| Welcome to the Kidzup Kitchen!
"Always be prepared" is my motto in the kitchen. The more prepared you are, the easier it is to make fabulous food anytime. Before beginning any recipe, make sure that you have all the ingredients you need. Make a shopping list for the items that you are missing. This way you won't waste food or have to make extra trips to the grocery store for things you forgot. Know what you are eating. By reading the package labels carefully, you will able to cook and eat healthier. Try to avoid foods with too much fat or sugar contents. Pick your fresh fruits and vegetables carefully. You can actually smell the flavor! Fruit is best soft but not bruised or mushy. Vegetables should look crisp, not wilted or full of spots. Beef must look bright red, not gray, brown or smelly. Most meat, eggs, milk cheese and other dairy products have an expiration date on them. This tells you how long you have left until they are not fresh anymore. Try and buy foods that will have the longest expiration date in your refrigerator!
Always follow the family kitchen rules. When you see "*" beside a recipe, it means you have to have adult supervision. If in doubt, ask for help from an adult anyway. Here are ten safe rules that are easy to follow: 1) Tie your hair back, roll up your sleeves, and wear an apron. 2) Make sure to wash your hands and work surfaces with hot soapy water before and after cooking 3) Use oven mitts to take anything out of the oven, microwave or off the stove. 4) Carry knives by the handle, blades pointing down. Never leave them near the edge of the counter or table. 5) Pot handles should always be turned towards the wall. 6) Remove pot lids carefully, tilting them away from you so the steam won't scald you. 7) Keep fingers out of the bowl and utensils away from the blades of electric mixers. 8) Never plug in appliances with wet hands. When you are finished using them, shut them off. 9) Clean up after yourself constantly. When you have finished cooking or baking, your kitchen should be clean and tidy! 10) HAVE FUN Cookie Dough Utensils: Preheated oven at 350 F Directions: Put the butter, sugar and corn syrup in a saucepan Cook over medium heat, stirring, until the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved. Remove pan from the stove and add the vanilla. Cool for 5 minutes. Add the egg In a separate bowl, mix the flour and baking powder Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and knead Color the dough if desired Chill for at least 2 hours Shape the dough by hand, or roll it out Cut it with cookie cutters and decorate it with small pieces of different color dough Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 350 F for 8 to 10 minutes. Remove and cool immediately on wire racks ENJOY! Directions: In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in lukewarm water. Whisk in the eggs, oil and milk Add the dry ingredients to make a soft dough Knead 5 minutes until the dough is smooth Roll pieces of the dough into ropy pieces about 1/2 in diameter and 18 to 24 inches long Form into different shapes - Pretzels, hearts, twists, even your kidÕs initials. Place on greased baking sheets Brush the tops of the pretzels with the beaten egg and sprinkle with the coarse salt. Bake the shapes at 425 F for 12 to 15 minutes. ENJOY!
Melt the butter or margarine Stir in taco seasoning mix In a plastic bag, put the popcorn and add the butter mixture. Close bag tightly and shake well. ENJOY!
Spread butter or margarine on each side of the bread Cut a hole in the middle of the bread with a glass Heat the frying pan on MEDIUM. Place the slice of bread in the pan. Cook for 2 minutes or until browned on one side. With spatula, flip over onto other side. Add a little butter or margarine inside the hole. Break the egg into a small bowl. Pour it gently into the whole in the bread. Cover the pan and cook for 3 to 7 minutes. The yellow can range from runny to almost set, depending on your preference. ENJOY!
Beat the egg in a bowl with the water or milk. Add salt and pepper to taste Spread the butter at the bottom of the pan Add the egg and let set Lay a thin slice of yellow or orange cheese down the center of the omelet Flip the right side of the omelet over half way onto the cheese and add another thin slice of cheese in the other opposite color you used Flip the left side over half way onto the cheese and add rotating slices of yellow and orange cheese to make zebra stripes Cover and cook until all of the cheese has melted ENJOY! |
