Half Baked

"Mom, I want French toast sticks with a cold middle."

Hadley asks for this culinary delight every morning. Her breakfast of choice is Eggo Cinnamon French Toast Sticks that I apparently never leave in the toaster long enough.

I know I've done a bang-up job raising this kid when she appreciates half-cooked frozen goods from the toaster.

What's going to ruin the whole charade is when she grows up, has a few meals in the real world realizes that food should be cooked - all the way through.

But for now, I will relish the days when my precious 6 year-old regards French toast sticks with a cold middle as Mom's good ole home cooking.