Preparing meals with my 2 year old by my side has been challenging, to say the least. When he isn't insisting that I hold him by tugging on my clothes and pulling out his best whimper, he's often determined to be in the middle of everything, from measuring spices, to cutting vegetables or dumping oats all over the floor (visit me on Facebook or Instagram to see this week's disaster).

It can be exhausting to say the least and I am often feeling cranky and drained by the time we sit down to dinner.

One of the things that has helped me navigate the challenge of feeding our family of 5 boys is teaching my older boys to cook, and summer is my favorite time to do it.

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