Cooking is Fun Momma...

We Are trying to go beyond Spaghetti for a   Italian Meal for Patience.

For when she grows up I never want her to say “ when I was younger my parents put me

On a diet” and it was awful. Teaching her while she is young to enjoy

The beauty of cooking is so important. Food should  be something she enjoys.

It is always fun to try new veggies and fruit . And I love hearing her say hey Mom Can we get a Eggplant today..LOL

This week from the library we checked out “ There’s A Chef In My World” By Emeril Lagasse.

I plan to let her make her own recipe box to store her recipes in. The book has many easy lost cost recipes, very kid friendly.  I like the book because it tells the origin and history of the recipe. (It makes it more appealing to kids when you teach them something) Rather than saying “ Hey let’s eat this because its good for you”

Swiss Muesli

3 cups of Old fashion rolled oats

1 cup of silvered almonds

1 cup of coarsely chopped walnuts

½ cup of honey ( or agave nectar)

½ cup of dried apples

½ cup of dried apricots

This Granola- like cereal was invented by a Swiss doctor and makes a healthy breakfast. You can eat plain or spoon over yogurt or fresh fruit and drizzle with honey if you like.

1. Preheat over to 300

2. On a large baking sheet combine, oats, almonds, and walnuts and bake for 30 minutes stirring once after 15 minutes.

3. Using oven mitts remove the baking sheet from the oven and transfer the cereal

Hollandise Sauce...From Emeril's cookbook for kids

Patience loves steamed Broccoli and she also loves Egg’s Benedict.

So when I seen the recipe for Hollandaise sauce I had to add it to her recipe box

Hollandaise is a classic  French Sauce. Patience enjoys learning about little things like that.

Hollandaise Sauce

3 egg yolks

1 and ½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice

¼ teaspoon of salt Pinch of cayenne

½ cup of salted butter.

Combine the egg yolks, lemon juice, salt and cayenne in a blender and blend on high speed for 20 seconds, until the mixture  is completely smooth.

Place the butter in a small saucepan and melt over me heat until bubbly. Do not allow to brown

With the blender running at high speed add melted butter in a thin steady stream . It is important to add slowly. It should take about 30 seconds to add all of butter. Turn off.

Transfer the sauce to small serving bowl. If the sauce has gotten to thick you can thin by adding a teaspoon of lukewarm water. Serve Immediately. Very good with eggs, fish, steamed veggies, or roasted asparagus..

We do not add tons of this because it is made with butter. But alittle over veggies and fish is nice.