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2B — THE OBSERVER & BAKER CITY HERALD KIDS 3 cups cereal Crackers (such as Ritz), Serves 4. broken, about 1 sleeve Continued from Page 1B Graham crackers, broken, How to get kids started in about ½ sleeve the kitchen depends on a few Note: You can swap any 1 cup dried cranberries factors, like their age, and your kind of juice and fruit depend- 1 cup chocolate chips ing on your tastes. To help a comfort with having them ½ cup raisins handle knives or use the stove. young child measure juice, put In her cookbook for pre- the measuring cup in a pie pan ½ cup sunfl ower seeds PRETEND SOUP schoolers, “Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes,” Mollie Katzen explains how even the youngest child can handle a knife. One tip: Put a piece of tape on the handle, so the child knows which end to hold. A new feature on Coborn’s website, called Kids Cook at Home, allows users to select recipes and videos by diffi culty and whether knives and heat are required. And there are cookbooks out there for all ages. Start with Katzen’s books for preschool- ers, graduate to America’s Test Kitchen’s recent books for 5- to 8-year-olds (“My First Cookbook”) and ages 8 and up (“The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs”) and onward to cookbooks written by teenag- ers (“Teen Chef Cooks”; “The Teen Kitchen”). The pizza dough I assem- bled with Milo came from Liz Lee Heinecke of Edina, aka the Kitchen Pantry Scientist, who has written a series of books of experiments that use common household ingredi- ents. As explained in her book “Kitchen Science Lab for Kids: Edible Edition,” kneading pizza dough to form gluten strands is what makes the crust chewy. Heinecke says all of her recipes teach mathematics, by having kids measure ingredi- ents. They can also teach an important life skill: failing and bouncing back. “When a recipe doesn’t turn out exactly as planned, it’s not the end of the world,” she said. “By making less than perfect food, kids learn to troubleshoot by asking themselves what went wrong, or how they can adjust a recipe to make it more to their liking the next time.” Milo and I didn’t have to worry about that. Our pizza might have been a little thin and oddly shaped. But by making it together, it was perfect. A SIMPLE ‘SOUP’ Everly, 3, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota Everly loves to help her mom, Amy Parkin, in the kitchen. Her favorite pastime: cracking eggs. To make Pre- tend Soup, a spin on a yogurt and fruit bowl, Parkin let Everly use a knife for the fi rst time. “I thought, all right, I’m going to try it, even though it made me cringe,” Parkin said. Everly did great slicing berries and apple wedges. “It was all symmetrical, too,” Parkin said. “I was so impressed.” Parkin swapped peach juice for the orange juice called for in the recipe. Bananas were scarce, so she worked in a mix of berries, apples and crushed pineapple instead. After Everly assembled the “soup,” “she was so proud of herself,” Parkin said. Visit www.JohnJHoward.com or baking pan, put the juice in a small pitcher, and let the child pour it into the measur- ing cup from the pitcher. If spilling occurs, it goes into the pan. To help a young child peel a banana, cut it in half crosswise, then make a slit all the way down the side of the skin. Repeat on other side, and give the peel a little tug to start. Bananas are safe for even the youngest child to cut. Use a serrated dinner knife or a plastic picnic knife, and put a piece of tape on the handle so your child remembers which end to hold. From “Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes,” by Mollie Katzen. seeds and crackers. In the family’s latest batch, the kids especially liked the chocolate chips. “It was a big mess,” Hearne said. “But you have to just go with it. Messes can be cleaned up. We all have more time these days.” EASY TRAIL MIX Makes a lot. Note: This recipe does not require knives or heat. Ingre- dients are customizable; use whatever you like or have on hand. From Alli Hearne. Available. We are open 601 Adams Ave, La Grande Come in or Call in what you need (541) 963-8671 M-F 8-5, SAT 8-12noon We’re Here for You! www.communitybanknet.com Makes 1 large pizza or 3 to 4 small pizzas. Note: Pre-bake crusts for 5 minutes if adding soggy ingre- dients such as fresh tomatoes or extra sauce. From “Kitchen Science Lab for Kids: Edible Edition,” by Liz Lee Heinecke. the letter, even seeking out in- gredients like buttermilk and paprika that they’d usually fi nd substitutes for. Maddy, who is a vegetarian, still got to put her spin on the dish, using caulifl ower in place of chicken. Ben had fun removing chicken skin for the fi rst time. “That was kind of squishy,” his mom said. “We laughed a lot when we were doing it.” He wants to make the chicken again, but with a twist: Instead of a cornfl ake crust, he’d like to use Cheez-Its. Harms said cooking to- gether gave the family a way to pass the time “in a really CBD rich hemp oil & treats for pets. ORGANIC pet foods, raw or lightly cooked. (406) 380-2729 607 Adams Ave, La Grande OPEN FOR BUSINESS KAUFFMAN’S MARKET OPEN 541-663-8404 Member FDIC. +HUHWRVDIHO\DVVLVW\RX ZLWK\RXU5HDO(VWDWHQHHGV PIZZA DOUGH Hours M-F 9-5 Sat 9-2 /D*UDQGH2I¿FH $GDPV$YH/D*UDQGH25 &DOOXVWRGD\ PIZZA MAGIC Milo, 2, Minneapolis (See story.) CRISPY OVEN-FRIED CHICKEN Serves 4. Note: If you don’t have buttermilk, combine 2 table- spoons lemon juice or cider vinegar with 2 cups milk (or plain yogurt) and allow the mixture to stand for 5 to 10 minutes before using. In place of chicken, use caulifl ower as a vegetarian substitution, but dip caulifl ower in a beaten egg before dipping in the cornfl ake mixture to help the crust adhere. From “The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs,” by America’s Test Kitchen Kids. small pieces. Pour cornfl ake mixture into second large bowl. Remove 1 piece of chicken from buttermilk mixture, add to bowl with cornfl ake mixture, and toss to coat. Use your hands to gently press crumbs onto all sides of chicken. Place chicken on greased rack in bak- ing sheet. Repeat with remain- ing pieces of chicken. Wash your hands. Spray chicken all over with vegetable oil spray until each piece is shiny. Place baking sheet in oven and bake until chicken breasts register 165 degrees on an instant-read thermometer and drumsticks/ thighs register 175 degrees, 35 to 45 minutes. Use oven mitts to remove baking sheet from oven (ask an adult for help). Place baking sheet on second cooling rack and let cool for 5 minutes. CHOCOLATE BROWNIE COOKIES Makes 12 cookies. Note: From “My First Cookbook,” by America’s Test Kitchen Kids. Vegetable oil spray ½ cup all-purpose fl our 2 tablespoons Dutch- processed cocoa powder ½ teaspoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons unsalted butter ½ cup plus ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips, measured separately ½ cup packed light brown sugar 1 egg UPGRADE 215 Elm Street La Gande • (541) 963-5440 northwestfurnitureandmattress.com curbside pickup Visit us Online at %DNHU&LW\2I¿FH 0DLQ6WUHHW%DNHU&LW\25 Add all ingredients to a large bowl and mix. meaningful way,” she said. “It reinforces for the kiddos and the whole family that we’re safe, and it’s going to be OK.” Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper and spray 2 cups buttermilk (see Note) parchment with vegetable oil LOTS OF CHOCOLATE 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard spray. Salt and pepper Kristiana, 11, and In medium bowl, whisk 2 teaspoons yeast 1 teaspoon garlic powder MaryKate, 10, Arden Hills, together fl our, cocoa, baking 2 cups orange juice 3 cups all-purpose fl our, 3 pounds bone-in chicken powder and salt. Minnesota ½ cup plain yogurt plus more for kneading pieces (split breasts, In a large bowl, combine Sarah Lundgren and her 1 tablespoon honey 1 teaspoon salt drumsticks and/or thighs) butter and ½ cup chocolate husband are both educators, 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1 tablespoon olive oil Vegetable oil spray chips. Heat in microwave at 50% so having extra time to cook 1 small banana, sliced Choice of cheese, sauce 4 cups cornfl akes power until melted, about 2 with their four children has 1 cup berries (fresh or and toppings 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning minutes. Use rubber spatula to felt like “an early summer,” frozen and defrosted) 1 teaspoon paprika stir mixture until smooth. Lundgren said. Her 12-year- Add yeast to 1 cup warm Add brown sugar and egg to old son was so excited, he Place the orange juice in a water and let sit for 5 minutes. In a large bowl, whisk melted chocolate mixture and made a Google Doc with 20 bowl. Add yogurt, honey and In a large bowl, mix fl our together buttermilk, mustard, dessert recipes he plans to try. whisk to combine. lemon juice. Whisk until it is all with the salt, then stir in the oil 2 teaspoons salt, ½ teaspoon Add fl our mixture and use The children have to rotate one color. and the yeast mixture to create pepper and garlic powder. making treats each day, “but I rubber spatula to stir until Split banana slices and ber- the dough. Use paper towel to grasp haven’t given them too many combined and no dry fl our is ries among the serving bowls. Briefl y knead the dough and skin on 1 piece of chicken, then restrictions, since there have visible. Stir in remaining ½ cup Ladle the soup over the fruit. then put it back in the bowl. pull off and discard skin. Repeat been so many other restric- chocolate chips. Cover with plastic wrap or a with remaining pieces. Add Measure 1 heaping table- tions,” Lundgren said. Two SNACKTIME BONANZA damp dish towel and let it rise chicken to buttermilk mixture spoon of dough and drop it onto of her children teamed up to for 30 minutes. and turn to coat well. Wash Hannah, 2, and Sam, 5, make this recipe. They noticed baking sheet. Continue with Punch the dough down and your hands. Cover bowl with remaining dough (there should Plymouth, Minnesota early in the process that it plastic wrap and refrigerate for was not going to yield enough be 11 more tablespoons). Leave As the writer of a food blog preheat an oven or grill to 400 degrees. Flatten and stretch the at least 30 minutes or over- space between dough mounds. (twohappycooks.wordpress. cookies for a family of six, so dough. Add your toppings and night. Let sit for 10 minutes. com), Alli Hearne has often they doubled it. MaryKate bake in an oven or on a grill. Adjust oven rack to middle Use your hands to roll each let her children help out on mixed everything together, and position and heat oven to 400 recipes. “We love to get our Kristiana helped her scoop the dough mound into a ball, then FINGER-LICKING GOOD degrees. Line rimmed baking place back on parchment-lined kids involved as much as dough into balls. Since they sheet with aluminum foil and baking sheet. Gently fl atten each Ben, 10, and Maddy, 15, we can. They like to scoop only have one cookie scoop, set cooling rack inside baking ball (if dough is sticky, use wet Arden Hills, Minnesota ingredients, drop them into Kristiana used her hands. sheet. Spray rack with veg- hands). Stephanie Harms’ two the bowl, mix with a spoon,” “She, of course, washed them Bake until edges of cookies children like to get creative in etable oil spray. Hearne said. 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