My six-year-old twins, Vivian and William, have decided to open a restaurant. Vivian is the maitre d’, the chef, the owner, and the waitress. William is the guy who trails after her. Think Remy from Ratatouille, without the influence. So, I’m sitting (which, according to my son, is my best skill) when the basement door […]
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Kids, Kitchens, and Craziness
One of my New Year’s Resolutions for a Lazy Parent was to get my kids more involved in cooking. It’s not that I have a wish for them to go through life with four fingers each; it’s that I want them to be able to cook one meal a week by the time they’re ten. […]
Children and Yoga in the Kitchen
We have one of those open style kitchens which means when I do bother to cook, I can watch Vivian and William body slam each other into couches and walls in the adjacent living room. Sometimes, however, my kids are not so violent. They like to do yoga. With their Gumby spines, they make up […]