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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids have had to cook one dinner per week since they were six years old. On the night one cooks, the other cleans up.

Last night the 11 yr old made marinated steak tips with cous cous and steamed broccoli. The 8 yr old made baked ziti, garlic bread and salad Thursday night. Tomorrow night the 8 yr old is making salmon, corn on the cob, and asparagus. A few hours ago the 11 yr old cut up cantaloupe and then made a melon/banana smoothie. For breakfast the 8 yr old made scrambled eggs with avocado and tomato. [/quote]

What did they cook when they were six?[/quote]

Hmmm... at six they needed a lot more help. A pyrex dish loaded with food was too heavy to move from the counter to the oven and back, and a pot of boiling water was too heavy (and scary) to pour into a strainer. We definitely did a ton of baking in those days - they did all the prep and I did all the taking out of the oven parts. They made eggs - scrambled and omelets. They made grilled cheese in the frying pan, salads, stir fry dinners (with me pouring hot food out of pans or moving dishes around on the stove), french toast, soups, applesauce, etc.

I still will get called into the kitchen to take a hot dish out of the oven or strain a stockpot full of boiling water and food, but it's at their direction. [/quote]

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