Hey there, what’s cookin’?
Me! That’s what! (Or should I say, that’s WHO). Anyway, you may or may not know that this really awesome movie came out last summer about a rat who cooks. It’s one of my very favorites and ever since I saw it I have been getting into helping my mom and dad cook at our house. I got an awesome Sesame Street cookbook for Christmas and have made almost every recipe in it (my favorite is “Bert’s Tutti-Frutti Chicken Salad…man, I would have that EVERY night if mom would let me!) and my folks say I am becoming quite the chef! I even have my own puffy white hat and striped apron, that the Easter Bunny brought me this year. I wear it every time I cook, and then I totally look the part!
Up till now, the cooking has been mostly with my folks helping me out with the measuring and stuff. (They like to feel involved, who am I to stop them? I’m sure I could totally wield Dad’s blowtorch and roast some peppers quite easily all by myself, but then they’d feel left out, so I humor them - parents are so funny). But recently I saw a show about this 4 year old boy (like me!) who got up early and made breakfast for his mom and dad while they slept in, by pouring cereal in bowls for them and putting them out on the table. I thought, hey - that would be easy and fun, so I wanna try it! I talked to my mom, and she agreed to leave out the cereal boxes and some bowls and spoons that night, so the next morning I could get breakfast ready all on my own. And it worked out great! I went downstairs super quietly the next morning, so my little brother could go back to sleep. I knew that my parents would need to get up when “Word World” came on the tv (they had the channel the night before so I could just turn the tv on, and “Clifford’s Puppy Days” would be ready to go. I poured the cereal really carefully (I only spilled a little bit, and I cleaned it up!); my dad gets raisin bran and my mom and I got regular Cheerios and honey nut Cheerios mixed together. Then at 7 am (Word World time!) I woke them up and they were very surprised and happy! They liked it so much that I’ve did the same thing for them the next 2 mornings! (Not today, though - today was Saturday and weekends are different).
Cooking is pretty fun - I hope to get to try more stuff as I get older. Mom says I can light matches when I turn 12, so that should add some excitement to the experience! I think I’m ready for my own show on Food Network!