The LW's daughter should be brought along on grocery shopping trips, to learn about the costs and tradeoffs of choosing and buying food for the entire family. It sounds like LW is a careful budgeter and the daughter hasn't been taught that (1) the family budget is enough to feed everyone, but not luxuriously, and (2) food costs real dollar money.
I was given my first cookbook at the same age as LW's daughter, and I had to ask permission before trying recipes. Maybe give her a good starter cookbook like one of the Bittman books?
ETA: Also, LW needs to let go of "I am happy to teach her how to cook..." because that ship has sailed. I don't think Daughter will listen to the parent on this now, it's going to be like the traumatic driving instruction things if LW pushes it. Let others teach the kid. Let her watch LW cook and encourage her to help if she wants, but by no means make this into a Thing.
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I was given my first cookbook at the same age as LW's daughter, and I had to ask permission before trying recipes. Maybe give her a good starter cookbook like one of the Bittman books?
ETA: Also, LW needs to let go of "I am happy to teach her how to cook..." because that ship has sailed. I don't think Daughter will listen to the parent on this now, it's going to be like the traumatic driving instruction things if LW pushes it. Let others teach the kid. Let her watch LW cook and encourage her to help if she wants, but by no means make this into a Thing.