I don't know how much y'all or your kids cook, but...

I don't know how much y'all or your kids cook, but I am not a cook. Frozen chicken and canned sides is about as close as I got to cooking when Shadow was growing up. I've never prepared raw meat that wasn't pre-cut and frozen. I am not into touching dead animals like that and it's even harder to eat them if I have to witness them being prepared. Judge me if you wish. There are lots of great things about me, but my cooking has never been one of them.

Shadow has been working out a lot and has put on a good bit of muscle. I'm proud of him for taking care of his body. I guess part of that is making nutritious meals because tonight he made chicken. It was raw and looked really gross, but he cut it up and cooked it in the InstantPot with only a question about how to release the steam since it was his first time using it. I also confirmed for him that it was cooked through since he is colorblind. (We do have a meat thermometer, but I don't think it was meant for small pieces of chicken like this).

He also did really great about not contaminating other surfaces with his raw chicken. I think he had a SafeServe class in high school and thankfully it stuck.

I just wanted to say that I'm proud of him for trying something new, especially something he knew I wouldn't be super helpful with. (Not that I didn't want to help, but more that I don't have the experience to help). I think it's super cool that he's branching out beyond me. ❤️