Tonight was the kids’ last dinner at home before they left for 6 weeks of sleep away camp so they wanted to cook one more time for the family. Everyone got to choose one or two of their favorite foods: Max chose filet mignon and Yorkshire pudding, Alex chose filet mignon and buttered noodles, and Harry and I chose grilled fish and grilled vegetables. We also made corn-on-the cob because everyone loves it. The kids marinated the cod filet and vegetables (peppers, zuccini, onions) in a soy-garlic-ginger-olive oil marinade for about 1/2 hour before they grilled them. They also decided to make mini Yorkshire puddings (aka popovers), since we had made a large Yorkshire pudding once before and we wanted to figure out which type we liked better. Special thanks to Dad for helping with the grilling: with the meat, all the veggies and the fish, there was a lot going on and a lot of flipping. Both Max and Alex agree that one of the hardest things about cooking is flipping hot stuff so it was nice to have an extra set of hands. We didn’t make desert because we still had packing to do but we enjoyed some delicious chocolate truffles from a neighborhood chocolate cafe called FIKA that a friend had given us. Harry and I are really going to miss both the kids and these dinners!

Yorkshire Pudding batter

Yorkshire Pudding Popovers (just out the oven)

Chopping Vegetables

Max & Dad grilling

Max couldn’t wait for photo before he started…