Leia Day

Friday was our Leia day. She started out in Ojai,

visiting the baby squirrel 

her aunt is rehabbing. 

So cute!

Then it was time to turn on the air conditioner and fire up the oven.

We started with chocolate lava cakes, a first for both of us.

Leia learned several new skills, including separating eggs, which she really liked.

I’m still amazed at how easy - 

and how delicious! -  these were. 

We’ll definitely be making them again. 

Next up was a lemon jello cake from a recipe my mother used to make.

Leia doesn’t like lemons (or anything fruity or sour) so she wasn’t very enthusiastic before we started. But she’s a true Baker at heart - give her a measure cup and a mixer and she’s happy. 

This wasn’t the prettiest cake we’ve made but it was sooooooo good. The "icing" is a can of frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed and spooned over the still warm cake. Perfect blend of sweet and tart. 

And our final project was a pot roast dinner, complete with potatoes, carrots and green beans, all cooked in the Instant Pot. Leia learned to peel carrots (she liked it), snap green beans (not a fan) and season a roast (didn’t hesitate to get her hands dirty - that’s my girl!) An added bonus was Leia learning she really, really liked fresh green beans. 

Now if she would just learn to clean up after herself . . . (Just teasing - Leia did an incredible job with all the cooking and baking. Proud of her.)