More Granola

Here's a tip (totally free!): an 18-month-old is not very helpful when you're making granola.

That's not to say he isn't interested. Oh, he's interested. Verrry interested.

For instance, once you measure 4 cups of oats, a cup of dried coconut (innovating!) and a cup of chopped pecans into a bowl, he's going to want to run his paws through that while giggling like The Joker. Also, he will try to shove fistfuls of the mix into his mouth.

Another example? Ok. Say you bought about 2 cups of dried apricots and you're carefully cutting them up with the kitchen scissors. He's going to want to grab 4 or 5 or 20 of them and shove them into The Neverending Maw one after the other. So you better cut fast, girl. Faster!

Final example: you need to measure 1/4 cup of honey, 1/4 cup of maple syrup, and some vanilla into a measuring cup. You pour in the honey and he says, "Water!" and lunges. You win. Next, you pour the syrup, and this time he wants to try it. Ok, put out your hand and I'll dribble some on your fingers. He holds out his tiny little hand, so adorable!! You fill his palm with syrup, expecting him to lick it up like a normal person, and instead he turns the hand over and watches the syrup drizzle all over the cutting board, countertop, and his trousers. He never eats any of it.

So. Soooo. Cooking with Iain: fun. But not for the faint of heart.