This weekend I spent A LOT of time cleaning up our house- the study, the closet, under our bed, etc. In the treasure of things I found was my husband's 1988 Hard Rock Cafe jacket (which I wore all over the house until he noticed it), a $50 savings bond my grandmother gave my 7-year-old son when he was 2-years-old (Nana LOVES her some savings bonds) and a "cookbook" that same son's preschool class made when he was 4-years-old. I couldn't resist showing it to you all. Reading through it makes me laugh out loud every time. So, if you are feeling out of ideas in the kitchen, let these children help you out. Mmmmm!!!
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| (I never had an Easy Bake Oven. Sniffle, sniffle...) Source |
*APPLE PIE
"You just put it in the oven. You just bake it for a little bit longer."
*STRAWBERRY CAKE
"You just get it from somewhere far, far away. Then we just bake it in the oven for 4 minutes. Then we put icing on. We stir up the icing. Then we put it on the cake. Then we put candles on it. I'd say 5 candles. Then we eat it."
*BREAKFAST
"You just go somewhere that has donuts. Then you get some waffles from a store. Then we get pancakes from a store. Then we just eat them for breakfast."
SOUP
"We do it in a bag 'cuz we don't want it to spill. You get a soup bag and crunch it up while it's in the bag. Then put it in the microwave for 10 minutes. I think you have to heat it up for 3 times."
CUPCAKES
"Put 4 tablespoons sugar. Then you add 10 cups water. And then you cook them for 15 hours. Then you add pink frosting and sprinkles and that's it."
TACOS
"You make meat and boiling water and sauce and sugar and mint and salt and pepper and then you cook them. Then you have a tortilla and you cook it and you put sauce, broccoli, meat and that's it."
CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
"I think put 2 sprinkles of sugar, a teaspoon of flour and I think a cup of powder. Put it in a microwave 14 minutes and that's it."
LASAGNA
"You put I think a sprinkle of powder and a teaspoon of sugar and a cup of flour and a sprinkle of salt. Put it in the oven for 20 minutes. That's it."
CHICKEN
"Put a cup of powder and a teaspoon of sugar and a cup of salt and a teaspoon of flour. Put it in the microwave for 15 seconds. That's it."
CHEETOS
"Put cheese on them and yellow stuff in there. Cook for 5 minutes."
JELLY SANDWICH
"We use two bread. Then we put 21 cups jelly on the bottom. Then we put bread on top and that's how you make it."
PEANUT BUTTER & HONEY SANDWICH
"So you get two pieces of bread. And on one of them you put maybe about three spoons of honey. Then with the other piece of bread you put three spoons peanut butter. Then you put the bread that has the peanut butter on it on top of the bread that has the honey on it."
VEGETABLE SOUP
"You put 9 green beans and pour like 120 hours of the drink of the soup. You put 15 hours of zucchini. Put it in the oven for maybe 10 hours. Then you eat it."
"CHICKEN POPEYE"
"I don't know how to make that but... First you do the beans and you just call it that. It's really easy. But you have to buy it in the store, too. It looks a little different. It's not like real chicken but just a little different, it looks like macaroni and cheese but it's not macaroni and cheese. It's really chicken even though it doesn't look like it."
HAMBURGERS
"First you cook the meat- my dad cooks it like 51 time. Now I think you put the bread and then the cheese on it. Then you put the other half of the bread. And that's how you make the hamburger."
*Those first three recipes were from my son. I promise he doesn't always eat donuts and waffles. Sometimes he eats oatmeal, alright??
Which recipe are you going to try out first??
27 comments:
I knew I was making cupcakes wrong!
Oh! The jelly sandwich! "We put 21 cups of jelly on the bottom" That just made me laugh out loud!
Shit..I had no idea that you were supposed to cook cupcakes for 15 hours.
Can you cook those in a crockpot?
I have obviously been using way too many ingredients and not cooking it long enough.
My mom was a kindergarten teacher for many years and always did this project with her kids. They are blasts to read. I especially loved the taco one here. Minty fresh tacos would be something no one has done~
You know, it's cruel to make me laugh this early when I'm soooo full of coffee! But I have to say I LOVE your child!!!! He definitely had a grasp on teaspoons & the IDEA of measuring! LOVE THIS POST! When my daughter was little, she was NOT very into food other than cereal, corn, and cheese (note the 'C' theme she had going on.) However, she had the makings of an excellent future food critic! If a meal SUITED her, she'd say, "YUM!" Short & to the point, right? If it was NOT to her liking, she'd say, "This tastes like elephant butt!" DISCLAIMER: I assure you, my daughter was NEVER served the rear end - or any OTHER part - of said elephant.
And today...all those children are all grown up and starring in Food Network's Worst Cooks in America.
I love that show.
And I love your son's recipes. He's a genius.
Bobby Flay is going to be really jealous if he reads this.
They're all pretty funny. Think I like the breakfast one the best. "You just go somewhere that has donuts". Although the cheetos recipe is really, funny too!!!
I really want some of those minty broccoli tacos, then the next night that popeye chicken sounds pretty delish even though it is chicken that doesn't really look like it..yum, I super heart mystery meat! Thanks for helping me with my meal plan! xxoo
Hey thanks! Now I have my menu for the week!!
So funny. I Can't believe I was making a peanut butter jelly wrong this whole time. I should have used51 cups of jelly!
I've tried that one for Cheetos many times. The key is to get good quality yellow stuff. Not the crap that sell at Safeway.
One ingredient all these recipes is missing I green food coloring. When any of the children in our family cook, their recipes always call for green food coloring. Lots and lots of it, and it is necessary for it to be on the floor, the walls, and in all the drawers for the recipes to turn out right.
See now that's my type of cooking--quick and easy!
HAHAHAHA!!!! That's my peanut butter and honey gal!! (:
"I think you have to heat it up for 3 times."
LMAO...I think that's how I make everything in the microwave.
This made me laugh out loud. What an adorable thing to be able to go back and look over. Most of those things are priceless. The lasagna was, by far, my favorite.
..I think I actually tried that recipe once.
I definitely would be curious to try the chicken and see if after just 15 seconds in the microwave it does not kill me.
lol cheetos, put yellow stuff!?
I think I had an easy bake oven when I was
younger, but I can't quite remember if it was
real, or if I just really wanted it >>
I love how a lot of the recipes start with "you just"... damn kids...
I bet you could make a lot of money selling those recipes. Look at all the wonderful secrets you're giving away!! I wrote them all down just in case you decide to take them away and have them published ;)
They should make a TV program about kids recipes. That would be a hoot!
My easy bake oven gave me more tummy aches than I care to remember.
And I think that IS how Cheetos are made. With freshly brewed yellow stuff.
These sound so easy! I'm starting with cookies and cupcakes.
I have made many of these over the years
A. I need to cut a few steps out of my homemade lasagna for sure.
B. I only do 120 hours of the drink on Saturdays.
C. I could wear a Hard Rock Cafe jacket to bed and I don't think my husband would notice. Unless it was Saturday.
Those were hilarious! What a fun idea to do with kids that age. Too funny. And donuts are totally an acceptable breakfast in my book
Perfect timing! I am to bring soup to our Lenten Supper tomorrow night and now I have an interesting recipe for vegetable soup!
--Did I hear Chocolate Chip Cookies?
OOOOOOOOOO, Baby. Xx
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