Finally - the Kids Like Salad!

Claire has been asking for some time to help more in the kitchen. Usually, I am in a hurry and don't have the time to slow down enough to give her a task appropriate for a 7 year old. This week I had an epiphany. What if I gave her the job of making salad? Would she agree? What would we end up with? Well, my girl she does love the kitchen, and the salads she has come up with have been tasty AND consumed in great quantities by both children because Claire made them. Here are the three variations she has come up with so far:

• Green leaf lettuce with crumbled goat cheese and pecans
• Green leaf lettuce with grated cheddar, cherry tomatoes and walnuts
• Green leaf lettuce with crumbled blue cheese, dried cranberries and broken up multigrain tortilla chips

I'm serious. She came up with the ideas, and both kids have eaten these salads WITHOUT ANY DRESSING. They are yummy! Here's to cooking with kids - may we never underestimate what they are capable of!