My five year old is getting interested in cooking, so we’ve been trying to come up with some simple meals where she can do most of the cooking. The one we did this week was pinto beans. I started out by having her sort through the beans. I poured them on a cookie sheet and had her look through them to make sure there were no rocks. Then I had her pour them into a big stock pot, and cover it with water. Since the pot was pretty heavy, I carried it to the stove for her. She added a bouillon cube, some salt and pepper and a couple of slices of bacon. She put on the lid and waited for the beans to boil. After that I had her turn down the burner and off she went to play while the beans were cooking. By dinner time they were tender and Daddy was nice enough to make a yummy corn bread to go with our beans. It was a perfect meal.
Most bean recipeslend themselves to teaching your kids to cook. Even the youngest can help sort beans or pour them in a pot. An added bonus is the fact that kids actually like to eat bean dishes which makes it even more fun for them to help. I think tomorrow I’ll let her mash the leftover beans and turn them into refried beans for some yummy bean and cheese burritos.
Tags: Cooking, Pinto Beans, Recipe
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