Junior MasterChef Australia!!

If you do not know what I am talking about, MasterChef Australia has started this program called Junior MasterChef Australia that features kids contesting between the ages of 8 – 12. The show has already been aired and the winner is out, but I’m not telling!

I have to admit, before the show began and I came to hear of it, I did pass a remark saying that it was just a television hype and these kids would probably have to deep fry potato smiley’s and nuggets. Boy oh boy was I totally thrown off after a couple of episodes.

Dishes like, shepard’s pie, gnocchi with goat cheese, prawns with chocolate sauce, lemon cupcake with meringue, god damn BAKLAVA! Like seriously this is surreal!

When I was 8, not like I remember much of it but all I did was play with my dolls and other toys. I am pretty sure I did the same till I was 12 maybe even 13!

Come to think of it, now I struggle to make a decent omelette, I wish I had my hands in pots and pans when I was younger. I would be so far ahead in cooking right now.

Kids today are all about the PS games and funky gadgets, all the real fun is thrown out of the window! I am guilty too, besides my dolls and the dress me up games I don’t recall doing anything creative during my childhood and mastering it from there. Yes I did take classes in almost everything but that’s probably because my parents wanted me too.

And to see the contestants’ parents were so proud sitting on the side and watching their kids dish up some 5 star meals well plated et al was heart warming really.

I don’t know about you guys but whenever I do have a kid, he/she is going to learn to make a mean pie or a stew! It’s not about the kitchen or cooking, it is about what you teach to your younger ones when their little and when their creativity and willingness to learn is all over the place. I think to figure out what you’re passionate about when you’re little rather than being told to do something really makes a difference. After you master that little thing, it should be a smooth sailing.

And with that said, I think I am ready to make babies....NOT.

Anyway if you can try, get a hold of at least one episode of Junior MasterChef Australia and it will AWE you & you will be addicted. Those kids are all so adorable you just want to eat them all up. And their talent is spectacular. They all come from different ethnic backgrounds so you get to see some traditional dishes in every episode.

I wished all of them get to the top however my money is on the Twins (Isabella & Sophia) and Lucy (The pie and dessert princess) and Sam (The cool creative kid!).

"I was 32 when I started cooking; up until then, I just ate." -- Julia Child, celebrity chef and cookbook author