grandie b whips up a late night batch of her chocolate chip cookies
no recipe
improv as needed
no fear.
—
“cooking with kids is not just about ingredients, recipes, and cooking.
it’s about harnessing imagination, empowerment, and creativity.”
-guy fieri
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
That is why they refer to it as the “culinary arts”! And it is always the right time for chocolate chip cookies.
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it sure is, and perhaps why I fell asleep while blogging this late last night, in a cookie haze, only to wake and find it undone )
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I have been pulled off track by chocolate chip cookies too many times to count….
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and so worth it
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Must be fun cooking with them.
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I just help grab the ingredients that are high up and take things out of the oven. I am sous chef
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Cool. I’ve don’t that too with my older grandson. It is a lovely but exhausting experience.
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All a good lesson and always an adventure)
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Yup!
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Yeah … I’m a big kid at heart … my made-uo recipes need a good imagination to eat them … !!
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it works! )
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She’s a keeper. 💖😊
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That she is –
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And don’t they love to eat what they’ve baked?
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Oh, yes!
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Cheers to Grandie B’s kitchen art, Beth!
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here’s to that!
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I have LONG admired people who can cook/bake with instinct. It isn’t something I can do easily. Maybe I should try more. 🙂
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approach it like a child –
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Good advice.
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Finger lickin’ good cookies.
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yes, and for sure plural in my case )
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Love this, Beth. Four yr old Elijah baked his first cake Sunday. Couldn’t wait to show us and share it!
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oh, that’s so wonderful!
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Always fun and interesting.
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Never fails to be
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💗
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❤️🍪
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I’m so jealous!
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I’ll try to save you one)
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That looks like it might be hard to do 🙂
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Very nice quote and so true! Lovely post Beth! Cheers…
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thank you, Francisco!
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You are very welcome Beth!
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Lol
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))
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Good stuff! A dough jam!
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Warm, soft, and fragrant, fresh out of the oven. Mmmmmmm!
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Chocolate chip cookies—where my love of baking started. Guy Fieri was raised in a neighboring town and is big stuff back in these parts.
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Cooking teaches so much: self-sufficiency, math, creativity – and it tastes great too!
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Wow, a natural talent. Does she have this from you?
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we all are improv cooks )
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You say it, Beth… hehe.
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Kids cooking changes their lives for the better. My four were in the kitchen from infancy through forever. All of them love cooking, are accomplished and prepare most of the meals for their families. The bonus for me is that I now get to eat their grand dishes. Definitely grows creativity. You sound like an super teacher.
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it is such a wonderful experience for them for so many reasons, as you know. I’m just the guide, she’s her own teacher
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I love it. I used to make ccc on a regular basis for school lunches…it’s been a while. hmmm…I have an idea.
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no time like the present….)
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Ahhh, that sounds amazing….fearlessness, a wonderful attribute to cultivate. Fieri quote is spot on.
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yes, to both
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sometimes the best things come from improvisation 🙂
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oh, they absolutely do
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We should all take cooking lessons from children!
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they have the perfect approach to it
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Yes!
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You’re grands are growing up.
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indeed, time is marching on –
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