Baking a memory
Last week my beloved elder daughter and her little boy came to stay for a few days. Joseph is three and one of the things you should do with a three year old (or a seven or a ten year old for that matter) is to cook. Cooking and baking are important to me and to our family. I love to see children learning confidence in the kitchen, doing something real and proudly sharing and eating the results. Older grandson who is now seven loves to bake with me and has a particular weakness for uncooked cake mixture. I don't often have the chance to bake with younger grandson who doesn't live as close. So it was time to get ready for a session making gingerbread. Aprons on first, Joseph delightedly recognising the very hungry caterpillar. Get the cooking stool in place by the worktop. What recipe shall we use? This time it is daughter's turn to exclaim with delight. It is the Ladybird "We can Cook" book which she and her brother co...