Rescue Dog and Canine Chef Carlton Cooks wishes you a Happy Mother’s Day!
TORTI-YUM
TORTILLA BREAKFAST
If you add the words Tortilla +Yum together, you get Torti-Yums! Torti-Yums are made with tortillas, eggs and cheese. They are a perfect recipe for Mother’s Day Breakfast.
Each year on Mother’s Day my favorite humans make Torti-Yums as a breakfast in bed for their mother. Some of the recipe is easy enough to make by yourself, but to be safe, you must have an adult nearby to just in case you need help.
Did you know there is no difference between a white egg and a brown egg? They both taste the same. White-feathered chickens lay white eggs, and brown-feathered chickens lay brown eggs.
So, if you want to make an egg-cellent breakfast for your Mom or other special grownup in your life, then grab some eggs and let’s start cracking!
TORTI-YUMS are an easy tortilla breakfast recipe for kids to make on Mother’s Day.
Good cooks know the word: Broil. To
melt, crisp or cook food under direct heat. The broiler is the burner/heating
element on the ceiling of your oven and cooks your food from above.
2. Next, break the eggs and use the whisk or a fork to scramble them until they are a light yellow color. Set the eggs aside.
Scramble the eggs and shred the cheese.
3. Place the box grater on a plate or cutting board. Shred the cheese and set aside.
4. Using the pastry brush, brush both sides of the tortilla with butter.
5. Place the tortilla in the sauté pan and cook over medium heat two minutes on a side until the tortilla is lightly browned and slightly crisp. Remove the tortilla from the pan and place on the cookie sheet.
Butter both sides of the tortilla and brown it until slightly crisp.
6.Pour the remaining butter in the sauté pan. Over medium heat, pour the eggs into the pan and stir the eggs until they are cooked.
7. Finally, place the browned tortilla on a cookie sheet. Top the tortilla with the scrambled eggs and then cheese. Have your adult place the cookie sheet under the broiler for 30 seconds (count to 30) or until cheese is melted.
Top the tortilla with scrambled eggs and cheese. Place under the broiler until cheese melts.
8. If desired, serve the Torti-Yum with salsa.
Serves one person for breakfast in bed, at the kitchen table, or anywhere else you like to eat breakfast!
On Wednesdays my family travels around the world. We don’t go by train or car or plane or boat. We travel in our imagination. We gather at the table, spin a globe of the world, and see where it will lead us for the week. We read about the places that we’ve landed, learn about the people who live there and the foods that they eat. And then we try some of those recipes at home.
Today we’ll begin our travels near my home by the Sandia Mountains in New Mexico. In Spanish, the word Sandia means watermelon. Do you suppose that the first people who lived here named the mountain for its beautiful pink color at sunset, or because they had such great luck growing melons and squash in the fertile soil near the mountain? My guess is that it was probably a little bit of both.
Sandia means watermelon in Spanish
Let’s make Watermelon Agua Fresca for Kids. In Spanish, agua fresca means fresh water. What ingredients do you think we’ll use? If you guessed watermelon and water, you are right!
Good cooks know the word: Garnish. To decorate something, usually food. In this easy to make Watermelon Agua Fresca for Kids, we will use mint as our garnish.
INGREDIENTS:
½
cup of cold water
6
cups of cubed watermelon
1
lime
1
Tablespoon of Honey (sugar can also be used)
I
can of club soda or other sparkling water
Optional
Ingredient: Mint Sprigs
TOOLS:
Measuring
spoons
Liquid
and dry measuring cups
One
blender
One
citrus juicer
Mixing spoon
DIRECTIONS:
1. Have your adult cut the watermelon into 1- inch slices and remove the rind.
Have your adult slice the watermelon so that you can cut the watermelon into cubes.
2. Cut the watermelon slices into 2- inch cubes or chunks.
3.Have your adult cut the lime in half.
The lime juice goes into the Watermelon Agua Fresca. The slices will garnish the drink.
4.Juice half of the lime and set the juice aside.
5.Have your adult cut the remaining lime into slices.
Add the ½ cup of water, lime juice, honey and watermelon chunks to the blender and blend until smooth.
Blend the watermelon, honey and lime to make Watermelon Agua Fresca for kids.
Add ice to each glass.
Pour the watermelon agua fresca into
the glass until it is ¾ full. Add sparkling water to fill the glass.
Easy to make Watermelon Agua Fresca for kids!
Garnish with a lime slice and mint
sprig.
Makes 6 servings.
PS- Today we are using use mint as an optional
ingredient. This means that if you have mint you can add it to the recipe, and
if you don’t have mint you can leave it out of the recipe without ruining the
drink.
Mint is fun and easy to grow in your garden. Make sure
you plant your mint in a pot because it is a very bossy plant and will take
over your entire yard if you are not careful!
