The Omelets
FROM MY READING CORNER | 4/3/26
The Omelets
Thoughts from my reading corner:
I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend. Ours didn’t quite go to plan. My husband got sick very early Sunday morning, which not only changed church plans but also family plans. We created a little egg hunt with the 8 eggs I had in our holiday bin in the garage. Which, coincidentally, our daughter informed us was her favorite part of the whole day—just a reminder that small gestures can make a lasting impression on little ones. We dyed eggs and opened baskets. Given the circumstances, we had a beautiful day together.
We try not to fill our Easter baskets with junk toys and candy. Of course, the candy always makes it, but I try to be thoughtful about the other items included. This year, I thought it would be fun to give each of them a young chef’s cookbook. You never know the reaction you might get, but it brought me so much joy to see them get excited about it.
Later that afternoon, my daughter wanted to make a cookie recipe she found in her book. I asked my son if he wanted to participate; he declined, and my immediate thought was that he wouldn’t want to make a single thing from the book. Talk about an A.N.T. (automatic negative thought). Ella and I had a wonderful time making the cookies. She felt such pride when we all tasted them, knowing she did everything from dumping ingredients to cracking eggs. Not to mention, they were delicious. The next morning, my son woke up and asked if he could make a recipe for breakfast from his cookbook. I could have jumped up and down, I was so excited and surprised by the request. He picked an omelet recipe. The cookbooks are great because they give you photos and step-by-step instructions on what to do, but also how each step should look. It’s perfect for kids, but honestly, I could use that in some of my cookbooks!
He cracked his own eggs. He added his own toppings. He was in charge at the stove. He perfected three omelets and made breakfast for all of us that morning. He told us it was the best omelet he had ever tasted. But I think the sweet taste of learning a new skill and succeeding is better than any omelet or cookie. My plan for the cookbooks was to incorporate the kids in the kitchen more, but the moments cooking together over Easter weekend exceeded my expectations and created lasting memories.
In a world where everything is fast, slowing down and learning something new—especially in the kitchen- is good for all of us.
What recipe could your child help you with this weekend?
Share joy, spread kindness, and as always, happy reading.
-Katie Marie
THE KIDS’ CORNER |
What We Are Reading
Tuck’s Bookshelf:How to Drive Your Sister Crazy by Diane Z. Shore and This is Captain America by Marvel Press Book Group.
Ella Bella’s Bookshelf:Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew: The Cinderella Ballet Mystery by Carolyn Keene
My Bookshelf: I’m continuing Stoicism 101 by Erick Cloward, Host of the Stoic Coffee Break Podcast, and I just started A Spark of Light by Jodi Picoult.
Tip: Sign up for the Pizza Hut reading program. If you are a 90’s kid, you know what I am referring to. I don’t know if they did away with it and brought it back or I have just been out of the loop, but reading and free pizza, what more could you ask for?
THE CRAFT CORNER |
Toy Parachutes
I purchased parachutes like these for the kids, and they have been having a blast dropping them from the upstairs railing. They would be great to drop off a deck or playset as well. Endless hours of fun as they work together, dropping and catching.
Here is a link to the cookbooks I mentioned above. This is not an affiliated link; I just like them and want to share them with you.
Until next week.
