the young chef

I sometimes tell you about Rainbow Girl’s gymnastic achievements, and not so much about The Reader’s accomplishments. That’s not to say that The Reader doesn’t do anything wonderful. She is also highly accomplished at what she does – they’re just not flashy skills like Rainbow Girl. Transposing “Ode To Joy” in your head from one key to another (F sharp) while playing it on the trumpet, without music in front of you is an amazing skill though!

On Saturday morning I found The Reader reading (what a surprise!) a cookbook. I asked her if she was planning to make something. Apparently she wasn’t, but my question planted in her the idea that she could make a meal for us all.

So on Sunday night, The Reader made dinner for us. We had a potato and chicken salad, and then the most delicious freeform apple pie (though according to her it was a tart, as that’s what the recipe called it). It was excellent! She had been planning to make it ALL herself, but as she’s not all that experienced she found she did require some help with chopping. My husband provided the chopping, and also bits of encouragement and advice.

I was really impressed, particularly with the dessert. It was great!

The Reader did a wonderful job, and I am very proud of her. 🙂

On a completely different subject, yesterday I received a call from the lady at Bazmark Films who commissioned me (and my sister) to embroider some props for her for The Great Gatsby. She wanted to ask me a question about something completely unrelated, though textiley. I asked her if our hankies have made it into the film. She didn’t really think so, though if they have, she feels it will be in a flashback bit with Daisy. We’ll all have to keep our eyes peeled. I’m not too hopeful. 🙁