| |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
SHU MENU : Topic Main Index | Topic Site Map | SHU Home | Discussion Forums | Contact or Contribute Cooking With Kids--Safely!
School's out! And summer is a good time to introduce your child to chores in the kitchen! To help you along, here are some things to remember when cooking, especially with kids. Plus a couple of kid-friendly recipes! 1. Keep temperature of hot water below 120 degrees F. 2. Turn handles of pots and pan toward middle of stove to avoid accidental bumps. 3. Wash hands with soap and warm water before cooking or preparing food. 4. Keep hands away from the face, hair and pets. If you touch your pet, wash your hands again before preparing food. 5. Tie your long back so it won't get in the way! 6. Always use potholders or oven mitts when handling something hot and make sure the potholders are not wet. 7. Always pick up a knife by its handle and never try to catch a falling knife. 8. Never put a dirty knife in a sink full of water. When it is ready to be washed, put it where it can be seen. 9. Never pull or tug at an electrical cord. Remove it with your hand on the plug. Now for some fun recipes! Bananas on a Stick Crush a few graham crackers into crumbs. Peel a banana and
cut in half crosswise. Insert a popsicle in flat end.
Spread with peanut butter and roll in graham cracker crumbs. Bunny Salad For each child, place a crisp lettuce leaf on a plate. Place
a canned pear half upside down on the lettuce. Make a bunny
face using 2 raisins for eyes, a red cinnamon candy for a
nose, and 2 blanched almonds for ears. (You could also use
small carrot sticks.) Add a dip of cottage cheese for a
fluffy tail. A cool drink for summer! Fruit Smoothie 1 banana Put all ingredients into blender. Puree until thick and smooth. Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children. ~Charles R. Swindoll Cyndi Roberts is the editor of the bi-weekly newsletter "1 Frugal Friend 2 Another", bringing you practical, money-saving tips, recipes and ideas. Visit her online at http://www.cynroberts.com to subscribe and receive the Free e-course, "Taming the Monster Grocery Bill".
MORE RESOURCES:
cooking - Google News |
|
|
|
RELATED ARTICLES
How to cut a cake Have you ever wondered how to cut a cake? I have had a lot of practice. When I turned 16 and requested a Spider Man sheet cake I busily honed my cake cutting skills by making concentric rectangles and then served up the master piece. How to Make Homemade Ice Cream (Without an Ice Cream Maker!) COLFAX, WISCONSIN - June is Dairy Month and what better way to celebrate than with homemade ice cream?When I was growing up on our small family dairy farm in west central Wisconsin 40 years ago, my dad would make homemade ice cream using cream and milk from our very own cows and a hand-cranked ice cream freezer.But you don't need an ice cream freezer to make your own homemade ice cream. 10 Convenient Ways To Eliminate Food Poisoning With Your Microwave Microwave ovens can play an important role at mealtime, but special care must be taken when cooking or reheating meat, poultry, fish, and eggs to make sure they are prepared safely. Microwave ovens can cook unevenly and leave "cold spots," where harmful bacteria can survive. Outdoor Chefs Choose Gas Grills How many of you remember dad trying to get the charcoal started? The mess, time and burgers tasting of lighter fluid are some reasons why outdoor chefs are choosing gas grills for their recipes for BBQs over a charcoal barbecue. A gas grill offers many advantages for BBQ over charcoal. Picnic Tips and Tricks The most difficult task of a picnic is remembering everything. Make a list on the computer of everything you might need for a picnic. Modifying Your Recipes, More or Less You just found that great recipe that you have been trying to find for over year. And now you're dancing around your kitchen in glee!That's when you notice that it makes enough to feed a small army, but you only need to feed two. Roasting Meat - Temperatures and Times Despite plenty of evidence to the contrary, I still see recipes that insist you should cook meat at high temperature for the first twenty minutes or so to seal it and then lower the level for the rest of the cooking time.This has become the fashionable way and I'm not sure why. Chinese Cooking Technique: Deep Fry There are usually 2 ways of deep frying in Chinese cooking:Deep frying the ingredients directly Deep frying the ingredients with batterThe latter is the most commonly used method. Here are some pointer in how to deep fry Chinese food most effectively. Bread in the Woods We really like fresh bread while we're camping. There is something about bread products that just seems especially good in the woods. Barbequing, a Fun and Convenient Way to Make Dinner "There's nothing more enjoyable than having friends and family gathered around amidst the wonderful smells of charcoal-grilled prawns, vegetables and selected favorites. Barbecuing is one of those time- honored rituals that go hand in hand with summertime. Cooking Filet Mignon Filet mignon is French, of course, with filet meaning "thick slice" and mignon meaning "dainty." Filet mignon comes from the small end of the tenderloin (called the short loin) which is found on the back rib cage of the animal. Eat your Veggies! Simple Cooking Methods Vegetables add colour, taste, texture and bulk to our daily diet. There are dozens of different vegetables that can be prepared in literally hundreds of ways. A Cookie Assembly Line: Efficient Cookie Baking for Busy Cooks As a busy working mother, I'm short on time, especially during the holidays, but baking Christmas cookies is a family tradition I'm unwilling to give up. Over the years, I've come up with many ways to make the process of baking a large variety of cookies go much smoother and take less time out of my busy life. Reductions: Proving Less is More Any liquid can be reduced just by heating it - but why would you want to do that?The answer comes back to two of our old friends, flavor and consistency (texture).By reducing any flavored liquid you intensify its flavor and at the same time thicken it. 7 Things to Consider when Buying a BBQ BBQ as we all know is an abbreviated form of barbecue or barbeque. The BBQ has assumed so much importance today that you could call it the crown. Christmas Cookie Decorating 101 Many bakers ask for tips and instructions on decorating cookies. Well that's a tall order because there are as many ways to decorate cookies as there are cookies! Here are a few guidelines for novices and experienced bakers alike to help you generate your own ideas for cooking decorating. Buying, Storing, and Preparing Apples When buying apples, look for those that are firm and brightly colored. Shiny red for Macintosh, Rome and red Delicious. What You Need in a Gourmet Kitchen The best way to decide what you need in your kitchen is to first decide what it is you are going to be cooking in there. The best suggestion I ever heard on this matter is to find five dishes you really love. Grill Your Corn for Maximum Flavor There's two basic theories on grilling corn. Some people prefer wrapping the corn in aluminum foil or its own husk, maybe with a little butter and seasonings, then cooking it on the grill until done. Barbeque Grilling has Reached a Whole New Dimension Grilling on the barbecue has never been more exciting. Not only do barbecues come in a myriad of designs and options, but also with the advent of popular cooking shows, cooking books and magazines', grilling has reached a whole new dimension.
|
 |
| Topic Main Index | Topic Site Map | SHU Home | Discussion Forums | Contact or Contribute |
| © 2006 Self Help University :: Helping YOU Help Yourself! |
