Beating the heat and keeping a six year old bear cub busy require a lot of creativity! This summer, during Sugar Bear's nap time, Brother Bear and I have been experimenting with cooking. Surprisingly enough, most of the recipes he selects require sugar. And butter. And chocolate. Not so good for our waistlines around here...
Now that he is getting more "experienced" in the kitchen, I thought it would be fun to let him make dinner for the family. And, since it feels like the surface of the sun these days, I thought pasta salad would be a great way to start. (Thank you, Highlights Magazine for the recipe!).
Yes, I gave him a knife. Scariest part of the whole experience!
Mama Bear definitely supervised this part!
Vegetables! Oh my!
Stir well.
And, voila! Dinner is served
(with fresh cantaloupe plucked from our garden as a side!)
It would have been even better if either of the cubs had actually eaten the salad he created. Sigh. Oh well!
(Oh, and for those of you concerned, it was NOT topless dinner night at the Four Bears Den! Brother Bear was recently out of the pool, thus, the shirtless attire.)
Is Garrett available around 5:30 this Friday night?! :)
ReplyDeleteCertainly! Might I send Sugar Bear along too? DATE NIGHT! Boo-ya!
ReplyDeleteYES! Send them on Saturday for lunch and we'll have a pool party. :)
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