We had a blast tonight at dinner time. I cooked Chinese food and then set up a small table low to the ground in our living room. The boys helped by gathering pillows and setting the table complete with chopsticks. Our menu consisted of Vegetable Lo mien, fried rice, Sweet&Sour chicken and fortune cookies.
We sat down, ate and had such a great time. The boys enjoyed it so much they stayed at the table longer than they normally do. We chatted about everything and even took some time to reminisce about the missions trip Rocker and I took to China a few years ago. We also used the fortune cookies as an object lesson. We discussed about the gift of prophesy and how the world looks to a counterfeit means through fortune telling and palm readers and such. That made for an interesting conversation and helped the boys understand the difference between God's gifts and the worlds counterfeits. It was so nice and relaxed.
It took about 2 hours of cooking and preparation but I enjoy cooking Asian cuisine a lot. In the end the time and effort was well worth it!
6 comments:
Sounds like so much fun! We love to cook international meals, but I've never thought of setting up the dining area authentically like that!
Yummy! You might need to post those recipes.
You're the coolest mom ever!
I'd love some recipes too!! Sounds like fun! And way to go on seizing the moment and teaching about prophecy! You rock.
I agree with Meliss: you are just the coolest mom ever!!
OOOOOH! Post recipes :) Or share sources - I love to cook but haven't ventured into authentic Chinese cuisine yet! Please share!
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