Joy of Cooking: Fun And Simple Dishes To Teach Your Kids

Leaving your child alone in the kitchen unattended can be scary, but hovering over them can stifle their cooking enthusiasm. It’s important to introduce kids to kitchen activities safely, fostering independence for moments when parents are occupied.

Operating a gas stove or induction plate is akin to passing through the metaphorical ‘test-of-fire’ for pre-teens. Trusting them with kitchen friendly appliances like a mixer-juicer can also be difficult.

So how can parents introduce basic dishes? While expecting some pre-teens to make unexciting mundane dishes like an oatmeal when all they can think of is pizza, is demanding too much, here are some fun and simple recipes to start with. Save ingredients like spinach, mushrooms, and meat, which demand careful cooking, for later stages, gradually adding them into dishes like rolls and sandwiches that are mentioned in the list.

Scrambled Eggs

Mastering the art of cracking an egg neatly is a fundamental kitchen skill every child should learn eventually. Teach them caution when handling knives while chopping onions and tomatoes.

Once they’ve grasped lighting the stove and managing the flame, the cooking of scrambled eggs serves as an excellent beginner’s dish, as all ingredients are simply cooked together in a pan into a mush. However, it’s essential to pay attention to salt and oil quantities, as even adults often get careless in this regard.