Modern Geekery

Give it to her. She'll eat anything.

I was keeping Meg yesterday for lunch. I'm on vacation now and am trying to spend as much quality time with the wee one as possible. She was eating her "crunchies," i.e. the little melt-in-your-mouth crackers for babies, plus some organic corn and kamut puffs. I'd made a bowl of curried rice and was eating it with Sambal Oelek, which I've also heard called Red Rooster. This stuff is one of the most potent hot sauces known to man, and it particularly complements curries since it pretty much just adds a rich chili heat to things. Well, Meg saw my rice and started going "MMMMMM MMMMMM," which is her way of telling me that she wants some of what I've got. I started feeding her clumps of rice, elicting more "MMMM"'s as she stuffed her cheeks. Unfortunately, my efforts to keep the hot sauce out of her mouth must have failed. Her poor eyes were watering and forehead was sweating. She grabbed her sippy cup of water and with a little help, got the fire cooled down.

I figured she'd break into tears at this point. I was feeling pretty rotten about letting her have the chili paste, since chilies are not on the list of foods appropriate for 9 month olds. I waited and watched her for a moment. She looked back up at me, started cackling madly and made a lunge for my rice bowl. "MMMMM MMMMM MMMMM."

That's my girl...