On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:28:33 -0500, dejablues wrote:

> "Horry" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> Is anyone able to suggest recipes suitable for a 12-year-old to cook/
>> prepare?
>>
>> At the moment, he's basically limited himself to baking cakes -- and
>> I'd like to expand his repertoire.
>>
>> Dishes suited to a 12yo's palate would be best -- as he'd be reluctant
>> to cook things he doesn't like to eat
>>
>> Obviously, no naked flames, hot liquids, sharp knives (unless it'd be
>> possible for an adult to pre-prepare the parts of the recipe requiring
>> those things).
>>
>> Thanks!
>
> I call bullshit.

My God this is a strange group...


> Baking a decent cake requires skills that should have been acquired
> after learning ones way around a kitchen, where hot liquids, sharp
> knives, and open flames are a given.

They're not a "given" when the kitchen is being used for baking cakes.