Our middle son wants to be a chef. He loves cooking very much, and helps out in the kitchen all the time. For Christmas this year one of the things he wanted was “cooking tools”.

We made sure he had a small saucepan and a small food processor among other things. Since Christmas he has helped me cook several times, but he has only used his tools twice. I can’t remember what he made the first time, but tonight his tools were used again. This is what was made with his cooking tools:

Any idea what it is? Okay, I will tell you. Lettuce that has been boiled and chopped.

Why? To feed the tadpole he adopted this week, of course.

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As I mentioned the other day, our middle son, who is 8, decided to cook dinner for his mom for her birthday.

Here is the “menu” he prepared for her:

Joseph’s Hacienda Grill
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Beverage
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Pomegranate Cocktail

Appetizer
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Grilled Mozzarella & Black Pepper Quesadilla with Prosciutto di Parma

Entree’
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Pan-Seared Steaks with Garlic Butter Sauce
Grilled Bread with Garlic Butter & Fresh Herbs

Vegetables
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Asparagus Milanese
Roasted Seasoned Potato Wedges

Dessert
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White Chocolate – Banana Cream – Coconut Pie

I will post each of the recipes he followed (or created). A couple items were inspired by, or from, Bobby Flay’s cookbook (Bobby Flay is his all-time personal hero), and one was a recipe from Mario Batali (my favorite). One of these days I will get video of him cooking. He’s awesome already, I tell ya.