So, for the last weekday of Spring break, I took another day off! The rain was coming down pretty steadily, so I presented some options to the kids: watch a movie, go bowling, mini-golfing or do Laser Tag, or we could just have a cozy day at home…maybe we could even make dinner for daddy.
Well, the kids loved the idea of making a nice meal for Tom, so we pored over some cookbooks, discussed different options and assessed complexity and time and finally settled on a stir fry (Dylan was pretty keen on this idea).
We found a nice recipe to try and then discussed appetizer possibilities. I came up with lettuce wraps in the style of P.F. Chang’s and found a reasonably simple recipe for us to follow!
After that, I headed to the store for ingredients. Meanwhile, the kids were amazing and prepped the counter (cleared it off, wiped it down, etc.) for cooking!
I had them read the recipe first and establish a cooking “plan” before we collected ingredients. First up was making the sauces (these could be made in advance). While the kids measured and whisked away, I washed our knives and chopped onions.
Once they were done with sauces, we did all of the chopping prep…and the kids pretty much did all of the chopping!
After the chopping was done, it was still too early to cook, so we set out to prep the coconut pudding triangles and berries for dessert.
The kids were so excited and so eager! They wanted to set the table nicely and light candles, too!
The actual cooking time for both dishes totalled about 15 minutes and we timed it perfectly. We were wrapping up the photos of the finished dishes when Tom walked in! He was super surprised and so appreciative.
It was such a fabulous way to spend the day…!
A few pictures of the process and finished product are below:
