William has been helping in the kitchen since he was two or three, and this fall he has elevated his chef game from sous chef to lead chef. He made our family enchiladas almost entirely on his own, and he made beef sliders in the Instant Pot as part of a Cub Scout requirement.
To get into the fall spirit we swapped out our usual Sunday pancakes for pumpkin spice French toast.
I asked for his help making enchiladas one weekend and he ended up owning the entire process. He has made this a few times now. We observe Taco Tuesday all days of the week!
For the meal he had to make for Scouts, he was in charge of the menu, budget, shopping and preparation. He wanted to make shredded barbecue bison loin on Hawaiian rolls. Since we went to Target for the meat, we ended up with beef roast instead, but the rest of his plan was spot on.
To get into the fall spirit we swapped out our usual Sunday pancakes for pumpkin spice French toast.
He really is so much fun to have in the kitchen - learning about flavors and techniques and having time to spend together!
One other project he "cooked up" was this diorama for a book report he presented to his class. I was so proud of his creativity on this one to use the snake he had and make a landscape for it. A+ for effort and on his speech!
