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February 27, 2012 By headchef
Can you believe these cream puffs were made and decorated by Little Chef A? We have never made these before. She did a wonderful job following directions and executing the frosting. Little Chef A made these with Grandma which made the experience even more memorable. The ingredients are very basic for the puff; eggs, butter and water. Water and margarine were added to a saucepan and heated to a rolling boil. Little Chef A added the flour and stirred as hard and as fast as she could. Her arms became tired so Grandma had a turn and I had a turn. Finally the mixture formed a ball! The eggs were dumped in and the stirring resumed. When the dough comes together the … [Read more…]
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February 20, 2012 By headchef
It’s another Giada recipe day! Little Chef A likes pork chops. She found this recipe in her cookbook she received for Christmas, Giada at Home: Family Recipes from Italy and California. We have never tried lamb chops, but decided we could switch out the protein and it would still work. I got out the food processor for her to use. I really should teach her how to put all the parts together so she can do it by herself. She put in the balsamic vinegar, garlic and honey. She did learn how to pulse with the pulse button today. It took two Little Chefs to pour the oil into a measuring cup. Three hands had to hold the measuring cup. When it was blended she poured in the … [Read more…]
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February 17, 2012 By headchef
Five Little Chefs – Brazilian Lemonade The first thing I need to say is, why is this drink called Brazilian Lemonade? Can’t we just call it Limeade? I’ve seen different versions of this recipe and they all have the same name. WE don’t understand why when the recipe clearly is using limes not lemons. That being said, this is one of OUR favorite all time drinks. Thank you Our Best Bites! All the Little Chefs helped with a part of the cutting of the limes. One cut off the ends, another cut them in fourths, another cut the fourths in half again. Sugar was added to cold water. After the sugar dissolved, the water mixture was poured into the blender. The limes … [Read more…]
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February 10, 2012 By headchef
Five Little Chefs – Yummy Wake-Up Smoothie Last weekend Little Chef A was with a group of girls her age. They decided to make smoothies together. She was super excited because they did not follow a recipe. They made up their own! This is why smoothies are the easiest thing kids can make. We did follow a recipe, Yummy Wake-Up Smoothie. What an interesting name we thought! After the ingredients were measured out it was time to dump it all in. I taught my Little Chefs a secret. When measuring honey, spray the spoon or cup with nonstick cooking spray and the honey will slide right out. They didn’t think it was as mind blowing as I did when I first learned, … [Read more…]
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February 5, 2012 By headchef
Little Chef D was reading the Food Network magazine and wanted to make Almost Famous Pecan Waffles. The pecans were placed on a cookie sheet and baked until toasted. After they were toasted, Little Chef D used the hand chopper and easily chopped them into smaller pieces. While the pecans were toasting she measured the ingredients. The butter and shortening were added to a bowl then put in the microwave to melt. Afterward, the bowl was set on the counter to cool. The dry ingredients were combined and whisked. Little Chef D cracked the egg, then yelled to her sisters, “I did an egg all by myself!” She was skipping and dancing and yelling so proud of … [Read more…]
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February 3, 2012 By headchef
Five Little Chefs – Santa’s Favorite Malted Hot Chocolate Since we are on a hot chocolate kick right now we are trying another one, Santa’s Favorite Malted Hot Chocolate. The Little Chefs were so confused why it had Santa in the name, but I explained perhaps someone makes it every Christmas Eve. That seemed to satisfy them for the moment. Mom can make a pretty convincing case! We had all the ingredients in our pantry. Why would we have malted milk powder? Someone told me if you add a little to your pancake recipe they will then taste more like restaurant pancakes. I seem to forget to add it in when we make them early in the morning, but I had the … [Read more…]
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January 30, 2012 By headchef
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January 29, 2012 By headchef
Five Little Chefs – Recipe Redo: Delicious Hot Chocolate In my attempt to help my Little Chefs learn from their mistakes in life, we frequently discuss what could have been said or done next time to obtain a better outcome. This has spilled over into our cooking. I do mean “our” because when I cook a meal its usually Little Chef A that will say, “probably if you did ….. next time it would be better.” She says this matter of factly without me even asking for opinions! When Little Chef A first made Delicious Hot Chocolate I could tell the wheels were turning in her mind. I figured this would be wonderful for a Recipe Redo. They all mentioned how chocolatey it was in a way I knew … [Read more…]
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January 28, 2012 By headchef
Five Little Chefs – Chicken and Black Bean Green Enchilada Rice Bake We thought it would be fun to try some recipes from other blogs. The first recipe we are trying is Chicken and Black Bean Green Enchilada Rice Bake from Picky-Palate. The Little Chefs thought they could do this recipe because it is a simple dump recipe with most everything from a can. I like this recipe because it is common pantry items. The recipe calls for chicken. I thought it would be interesting to try canned chicken because then it would be a great pantry recipe. Little Chef D broke up the canned chicken. She then poured in the green enchilada sauce and the … [Read more…]
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January 27, 2012 By headchef
Five Little Chefs – Raspberry-Orange Smoothie This week for our new drink my Little Chefs tried Raspberry-Orange Smoothie found on the food network site. This was super simple. Everything was dumped into the blender and the button pushed. The ingredients are almost all described in the title, raspberries, orange juice, plain yogurt and of course ice. The recipe was doubled because there are a lot of us! After the ingredients were measured out Little Chef D dumped them all into the blender. Yes the instructions for the blender say put the ice in last, but I can say it works putting the ice in first. I thought for sure we would have spilled something all … [Read more…]
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