Once upon a time there was a group of food friends, milk, carrot, cabbage, pasta, juice, cake, meat, sweets, water, sausage, and pepper. They all lived together in a big kitchen and loved to play together. One day, they heard about a delicious cake that was being baked in the oven. They all wanted to taste it and see who could come up with the best recipe.

Milk suggested adding a pinch of pepper to make it spicy, while Carrot proposed putting some juicy orange juice in it to make it sweet. Cabbage thought they should add some pasta to make it crunchy and Meat wanted to put in some delicious sausages. The cake was finally ready and it looked and smelled amazing.

But when they took a bite, the cake was the worst thing they ever tasted! It was salty, spicy, and sweet all at the same time. They realized that too many cooks spoil the broth. They decided to work together and make a new cake that everyone would love.

They put all their ingredients together and made a delicious fruitcake with water, carrots, cabbage, pasta, juice, cake, meat, sweets, sausages, and pepper. It was the perfect combination of sweet and savory and everyone loved it. From then on, they all worked together to create the best dishes and had so much fun in the kitchen. The end.

Reflections

1. What was the first cake the food friends made?
2. How did they make the second cake?
3. What did they learn about working together in the kitchen?
4. Which food friend suggested adding pepper to the cake?
5. What was the final dish they created?