You guys. I have a problem. I can’t stop buying cookbooks.
I went into the bookstore the other day to pick up a cookbook for my mom (Cook’s Illustrated’s The Complete Cooking for Two Cookbook) and to check out another (Bread and Wine by Shauna Niequist), and I came out with my mom’s cookbook plus Cooking Together, a Williams-Sonoma cookbook for kids. (I couldn't find Bread and Wine, but also came out with four children’s classics and Domino: The Book of Decorating, but these purchases are a story for another time.)
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I mentioned last week, or maybe it was the week before, that we were going to be doing a fair amount of cooking out of The Disney Princess Cookbook in the near future. Cue the falling on the floor laughter.
Are you still here? It’s ok if you are. I won’t call the hipster police. I know what we are about to talk about is completely ridiculous. And I’m sure there are better options for kids’ cookbooks. In fact, I have a few kids’ cookbooks in my arsenal already that are probably better for a lot of reasons. But sometimes it is all about the packaging. Let me tell you something. This book has got my youngest kids excited about eating and cooking.
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When I talk with people about cooking or my blog, they most often comment about my kids. “That’s so great that your kids are helping in the kitchen. Mine would never help out.” Or “I wish I could get my kid in the kitchen but I really like to keep my kitchen clean as I work.” Or “My kid only eats dino nuggets so I guess I’ll start cooking again once he goes to college.” Or “I’ll definitely have my daughter help cook when she’s older.” It goes without saying if you read this blog regularly that my kids are often in the kitchen. Not just my teens, but my four year-olds help out all the time. They’ve been in the kitchen now for at least two years. They are becoming pro. You’ve seen the photos. You’ve heard the rants. Get those kids in the kitchen.
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I’m a fan of pop tarts. I know, I know. Total garbage and I shouldn’t even admit in public that I like them, but pop tarts are happy childhood food to me. That’s not to say that I ate them non-stop during my childhood, oh no. My mom was pretty consistent with the no sugar rule, especially when it came to breakfast foods. It’s cool, though, I don’t need therapy or anything. At least not for that. Anyway, I let my kids have way more sugar than I should. Even I wouldn’t let them eat pop tarts for breakfast. Let’s call it a dessert, shall we? But when I saw these cute little mini pop tarts on Pinterest, I had to make them.
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The Pinterest-verse does not need another take on pop tarts. I know this for a fact. However, what do you think I am going to do today? Yep, that’s right. I’m going to talk about making pop tarts.
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