| Is ‘Top Chef’ in the future for Clover Park fourth-graders?
They came with recipes such as "Healthy Special," "Fruit Bricks" and "Funky Monkey." They brought their imaginations and their appetites. They all went home with medals. It wasn't exactly the Pillsbury Bake-Off, but it was no less important to the pint-sized cooks and the lessons they learned. More than a dozen Clover Park fourth-graders stirred and tossed and blended their way through the first Kids Can Cook competition in the Lakewood-area school district last week. Eddie Sandu carefully cut circles out of turkey to put on cracker snacks. Chloee Britt churned up her Funky Monkey smoothie. Anthony Lanuza fashioned his Fruit Bricks. And other students stirred and whirred their recipes. The idea, said Kevin Scott, was to help fourth-graders "realize that they can cook and also demonstrate that there are a lot of healthy snacks out there." Scott is the school district's student nutrition director.
Perfect timing Slow cookers serve us well - with home-cooked meals ...
Snow and cold weather make me crave warm soups, stews and other comfort foods. I can still remember walking into my first apartment in Portland on a frigid winter day - and smelling a fabulous home-cooked meal. It was as if someone had been cooking for hours in my kitchen while I was at work.
Not someone, but something - my Crock-Pot. I bought the slow cooker for next to nothing, using a rebate promotion at a Rite-Aid pharmacy. It had a cream-colored exterior with little flowers and a forest green interior. Not exactly my style, but that wasn't why I bought it. This Crock-Pot promised to serve me cooked meals after a hard day's work with only minimal effort in the morning.
That first meal was decent, but I have to say after many years of making meals in a slow cooker, some work and some definitely fall into the "don't make again" category.
AC360°: Flirting with disaster
The sessions just before and after the war started, touched off the greatest anger toward the United States that anyone can remember at Davos. It got pretty ugly in some sessions. But the Europeans and others thought there must be a saving grace. Surely, they thought, the president is acting without much public support at home.How wrong they were.When Bush swept to a resounding re-election in 2004, the Davos of January, 2005 was one of pretty sullen resignation by delegates from other countries.By 2006, the mood changed again: ok, if you are not going to lead well in America, we will have to start moving ahead without you. By 2007, China and India suddenly became the center of attention as people spoke in awe of their growth and crowded into sessions on "Whither Asia?"Now this year, my observation is that people are following the election campaign closely but they are not at all optimistic that the U.S.
Cook It: Huevos Rancheros Quesadillas
In a lightly oiled large skillet, fry eggs to desired doneness. Meanwhile, in a separate lightly oiled large skillet, place a tortilla and sprinkle with half the cheese. Cook until cheese begins to melt. On half the tortilla, spread half the beans. Top with 2 eggs and top with salsa. Fold tortilla over top of eggs and carefully flip to heat second side. Repeat with remaining tortilla and eggs. Note: This recipe can easily be doubled. Or if cooking for a crowd, try scrambled eggs. -- Cox News Service .
Raisingkids Interview: Annabel Karmel
If the figures are to be believed, there can scarcely be a parent in the country who doesn't own one of Annabel Karmel's cookery books. Over the past 15 years, Karmel has introduced a generation of parents to the joys of butternut squash puree.
Self-confessed Karmel devotee, Catherine Hanly, interviews the cookery guru to find out if she practices what she preaches. You've just launched a range for Boots to help parents make fresh baby puree. What was the thinking behind it?
Jarred baby food has a shelf life of two years. Do you want to be eating something every day that's two years old? That says it all really. And to make jarred food last so long it has to be sterilised which means heating the food to a very high degree which destroys a lot of the nutrients as well as the taste.
Love and the Kitchen
Stuffed potato marbles Php90 is such a popular choice for appetizer, mini potato skins stuffed with bacon and cheese with sour cream dip. This appetizer is not for those dieting because an order will never be enough. But if you opted for a lighter dish for start up, try parmesan pizza chips Php90, a special pizza crust topped with olive oil and parmesan cheese served with homemade cheese pimiento dip, great finger food while chatting with friends. For soup persons who wish for a tasty treat that can open up the pores of the palate in preparation for the main course, one can have a choice between cheddar clam chowder served in a bread bowl and topped with cheddar cheese or have the classic French onion soup both favorites are also baked in the brick oven giving it a very distinctive taste.
Baby burned in oxygen hood has been upgraded to serious condition
A newborn boy who was burned when a fire broke out under his oxygen hood has been upgraded from critical to serious condition and is now breathing on his own. An attorney for little Maverick and his family says the boy's breathing tube was removed Tuesday. The last name of the boy and his parents hasn't been released. Attorney Chris Messerly says medical officials at Hennepin County Medical Center are watching Maverick with an eagle eye. The boy was burned last week when he was in a bassinet at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids. A flame ignited inside the oxygen hood that was being used. Nurses quickly put out the fire, but Maverick suffered second- and third-degree burns on nearly 18 percent of his body, including his scalp, shoulders, hands and cheek.
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