Sous chef, Kate

Kate and Special (that's her baby), originally uploaded by cabanagirl.

I'm a bit embarrassed to post such a fuzzy picture but you only get one chance with Kate. She does not like her picture taken and if she permits you have about a 1 second chance.
Kate came over Sunday for dinner. Her outfit along with her smile were so precious I just had to try a pic. Her she is in her bunny warm winter hat, with a newly discovered shirt of her big sister's with a black jeans skirt, grey striped leggings and snow boots (pink and puffy) Her baby, Special, also has an adorable outfit on but she was too shy to pose at all. Quickly Kate got her stool and pulled it to the butcher block table. First she cut the "sugar" snap peas for the pasta carbonara. Then she helped roll out the puff pastry dough and cut the heart shapes with the pastry cutter. Then came the really fun part: sprinkling the cinnamon sugar. I showed her how to sprinkle with her fingers but she preferred dipping in the sugar container with the 1/4 cup scoop. In no time the baking sheet had a good cup or maybe even 2 on the sheet. The puff pastry scraps we twisted and sprinkled and made them into "churros"
Kate is a great helper in the kitchen. She even cleans up well. She took the scoop, a spoon and a spatula and put all of the extra sugar back into the sugar container......with just a bit cinnamon along with it. The truth is when children help prepare their dinner they usually eat a lot more of it.
Good job, Kate!