
First, this is the recipe she used. Vegetable-Chicken Stir-Fry from the Betty Crocker website.
All the ingredients gathered above.
The beautiful chopped vegetables. And yes, if you see that in the background, they have a gas stove in the dorm! I was a bit surprised by that.
She cooked the rice with onions and white wine, by toasting the rice grains with the oil and onions before adding wine and vegetable broth. She said she watched a video on how to cook perfect rice. :)
These are some photos of the stir-fry.
And here's the finished product! She said it was delicious.
I'm grateful for the post material. I haven't cooked much lately because I've been working on her college financial aid forms for the last two or three days. THE LAST TIME EVER!! After 3 kids and 4 years of college for each, I've done the FAFSA 12 times and the Profile (which is ten times worse) 8 times. I'm SOOO thankful for all the financial aid we've received. Our kids were able to attend their dream colleges because of it. But I'm also thrilled to be done with the paperwork. :)
Hope you all have a great weekend!
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First off I envy her has stove! After several years now with electric I am still convinced has is better. Also it is so good for kids to know how to cook! So a job well done there!
ReplyDeleteKatie, I've never had gas. But I always see chefs on TV using gas. I figure it's the best!
DeleteHowever, I'm a little scared of it! Like lighting my gas grill. I'm always anxious of the "poof." :)
Good job, Tippens child! This looks marvelous, and why did I forget about toasting rice first for that different and amazing flavor???? I'm trying that when I get home!
ReplyDeleteYes, Ruthy, it is yummy that way. I only do it when I'm cooking rice for risotto. I'll have to do it for regular rice someday!
DeleteMissy, the girl done good. That looks like a fabulous meal. And you know that she's eating good stuff instead of the standard fast food diet. Yay! Score for the Tippens kids!
ReplyDeleteYeah, Mindy, it's healthier. Plus she likes to cook to save money. :)
DeleteYum -- you've inspired me. My daughter is going out of town for a week and dropped off some stuff from her fridge. A HUGE batch of kale, broccoli, mushrooms and peppers....I see a stir fry in my future. With tofu, not chicken. :-)
ReplyDeleteOoh, that sounds good, Kav!! I would love to be the inheritor of that fresh produce. :)
DeleteBTW, I would just skip the tofu and do a veggie stir-fry. :)
DeleteMissy, I taught my kids to cook, too. From the time they were old enough to stand on a stool by the kitchen counter and break and egg, I tried to teach them the finer points of cooking...
ReplyDeleteBut, as Katie can testify, only two of the four actually absorbed the teaching. The other two would live on Ramen noodles and canned pasta. :-/
Yay, for your daughter, though!
LOL! That should be "break an egg."
DeleteJan the child I got from you can make Mac and cheese and spaghetti too! He refuses to make some other things because it isn't the same because he says I cook with love lol
DeleteJan, sometimes they only want to learn enough to survive. ;)
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