As you may recall, Nick recently received a knife at a cooking class. He wanted to cut more and I had veggies to use up, so we decided to make tomato soup from our veggies.
After cutting up a few more tomatoes, Nick tried zucchini. It was truly a winner. It was really easy for him to cut and had a nice handle available most of the time.
Some cuts, he was so excited. For the most part, I thought things well pretty well.
But then we tried the onion. I don’t want him to get hurt and my patience meter was low after reviewing knife safety about 80 times.
So, this was his last cut. I cut up the rest.
We ended up with some fabulous tomato soup. I’m still not ready to teach him knife skills, but ready or not, it’s happening.
A budding chef! Love that you involve your kids like this – you are setting them up for a lifetime of useful skills and a healthy appreciation for real food!