Feb 07 2008
You are INTERESTING!
Mumma, said my 3 year old yesterday evening.
I was telling her that she needs to eat well in order to be strong and healthy. She asks – Then I can have big strong muscles?[Thanks to the gym class in her school. That's material for a whole new post] Sure, yes. Yes beta, muskles[I said it the way some of us pronounce sk(c)hedule. She started laughing and said - You saying it wrong wrong mumma, its not muskle, its muscle. A little later, I was feeding Dlittle her evening meal. As always, she was fussy refusing to open her mouth. I said, Dlittle, you want muscles like Ddidi or not? c'mon open your mouth now. Right then I turned to D and said, hey, see mumma said it correct this time. Muscle, not muskle. She gives a mature smile and says -You are interesting, mumma. INTERESTING? huh!
Late in the night D was busy playing with some stuff. I was telling LH about the interesting conversation we had in the evening. This elephant ear multi tasker, amidst her playing says - papa, you are interesting too!!
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One evening I was planning on making stir fry tofu for dinner. D was playing in the kitchen and was curious to know what we were going to eat for dinner. I showed her the tofu pack, opened it in front of her and said. I am going to cut this into pieces, put a little bit of oil in the pan. When the oil is hot, will put tofu pieces in it and do dar dar.[dar dar is the slang for stirring...] A little bit of salt, pepper and lemon, count 100 and it will be all done, ready to eat.. She asks – can you put some shiken in it? Shiken? chicken???? Mumma does not know how to cook that betu. Did you eat it in school? Do you like chicken? Do your school friends bring chicken to school? I asked.
Yes, mumma she says. I told her we are going to eat tofu today. Next time we eat out, she can eat chicken with papa. She grabs the tofu packet from my hands and says – mumma, read it. See it says. Put tofu in pan. Then put shiken. Then do dar dar. Then only it will be yummy. I am dreading the day she is going to say – mumma, can you put some taste in this..
I felt bad that I don’t cook chicken at home. I used to eat meat, long long ago. I think it was 1995, not very sure. I was staying as a paying guest at my friends place. We went to a nearby store to buy meat, they ran out of it. Thats when I saw the butcher catch hold of a chicken that was running around, and you know what happens next. That was the last day I ate meat. I just couldn’t. During the first few years of marriage, I cooked once in a while. But as time went by I couldn’t handle even the smell and sight of raw meat. I am totally ok with seeing it in cooked format. And have no qualms of accidentally using the spoon that touched the vessel containing chicken Or anything of that sort. But the sight of raw meat just makes me uneasy.
There sure lies a challenge ahead of me. Since the LH eats meat, I am sure D will ask for it sooner or later. And I have absolutely no issues with her eating. The fuss is to cook at home. At the same time, I don’t want to deprive her of home cooked food. A friend had suggested to get pre-cooked nuggets. Will see, will rethink when she shows more genuine interest.
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On a whole different and un-related note, anyone following the primary elections here? Its just getting more and more interesting. Mitt Romney suspending his campaign with the claim of uniting the party, Hillary clinton pulling money out of her own pocket to fund the campaign. Its getting better and betterer.
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So, D is teaching u how to cook Tofu.. great. Glad to note that u and ur husband sound interesting to D !!!!
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I guess home cooked non veg would definitely be a better option right now. So like you said, wait and watch till she starts demanding it more often.
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D is one smart cookie. And yes she does have sharp ears. How can I forget her compliments on me wearing a slip underneath
As for the primaries, it is one big comedy show. I get most of my news from comedy central so it is even more funny.
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Timepass: Yup! I am glad she finds me interesting too
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~nm: It does. Esp. when they add new words to their vocab and use it out of context
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yaadayaada: Jon Stewart’s Daily show and colbert report? I love both of these. What better way to get news
It has been ages I watched them. Timings don’t work out. Going to watch them in youtube right now.
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Pleasure to read(abt D) as always.
You know that I am in the same boat as you. I have a problem with cutting raw meat. I usually get all sorts of nasty dreams. So I get pre cut and pre cleaned meat from Whole foods. So it works out. Also I haven’t fed Chula/Mieja meat at home. At day care where chicken and Tuna were a part of the menu, they were picky itseems. They didn’t like the rubbery texture and used to pick out all the meat before they ate, so I was informed.
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you are soooo interesting
i loved the cooking bit. I am still laughing!!! I am a vegetarisn but I started to cook chicken and fish for Chip. If you are queasy about handling raw chicken, get a rotiserrie chicken.. you can do many things with it and definately healthier than the frozen chicken nuggets.
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Oh God, not only are these kids picky eaters, they torture their mothers to be creative cooks as well! I am dreading KB demanding me to make this this and that!
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You are interesting are you… lol that was too cute… as for the chicken.. we are vegetarian ourselves and my son has still not asked for it.. he has taken to vegetarianism without demur. But he does say that when he is bigger he will eat chicken.. I have not commented on it.. the precooked nuggets might be a good idea for you to try though..
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HI! I’m new here. You’ve been tagged!
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Sinken ..:D hehehhe.. you are sure interesting DD Mom
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swati: Thanks much for the award. Will pass it on soon..
utbt: hmm… dreams… you scaring me now
I have seen the pre cut ones in whole foods. but thats the issue, I feel uneasy seeing/smelling..
But a thought, we make a trip to whole foods bi-weekly and almost always grab dinner from their fresh hot menu. Should get their pre cooked ones..
Dotmom: Thanks for the tips. Gonna try that..
noon: Kids see their friends at school and get curious. Peer pressure
preethi: Good for you, its all god as long as they don’t ask
PG: Welcome here..
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The conversation is really cute! I also meat chicken now and then, the only type of meat if I do not include fish. So, what I wanted to say: have you tried using filet. I also don’t like seeing blood and bones so much. It is also very fast to make if you cut thin slices out of it. Make sure you use a separate cutting board for it and wash hands afterwards. I guess you know it too, but just can’t help writing it. That’s how I am. A bit eccentric when it comes to germs.
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Tagged ya
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No wonder they say child is the father of man
Happy learning how to cook hehehe
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PG: Thanks for the tip. Will wait till she shows genuine interest and she asks for fish
Will come back here for tips 
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preethi: Noon tagged me on this very topic. As I had said to her, I am not sure I have written posts that suit that tag. Will dig into archives and give it a shot. Give me some time, ok…
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