Ella's First Recipe

I am unbelievably proud of my kids' individual strengths and interests! And that Ella loves to cook and bake? Fantastic! With her energy, creativity, and growing set of skills, I can see her being a chef or baker. 

She loves to crack eggs and whip them with a fork, so while I wasn't watching her, she came up with this:

2 eggs, whipped until light and bubbly and then a bit more

2 Tbsp leftover ground beef, cooked and seasoned with onions and cumin

2 Tbsp black bean hummus

Salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup oil

So the oil was an oops, but we talked about how eggs don't need a lot of oil like a muffin recipe would. She insisted I cook it. As I did, she set the table, plates, forks, knives, spoons, hot pad. Then she took a potholder for the handle of the frying pan (which wasn't hot but she was careful anyway) and brought the pan to the table.

And I ate it. I ate about as much of it as she eats of my cooking. And it was good! It was also green. But who would have thought black bean hummus would be good in eggs? 

I wish I would have saved it and made fried rice to soak up some of that oil...