So they started out peeling potatoes for their "fancy" mashed potatoes. (I should mention Zach helped too) Yes, he is trying to peel potatoes with a butter knife dressed in his bike helmet and a scarf as a belt. He insisted on helping.
They did a great job making chicken cordon blu. They pounded out some skinless boneless chicken thighs, added a slice of honey ham, and a slice of swiss cheese. Zach helped Jake mash the potatoes while I gave Dakota a lesson on making gravy. For the gravy we melted a couple of tablespoons of sherry butter(I had made it for steaks a while back) which consist of butter/margarine, parsley, dry sherry, garlic, and other spices, blended until smooth. To that we sprinkled a couple of tbs and let that cook for about a minute, then added about 2 cups of chicken broth, and a tbs of spicy ground mustard. We let that hang out to thicken. Of course these two hate veggies so none was on the menu. I grabbed some squash I had blanched and froze. I placed the frozen squash, in the bag into the microwave and steamed it that way. Dinner was very yummy and fattening.
For dessert they made an Earl Grey cake. It's a cake batter infused with Earl Grey tea, Jake's favorite tea. It was the first time Dakota has made a cake from scratch and again he did a great job. I only helped getting the cakes out of the pan on this one.
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