Sunday, February 23, 2014

what are some easy things for a 13 year old to cook?




Elaina


idc what meal time its for...ill cook anything rly...(breakfast, lunch, dinner) : D, thx! ( i alredy know how to make scrambled cheese eggs, toast, cereal)
ooooo i luv ramen noodles...nd already know how to coook em 2 lol
nd for tv dinners i just use the microwave cuz i never feel like waiting for the oven or whatever
nd if u want to u can answer my other cooking related question: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Ai2pV70ec1x574IiClxOT_7sy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20091018192957AAN2jb4



Answer
Morning Glory Muffins

2 cups flour
1 ½ cups sugar
2 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
2 tsp cinnamon
3 lg carrots, grated
½ cup nuts, chopped
½ cup coconut
1 apple peeled and grated
3 eggs
1 cup oil
2 tsp vanilla
½ cup raisins

Mix dry ingredients together. Stir in carrots, raisins, apple, nuts and coconut. Beat eggs with oil and vanilla. Stir in to dry ingredients until combined. Fill greased muffin tins 2/3 full. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.



Banana Nut Bread

1 ½ cups sugar
½ cup butter, melted
3 bananas, mashed
2 eggs, beaten
2 cups flour
½ tsp baking soda
1 tbs sour cream added to regular milk to make 1/3 cup
¼ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
½ to 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)


Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl until blended well. Add chopped nuts, mix together. Pour into greased loaf pan about 1 inch from the top. Bake at 350 for 60 minutes.



Hot Fudge Pudding Cake

During the baking a cake layer forms on top and a rich chocolate sauce appears on bottom. Serve with vanilla ice cream or whip cream.

1 cup Bisquick or biscuit/pancake mix
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons plus 1/3 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 2/3 cup hot water
Powdered sugar (optional)

Mix bisquick, 1/2 cup sugar and 3 tbs cocoa in a greased 8 inch square baking dish. Stir in milk and vanilla until well blended. Sprinkle evenly with remaining 1/3 cup cocoa and 1/2 cup sugar. Pour on water. Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 40 minutes or until top is firm. Dust with powdered sugar. Serve at once in bowl with sauce spooned over cake
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For lunch it's usually a Bagel sandwich. Toast the bagel add some ham and and cheese, tomato, cucumber are always good on there. Or you can do a toasted bagel with cream cheese and tomato
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Little Chicken Burgers


These easy appetizers are small patties made with ground chicken,

1/2 cup bread crumbs
2 lb ground chicken
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup minced Italian parsley
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp dried basil
2 Tbsp lemon juice
Salt & freshly ground black pepper
1 to 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil


Place the bread crumbs in a small shallow dish. Set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the chicken, garlic, parsley, oregano, basil and lemon juice. Add salt and pepper to taste. Form the mixture into 16 patties, each flattened and about 2 inches in diameter.

Press the patties into the bread crumbs to coat each side. In a large nonstick skillet, heat the oil over medium heat and cook, turning once, until each side is browned and the patties have firmed up, about 10 minutes total. Serve hot.



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This is VERY VERY delicious and VERY easy to make;

Fettuccini Carbonara

5 teaspoons olive oil
4 shallots, diced
1 large onion, cut into thin strips
1 pound bacon, cut into strips
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 (16 ounce) package fettuccini pasta
3 egg yolks
1 cup heavy cream
3/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
salt and pepper to taste

Heat olive oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Saute shallots until softened. Stir in onion and bacon, and cook until bacon is evenly browned. Stir in garlic when bacon is about half done. Remove from heat.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente. Drain pasta, then return it to the pot.
In a medium bowl, whisk together egg yolks, cream, and shredded Parmesan. Pour the bacon mixture over the pasta, then stir in the cream mixture. Season with salt and pepper.

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Baked Ziti

1 pound dry ziti pasta
1 onion, chopped
1 pound lean ground beef
2 (26 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce
6 ounces provolone cheese, sliced
1 1/2 cups sour cream
6 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add ziti pasta, and cook until al dente, about 8 minutes; drain.
In a large skillet, brown onion and ground beef over medium heat. Add spaghetti sauce, and simmer 15 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer as follows: 1/2 of the ziti, Provolone cheese, sour cream, 1/2 sauce mixture, remaining ziti, mozzarella cheese and remaining sauce mixture. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.
Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until cheeses are melted.
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Pesto Di Basilico

2 oz. fresh basil leaves
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons pinenuts
2 cloves garlic, peeled
salt
1/2 cup freshly grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese
2 tablespoons grated pecorino romano cheese
3 tablespoons butter, softened to room temperature
1 pound fettucini, spaghetti, or spaghettini

1. Put the basil leaves, olive oil, pine nuts, garlic, and 1 teaspoon of salt into a food proc

How do I cook veggies using coconut oil?

Q. Ok so I'm not the best cook in the world so please someone explain to me how I can do this step by step.

The vegetables that I want to cook are: brocolli; mushrooms; carrots; celery; onions.

Do I have to wash all the veggies and peal the carrots and celery first? Or what do I do?

How much coconut oil do I put in the pan? Do I have to cover it? How many minutes do I cook them for? Just please explain this to me as if you were telling this to a 6 year old. Thanks!


Answer
Ingredients:

1 tsp coconut oil or other cooking oil
1 large carrot
1 stalk celery
1 cup chopped fresh beans â we used a mixture of yellow and green beans
1 cup chopped summer squash
1/2 tsp masala spice mix
2 cups chopped kale
2 Tbsp water



Directions:

Peel the carrot, slice in half lengthwise, then in thin slices
Wash and trim the celery, and slice thinly on the diagonal
Wash, trim and cut the beans into 1 inch pieces
Wash, trim and cut the summer squash into bite sized pieces
Wash the kale and strip the leaves off the stems with your fingers. Chop in 1 â 2 inch pieces
Heat the oil on medium-high in your pan



Add the carrot, celery and beans to the pan and stir fry until half cooked â about 5 minutes
Add the summer squash and stir fry for 2 minutes
Add the masala spice mix and stir fry for 1 minute
Add the kale on top of the veggies in the pan, add the 2 Tbsp of water, and cover the pan without stirring
Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 2 â 5 minutes
Remove the lid, and stir the kale into the other veggies
Serve immediately

Variations:

Add minced onion, garlic or fresh ginger to taste and stir fry for 2 minutes before adding the hard veggies
Add 2 Tbsp cashews, blanched almonds, sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds with the hard veggies
Add 1/2 pkg extra firm tofu or panir before adding the kale
Add 1/2 cup cooked chick peas or frozen peas before adding the kale
Coconut Sauce: Add 2/3 cup coconut milk, 1/2 tsp curry powder or turmeric, and 1 Tbsp Braggs liquid aminos or soy sauce in place of water.
Chick Pea Sauce: Blend 1/4 cup chickpeas with 1/2 cup water, 1/2 tsp curry powder or turmeric, 1 Tbsp Braggs Liquid Aminos or soy sauce. Add to veggies in place of water




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how do I open a coconut?




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I've heard about the excellent health benefits of coconut oil and coconuts in general....so I bought a coconut but i don't know how to open it? can you knowledgeable folk help me? thanks :)
hahaha! love the bedroom window method :)



Answer
To really gain the benefits from a coconut it needs to be a fresh young coconut. It should be green on the outside still attached to the stem. I cannot stress the need for care opening one of these coconuts. Do not use a dull knife.

http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3Fp%3Dpalm%2Btrees%2Bwith%2Bcoconuts%26ei%3Dutf-8%26fr2%3Dsg-gac%26xargs%3D0%26pstart%3D1%26b%3D21%26ni%3D20&w=500&h=375&imgurl=static.flickr.com%2F3612%2F3295909544_3c247ed90c.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fpgurt2%2F3295909544%2F&size=254.8kB&name=Coconut+Palm&p=palm+trees+with+coconuts&oid=7700c64713e0b5f4&fusr=Mr.+P+from+P...&no=39&tt=963&b=21&ni=20&sigr=11f5iumnd&sigi=11g0n1o93&sigb=13n0pbp3o

If you bought one of these here are the directions to open it. always use caution and a good sharp knife.
http://www.thenaughtyvegan.com/youngcoconut.htm
here is a video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV8-bgjTV58&feature=related

Here are some recipes for coconut items you may like
http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2007/05/09/lifestyles/food/9fod01_coconut.txt

If your coconuts look like these you would need to remove only the part that is not connected to the stem. Titled "Coconuts from the tree"
http://rawswammy.com/tutorials.html

does coconut oil make your hair long ?







i waNT MY HAIR TO BE LONGER AND MY MOM PUTS THIS ON MY HAIR SOMTIMES AND I WAS JUST WONDERING THANX ALOT FOR THE HELP ! = ]


Answer
yeah but use virgin coconut oil, i also use it as lotion and hair conditioner and scalp treatment...so try this...regular trims are a must, about every 7-9 weeks.(if your hair is really healthy then up the trims to about every 12 weeks, a trim is just a snip off the ends) if its been awhile since you have had a trim then inches may be called for to get to healthy hair. i use vitamin e on fresh washed hair.(its a vitamin that can be purchased where you buy vitamins, cut open capsule, squeeze into hand, rub hands together and apply to hair) dont message into scalp. if you get too much then just rewash it. hair will feel slightly sticky until dry then it will be nice and soft. it tames the frizzies, deep conditions and makes hair grow about three in a month. it takes about a month for the growth part of the e to kick in. the other benefits are instant. dont brush your hair but maybe once a week to message the scalp, i use a wide tooth comb at other times. brushing breaks off hair. i just started biotin vitamins going on four months ago this sat and notice and big growth spurt from that. biotin is cheap and also promotes hair regrowth and growth. i also have the biotin shampoo that i got from a vitamin store online.(puritans pride.com or vitadigest.com) five bucks for a big bottle and a big bottle of E is about 8 bucks. the biotin is about 3 bucks. i now take my fingers and message my scalp about five times a week, along with the brushing thats a good way to do it without damaging your hair. apply two or three capsules of e to dry hair and message into scalp and hair really well, put damp towel in microwave for 1 min to get hot, then quickly wrap head, a dry towel can be placed over that to help hold in the heat, leave on for 15 min, shampoo well, makes an excellent hot oil treatment. good luck, AND some people will argue about regular trims, your hair does grow from the roots, yes, but if your hair is not trimmed at the bottom, the it splits, get dry and brittle not to mention thin looking from no trims at all and frizzy. then your hair starts to break off at the bottom and giving you the appearance that it never grows. so to make hair grow as fast as possible and keep it healthy, then trims are an essential part of hair care. look on a ruler and check out less then half an inch and if your salon does not know what that is then take a ruler with you, i have. as of five weeks ago adding beta carotene vitamins to my regimen. i found out that along with the biotin it is very very good in promoting hair growth. they were five bucks for a bottle of 100. got them at walmart. the biotin and e can also be purchased at walmart, and adding all this up is pretty cheap to get great hair. i just wish the shampoo was available in the stores, but not yet.




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