The Kid Made Dinner Herself!

My daughter has been asking to learn to cook more and more lately, so I recently let her make dinner all by herself- using gadgets, of course!

I talked her through it, but she did everything herself.

Step 1: Fill Instant Pot half way with water, add 1 lb bag of spiral pasta.  Set to Manual 4 minutes and let it go.

Step 2: Pour a bag of frozen green beans into Air Fryer and spray with olive oil.  Sprinkle with seasoning (she chose garlic salt).  Set for 10 minutes at 400 degrees.

Step 3:  Chop/slice various vegetables for salad.  She chose lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, carrots, and mushrooms.  

Step 4: Shake green beans.

Step 5:  When Instant Pot is done, cover the vent with a cloth and release.  Open lid and scoop out pasta as possible with a slotted spoon and toss with marinara (from jar).

It was such a simple and easy meal, but my girl was so proud of herself and we all enjoyed it so much.  I love that gadgets made me feel confident letting her do all the cooking without the fire of the stove.  Also, since things were timed automatically, I didn't have to make her watch the clock.  

I love kitchen gadgets because they empower me and make cooking fun for me, and I love that I get to pass that on to my kids!  The day after my daughter did this meal, I taught my son to make rice in the Instant Pot, which is our favorite way.