As a busy dad or mum, I spend a whole lot of time within the kitchen getting ready breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks for my household. I am lucky that my husband additionally enjoys making meals, which serves as a pure division of culinary labor. However what I’ve come to appreciate — particularly throughout our 1,000-plus consecutive meals eaten at residence through the pandemic — is that children may be great culinary assistants. What’s extra, the power for youngsters to domesticate cooking abilities within the consolation of their very own kitchens generally is a helpful and empowering studying expertise they will carry into maturity.