Emily's Cooking Show

I've always thought Emily would be a great chef or food critic. She was the only 3 year old I knew who loved calamari. Her Dad's pea soup is one of her favorites. She'll try anything and usually like it. In preschool, they were asked to bring their favorite food to share for a Thanksgiving feast. Most kids brought Cheetos, donuts or cookies. Emily wanted to bring green beans. I was worried that kids would shun her choice and make her feel bad, so I asked her to pick another favorite food. She picked sweet potatoes. I think we ended up bringing corn.

Lately, Emily is obsessed with cooking shows. She never misses an episode of The Pioneer Woman and loves to watch Master Chef with us at night. She says she wants to have a cooking show one day. Last week, we decided to start with M&M cookies. We had received one of those jars for Christmas with all the ingredients already measured, so she made them all by herself.

I only helped crack the egg. She did the rest.



She did such a great job. I knew she was having fun. She was even talking through what she was doing just like on TV. At one point she asked me, "Where's my cameraman?" I think she's a natural.