Lucy unscrews the lid on the small container and empties it out. A coin, a pin and a sticker fall out and you would think she had won the lottery. Both girls eagerly looks over each items and decide which one they will take and which item from their 'treasure bag' they will leave.

A dash of spice here, a mix of ingredients there, and we are whipping up something tasty. Now you may not associate cooking with being adventurous, but that where you could be mistaken. Some of the easiest adventure to have on a weekly basis are with food. I recently read an article that said children that are encouraged to eat more adventurously will, in turn, take that adventure out into their lives. Which for me is a definite parenting win and enough to make me want to get them trying new thing when we cook or when we decided to eat out.