Family Recipes
Here's What To Do
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Think of a family recipe that is connected to a holiday, special occasion, or your culture.
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Share how you learned the recipe, who taught it to you, and explain any cultural significance.
3
Follow the recipe with your child, allowing them to take the lead in measuring, mixing, or preparing the ingredients.
4
Taste the recipe and talk about how cooking recipes that are important to your family makes you feel.
Put PEER Into Action
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Pause:
- Set up a safe cooking spot for your child. Use a step stool to bring them up to the counter, or sit at a table together.
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Engage:
- Share a memory you have about the recipe.
- Talk about the ingredients and how they are important to your culture's cuisine (if applicable). Encourage your child to taste ingredients if safe to do so.
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Encourage:
- This may get messy, but that’s okay! Focus on the connection you have with your child.
- Talk about how you're proud of your culture and its delicious food traditions. Encourage your child to be excited about it too!
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Reflect:
- Ask your child how it feels to cook a recipe that's important to your family.
Not quite ready?
Invite your child to help with part of the recipe. Focus on eating the meal and its connection to your family.
Ready for more?
Choose a recipe from a culture that's not your own, and cook it together.
As your child masters this skill...
They will appreciate their culture through food and cooking.