Metal Mummy

Freyja may be a little too young to properly get involved with cooking activities, but I don’t think it’s ever too young to start – even if it means just watching and eating.

She’s 21 months old now (christ, where’s the time go?!) so I thought she may even get a little involved if we bake something. So when Cass over at Frugal Family started this fortnight’s Cooking With Kids meme, I thought what the heck. Let’s give it a go. Mainly because I knew the recipe, Cheese Straws, would go down a treat and would let Freyja get suitably grubby.

If you would like to try your hand at the recipe, you can find it here. Its dead easy. Even I can do it. And I’m a bit of a tard in the kitchen.

Freyja got properly involved – I was well impressed! Yeah, we were covered in flour by the end of it, but isn’t that part of the fun? Yeah, she ate some of the mixture (I know, I know, raw egg = bad but if I told her no, she’d eat it anyway). And yeah, a dining room table on a tiled floor isn’t the safest of steps for an almost-2 year old to stand on to reach the counter, but it was OK because I wrapped my leg around it. I think I need to get a more suitable step thing though.

All in all, it was a success. We went for the straw shape rather than the cookie cutters that some other entrants have used. Mainly because I don’t have cookie cutters. We also threw in some mixed herbs to see what that tasted like. Although I am interested in trying pesto or sundried tomatoes next time. And yes, there will be a next time. Freyja loved being a part of it – even rolled out the dough and everything!

Although she did have a wobbler when they went in the oven and she couldn’t go in there after them. Harumph. I’m such a spoil sport.

Having a cheeky feel

Eating the rest of the cheese

Rollie Rollie

Stirry Stirry

Having a wobbler at them going in the oven