Kitchen News

Let's cook up something tasty!
Take one very sweet little girl that's very keen on learning new words at the moment and will listen intently while you repeat something on an endless loop, and then she'll have a go herself. Then take the following conversation:

(Tara has grabbed a bag of newly purchased organic potatoes.)
Mama: Tara, das sind Kaaaar-TOffln.
Mama: Kaaaa-toffln.
Mama: Kaaar-toffln sind das!
Mama: Kaaartoffln für HAM! Du magst die nicht, aber die sind zum ESSEN da. Yum Yum!
Tara: tuffl
Mama: Ja, Kaaa-toffln sind das.

Then mummy turns around, and Tara adds the following ingredient to her learning-by-doing experience recipe.

Take THAT!

The lid goes, plong... plong... plong... plong...
I notice that there is something suspicious about the plong-ing silence when she coos

Tara: Byyyeee
Bin: ...plong...

And then? I let her get on with it. Yes, that nappy was one of the nasty kind, and not to mention that broken glass bowl right underneath. But she was so good at opening the bin, and so kind to the potatoes, bidding them a sweet last farewell; how could I have stopped her? Or told her off, for that matter, hm?

It really is a bit like cooking, isn't it? And she really isn't keen on potatoes either.


On the whole, she's an all round talent in the kitchen. Loading the washing machine, unloading it, and the dishwasher? Really keen! We share the job (<-- video!), and no more bending over for me.

Put that where it belongs, please, Mama!

You too, Papa!

And when it comes to food there's nothing like the joys of sharing it with those closest to your heart. And your table.

Tara ham!

Püppi ham!

Papa ham!