How I Baked My First Quiche

I Baked A Quiche - Life With Maggie - Crystal
Hi, my name is Crystal and I'm a guest-blogger on my grandfather's blog.

"I came to my grandparents' house very early in the morning with a full packet of ingredients to start baking. my oumie told me we were going to be baking a lot, so we rolled up our sleeves and got to work. We first did the savoury quiche where we started chopping and then doing the pastry and then it went in the oven.

Next, we made the sweet dessert were all we did was beat orange jelly and vaporised milk and turned it together and added tennis biscuits and in the fridge it went.

Lastly, we made a chocolate smartie cake where all we did was put the main ingredients of a cake in and decorated it with smarties and then we washed the dishes and cleaned up. I really enjoyed my time with oumie and oupie. I learned a lot today. Now I can relax for the rest of the day."

It was a pleasant surprise to have my granddaughter with us today. We were not sure how we were going to keep her occupied, but she came armed with a bag full of ingredients and wanted to bake a cake. My wife Maggie quickly got some of her own ingredients out and together they cooked up a storm in the kitchen. Most of the time she was just coaching Crystal through the process and when it came time to enjoy the results we found that everything she made was perfect.

Never underestimate the value that a grandmother can add to your child. Thank you for visiting and reading this blog. Please share it with your friends. Let's see how many likes Crystal can get for her very first blog post.

sweet dessert

Maggie enjoying time with Crystal
chocolate cake decorated with smarties

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