IF IT'S STORMING OUTSIDE, COOK UP A STORM IN
THE KITCHEN TOO!
Here are some yummy recipes that are easy to make on your own or
with a little bit of help.
Be sure to ask an adult if it is OK to cook BEFORE you get started.
PURPLE COW ( have you ever seen one?)
One tall glass
¾ Cup Milk
1 ½ Tablespoon frozen, concentrated grape juice
¼ Cup vanilla yogurt
Measure the milk, frozen grape juice and yogurt into a container with
a tight lid.
Hold onto the container and lid firmly and shake like crazy until
everything is mixed and foamy. Pour it into the tall glass. Get a
purple milk mustache! Enjoy!
POP UP PANCAKE - a puffy surprise
This pancake serves 2 or 3 people.
First get permission and help in using the oven. Turn the oven on
to 400 degrees so it will warm up.
Get out the stuff:
A pie pan and a medium sized bowl.
2 Tablespoons of butter or stick margarine
2 Eggs
½ Cup Milk
½ Cup Flour
Put the 2 tablespoons of butter in the pie pan and stick it in the
warm oven so the butter will melt.
Crack the 2 eggs into a medium sized bowl. Stir the eggs fast with
a wire whisk.
Add the milk and stir a little more.
Add the flour and mix it in, but don’t stir too much. Mix it
until it is smooth.
Using hot pads, carefully take the melted butter in the pie pan out
of the oven. Slowly add the pancake mixture to the pan, on top of
the butter.
Put the pan back in the oven and bake it for 25 to 30 minutes.
When it's done it looks like a giant, puffy mountain; but when you
take it out of the oven, it shrinks!
Use hot pads to take it out of the oven and serve it right away.
You can put powdered sugar, fruit or syrup on top.
APPLE PIE IN A GLASS (How does it fit?)
One tall glass
3/4 Cup Milk
1 ½ Tablespoon frozen apple juice concentrate
1/4 Cup fat-free vanilla frozen yogurt
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Measure the milk, frozen apple juice concentrate, yogurt and cinnamon
into a container with a tight lid. Hold onto the container and lid
very firmly and shake hard…do a shake dance…until it is
all mixed up. Pour it into the tall glass and taste! Mmmooo! Smoooth!
FIZZY CHOCOLATE - It tickles your mouth!
¾ Cup milk
1 Tablespoon chocolate syrup
2 Tablespoons club soda or 7-up.
A tall glass filled with ice
Have everything cold. Measure the milk and chocolate syrup into a
container with a tight lid and shake hard, until it’s all mixed.
Open the container and add the 2 tablespoons of club soda or 7-up.
Close the container and shake it again. Pour it into the glass and
taste it right away! (It’s still shaking on your tongue now!)
CHEESIE QUESADILLAS - THE HOT STUFF
Ask an adult if you can use the oven and the cheese shredder.
Turn on the oven to 350 degrees
Get out a cookie sheet, cheese shredder or grater and a can opener.
Don’t forget to get out this food stuff too:
8 ounces of Mild Cheddar or Jack cheese
6 medium flour tortillas
1 small can of chopped black olives
1 small can of mild green chilies
Grate or shred the cheese into a bowl or onto a piece of waxed paper.
On a clean counter, lay out the tortillas.
Sprinkle about 1/3 cup of the cheese over each tortilla. Use a spoon
to put some black olives and green chilies on top of the cheese. (Don’t
touch the chilies with your fingers.) Fold the tortillas over the
filling one time. Put the tortillas on the cookie sheet.
Put the cookie sheet in the warm oven and set the timer for 5 minutes.
When it is finished, the cheese will be just melted. You can serve
them whole or cut them into wedges.
Watch out! They're hot but great!
