Month: October 2018

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Breakfast Burritos and Balloons!

I live in the Hot Air Balloon Capital of the world. Every year in October, the skies outside my house fill with Hot Air Balloons during the International Balloon Fiesta. The sight of them makes most dogs want to bark, but they make me want to cook up a batch of breakfast burritos.

The first burritos were created in Mexico. They are often filled with meat, fish or beans. When you eat them for breakfast they can be filled with eggs. The word burrito means “little donkey” in Spanish. Some people say that the burritos that we eat got their name because they carry lots of different things inside in the same way that donkeys carry many things in their packs.

The ends of a burrito are closed before the burrito is wrapped so that all of its filling remains inside. When you are flying up in the sky in the basket of a balloon, you want to be able to hold your breakfast in one hand while waving to people on the ground with the other! Let’s make Breakfast Burritos!

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Breakfast Burritos

Can you spot the potato in the photo? See the answer below.

BREAKFAST BURRITOS

Good cooks know the word: Shred

When shredding, you push food across the large holes of a box grater which cuts the food into long strips. Each hole on the grater acts as a sharp blade. Always place the box grater on a flat surface. While one person holds the grater in place, the other can shred the food.

INGREDIENTS:

1 baking potato cooked

3 Tablespoons cooking oil such as canola oil

3 eggs

1 Tablespoon of milk

1 Pinch of salt

2 ozs shredded Cheddar cheese (about ½ cup)

2 nine-inch flour tortillas

TOOLS:

1 box grater

1 medium frying pan

1 spatula or turner

1 medium mixing bowl

1 whisk

Dry measuring cups

OPTIONAL INGREDIENTS:

Chopped green chile

Diced red or green bell pepper

Bacon

Ham

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Wash your paws.
  2. Read your recipe.
  3. Gather your ingredients and tools.
  4. Sing a little song and start to cook!
  5. Wash and scrub the baking potato. Microwave the potato using the baked potato setting or for 3-5 minutes and let cool. This can be done the night before and is also a great way to use leftover baked potatoes from dinner!
  6. Using the whisk, beat the eggs, milk and salt together in a bowl and set aside.
  7. Shred the cooled bake potato on the large holes of a box grater.
  8. Heat the oil over medium heat and have an adult test the temperature by adding a bit of potato to the oil. When the oil sizzles on the potato piece, it is time for your adult to add the remaining shredded potatoes in an even layer to the pan. Cook the potatoes for two minutes and have your adult turn them over. Cook again for two minutes and turn. Repeat this process for 6-8 minutes or until the potatoes are golden and crispy.
  9. Add the beaten eggs and cheese to the potatoes in the pan. If you would like to add optional ingredients add them now.
  10. Over medium heat, lift and then fold the egg mixture over repeatedly until mixture is thick and eggs are cooked. Place half of the egg mixture onto each tortilla and fold into a burrito shape. Serve immediately. Makes two burritos.

Optional ingredients: Where I live we add roasted and chopped green chile to our egg mixture before we scramble them. Some people like to add chopped red peppers, tomato, ham or bacon to their burrito. The choice is yours!Photo Answer– The potato is hiding behind the eggs.

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Autumn Spice

Autumn is another name for fall. Hundreds of years ago people used to call the season fall of the leaf, but that was a lot to say, so over time the name of the season was shortened to fall.

October is National Cookie Month. Try my Autumn Spice cookies. I bet you’ll really fall for them!

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Autumn Spice Cookies!

AUTUMN SPICE COOKIES

Good cooks know the word: Cream

When you mix butter and sugar together you are creaming them. The sugar helps push air into the butter, filling it with tiny air bubbles. Those bubbles will later make the sugar and butter in the dough melt more slowly in the oven, and as the bubbles fill with steam, they make the dough rise. You can cream butter and sugar by hand with a fork, with a hand-mixer, or a stand mixer.

Let’s get started.

INGREDIENTS:

Can you spot the mistake in the photo? See the answer below.

2 cups flour plus 2 Tablespoons more

1 teaspoon cloves

2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon ginger

½ teaspoon nutmeg

1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup sugar

¾ cup of butter

¼ cup of molasses

1 egg

1 teaspoon of vanilla

TOOLS:

1 large mixing bowl

1 medium mixing bowl

1 small bowl with 3 tablespoons of sugar, set aside

1 fork

Measuring spoons

Dry measuring cups

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Wash your paws.
  2. Read your recipe.
  3. Gather your ingredients and tools.
  4. Sing a little song and start to cook!
  5. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  6. In the medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, spices, baking soda and salt. These are your dry ingredients.
  7. In the large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add the molasses, egg and vanilla. These are your wet ingredients.
  8. Gradually mix the dry flour mixture into the wet butter mixture to create the dough.
  9. Roll the dough into tablespoon-sized balls, and then roll those balls into the 3 tablespoons of sugar set aside in the small bowl.
  10. Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet and bake at 375 for 10 minutes. makes about 3 dozen cookies.Photo Answer– Two nutmegs and no cloves!

 

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