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Kid Chef Eliana’s Cooking Class at Barnes & Noble – Saturday, April 30, 2011
4-30-11 Kid Chef Eliana gets ready to teaching a Mother's Day Breakfast cooking class at Barnes & Noble in Harvey, LA
Hey Young Chefs!
On Saturday, April 30, 2011, I taught a cooking class at Barnes and Noble in Harvey, Louisiana. I taught kids how to make a Mother’s Day Breakfast. On the menu was Cup O’Breakfast and Sparkling Pomegranate Punch from my cookbook, Eliana Cooks! Recipes for Creative Kids. Cup O’Breakfast is layers of potatoes, sausage and scrambled eggs in a clear glass. It is garnished with cheddar cheese. First I sauteed the potatoes, making my Garlic Cumin Potatoes from my cookbook.
5-2-11 Kid Chef Eliana sautees her garlic cumin potatoes
At the same time, I was cooking pork sausage. Mmmmm! After cooking scrambled eggs, it was time to plate the creation.
4-30-11 Kid Chef Eliana plates her Cup O-Breakfast
After making the Cup O’Breakfast, I showed everyone a quick, easy and pretty drink – Sparkling Pomegranate Punch.
4-30-11 Kid Chef Eliana makes sparkling pomegranate punch
Then my mom, Author and Storyteller Dianne de Las Casas, taught the kids how to fold two different napkins. She also showed them a cool, creative way to make a breakfast tray… with a pizza pan and a cookie sheet!
4-30-11 After teaching kids how to fold a napkin, the food is arranged on a pizza pan and presented. Gorgeous!!
Both of my grandmothers were there and we gave the two breakfast trays to them. My Nana and Abuela both enjoy their Cup O’Breakfast!
4-30-11 Kid Chef Eliana's grandmothers enjoy their early Mother's Day Cup O'Breakfast
Then it was time for for the kids to make their own Cup O’Breakfast with their moms!
4-30-11 Moms and their kids make Cup O'Breakfast at the Kid Chef Eliana food station
After we all ate, my cousins, Camrynn and Jasmynn, and I performed a dance we made up to the song, “Pretty Girl Rock,” Keri Hilson. It was so much fun!
4-30-11 Kid Chef Eliana and her cousins, Jasmynn and Camrynn, put on a Pretty Girl Rock dance show
I had a blast at Barnes & Noble in Harvey. A special thank you to Stacey Hensley, CRM, for organizing the event!
Cool kids cook and get creative in the kitchen!
Bon Appetit, Kid Chef Eliana
Book Signing & Cooking Demo: Barnes & Noble, Harvey, LA-Saturday, December 18, 2010
12-18-10 Kid Chef Eliana gets ready to demonstrate 2X2 Chicken Fajita Soup
Hey Young Chefs:
It’s been a very busy holiday season and I haven’t had the chance to blog! I’ve had lots of events, family functions, and parties! On Saturday, December 18, I did a holiday cooking demonstration and book signing at the Barnes & Noble in Harvey, Louisiana. I demonstrated my 2X2 Chicken Fajita Soup. It’s called 2X2 because it has two helpings of each ingredient.
12-18-10 Kid Chef Eliana serves her 2X2 Chicken Fajita Soup
The soup was delicioso and everyone loved it! I served it with flour tortillas. The recipe for 2X2 Chicken Fajita soup can be found in my cookbook, Eliana Cooks! Recipes for Creative Kids. After my cooking demonstration, I signed books. It was a ton of fun. Thank you Ms. Jane French and Ms. Stacey Hensley of Barnes & Noble. Thank you also to my family, friends, and fans who came and supported me!
12-18-10 Kid Chef Eliana signs books for fans at Barnes & Noble in Harvey, LA
I am ending the year with a New Year’s Eve Book Signing at A Tisket A Tasket on Decatur Street in New Orleans on Friday, December 31, 2010 from 12pm-2pm. I hope to see you there!
12-18-10 Kid Chef Eliana with Mom and Dad
Cool kids cook and get creative in the kitchen!
Bon Appetit, Kid Chef Eliana
Kid Chef Eliana Cooks Belizean Chicken Recado Stew-Monday, December 6, 2010
12-6-10 Kid Chef Eliana cuts chicken for the Belizean chicken recado stew
Hey Young Chefs!
A couple of weeks ago, my family and I took a Carnival cruise in the Western Caribbean. Our cruise took us to to the countries of Belize, Honduras, and Mexico. While I was in Belize, I picked up a bunch of spices!
11-23-10 Kid Chef Eliana heads straight for the Belizean spices!
My family wanted to taste Belize again so we cooked a Central American meal of Belizean chicken recado stew. Recado is a ball of paste made of achiote seeds, which are red. You can see the little ball of recado in the top picture. If you are not careful, the recado can stain your hands so we wore food prep gloves.
12-6-10 Kid Chef Eliana mixes Belizean spices and Belizean jerk into the chicken
This is what achiote seeds look like.
12-6-10 Achiote seeds picture
My mom mixed the recado into chicken broth while I seasoned the chicken with Belizean jerk seasoning and Belizean all-purpose spice. We sauteed the chicken with onions, garlic, bell peppers, and celery then added the broth.
12-4-10 Kid Chef Eliana pours the recado broth over the sauteed chicken
The meal turned out soooo good! We ate the chicken recado stew (a taste of Belize) with coconut rice (a taste of Honduras), black beans (a taste of Central and South America), and snow peas with salsa verde (a taste of Mexico).
12-4-10 Belizean chicken recado stew, coconut rice, black beans and snow peas with salsa verde
Yum! Yum! Here is the recipe:
Belizean Chicken Recado Stew
Ingredients
2 lbs. boneless chicken breast, cut into bite-size chunks
1 ball of recado
1 c. chicken broth
2 tbsp. Belizean all-purpose spice
1 tsp. Belizean Jerk spice
1/2 c. onions, finely chopped
1 bell pepper, chopped
1 stalk celery, finely chopped
6 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 lb. small red potatoes, quartered and par-boiled
olive oil
Directions
Season chicken thoroughly with all-purpose seasoning and jerk spice. Mix recado into chicken broth. Over medium heat, Sautee onions, bell pepper, celery and garlic for 5-7 minutes. Add chicken and sautee’ until brown on both sides. Add recado broth. Add potatoes and cover. Let simmer for about an hour, stirring occasionally. Serve with steamed white rice or coconut rice. Serves 6-8.
I hope you enjoyed this!
Cool kids cook and get creative in the kitchen!
Bon Appetit, Kid Chef Eliana
Book Signing: Kid Chef Eliana signs at Barnes & Noble in Baton Rouge-Saturday, December 4, 2010
12-4-10 Kid Chef Eliana signs cookbooks at Barnes & Noble Bluebonnet in Baton Rouge
Hey Young Chefs!
On Saturday, December 4, 2010, I had a book signing at Barnes & Noble on Bluebonnet in Baton Rouge. My mom performed The Gigantic Sweet Potato with Ms. Marita Gentry, her illustrator, and I got to sign my cookbook, Eliana Cooks!, next to my mom. It was fun and we had a nice crowd.
12-4-10 Kid Chef Eliana signs Eliana Cooks at Barnes & Noble
I look forward to more book signings! Join my Facebook Fan Page http://www.facebook.com/elianacooksfanpage for updates on upcoming events! You can also catch me on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/KidChefEliana
Hope to see you soon!
Cool kids cook and get creative in the kitchen!
Bon Appetit, Kid Chef Eliana
Carnival Cruise Day 6-Cozumel, Mexico and Thanksgiving-November 25, 2010
11-25-10 Eliana and Abuela on a pedicab in Cozumel
Hey Young Chefs!
On our last excursion day, we docked in Cozumel, Mexico. Cozumel is an island and the water there is so pretty.
11-25-10 Entering the last port - Cozumel, Mexico!
You would never catch me on a gator like this in Louisiana! LOL
11-25-10 Eliana tames a giant gator in Cozumel, Mexico
We went to San Francisco Beach Resort to have fun sunning and swimming in the clear Caribbean water.
11-25-10 Welcome to San Francisco Beach Resort!
The beach was so pretty – white sands and turquoise water!
11-25-10 Playa bella at the San Francisco Beach Resort in Cozumel, Mexico
On the beach, we saw a man with a squirrel monkey. He told my mom that it was from Panama and it was rescued and rehabilitated. It ate monkey food off the top of my mom’s head! hahaha
11-25-10 A squirrel monkey, rescued and rehabilitated
For lunch, I had tasty chicken quesadillas. Delicioso!
11-25-10 Kid Chef Eliana eats chicken quesadillas. Que delicioso!
After sunning and swimming all day, we went back to the ship. It was Thanksgiving and there was a Saints game on!
11-25-10 Headed back to the ship after a full day of sun, sand, surf and shopping in Cozumel
The Saints won against Dallas…
11-25-10 The Saints won the Saints v. Dallas game on Thanksgiving and Saints fans rocked the boat!
… and we had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner on the ship!
11-25-10 Elegant Eliana at Thanksgiving dinner
It was sad to leave our last port but I am so inspired by the food, the culture, and the memories!
11-26-10 Smile for the family Christmas picture!
Cool kids cook and cruise!
Bon Appetit, Kid Chef Eliana
Carnival Cruise Day 5-Roatan, Honduras-Wednesday, November 24, 2010
11-24-10 Antonio, Dianne, Soleil & Eliana in Mahogany Bay, Roatan, Honduras
Hey Young Chefs!
On Day 5 of our Carnival Cruise, we stopped in Roatan, Honduras. I was so excited about this port because I am part Honduran. We decided to take an excursion to Maya Key, a small island off Roatan with a wildlife conservatory and a replica of the Copan Mayan Ruins.
11-24-10 Auntie Erly, Trina, Jasmynn, Josie, Eliana & Camrynn on the boat to Maya Key, Roatan, Honduras
When I got to the pier, I caught this cool picture of a plane soaring overhead.
11-24-10 A sillhouette of an airplane flying over head
Mom, Dad, my cousin, Camrynn, and I visited the the ruins first, before swimming. Along the way, we saw beautiful macaws, colorful like rainbows. Wow!
11-24-10 Two macaw birds fighting
Next, my cousin, Camrynn, and I took a picture by a Mayan statue.
11-24-10 Camrynn and Eliana pose next to a Mayan figure on Maya Key, Roatan, Honduras
It was cool to see the ruins even though they weren’t in ruins. LOL
11-24-10 Soleil, Antonio, Dianne & Eliana in front of the replica of the Copan Ruins, Maya Key in Roatan, Honduras
Here I am in front of another Mayan structure.
11-24-10 Eliana in front of a replica of a Mayan structure
After visiting the museum and the ruins, it was time to go swimming! I snorkeled too, in crystal clear water where I could really see the beautiful coral and colorful fish.
11-24-10 Jasmynn, Soleil, Ashlynn, Camrynn & Eliana swim in the Maya Key waters, Roatan, Honduras
I also had fun collecting sea shells and coral for my mom.
11-24-10 Eliana collects a handful of shells and coral from Maya Key in Roatan, Honduras
For lunch, I ate some delicious island food, just like my Abuela makes!
11-24-10 Kid Chef Eliana eats coconut rice and beans, Honduran barbecue and fried plaintains
After having fun on Maya Key, it was time to go back to Roatan. We hopped on the same boat and zipped back, arriving with enough time for shopping. Abuela is from Honduras so my dad was so excited to find handicrafts to bring home to represent his heritage.
11-24-10 Honduran shopkeepers with carved wooden masks
After a full day in Honduras, it was time to head back to the ship for dinner. Look at this gorgeous island sunset!
11-24-10 The sun sets in pretty Honduras...
I loved dining in the London Dining room for dinner. For dinner, I had a delicious spiced chicken with roasted cauliflower and cheesy peas.
11-24-10 Spiced chicken with roasted cauliflower and fresh peas
And even though I had a very full day, I still danced when the dinner dance number came on! The fun never stops on a cruise ship! 
11-24-10 Even after a full day of sunning, swimming and snorkeling, Eliana joins the dinner dance number!
I loved all that fun in the sun! Cool kids cook and cruise!
Bon Appetit, Kid Chef Eliana
Carnival Cruise Day 1 at Sea-Saturday, November 20, 2010
11-20-10 On board the Carnival Triumph with our Sign & Sail Cards
Hey Young Chefs!
During the Thanksgiving holiday week I went on a Carnival Cruise to Belize, Honduras, and Mexico! It was exciting. I ate a lot of tasty food, had some thrilling adventures, and had the time of my life. (Sing Fergie!) LOL
11-20-10 Taking a picture before we set sail, with New Orleans as our backdrop
We were on the Carnival Triumph. It was my first time on a cruise ship. Boy, was it BIG. On the Lido Deck (Floor 9), there was a humongous screen for an outdoor theater; 4 swimming pools and 5 Jacuzzi tubs; a basketball court; and a putt putt golf course.
11-20-10 Paw Paw enjoys putt putt golf with my cousins, Ashlynn & Camrynn on the top deck of the ship
The view from the top deck was amazing. Here is a picture of the city of New Orleans. Pretty!
11-20-10 A picture of the city of New Orleans from the aft of the top deck of the Carnival Triumph
After the ship set sail, we had dinner and then we went to a family dance party at the Hollywood Dance Club. We even learned a new dance called “The Wobble.” It’s so much fun!
11-20-10 My mom, my cousins and I dance at a family dance party in the Hollywood Dance Club. We learned a new dance called the Wobble!
It was a fun ending to a great first day on the Carnival Triumph. More to come!
Cool Kids Cook and Cruise!
Bon Appetit, Kid Chef Eliana
Eliana Cooks! Cookbook debuts at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum in New Orleans – Saturday, October 9, 2010
10-9-10 Close-up of Kid Chef Eliana at SOFAB
Hey Young Chefs!
Earlier this month, I had a cooking demonstration at the Southern Food And Beverage Museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. It was part of the “New Orleans Con Sabor Latino” exhibit, which I was a part of! I was one of 13 Latinos in the New Orleans area chosen to be photographed for the exhibit. It’s quite an honor.
New Orleans Con Sabor Latino exhibit - Eliana's profile
During the demonstration, I made Cajun Cuban Sandwiches. I talked about my family’s influence on my cooking, especially my Papi, who inspired the sandwich.
10-9-10 Eliana Cooks! at Southern Food and Beverage Museum (SOFAB) in New Orleans
We had a large crowd and I sold a bunch of cookbooks. Yay!
10-9-10 Kid Chef Eliana talks about her new cookbook, Eliana Cooks!
Then I autographed!
10-9-10 Kid Chef Eliana signs her cookbook
My family was so proud of me! My mom and dad even wore uniforms with my logo embroidered on their shirts. Too cool!
10-9-10 Kid Chef Eliana with her mom and dad
If you would like to order my cookbook, you may order autographed copies from Octavia Books. http://www.octaviabooks.com/book/9780615411958
Check my website for dates of upcoming events. I have several demonstrations and book signings coming up before the holidays.
Cool kids cook and get creative in the kitchen!
Bon Appetit,
Kid Chef Eliana
Eliana Cooks! Cookbook Proofs – Tuesday, September 7, 2010
9-8-10 Eliana's Cooks cookbook cover and title page
Hey Young Chefs!
A few days ago, I received the cookbook proofs from Morris Press Cookbooks. My mom, dad and I reviewed the proofs to check for mistakes and typos. There were were a lot of errors we had to correct. Above, you can see the mock-up of the front cover and the title page.
Then we packed the cookbook proofs and went to the UPS Store to overnight it back to Morris Press Cookbooks. It cost $47 to ship it! Holy Cannoli! Below is a picture of the back of the cookbook and one of the interior divider pages. The cookbook is divided into sections: Appetizers and Beverages, Soups and Salads, Veggies and Side Dishes, Main Dishes, Breads and Rolls, Desserts, Cookies and Candy and last but not least, This and That.
-8-10 Eliana's Cooks cookbook back and interior divider
I am so excited about my cookbook. I can’t wait for it to debut on October 9. When my cookbook is available, you can order it from my online store. I hope you are as excited as I am!
Cool Kids Cook and get Creative in the Kitchen.
Bon Appetit, Eliana
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
