Video Tutorial: Dulce de Leche Dessert Pizza – January 8, 2010

Hey Young Chefs!

Here is a delicioso recipe for Dulce de Leche Dessert Pizza!

Ingredients:
1 package of pizza mix
marshmallows
dark chocolate chips (or any kind)
1 can of dulce de leche
1/3 c. of milk

Directions:
Follow the directions on the pizza mix and bake the pizza in the oven. In a sauce pan over low to medium heat, dilute the dulce de leche with the milk. Mix thoroughly. When the pizza is cool, spread the dulce de leche mixture on the pizza. Sprinkle chocolate chips on the mixture. Place marshmallows on top. Now it is ready to eat. Yum!

Cool Kids Cook and eat dessert pizza!

Bon Appetit, Eliana

Recipe: Parmesan Serrano Potato Quiche Muffins – Tuesday, August 4, 2009

8-4-09 Parmesan Serrano Potato Quiche Muffins

Hey Young Chefs!

Today, I made Parmesan Serrano Potato Quiche Muffins. They turned out so yum yum! In case you don’t know what Serrano is, it’s a type of ham from Spain. This quiche is super simple and bakes quickly.

8-4-09 Kid Chef Eliana mixes the quiche

Here’s a tip: use a large ice cream scoop to put the quiche mixture into the muffin tin. It gives you the perfect amount every time.

8-4-09 Kid Chef Eliana spoons quiche mix into muffin tin with an ice cream scoop

Parmesan Serrano Potato Quiche Muffins

Ingredients:
4 eggs
2 c. diced, cooked potatoes
1 c. chopped Serrano ham (you can substitute your favorite thinly shaved ham)
1 c. Parmesan cheese
6 oz. of diced cream cheese
1 c. milk
1/2 c. mayonnaise
1 tbsp. Eliana’s Magic Seasoning Blend (or your favorite seasoning salt)

Directions:
In a large bowl, beat eggs. Add milk, mayonnaise and seasoning salt. Mix well. Stir in Parmesan, potatoes, ham and cream cheese one ingredient at a time. Spoon mixture into an oiled muffin tin (use your favorite cooking spray). Mix should fill the muffin cup. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until top of muffin is golden brown. Makes 8-12 muffins. Serve each muffin on a small plate with fruit spread and two slices of green apple.

8-4-09 Eliana serves quiche with fig spread and green apple slices

Cool kids cook and get creative in the kitchen!

Bon Appetit, Eliana

New Orleans Pastry Chef Tariq Hanna of Sucre’ on TLC’s Ultimate Cake-Off – Monday, August 3, 2009

8-1-09 Kid Chef Eliana with Pastry Chef Tariq Hanna of Sucre in New Orleans

Hey Young Chefs!

Tonight, I watched the Ultimate Cake-Off on TLC. My friend, Pastry Chef Tariq Hanna of Sucre’ in New Orleans, competed against two other pastry chefs to be the winning cake at the Aquarium of the Pacific’s Shark Summer celebration. Plus, there was a $10,000 prize! The pastry chefs had 9 hours to build a spectacular cake that had to wow the judges and the client, who was from the Aquarium of the Pacific.

I was so nervous watching the episode, especially when he lost the first skills challenge and had to sit out for 30 minutes. Then he lost the second skills challenge but he didn’t have to sit out, thank goodness!

Guess who won?! Chef Tariq made a splash with his five feet tall cake-eating shark cake. It was such a cool cake. It was covered in fondant (which is like edible play dough made of sugar) and airbrushed. It had blown sugar bubbles and little fish swimming around it. The main feature of the cake was a shark busting through, eating the cake. The one thing I missed seeing on this cake was his signature edible sparkles. Still, it was a kid-friendly, tasty cake made with Tahitian vanilla bean. Congratulations, Chef Tariq! You deserved to win!

Cool kids cook and watch The Ultimate Cake-Off!

Bon Appetit, Eliana