Of her own volition, our Plum has recently embarked on a mission to cook dinner for the family one night a week. We love it!
* It was all her idea. (Yay!)
* She plans the menu, with just a little help from TRDad. (Yay!)
* After some angst about whether or not we could afford a special ingredient Plum wanted, she now has her own budget and creates her own 
shopping list.
It’s going pretty well. Yes, like any beginning chef, she keeps coming back to the same few meals that she thinks she can make well. But Plum is slowly starting to experiment with finding some new choices. We know her repertoire of ‘good dishes’ will only expand as time goes on and her confidence grows.
We love that Plum is embracing this important life skill on her own terms and in her own way. TRDad is there to back her up and to teach hands-on skills needed to make each dish. But our Plum is the Chef- there’s no doubt about that!