Dylan Dreyer
proved she was the ultimate boy mom while teaching her three sons to cook during her regular
Instagram
segment
Cooking
With Cal.
The
Today
star
took to the social media platform on Tuesday night to share rare insight into her home life with
sons Cal, Ollie and Rusty
, as Dylan showed
her boys
how to cook chicken piccata.
To see the cute cooking clip, watch below…
A skill for life
The recipe
hails
from the
Today Loves Food
cookbook, but Dylan opted to make it gluten-free to accommodate her eldest,
Cal, who has celiac disease
.
She instructed her kids as they cracked eggs into a casserole dish and crumbed the chicken, and the trio watched as Dylan cooked the dish
and made
a white wine and lemon sauce.
They looked on in fascination as she taught them the simple
recipe,
and clearly enjoyed their night in together.
“It’s been a while
but
here’s our latest #cookingwithcal …actually cooking with the whole gang this time around!” she wrote in the caption. “We’re making our updated gluten-free version of chicken piccata, a family favorite! Link in bio!”
Dylan’s fans rushed to the comments to praise the mom of three for teaching her boys to cook, a skill that will stay with them for life.
“You are teaching your boys a ‘gift’ that will remain with them always! They will always be able to fend [for] themselves. Not to mention make a future wife very happy,” wrote one fan, while another added, “It’s so awesome that you are teaching them to enjoy cooking.”
“Love watching you cook with your boys, Dylan,” shared another, while a fourth fan commented, “What wonderful memories your boys will have cooking with you, not to mention the life skill of being able to cook for themselves and others.”
Dylan’s advocacy
The meteorologist has been a fierce advocate for her son since he was diagnosed with celiac disease at just six years old.
In May, she shared an update on Cal’s condition, explaining that
they had been invited
to a special celiac awareness night at the Boston Red Sox game where he was able to eat worry-free.
Dylan explained that usually her family “can’t go anywhere without checking” for gluten-free options, making the event so much more meaningful.
“It was such a special night for the whole family, the fact Calvin could just enjoy being at a ballpark like a normal kid…
usually
I have to pack a ton of food to go anywhere. You can’t just get something,” she said on
Today.
The 43-year-old
shone a light on
the distinct lack of gluten-free options in the US compared to the UK, which she visited with her family and found incredibly accommodating of Cal’s dietary needs.
“I just want to say kudos to Waitrose and, you know, really so many of the grocery stores in the
UK,
because
I
mean
celiac disease here in the United States…” she
told
HELLO!
“I don’t know if it’s not taken as seriously or what, but it’s like more of a nuisance in the United States
and
you have
to kind of find
places where you can, maybe get some stuff
and
it’s okay.”
She continued: “So all I did was fill up my suitcase with mostly flour
but
then
like
just the treats are different, you know, the biscuits and the cookies and just the bread, oh my gosh.”
