The Higher Road

Kitchen Joy

The joy that comes from spending time with one of your kids doing something special is just priceless. Today I made biscuits with our 4 year old daughter, Megan. We melted butter, sifted flour, beat in the sugar and licked the beaters. She helped me roll the dough into little balls which we then flattened out on the baking tray. It would seem that messy and fun are exponentially connected. The more messy... the more fun. Even better when you can lick the messy off! Now for the jam. If only you could have seen the concentration on her face as she carefully placed generous blobs of jam onto the top of each biscuit. She was all for a full teaspoon on each... but a quick glance at the picture in the recipe book helped to convince her otherwise. So into the oven they went... accompanied by squeals of delight. "Are they ready yet?" "Not yet darling, 14 minutes to go." "Are they ready yet?" "Not yet darling, 13 minutes to go." "Are they ready yet?" "Not yet... 10 minutes to go!"

I guess 15 minutes seems like an eternity to a four year old... Especially when you are waiting to see the creation of your own hands. And then comes that magic moment.... when the oven door comes down and the room is filled with the aroma of freshly baked biscuits. "Can I eat one yet?" "Not yet darling... they are still too hot." Isn't it funny how nothing is too hot when it comes to taste testing.