Stone Soup with a Twist

DJ and his daddy made a Mega Vegetable Tortellini Soup this weekend.
It was some kinda delicious!

After picking up vegetables from the market, we headed home to make the soup.
He really loves to help out in the kitchen.

DJ loves hearing the story of the Stone Soup so, we thought it would be really fun to read this while the soup was simmering on the stove.

This book is actually recommended for children ages 4-8 but, we put a twist on the story and made it really exciting and easy to understand for a 3 year old.
Don't try skipping a page, he knows the sequence of the book
and it's a LONG book but, well worth it.

If you're looking for a really cute story and a way to incorporate fun while cooking with kids,
I highly recommend this book.

Of course daddy pointed out the woman went to get the beef bones from the dog house so, you know I was thrown off a bit but, the story overall was really cute and DJ was so proud of the soup he made with daddy.
I helped too.
Who do you think was taking all the photos? Haha!

DJ's favorite thing to do, Help Daddy!!

Check out DJ. You know he is really concentrating.
We gave him a spatula to use for a knife and he was dead serious about helping.
Peeling garlic, cutting up an onion, his eyes started burning poor baby!





Tortellini Soup

Use all your favorite ingredients and vegetables:

You can use a whole peeled baking potato (for the stone)

Carrots
Celery
Corn
Mushrooms
Broccoli
Seasonings
Broth/Water
Cheese Tortellini


Enjoy!



Question: Have you ever read the Stone Soup?
What was the last dish you cooked together as a family? Please share the recipe.

Deepawali/Diwali

Our friends Deepa/Jai and Jaime/Arjun hosted the cutest play date last week!

DJ and I were invited to a Deepawali/Diwali event. We had a great time.
I'm always curious to learn of other cultures and events.



DJ didn't get the memo on sharing with friends.
As you can see from his face, he was NOT happy to share. I wanted to tell him, if you bring it to playgroup, then you have to be ready to share with playgroup. He was NOT having it.



Jai is serious about his crafts too!


Menu:
Vadai (little savory donuts made of ground lentils)
Samosa (Puff pastry filled with spicy potatoes and peas), with Coriander and Tamarind/Date Chutneys
Murg Saag (Chicken and spinach curry)
Naan (Indian flat breads (fluffy when I don't burn them!))
Somph (candy coated fennel seeds)



The "crafts" were Rangoli, colorful rice powder (chalk) drawings and paper flower garlands.



I am wearing a Saree and DJ is wearing a Kurta. Please forgive me if I've messed up the names of the outfits. This was my first event and I tried to remember every element.


Fun times for everyone! Thank you again for inviting us. WE had a blast.

Wordless Wednesday (Baking Cookies)

Click here for the Recipe
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Advice from a Toddler-Party like a rock star!

When your parent's are feeling worried about the surroundings. Fires, Smoke, Disaster and more! Here's a sure way to get them to laugh uncontrollably.

Get your daddy's yard work shoes and bust a move!

A day in the life of a 3 year old

**these photos are dark because i'm across the room and I didn't want him to know i was taking the photo**

He's having fun playing with his new racing car.


Then he starts doing this! I mean really what would you do? Snap a photo first then say...Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww--LOL