We all love an adorable cooking video where a cherub-faced
toddler politely mixes ingredients with a “please” and “thank you” while making
tiny little spills. This video is not that.
Two-year-old Cade and his mom Christy regularly post cooking videos on the @LittleChefCade Instagram profile where Cade helps dump the
ingredients in the bowl -- and sneaks tastes by the fistful. I’ve never before
seen a child who so urgently needs to scarf down an entire stick of butter.
For this recipe, special guest star “Nana” and Cade made
cookies together. What Grandma needs to keep in check is the fact that Cade
keeps lunging at the ingredients like a hungry jackal.
Did anyone cringe when the hand-mixer came out? Do they even
feed this kid? I thought that child was going to take a chunk of Nana’s arm off
when he was trying to snatch a raw egg out of the bowl. Those rolled oats never
stood a chance.
We do have to give Cade extra points for sweetness when he
handed his Nana a cookie, though. I thought he was going to do his best Cookie
Monster impression for sure and eat them all.
Nana should have known what she was getting into. Cade has a
history of trying to gobble down ingredients mid-recipe. Here’s a video of him
making Rice Crispie treats. Watch as he tries to inhale an entire package of
marshmallows through the plastic bag.
Hopefully, Cade will keep up the same joie de vivre where he
grabs ingredients -- and life -- by the handful. If he plays his cards right, there might be room for a co-star on "Sesame Street."