Cooking With Tiana
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Cooking With Tiana
Chef Tiana
My Thoughts on Cooking
I enjoy making rice crispy treats with my Dad. I learned that when you take the pan off the stove the handles are still hot! I also enjoy making Hawaiian Style Burgers. This week I am making Mini Melts. Cooking Aids for the Little Chef
Kitchen Safety: Washing Your Hands
This is the most basic thing you need to teach your child when they start to help you cook. Cleanliness is so important to ensure our bonding time doesn't end with everyone getting sick. But drumming it in takes work. Tiana has no issue washing her hands to begin, but needs reminders after using the bathroom, touching her hair, or after handling raw product such as eggs. Keeping an eye on her while we're cooking is all part of the process, but you can do some things to make it more fun and memorable. Steps to Ensure the Cleanest Hands
- Rinse hands first with warm water
- Lather your hands up with soap
- Scrub for at least 30 seconds (Sing Happy Birthday through Twice)
- Make sure to scrub all areas, including the backs of your hands and fingernails.
- Rinse the soap off from the wrists to your fingertips.
- And for true thoroughness, have your older sister take over! Oh man.
Amazon Help for Getting Little Hands Clean
Teaching Your Kids About Germs
Marshmallow Crisp Bars
- Serves: Makes 12 squares
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 6 cups Crisp Rice cereal
- 4 cups miniature marshmallows or 40 regular marshmallows
- 3 Tablespoons butter or margarine
Instructions
1. Melt butter over low heat in a large saucepan. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat.
2. Add Crisp Rice cereal, one cup at a time, stirring until well coated.
3. Press mixture into a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan coated with cooking spray. Use a buttered spatula or buttered wax paper to prevent sticking while pressing mixture down. Cool completely. Cut into squares. Best if enjoyed the same day.
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Marshmallow Crisp Bars Photo Gallery
There are plenty of simple kitchen tools kids can use. A flat knife doesn't present much danger, especially through butter. Tiana was impressed to learn that butter has the tablespoons portioned out on the side of the label.
“Jenna rates Mini Breakfast Pizzas as "Just Amazing!"”
Mini Breakfast Pizzas
- Serves: 8 pizzas
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 tomatoes (half of my kids left these off)
- 4 English muffins split
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon bottled chopped garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 package of bacon (12oz) or ham (8oz)
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; set aside. Have an adult slice tomatoes with a sharp knife.
Working in batches, toast the English muffin halves in a toaster; carefully remove English muffins from toaster. In a medium bowl, using a whisk, combine eggs, milk, garlic, salt, and pepper; set aside.
Place butter in a large nonstick skillet. Place on burner; turn burner to medium. Heat until butter is melted. Add egg mixture to skillet. Using a heat-resistant spatula, flip one part of the egg mixture at a time until all the eggs are cooked. Remove from heat.
To make pizzas, arrange English muffin halves on prepared baking sheet. Top each English muffin half with 1 to 2 tomato slices,2 to 3 slices of ham or bacon, and 1 cup of the egg mixture. Sprinkle each with 1 cup cheese.
Place baking sheet in oven. Bake for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbly. Using oven mitts, remove from oven. Place baking sheet on wire rack; cool for a few minutes. Using the spatula, transfer mini pizzas to dinner plates.
Find the orignal recipe here
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Mini Breakfast Pizzas Photo Gallery
The finished product, Mini Breakfast Pizzas by Tiana. We have a Saturday morning tradition of making a large breakfast to start our day. We've done it for years now, and when we had to forego it a couple weeks ago because we had to eat and run, Jenna said she missed our breakfast feast.
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Making Food Fun: Sandwich Cutters and Bread Presses
It may be a little hard to read, but the kids woke to french toast that read "I love you" pressed into the bread. They loved the simple step. Oh, and yes, those are bacon roses on the plate as well.
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Our Guest Chef of the Week
Big Brother Takes Charge in Tiana's Absense
You'll notice a different face in the pictures below. Well, Tiana was busy opening her birthday presents this week, so Jamie stepped into the kitchen to lend a hand. Two guys in the kitchen might normally be an issue, but we made it work.Jamie is nine and has a long history of helping me in the kitchen. His previous best work was in kabob assembly. He also makes a mean English Muffin Pizza. Together we helped make Tiana's special day just a little bit sweeter.
Preparing the Cookies for Our Ice Cream Sandwiches.
This recipe is for the lazy chef in all of us. You sa start with a package of cookie mix. Add an egg, a stick of butter, and mix together.
Easy Ice Cream Sandwiches
- Serves: 8
- Prep Time: 10 Minutes
- Total Time: 20 Minutes
Ingredients
- 1 17.5 ounce package of chocolate chip cookie mix
- 1 large egg
- 1 stick of butter
- 1 Container of your favorite ice cream
- 1/2 cup of mini M&Ms
- mini chocolate chips
- or crushed nuts
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
2. Mix the cookies per package directions.
3. Drop the dough in teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheets, two inches apart.
4. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
5. Allow the cookies to cool completely on a wire rack.
6. Place a scoop of ice cream on the flat side of one cookie. Top with a second.
7. Roll the ice cream sandwich, side down, in the topping of your choice.
8. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in the freezer for 30 minutes if too soft.
Hey What's Cooking?
Let us know how you like our cooking adventures.
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karmicchristian
Apr 15, 2012 @ 2:09 am | delete
- Enjoyed the generous servings. Thanks to the super-cook! :)
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WordCustard
Apr 12, 2012 @ 12:35 pm | delete
- Thanks Tiana for sharing such great recipes. Yummy!
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teristazko
Mar 21, 2012 @ 4:56 pm | delete
- Your recipes look delish! Food is always better when it's made with the little ones! Cute lens!
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Tipi
Mar 6, 2012 @ 6:27 pm | delete
- This is a wonderful lens to visit with chef Tiana.
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wordstock Feb 17, 2012 @ 9:55 am | delete
- Interesting lens with lots to share with children.
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