First Snow Fall

The Kitchen
The kitchen is where we make and eat our meals.There is a stove in the kitchen.
Inside the stove there is an oven where you bake things.You can put a cake into the oven to bake.On top of the stove are burners. The burners get hot.You put pots or pans on the burners.The refrigerator is where we store the food that needs to be kept cold.
We keep milk, eggs, cheese and vegetables in the refrigerator.At the top of the refrigerator is the freezer.The freezer keeps things frozen.We have frozen vegetables, ice cream and ice cubes in the freezer.We have a toaster in the kitchen. You put the bread in the toaster, and it turns into toast.We have an electric kettle.We boil water to make tea in the kettle.
There is a double sink in the kitchen. That is where we wash the dishes.
We turn on the hot tap, and put some dish detergent into the sink to wash the dishes.
Sometimes we put the dishes into the dishwasher, and the dishwasher washes the
dishes.There are other things in the kitchen.There are utensils like knives, forks and spoons.
There are tea towels and dish clothes.There are oven mitts and pot holders to take hot things out of the oven.There are pots to cook and boil things in.There are pans to fry things.
We have dishes that we eat from.We have plates for our dinner, and bowls that we can put our soup in.We drink from cups, or coffee mugs, or glasses.We keep our juice in a pitcher or a jug.There is a timer that you can set when you are cooking. The timer buzzes when the food is ready.We also have a microwave oven in the kitchen.If we are in a hurry, we cook our food in the microwave.
Vegetables
Vegetables are very good for you.They say that you should have three servings of vegetables every day.I like green peas.Peas come in pods.I also like snow peas.
You eat the pods on the snow peas.I like corn when it is on the cob.
Carrots are good to eat raw.Beans are good for you.There are many different types of beans.There are string beans, kidney beans, baked beans and lots of other types of beans.
Some people don't like green vegetables like broccoli and Brussels sprouts.
I like broccoli and Brussels sprouts.You can make a salad and put lots of different vegetables into the salad.In my salads, I like lettuce, tomatoes, celery, cucumber, radishes, cauliflower and spring onions.I try to have a salad with dressing on it every day.
My dad likes root vegetables like beets and parsnips.
My brother will only eat potatoes.He likes his potatoes baked.My mother likes to buy her vegetables at the market.She says they are fresher there.My mother buys a lot of onions.
She puts onions in almost all the meals that she cooks.Some children won't eat their vegetables.I didn't like some vegetables at first, but I have become used to them.
I like having vegetables with my meals.
Pets
There are many different animals that you can have for pets.The most common pets are cats and dogs.I think the second most common pets are birds and fish.You can hug a cat or a dog.You can play with a cat or a dog, but it is difficult to play with a bird or a fish.
Some birds are very smart, and they can be taught to do things.Parrots are very clever.
Some of them even talk.Birds usually stay in birdcages.Fish have to stay in the water in
a tank or a fishbowl.Some people have gerbils or guinea pigs as pets.
There are even people who have ferrets as pets.I have a friend who has a lizard for a pet.
She has to buy live crickets for her lizard to eat.Another friend of mine has a pet snake.
I don't think I would like to have a pet snake.There are different types of dogs.
Some dogs are very big,and some are small.A Labrador retriever is a big dog.
A poodle is usually a small dog, although there are some large poodles.
Some dogs are noisy, and they bark a lot.Other dogs are quiet and obedient.
I once had a dog.It was a cocker spaniel.I used to take it for walks.There are different types of cats too.My favorite type of cat is a Siamese cat.Siamese cats have blue eyes.
My mother had a Persian cat.It was very furry.My mother said that it used to shed fur all over the house.Pets are a lot of fun, but they are a lot of work too.To be a good pet owner, you have to be very responsible.


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