Today we made banana bread, by we I mean Alessandro and me. Making food here is interesting for two reasons. First, Cristina has to help me buy the ingredients because all the names are in Italian. On top of this, packaging is much different. For one thing they don't really sell things in bulk here so items that I am used to coming in large packages are small here and you just have to buy multiple. And some things like cheddar cheese, and sour cream don't exist so I am having to improvise. The second reason that making food here is interesting is the metric system. Measuring in cups, teaspoons, and tablespoons is replaces by grams and oz. This can be very frustrating and although I could translate every measurement I have given this up for estimating. I have made enough cookies and cakes to know about how much a cup or half a cup is. I use and actual tea spoon or tablespoon for measuring smaller ingredients.
So we made the banana bread estimating and improvising ingredients and you know what? It turned out just fine. It is a little spongy but other than that it is good. I even put some nuetella on one of the muffins and that only increased it's deliciousness. And the best part was that I think Ale really enjoyed making it. He helped me pour and mix things together. He even helped me wash the dishes! (I think he thought it was a game since I let him play with the water in a bowl afterwards.) And we had a really good time, without the t.v., or the ipad, or iphone! And that was my favorite part!
If you have any other creative ideas that I can do with a 4 year old boy I would love some suggestions! As the weather has not been very nice lately I would welcome advice from those pros with young ones!
Love from Liberty,
Peggy
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