The Little Chef

Asher loves to cook. Not surprisingly, he identifies with Remy, the chef rat, in the movie Ratatouille. He walks around saying, "I'm the little chef. You can call me Remy." To which we sometimes reply, "OK, Remy, go make a pee-pee on the potty before you go off to bed."

Since Asher loves to cook so much, we decided to make some allergen-free cookies and bring them to the local Ronald-McDonald house. There may be some children there who have food allergies and may appreciate having cookies made for them.

So, off we went to make cookies. Asher and Simi both participated. Raj created the recipe. I still can't believe that Raj figured out this simple yet delicious recipe. Rice is the main ingredient: rice flour, rice milk (cooked rice processed and filtered), sugar, potato starch, canola oil, and water. Oh, and a bit of Featherweight (corn-free, aluminum-free) baking powder. Mix it together, drop bits of dough on a baking sheet, stick it in the oven for 18 minutes or so and ...voila, you have some delicious Asher-safe cookies. I sincerely mean it that these cookies are quite delicious!

Once the cookies were made, we put them on a paper plate, covered them with plastic wrap, and went to deliver them to the sick children. Asher was a little sad that we couldn't keep them, but was very excited at the idea of giving them to children who need them more than he does. So, then, off we went.

We didn't get to meet any of the children who were staying at the RMH, but we were still very happy at the idea that they may enjoy the cookies. And we can't wait to do it again sometime soon.