Some Like It Hot

Isaac has a pretty sophisticated palate for a fourteen-month old.  He adores guacamole, which we order for him whenever we go out for Mexican food and he's an adventurous eater at home too: his two favorite meals are probably palak paneer with nan and cumin and parika spiced lentils.

But one thing that surprises us is Isaac's love of spicy food.  Seriously--his tastebuds are the opposite of his Gram's (who sometimes finds the mild salsa too hot).  Isaac loves spicy buffalo wings and sometimes refuses to eat unless we "kick it up a notch," to steal Emeril's catchphrase.  Recently David made a mild chicken and broccoli stir fry so that we could all eat it and then the grown-ups added hot mustard to ours.  Isaac-bear wouldn't touch his until we added some to his too.  And just tonight, he wouldn't eat his grilled chicken without the addition of some spicy, smoky BBQ sauce.    This kid's a trip.

But for an after-dinner treat, he prefers to blandly sweet taste of graham crackers.  It's a miraculous food: did you know you can hold a piece in each hand? 

And you can just keep cramming them in your mouth?  

Our cute little cookie monster.