This was a really good finger training and estimation skills combined activity. I would prefer my kids to peeling and cutting anytime then sliding their fingers on the ipad.

Using the pepper again! This time, he had more strength.

I cut up the carrots and sweet potato after. Hm, I still don't know when I will let him use the knife.

Next we bake it in the oven for about 40 minutes. It was so sweet and delicious with a tinge of rosemary. Hub, who is not a vegetable lover walloped it up. Imm had one bite and said he did not like it. (As usual) Hehe.

What he learnt:

1) Carrots and sweet potatoes are healthy (again)

2) Using a peeler! (Bonus to let him try finally)

3) Amount of a tablespoon

4) Arranging the sweet potato and carrot

5) He still doesn't like them (Anyway that is besides the point, the main thing is to keep encouraging our kids to eat vegetables) :)

Why I chose this was I wanted Imm to try on certain skills. I did the cutting of onions and shredding of cheese first. Then I just prepared the correct amount of beef and tomatoes.

I let him try weighing out the butter so he knows how to do the scale reading.

I boiled the sweet potatoes before hand and let Imm mash it together with the butter.

Then he added pepper while I added the salt. Put aside.

Next was the frying part. I put in oil and he poured in the onions. I told him that we must let the onion soften and next, we put in the beef. After a while it was the tomatoes and some water. After it was boiling, we let the mixture simmer.

Just before hub came back, I separated out the beef mixture into 5 ramekins, top it up with the sweet potato and put cheddar cheese on top before putting it into the oven. Initially, I wanted to separate it with Imm but he was concentrating on his sand art. Well, never mind, let sleeping dogs lie. Sometimes when they are busy doing their stuff, I try not to disturb them so it is easier for me. :) Anyway I have also taught him most of what I intended.

So we made the big pot and 4 small pots. Hub and I finished it and it was actually very nice and filling. Sweet potatoes are a good and healthy source of protein. What was not so good was that Ko and Imm does not like strange looking stuff. Imm tried a bite at the end when I told him he could only have his dessert after trying. He can refuse food but he must try it. Hopefully, he will experiment more of the food he cooks in future. :)

Skills learnt:

1) Mashing potatoes for fingertraining

2) Understanding how a weighing scale works and seeing the measurement.

3) Understanding that heat softens food

4) Knowing how the food changes colour when it is cooked

Cooking Lesson #2 Accomplished! And we had a great meal! :)

I have always wanted to do a cooking session with Imm as I realised he really enjoyed seeing me cook and bake. At times, he would help me stir or mix the flour and ingredients for baking together. He is also a very hands on boy. I have been looking out for cooking classes but there wasn't any due to timing so far. Then.... I chanced upon this cookbook at the bookstore and decided it has to be me to impart the cooking skills to him. After all, cooking is really a life skill which is essential. This is not a cooking blog post so I didn't put up the recipe. This is going to be a 4 part lesson twice a week.... hahaha.... my new project.

As I browsed through the recipes, this had to be the easiest.

I just needed to prepare cheddar cheese, eggs, butter, salt, pepper, milk.

He helped me to break the eggs. He will only make a slight crack in the egg so I would help him.

I added the bit of salt for him cos I am afraid he would put too much. Hehe... Then I taught him how to use the pepper grinder.

Then, he helped me to whip the ingredients together.

He was super happy! :)

He poured the egg mixture into the pan and checked to make sure it became less runny...

At the end, I helped to put the omelette on a plate, folded it and we sprinkled the remaining cheddar cheese on top.

Thank you for reading my blog post! A happy face for you!!

At the same time, I taught him not to touch the hot part of stove and he will tell me the handle of the pan will not be hot etc. Little observations like these would be made. Looking forward to our next lesson! :)