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Thursday September 02, 2010

#161 Title:

Cooking with Kids

Special Guest: Barbara Beery, established cook, teacher, author, spokeperson and founder of Batter Up Kids and KidsCookingShop.com

Description: Kids in the kitchen can be a recipe for mess and frustration! But there are oodles of positive reasons to get them in there with us, no matter what age. We talk about how to involve our families more (the simple way), all while having fun and learning along the way.

Duration: 43:28

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Show Index:
00:25 Lucky You Contest
01:43 Intro: Cooking with Kids
03:13 A Thing of the Past... or Not
05:12 Bring 'em in the Kitchen - Why?
09:42 Making it Easier
12:18 Simple Recipes
14:45 Time to Clean-Up
19:14 Be a Safety Monitor
20:49 About Kids Cooking Shop
23:44 Listener: Need Kid Gadgets
31:51 Childhood Dish Memory
35:44 Favorite Cooking Resources
39:41 Closing Comments
42:06 Closing Track: More to Luv

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Music: Minnutes

Tracks: More to Luv

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About Barbara Beery

Barbara Beery founded Batter Up Kids in 1991. In a warm, supportive atmosphere where adventure is key, kids are given the go-ahead to be a hands-on kid in the kitchen – to smell, touch, taste, and most importantly, make mistakes. Experiment with dishes like Flying Frog Pudding, Firecracker Chicken, or Monster Mash Muffins and you’ll quickly see that cooking with kids can be fun and flexible, not frustrating.

In an age when parents are increasingly harried and kids are overscheduled, you don’t have to get in the car and drive to entertain your kids, nor do you have to give in to fast food. What Barbara learned at a very young age is that the kitchen is a wonderful culinary playground. Since then Barbara has been creating menus and recipes, and passing on her own lessons from home. For instance, you can try anything and you can definitely have fun with your food. When kids enjoy cooking, they get more involved in better eating, and they build a lifelong skill that doesn’t put good, healthy food on the back burner.

Over the past 20 years Barbara has taught thousands of children through year-round classes, cooking birthday parties and summer cooking camps. Unlike other children’s activities that require years of dedication and skill, cooking offers instant gratification with one major ingredient – imagination. While creativity and fun are the primary goals, kids also get the added benefit of tapping into science, math and reading.

The momentum behind Batter Up Kids, Inc. has led to many other successful ventures including the launch of a new, innovative website just for kids cooking products called, www.kidscookingshop.com.

Barbara is the author of 11 children’s cookbooks including three best-selling cookbooks which have sold over 500,000 copies! Her titles include Pink Princess Cookbook, Mermaids Cookbook, Pink Princess Cookbook, The Texas Longhorns Cookbook, Pink Princess Spa Cookbook, Green Princess Cookbook and Pink Ponies Cookbook.

Barbara has been a spokesperson for such national companies as Sun Maid Raisin, Uncle Ben’s, Borden’s and Kellogg’s Rice Krispies. Since 2002 Barbara has been a contributing writer to FamilyFun, the country’s leading family magazine. She has appeared twice on the Today Show, CBN with Pat Robertson and her business has been featured in the New York Times and Entrepreneur Magazine, as well as dozens of other local and national publications.

Barbara believes in teaching children about giving back to their community. She is currently working closely with and has the endorsement of Rachael Ray’s Yum-o Organization, Susan G. Komen, American Heart Association, and the Great American Bake Sale.

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Barbara's Blog

Batter Up Kids

Kids Cooking Shop

“Through cooking, kids can learn reading, math, sequencing skills, and science, including prediction and outcome skills. It’s creative, fun, and helps build self-esteem while being non-competitive. Cooking is a skill which can foster a healthy lifestyle and make a positive impact on the rest of their lives.” - Barbara Beery

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Kids and the Kitchen from FamilyFun

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As Discussed on the Show

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Totem Pole Tortellini Sticks
Makes 8

8 8-10-inch wooden skewers
8 ounces cheese tortellini, cooked and drained
8 sticks of string Mozzarella cheese cut into 1/2 inch chunks
8 cherry or grape tomatoes
16 pitted Kalamata or green olives (or combination of both)
Optional Garnishes:
Drizzle of olive oil
Grated parmesan cheese
Chopped, fresh flat-leaf parsley and fresh basil

Let’s start making totem poles!
1. On each wooden skewer, thread the cooked tortellini (put each one on side ways, not through its hole), tomatoes, olives, and chunks of string cheese.
2. Garnish and serve immediately, or store covered in refrigerator until ready to use and garnish before serving.

Purple People Eater Milkshake
Makes 2 servings

1 cup frozen blueberries
¼ cup apple juice or white grape juice
3/4 cup vanilla frozen yogurt
2 cups 1% cup milk
½ teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Garnish
Fresh blueberries

Let’s get shaking!
1. Combine all ingredients in a blender and serve immediately.

Kid-friendly Kitchen Tips
For a chilling drink glass, place serving glasses in the freezer up to 8 hours before using. When ready to serve–up milkshake, remove glasses from freezer and fill with milkshake. Change the recipe by substituting frozen raspberries or peaches for blueberries… cool!

Groovy Green Pudding
Makes 4 servings

3 cups cold 1% milk
Green food coloring
2-3 ounce packages of cooked-type vanilla pudding

Let’s start mixing!
1. Make pudding according to package directions. Remove from heat and add 3-4 drops of green food coloring and vanilla. Stir to blend.
2. Chill pudding in the refrigerator for at least one hour before serving.

Serve with sliced fresh fruits.

“BATTER UP KIDS COOKING SHOP” IS THE
ONE-STOP SHOP FOR COOKING WITH KIDS!

Batter Up Kids Cooking Shop is a culinary website just for kids, where families can discover the culinary tools needed to help their aspiring young chefs become successful in the kitchen.

The cooking shop offers over 600 kid-friendly cooking products, and is full of educational content. There are new monthly and seasonal recipes and cooking demo videos to get curious culinary minds whisking and stirring-up up their own creations in no time. The site includes many great opportunities for kids of all ages:

• Kid-friendly utensils, appliances, clever cooking and baking kits
• Kid-friendly Cookbooks
• Cool Kid Gear: Aprons, chef’s hats, toques, jackets, and more
• Culinary How-To Videos
• Charitable Choices: a selection of products that will benefit one of four charities
• Go Green Kitchen Supplies
• Monthly Culinary Inspirations
• Kids Cooking Shop Club

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