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January 20, 2012 By headchef
Its cold here and wet, well semi-cold this winter. Little Chef A wanted to help make some Delicious Hot Chocolate. When she found out she had to cut the orange she wanted to try out her knew knife which is made especially for kids. I first explained she did not need to cut the orange in half, just the rind which is the outside orange part. She said “Why don’t I just peel the orange?” I explained the white part is bitter and that wouldn’t taste good. She took her new knife and started sawing back and forth to take off the rid. I explained about the contour of the orange and how she should move her knife accordingly to get a longer piece of rind. That … [Read more…]
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January 18, 2012 By headchef
Little Chef 3 LOVES desserts! She chose Fabulous Fudge by Anne Thornton. This is a perfect recipe for little ones. It is easy and quick for those with short attention spans. Make sure all everything is chopped and measured out ready to go. Once you start it goes quick and there isn’t time to measure. The ingredients were gathered. A 9×9 glass pan was covered in foil, long enough to overhang to help in pulling it out later. The only ingredient that needed to be chopped was the walnuts. I pulled out the hand chopper (not sure what the official name is!) for Little Chef 3 to use. The walnuts were tougher to cut through and required more force, yet she … [Read more…]
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January 17, 2012 By headchef
Five Little Chefs – Ratatouille This Ratatouille recipe was chosen because Little Chef C was watching an episode of Restaurant Impossible where this was made. Our only other experience with Ratatouille is the movie by Disney. The ingredients were gathered, except for the herbes de Provence we didn’t find. Luckily, it was an optional ingredient. The eggplant was going to be interesting, we have never had this in our kitchen before! Next, everything was chopped. This time I let Little Chef C try using a knife. I cut each of them down the middle so they would lay flat for her to cut herself. This worked fairly well for each one. This is her best cutting so far! … [Read more…]
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January 16, 2012 By headchef
Little Chef A loves pasta! Lemon Spaghetti by Giada de Laurentiis seemed like a quick meal with not many ingredients. The pasta cooked by itself, the lemon sauce only needed to be whisked with fresh lemon juice, lemon zest and shredded parmesan cheese. The only thing needed to be cut was the basil. Seems pretty simple, right? That is what I usually think at the beginning as well. This time it really was the case! The ingredients were gathered. A saucepan with water was put on the stove to heat to boiling. First Little Chef A seasoned the water with salt, which would in turn season the pasta. Since we have little mouths to feed and the long spaghetti causes … [Read more…]
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January 13, 2012 By headchef
Five Little Chefs – Orange Banana Smoothie My Little Chefs LOVE bananas and juice. We seem to have both around quite frequently. I have been known to buy a lot of bananas, eat some, and freeze some for later. When I came across this recipe I thought it would be perfect for us! I know this recipe calls for everything fresh. In fact all the recipes we have been making call for everything fresh. In our world (home) we have so much going on fresh everything isn’t possible or affordable. We thought why not make this smoothie with what we have currently in our home. We do have orange juice, sometimes I have fresh lime/lemon juice that I juice and freeze in ice cube trays, I have a bag of … [Read more…]
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January 11, 2012 By headchef
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January 10, 2012 By headchef
Five Little Chefs – Coriander and Mustard Seed Crusted Salmon Today’s recipe was chosen by Little Chef C, Coriander and Mustard Seed Crusted Salmon fromChef Robert Irvine. We watched an episode of his show, Restaurant Impossible, where he was making over a school restaurant. I think because he was working with High School student chefs my Little Chefs were OVERLY excited and enthrawled. Since viewing this episode every time I ask Little Chef D to do something she responds “Yes, Chef!” Its not a quiet response, because Chef Robert explained to the kids when he asks you to do something you need to respond like this, as he yelled “Yes, Chef!” Little Chef D repeats over and over in louder … [Read more…]
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January 9, 2012 By headchef
Five Little Chefs – Chocolate Chip Walnut Cupcakes Little Chef A chose Chocolate Chip Walnut Cupcakes from Giada De Laurentiis. We thought it was funny that it is called cupcakes, but you actually use a brownie mix! The first thing was to gather the ingredients. The 12-cup muffin pan was lined with cupcake liners and set aside. The oven was turned on to 350 degrees.The walnuts needed to be chopped. This time I thought we would see how the chopper would work instead of a knife. It was THE perfect tool! Little Chef A was able to chop the walnuts as small as she wanted with little effort.The newly chopped walnuts and mini chocolate chips were mixed in a bowl with 1 … [Read more…]
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January 6, 2012 By headchef
Five Little Chefs – Vanilla Milkshake We thought it would be fun to try a new drink each week. Ice cream is a favorite treat, so naturally the first drink we wanted to try was a Vanilla Milkshake by Paula Deen. All my Little Chefs were excited and knew we had the ingredients to make it. Little Chef D has a hard time eating her meals most of the time. Sometime the gentle coaxing works, sometimes it doesn’t. I finally said we are making the Vanilla Milkshake after dinner. You need to finish your meal before you can help. Five minutes later everyone was done and the table was cleared! Compared to the previous recipes this was the easiest to date. Of course, throwing … [Read more…]
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January 3, 2012 By headchef
Not too long ago we went to a new restaurant. We ordered, sat down, and started eating when Little Chef C said “Mom, did Chef Robert come here?” I had to laugh. “Did he change this place to make it look nice?” I asked. “No, he didn’t come here, this is a new restaurant.” It has only been open for a few months if I remember correctly. It still had a “new” look to it. It was very bright with the lights, the huge windows and the colors were vibrant. No wonder she thought Chef Robert fixed this restaurant! Whenever Little Chef C thinks I’m turning on the television she says “Chef Robert” as a subtle hint for me to turn on Restaurant Impossible. I’m not sure why she became attached to him and … [Read more…]
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