The Stone-Faced Chef

No one knows why, but Caitlin was not eager to smile for this photo.  Given the situation, she should have been grinning ear to ear.  We were just about to settle down for a delightful, delectable dinner courtesy of no one other than the dear girl.

She is very interested in baking and loves to create new dishes.  Cooking is part of the curriculum at school, interspersed into the various topics.  We decided together that perhaps she should take over the meals one night a week.

She planned the meal last night and we headed to the store this afternoon after the girls came home from school.  Actually, a little later than planned, so we managed to hit the 5 o’clock traffic jam that seems universal in grocery stores.  She packed up our little grocery basket (we have one perfect for a dinner’s worth of groceries), we paid and headed home.

With a few small exceptions, she cooked the dinner by herself and from scratch.  We had cracker crusted chicken bites
with honey-mustard sauce, corn and a salad.  She did the entire dinner, from tenderizing and cutting the chicken to setting the table to clean-up (okay, I helped a little there…there is something theraputic about washing dishes in hot, bubbly water). 

We were just about to eat when I managed to grab a quick shot…yes, while nursing Nicholas, of course, I must multi-task!  It was a great dinner and such a treat.  Kelsey is up on Friday, so look for another photo then, although currently we only have "hot rolls for dessert" on the menu.  Sounds yummy!
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