Chef Ryan

Ryan has always loved "cooking" like mommy with a bowl and spoon. (Don't all kids?) He has his own kitchen cabinet filled with various cannisters, tupperware and toys as well as a hand-me-down play kitchen, so he gets a lot of practice. The other night, while I made a labor-intensive recipe (Giada's dirty risotto, one of our favorites), we gave Ryan some noodles to "cook" -- and wow...he worked like a focused little sous chef for most of an hour on the kitchen floor, measuring, scooping, pouring, and yes, of course spilling.

Here's a peek at his new favorite activity. Enjoy!

*Update: sorry for the very poor video quality - not sure why it's so jumpy...