Making Salad Dressing with Daisy

Daisy is now two and a half and talking up a storm. She has finally learned to speak, and she is doing quite a good job at it. She has seen her brother and sister help me in the kitchen at various times throughout her life. Now it is her time to begin helping me in the kitchen. She is so helpful too, in “a bull in a china shop” way.

Last night we made salad dressing. It was an easy recipe.

Garlic Basil Creamy Dressing

3 TBSP Homemade Gourmet Garlic Basil Seasoning

1 cup mayonaise

1 tsp vinegar

2 – 6 TBSP milk as needed to reach desired consistency

1.Combine all ingredients, stir and chill 2 hours or longer. (You can make and refrigerate this dressing up to two weeks in advance.)

*This recipe is taken from the Homemade Gourmet Salad Cookbook.

I measured the mayonaise into my Pampered Chef Salad Dressing container. I added the vinegar and the milk. Daisy got to add the Homemade Gourmet Garlic Basil Seasoning. Picture this: a small two year old perched on the stool standing next to mom. She is anxiously and impatiently waiting for her chance to help. Her fidgety little body is trying to hold still while mommy is pouring the tablespoons of milk and teaspoon of vinegar. I take the container with the Garlic Basil seasoning it. I scoop up the seasoning and gentle encourage the Daisy to hold the tablespoon with me. Daisy places her hand on top of mine. We “carefully” pour the seasoning into the dressing container. We do this three times. Each time Daisy is trying to get to the tablespoon to pour it in the dressing container before I have even scooped up the right amount of Garlic Basil seasoning. What a cutie! Daisy then helps to mix the salad dressing.

At dinner that night, Daisy announces that she has made the salad dressing. She is very proud of herself. A huge smiles breaks out on her face as she says, “Daisy made it.” She then asks for some salad dressing for her salad and begins to eat. She loves the salad dressing that she has made.

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Stacey Walker has a Homemade Gourmet Home Business. She uses her Homemade Gourmet products regularly for cooking fast and easy to prepare meals. She is currently using Homemade Gourmet in her meal planning and when teaching her children to cook. Visit her website at www.4minutemeals.com

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