Cooking at Christmas traditions!

Your grandaughter is a beautiful and cute little cook!!! I am so glad you posted the picture as I thought I would not get to see it. At this time of my life my kids do all the cooking. We get together one year at my elderst home, the other year at my youngest. This year celebration was a litlle smaller because only my youngest daughter was in town. I will have a sort of late Christmas with the other part of the family when they come back from vacations. I hope they will be OK as they are adventurous and went to the Bolivian jungle. They promised to hire a guide and they had all kinds of shots for tropical fevers though. I taught my children how to cook and even my grandsons are wonderful at it. I´m sure that when they are back, my very own Indiana Jones´ will do a big barbecue and have their presents at last. Our Christmas is in Summer so all this can be done.

My daughter is 13 and yes, she helps me in the kitchen. She has always helped me ever since she was old enough to stand on a stool. She is quite creative in the kitchen as well, and can definitely prepare all her own meals if she had to. She is a great asset to have around the kitchen and she helped me with Christmas dinner as well as all the baking prior to Christmas Day. When I am feeling poorly she will cook the entire dinner for the rest of the family.

I have no children to help- or hinder. My partner does the Christmas cooking. It's easier that way (except on the washing up). I do everything else- Chinese, Indian, pasta dishes, Mexican, that's my bag. Odd thing is that, when I cook, my partner does not deal with the washing up as speedily as me, and I end up being a part of that too!

unfortunately my daughter couldnt make it because her family was sick :( but there is always next year...glad you had a good Christmas :)

My children love to help me on Christmas Eve. They help with the mince pies and making the trifle and they also love to help me set the Christmas table!!

I was tired from cooking last Christmas because my daughter cannot help me fully. She has her thesis to complete and have to study for her forthcoming exams. Hence, i did the cooking as well as the washings! However, i managed it well but my hands felt stiff from the heat and then the cold water for the washing! Anyway, it was worth it, because the entire family liked all that i prepared.

When my sons were young, they'd make butter for Christmas dinner. They would each take turns mixing the heavy cream until it turned into butter, then they'd both press it into a fancy form. After it chilled in the refrigerator, it was taken out of the form and looked so pretty on our table! My boys were so proud of their butter. My oldest son has also been the "official maker of the mashed potatoes" since he was about three years old. He STILL makes the mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Sadly, we had to postpone our Christmas dinner this year because both my husband and I were sick with a flu-like something-or-other. I'm not sure because I got a flu shot this year, unless it was a new strain of flu that wasn't covered by the vaccination. It FELT like the flu although it could have just been a very bad cold. Whatever it was, I wasn't up to cooking or entertaining all day Saturday so I postponed the festivities until everyone was feeling up to it.

Unfortunately both of my kids are too small, but I am hoping one day the my daughter will help in the kitchen for special occassions, such as a birthday celebrations, Thanksgiving and/or Christmas. Even if it's just an every day occassions such as cooking breakfast, baking cookies, muffins and/or cake. Being able to spend quality time with her, because I am pretty sure my son probably won't be a kitchen person, even though my husband actually is the cooking and baking type. It must be nice, I am looking forward to it for right now I am trying to enjoy just spending quality time with them both everyway possible.

Hi there! Yes,it's a busy day during christmas eve in the kitchen. Unfortunately,my son really is not into cooking that is why he can't be of help to me.My daughter is just almost 3 years old but she is so patient watching me prepare our food for christmas. I made a macarani salad which is her favorite and she is my first taster,lol! I have a niece who helps me with the preparations. By the way,Happy birthday to your daughter! See you around!

Our Christmas Eve dinners are a tribute to "overdone". A few years ago I began teaching the children and grandchildren how to make the traditional foods I learned as a child. http://hubpages.com/hub/Christmas-Eve-Dinner Take a look at the above. You might find it interesting. '