Recipes, Step by StepIN A Dorling Kindersley BookDorling Kindersley LONDON, NEW YORK, SYDNEY, DELHI, PARIS, MUNICH, and JOHANNESBURG Written and edited by Fiona Munro Art Editor Goldy Broad Art Director Cathy Tincknell Publishing Manager Cynthia O'Neill Associate Designers Jane Thomas, Laia Roses Photography Dave King Home Economist Katharine Ibbs Production Nicola Torode DTP Design Andrew O'Brien Batis photography by Tom Wolten, Lave Lynch, Mar Ade Sed oon sd the atl Poss Seo Fi Anercan Bain 201 woneemngiossreersa1 abate nthe Und Sec ty Diag Rloderey eS Mae dence New Ya MY Bois BARBIE and associated trademarks ae owned by and wsed Sindee hosnas from Matta Ine © 2001 Mattel In, All Rights Reserved. i prin ie es ee Boy ree Libeary of Congress Cat Brbie fan to cask book Tain 07904-75356 T Caokery-Javenle literature (1. Cookery 1. Te Fung cook bok, Tr DK Publishing, Ine ‘TMG 5 "R219 2001 641512521 n-069858 Color reproduction by Media Development Printed sod bound a Tay by LEGO Dorling Kindersley would ike to hank the allowing or ppeargg inthis back: Pally Bros dake Davies rd Sit Alexanra Hayes, Harvie Henter, Jasmine Marsh, ‘Nicola Mou, Demi Ryan, Jordann Sewell Saving and Shirne ‘Shah Hannah Shone, Shisnne St Lous Dorling Kindersley would also ike to ‘thane Ritschen Sync For loa of props ingin bln Daa Contents Getting Ready to Cook! Kitchen Rules 4 a BRUNCH A Fruity Feast 6 LUNCHBOX IDEAS Sandwich Stack 12 Chunky Chocolate Cookies 16_— = AFTER SCHOOL CHEF FOR A DAY TREATS Burger Bites 32 Fruity e Freezies 18 Dippy «= Chicken 34 Lemon Cooler and Super Shakes 20 Rainbow Snack Sticks 22 LET’S PARTY! Cute Cookies 24 woe Beautiful Birthday Cake 26 Pick-up | Pizzas 30 Perfect Pasta 36 Stuffed Baked Potatoes 38 SLEEPOVER Nacho Nibbles 40 Super Sundaes 42 a Best-ever Brownies 44 oo Two Minute Treats 46 Barbie’s Picture Helper 48Getting Ready to Cook! T love cooking and it’s easy when you know how! For each recipe inside, there are pictures of all the things you will need, from ingredients to kitchen — tools as well as clear step-by-step guides to follow. Don’t forget to ask an adult to help whenever you see the (!) symbol. Let’s start! Kitchen rules It’s important to follow these rules, every time you cook. Be careful with sharp Wear oven mitts to knives. Use a chopping protect your hands if board and keep fingers picking up hot things or away from the blade. using the oven or stovetop. When you are using When you take hot the top of the stove, things out of the oven, turn the saucepan handles _ put them on a wooden to the side, so you do not board, not straight onto knock them over. the work surface.ING READY TO Coox! Always wear an apron, Collect the ingredients tie back long hair, and Jand check you have all you will need. Measure wash your hands. the things you need. them carefully. rips on how to use this book: ‘using the oven or broiler, look here to find the Words in dalic type Look at this part of the page :perature. Remember to turn the oven or broiler are explained more to find out how long the 20 minutes before you need them (preheating). fully on page 48, recipe will take to make. 4 BY Chunky Chocolate Cookies Tryou really love choclate then thete Cookies ar just the erat for you! “They are made with great big chunks eee oo aS = Seen soo eases your lunchbox, beesase all your friends are eure 19 want one! ‘To make about 20 cookies sient ‘Quantities for each recipe are shown in ‘Each recipe includes a tip from Look out for this symbol. both standard and metric measurements. Barbie, This might be a helpful Temeans you should ask ‘Make sure you stick to using one set or hint or a suggestion on how to an adult to help you with the other, don’t mix them up. this part of the recipe, vary the taste or ingredients,A Fruity Feast Here are two ideas for a fabulously fruity brunchtime treat, each using almost the same ingredients! Choose between a cool smoothie and a beautiful salad for a healthy, colorful kick-start to the day! For a smoothie or a salad you will need... o,¢,0 v oo% vo 8 large strawberries 1 ripe banana To make a smoothie or a salad, first use a sharp knife to cut all the fruit up into chunks. 34 02/100 ml pineapple juice = for a smoothie OR 3 tablespoons 2 tablespoons pineapple Ltablespoon _ plain yogurt chunks for a salad honey To make a salad, mix the yogurt with the © honey and layec with eo fruit in a glass. Serve. Chopping board Large ey Blender Sharp knife10 minutes to make ® BRUNCH To make a smoothie, Now lend until the put the fruit chunks, mixture is smooth and. pineapple juice, yogurt, __pour into a large glass. and honey into blender. Drink right away! Put the lid on firmly. ‘ Hear . rult fun r You could decorate your salad with . \ ‘a tablespoon of granola or nuts.You will need Cook’s tools CO @ Large cookie cutter Small bow! Barbie says: Whoa ceslshe gant egg, keep the heat fer eee anton burn the toast! Oe 2 slices of bread /4 teaspoon butter lege Sunshine Breakfast Make this as a surprise for a special friend on her birthday, or on Mother's Day to show your mom how much you love her. It would make a lovely sunny surprise on a cold winter's day, too! Sometimes I just make it for myself though — I love to dip the toasty fingers into the creamy egg yolk. Mmm! l Sharp lenife Chopping board Non-stick frying pan Ramekin Pancake turner15 minutes to make BRUNCH saucer to cut a large circle from one slice of bread. With a cookie cutter, cut out a smaller circle inside. | Use a bowl or ; Remove crusts from second slice of bread and cut into finger shapes. ‘Make sure the hole you make in the bread is big enough for the egg! Melt the butter in a frying pan over a low heat. Fry the bread, turning over when golden. Break the egg into a ramekin, then tip into hole in the bread. Fry for dipping! gently until egg is cooked. Lovely crunchy fingers - perfect———$___ ee Set the oven to 400°#/200°C Mini Muffins Everybody loves muffins! Now you can impress your friends and family by making delicious fruity muffins yourself. They are so easy and quick to make, soon you will be experimenting with different flavors! Muffins taste great eaten warm from the oven, maybe with butter or a spoonful of sour cream. To make about 20 you will need . OC ec. =...D—lUlUhB Mite a) E tuicrow gg | 50 g butter % cup/60 ml 2cups/200g %cup/l60g _ 2 teaspoons & alk all-purpose sugar baking powder é fae I GO cece cece Teerrerrael Caet etre i P 4 07/100 g blueberries or raspberries @ @ | Measuring — Two Sieve cup Cook’s tools ) Large mixing bowl Saucepan pee —e * len spoon, -aper liners Barbie says: ose ae Whee our nul / are cooked, leave them in the pan to cool down a little so you don't burn yoursell 2x 12 hole muffin pans Wire cooling rack Preheat the oven. Melt butter in pan over a low heat. Remove from stove and stir in milk and egg. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a mixing bowl. Stir in the sugar and fruit.20 minutes to make ® 20 minutes to bake ® BRuNcH Bere as) Fi Carefully add melted ‘Now mix everything Using two teaspoons, butter, milk, and egg together quickly and transfer the mixture to mixture to the flour, gently. Don't worry if the muffin pans that you have sugar, and fruit mixture. mixture looks lumpy. lined with paper liners. I { a ‘Yum, what un! Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden and well risen. Allow to cool in tin, then move to a wire rack.Sandwich Stack One of these fabulous sandwiches is just what you need in your lunchbox to keep you going during a busy day! As well as trying the ideas below, experiment with different breads such as wholewheat or rye. The fillings taste great on crackers, too! For a Cream Cheese and Nut Life Preserver: You will need... For a Turkey and Tomato Sub: Ep O:=. 1 apple, cored I submarine 2or 3 slices 1 bagel | tablespoon and ebopped roll ef earke a Meee ee Fe Hens 1 tablespoon 2 tablespoons oe ae Big Slice eet He pee ales cream cheese For a Tuna Pita Pocket: For a Mexican Wrap: Ipita pocket 1 teaspoon 8 ty e capers 1 flour tortilla 6 to 8 strips of es lee Wyse pepper (any) 2 tablespoons tablespoons __1 tablespoon 1 teaspoon black or canned kidney canned tuna fish canned corn 2 cs S lettuce green olives, sliced beans leaves Cook’s tools Toothpicks (optional) Tablespoon Sharp knife Table knife ‘Teaspoon ‘Small mixing bow! Chopping boardEach sandwich takes 51015 minutes to make ® LUNCHBOX IDEAS Turkey and Tomato Sub Spread the bottom of your sub with mayonnaise Tuna Pita Pocket Layer the lettuce, turkey, tomato, and cheese inside Mix all 77 a é ¥ fifties Cit +, “me! 2 til lunch i Cream Cheese and e Nut Life Preserver pene ca together looks very ‘Wrap. stylish, but take it out before ‘you start to-eat! Layer lettuce, pepper: and olive slices along the middle of the flat tortilla ‘Top with sour cream. Roll over one edge, then the other. Cut in half. Mix all ingredients together and spoon onto bagelSet the oven to 350°F7/ 150°C 8 tablespoons/ Alittle 100 g butter 2eggs, beaten Cook’s tools An 8x4x3inch Wax paper loaf pan Scissors Large mixing bow! Wooden spoon, for greasing all-purpose and will fill you up until suppertime! = You will need... Ola 1 cup/100 g light 2cups/200.g brown sugar (plus 2 tablespoons for topping ~ optional) of Zest of 1 teaspoon teaspoon 202/50 g dried 5 ripe bananas, alemon baking salt apricots, chogped crushed powder For the topping foptional): Handful of dried e banana slices 2 tablespoons honey ©: ‘Tablespoon Chopping board — ers Sharp knife Grater Brush Favorite Aprinana Cake Apricots and bananas taste really great together! I like to bake this cake on the weekend and put slices in Skipper's lunchbox for her to share with friends at school. It’s full of good things, Barbie says: oe chopped nuts or dried cranberries J Preheat oven. Grease pan and line with a strip of wax paper the same width but twice the length of pan. Put butter, sugar, and zest (see tip box on page 20) into a bowl and beat well. Gradually deat in eggs.Sift the flour, baking ‘powder, and salt into the mixture. Beat well. Stir in the apricots and bananas. Spoon into pan. Bake for one hour. 30 minutes to make 1 hour to bake ® LUNcHBOx IDEs For topping: at the end of cooking time, spoon the honey over the cake, and scatter over dried bananas. Sprinkle with brown sugar and cook for another ten minutes. Remove from oven and leave to cool in pan for ten minutes. Now, hold the ends of the paper and move cake to wire rack until cold.Chunky Chocolate Cookies Tf you really love chocolate then these cookies are just the treat for you! They are made with great big chunks of chocolate so they taste extra yummy. Take plenty to school in your lunchbox, because all your friends are sure to want one! To make about 20 cookies you will need... ‘ of We ; Btablespoons/ 14cups/l60g Keupi75g “eup/50e 4 teaspoon 100 gsoftened allepurpose light brown sugar butter flour sugar = : nace? beaten ‘teaspoon 6 07/150 g good quality teaspoon baking soda __semisweet chocolate vanilla flavoring a | Cook’s tools Chopping board Baking sheet. Wire cooling rack ——D Wooden spoon emma Palette » knife | Scissors Wax paper Large mixing Plastic bag: bowl lik Rolling pin ike a freezer bag) 2 teaspoons20 minutes to make ® 15 minutes to bake ® LUNCHBOX IDEAS ee Lo SZ ] Preheat the oven. Break With a rolling pin, In a bowl, deat butter chocolate into squares break the chocolate with all the sugar until and put into plastic bag. into chunks. Keep your creamy and smooth. Place ona solid surface. fingers out of the way! Gradually deat in egg. Beat in flour, salt, Spoon mounds onto a vanilla, and baking baking sheet lined with soda. Now stir in wax paper. Leave plenty chocolate chunks. _ of space around each one. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden. Take out of the oven and leave | on the pan for five minutes Great big chunks to harden, before moving of chocolate! | to a wire rack to cool.Fruity Freezies Have some of these in the freezer during the hot summer months for a cool after-school treat! They are easy to make but remember they will take a few hours to freeze before you can enjoy them! Creamy Freezies taste great with raspberry or banana yogurt, too. And try Chewy Freezies with pineapple or cranberry juice. For Chewy Freezies For Creamy Freezies Orange ° Se 2 x 6 oz cartons of aoe b fre # Handful of @ ee fruity jelly 8 strawberries beans , : Cook’s tools Chopping ees as E oe Teaspoon ——— 2 plastic cups or yogurt aT Sa plastic teaspoons or containers Sharp knife GD wooden Popsicle sticks Line the bottom of Datei with orange Pop the Freezies back each cup with a variety Zyjuice. Freeze for one into the freezer for of your favorite colorful hour or until slushy. Stand three hours. Remove cups jelly beans. sticks or spoons in center. and eat right away!10 minutes to make % Up to 3 hours to © ArreR SCHOOL TREATS Creamy Sreexies a Slice the strawberries. Freeze for one hour or The Freezies should be Layer in cups with the until slushy. Stand the frozen after three yogurt, tucking some sticks or spoons in the hours. Remove cups and slices down the sides. center. Freeze again. eat before they melt! They’re Cool!Lemon Cooler and Super Shakes Here are two great ideas for sophisticated drinks. Lemon Cooler is delicious when you're really thirsty, while a Super Shake is rich and smooth, perfect for more dreamy- creamy days. Dilute the Lemon Cooler before you drink it, but gulp your shake straight up and right away! You will need... For A Cooler: Zest of & Juice of 2 cups/550.g Tlemon 350 mls water 8 lemons sugar kee: For 1 Super Shake: yionnieateools =. —— me eerie Conters 1 Canilla oral Wood = =— oo = 4 1 tableedoon 5 tablespoons 1 tablespoon vanilla ice %cup/__plainyogurt honey . cream 160 ml milk an wee Fora blueberry shake add: © @ / nitherorjir Grae Gap Large saucepan, Soni? gbluctenies @®@Q®@@® For a Super Shake: For a banana shake add: | Lripe banana, Fe a | cut into chunks pe For a chocolate shake add: ie 2) Table L heaped tablespoon chocolate drink mix knife 20£emon Cooler takes 30 minutes to make % Super Shakes take 10 minutes to make AFTER SCHOOL TREATS For the. a Cooler: Put sugar, water, and Turn up heat and bring "ZWhen mixture is almost Jemon zest into a large to a boil. Stir for five cold, add the lemon saucepan. Stir over alow minutes then remove from juice, pour into an airtight heat until sugar has melted. heat and let it cool. jan, and chill. 5 For a Super Shal Put banana, blueberries, or chocolate drink mix into blender with other ingredients and blend until smooth. Cooler over ice and dilute (approx 1 part Cooler to 5 parts water) Blucherry Super Shake , For an extra \ cool treat, put your glass in the freezer for ) ten minutes \ before pouring | in the shake!Rainbow Snack Sticks “You can make a Snack Stick with anything that will fix on a skewer! Try crunchy vegetables, tasty fruit, or even chewy sweet treats! They look so pretty and the tasty dips make them even more tempting. Let your friends choose their favorite things to eat, and make their own colorful Snack Stick! You could use... YY ea a Goo Cook’s tools Basil leaves Hard cheese Asparagus, cooked Peppers Ye Bo ING or sliced, Cherry tomatoes Pepperoni slices Shrimp, cooked Cocktail franks eincneert eo large ones ey ae 8 66 J Wooden skewers Mozzarella cheese Olives, pitted Mango ea pV o%* -2f, 200 ‘Marshmallows Chewy sweets Fudge Banana = Sharp knife Chunks of canteloupe i — For the sweet dip: For the seas dip: ‘Tablespoon A % 2slices of Handful of mini bacon, grilled marshmallows (9/70? and crumbled “ee Small mixing bow poor 1 tomato, omy & powdered, Juice of Zehlsoean L tablespoon seeded and 4 tS sugar creamcheese orange mayonnaise sour cream chopped Cookie cutters20 minutes to make ® ArreR SCHOOL TREATS Choose foods that will )Now thread everything Make dip by mixing look and taste good ‘onto skewers. Combine either all the savory together. Then cut them them in a way that shows _ ingredients together or into chunks or shapes. off colors and textures. all the sweet ones. Looks like fun! ‘These bite-sized hot dogs taste great with crunchy pepper strips Use cookie cutters to make: | great shapes from ese __ Ty this for delicious savory’ | traffic light j stick from i three types / of canteloupe Skewers are sharp. | / It's best to take your / snacks off their sticks before you eat them! | snack, try shrimp, asparagus, and mangoTo make about 20 cookies you will need... 2 cups/200 g 50 g/2 oz sugar all-purpose flour ) Large mixing bow! ‘Wax paper Sieve For the icing you will need: Fork 1 egg, OmMae Cookie cutters Spatula ) Pinch SE of salt a@ Bi @ a ee 8 tablespoons/ 100 g softened ae beaten Cook’s tools Cute Cookies Aren't these the prettiest cookies you've ever seen? They are perfect for a party and lots of fun to make. I have made a bouquet of flowers, but you could use any shaped cookie cutters. Decorating them is the best part — invite some friends over . to help! Use a spatula to spread the icing ~ For the icing you will need: SS 2cups/200 g Drop of vanilla flavoring Food coloring Colored sugar crystals look great! Baking sheet Barbie says: ; ‘Try lemon or orange => cookies — add a pinch ee of lemon or orange zest to the mixture (see tip on page 20). ‘Toothpicks25 minutes to bake and extra time to decorate # Let's Party! 30 minutes to make Preheat the oven. Stir in the sugar. Gather the mixture Sift flour into a bowl. ‘Add the egg, a little together and place on Add butter and rub in at a time, stirring with a a floured surface. Sprinkle flour until mixture looks fork until the mixture a little flour onto your like fine breadcrumbs. sticks together. rolling pin, too. CO ae Roll out to 4inch/5 mm Bake for 20-25 minutes. thick and cut out shapes. ©) Remove from oven and, Transfer to a baking sheet after five minutes, move to lined with wax paper. a wire rack until cold. You could arrange green ribbon between your cookies to make a bouquet Now make the icing... Sift the powdered sugar © Add drops of food into a bowl. Stir in coloring, using a water, a little at a time, toothpick, until you to make a thick paste. have just the right color, Syn to 350°: Beautiful Birthday Cake Birthdays are a time for parties, and this is the perfect cake for a celebration! Icing and decorating it is lots of fun — let your imagination run free! x Your cake will look so pretty you a won't want to eat it, but luckily it NN tastes just as good as it looks! You will need... ~~ | wy EB For the cake: wa a ; & ed OB: iene Ele mee Strablereoone ae € e € Aliede softened butter strawberry or vanilla oil for or margarine raspberry jam flavoring 3 eggs, beaten greasing [a 4) 2tablespoons 1 teaspoon Bm cup/l50g ‘%eup/ warmwater baking powder a ies ising, 150 g sugar For the icing: « 6) Cook’s tools z Siew 2 ( a) ) wt } } ia food Warm Teups/ coloring water Large Small mixin 150 g powdered icin, le sugar, fied | me - aD | To decorate: ° eae 3% TEE Wooden spoon | e a? Colored oe sprinkles Candies Wax paper i Bw (=> | Tablespoon Barbie says: Ti sna If the cake mixture is too thick at ee = 2x8 inch round cake pans esa stage 3, adda teaspoon of water and beat again.tra time to decorate ® Let's Party! Preheat oven. Grease Put alll the cake When your mixture pans. On wax paper, ingredients (except drops easily from the use the base of one pan tothe jam) in a large mixing spoon, put haif in the draw two circles. Cut out bowl, Beat well with a bottom of each pan. and place one in each pan. wooden spoon. Level out the mixture. Bake for 25 minutes orf Cool for five minutes, until cakes feel firm in ©Dthen slide knife around the center and are edges and move cakes to golden brown. _wire rack. Remove paper. A ALA A /_A Birthday girl! ‘You can buy icing in tubes to make flowers In a small bowl, stir jjam to soften. When the cakes are cold, spread Use a spatula to spread the icing half on bottom of each. You could color ready- made icing Now make the icing Sitesi on page 24 and cookie cutters. decorate your cake.Sweet Dreams “You and your friends can have so much fun making these delicious treats! Nuts and fruit are good for you — and they taste great. For something extra-special why not try dipping little cookies or marshmallows into creamy white chocolate? Arrange your Sweet Dreams beautifully, so they look just as dreamy as they taste! You could use... Conlen tools al F 4 02/100 g mille or Dried apricots semisweet chocolate ee o%e%e Cherries Strawberries Wax paper iia prenproat Small saucepan @ © Baking sheet 3S ©@ Little cookies ‘Marshmallows Chopped aiste Brazil nuts &. 2 , Colored sprinkles a30 minutes to make % 1 hour to set Let's Party! é& Cc ee 3 sweet as ere so you are! Break the chocolate Rest the bowl on top of into the ovenproof a pan of simmering bowl. Small chunks will water (don’t let it actually melt more easily. touch the water). ‘When the chocolate Dip fruit, nuts, etc., has melted, take the halfway into chocolate bowl off the heat, and stir and then into chopped gently once or twice. nuts or sprinkles. Lay Sweet Dreams on a baking sheet lined with wax paper. Leave to set in a cool place — but not the fridge — for an hour before taking off the wax paper and serving. Wrap your Sweet Dreams in pretty paper and give them away as presents or party favors,Set the oven to 400°F/200°C Pick-up Pizzas Everybody loves pizza! There are so many different toppings to try, and I love to test out new flavors on my friends. For a special occasion it’s fun to make lots of different ones — they look so colorful and taste just great! For 10 you will need... ©) Cook’s tools For the crust: Eo: la Wax paper i rater Larg ‘teaspoon 4 teaspoon Boars Yteaspoon 1 cup/l00.g xe = mustard baking powder paprika salt self-rising flour Tee O =: tablespoon a = 102/25 g Cheddar 1 egg, 2 tablespoons! Milk eoilke eS se ha cheese, grated beaten 25 g softened — -a=- butter 4 ae eee =O een: Teaapoon teaspoon can chopped Saucepan = O-e. } = tablespoot Yan onion, = 12 g butter chopped finely al Ideas for toppings: 1 teaspoon ee j BEG tomato purée oard ‘Sessors a knife Wee aS Peppers, sliced Mozzarella cheese =. es Canned corn = oe cooked = 3 ee Preheat the oven. Put Place dough on a @® rane eee ents eure secant pas Sozl75g Cheddar in a bowl and beat well _into ten pieces. Roll each mae | aaa aaa ae dough. into a ball, then flatten.1 hour to make ® 20 minutes to bake % Let's Party! a pM ake the tomato sauce ry — ju — | : : | If = San | | fs 1C =! at) Bie rounds on a Melt butter in a pan ‘When the sauce has ‘baking sheet lined with and cook onions until ‘thickened, after about wax paper. Prick each soft. Add all the other _ten minutes, spread a little crust with a fork. ingredients and simmer. on each crust. I Now put the pizzas together: Now lay on your choice of toppings, sprinkle on the cheese, and bake for 20 minutes until golden and bubbling. Don't spread topping right to the edge of ‘your pizza erust. Ifyou leave a little gap they are easier to pick up!ie Bites These burgers taste great! With this recipe you can make eight mini burgers or four big burgers for really hungry family and friends! Try serving them in dinner rolls or pita pockets for a change, with a fresh green salad. Don’t forget the ketchup! You will need... 2 9 4 ii L 1 egg yolk wl < 1 1b/450 glean Black 4 eee . oy cual beef pepper A o2. Peel the onion and chop Sau en finely using a sharp ice Yan onion 4 or 8 burger buns, knife. Transfer to a large Ee rolls or pita oh lcup/s0g mixing bowl. mustard “=> breadcrumbs Serve your burgers with any of the following to make them extra tasty: E 4 Mx Tantei WEF QW | “ i: — Meena ee ey Sines ess ‘Add ground beef, egg rings /yolk, breadcrumbs, mustard, Worcester sauce, Cook’s tools < )— --——;- ees eee rel Large EY Met «& i) Chopping board Fork.30 minutes to make 10 minutes to cook ® CHEF For A Day Heat up grill. Divide Lift your burgers onto Cook each side for five mixture into either four grill pan of your stove to ten minutes, or until or eight. Roll into balls or outdoor grill with a firm and brown. Larger and flatten with a fork. spatula or pancake turner. _ burgers will take longer. You could serve homemade salsa with your Bongos (oe paz 0) Burgers \ ron are brilliO”” Fora spicy burger, stir a few drops of chili sauce into ee crketchup. LK Barbie =] XW No buns? Try shaping the mixture into sausage shapes | around wooden | skewers and grilling. | ee aeDippy Chicken Here’s a fun and different way to eat chicken that the whole family will love, and there’s a tasty peanut dip to serve, too! In the summer you & could cook these on the barbecue for that extra special grilled flavor! For 12 you will need... For the marinade: di Lablespoon 2 tablespoons I teaspgon 1 tablespoon Sechicken breasts sey sauce honey mustard — yogurt For the peanut dip: w 2 tablespoons acne Baie 1) a Be? [Scale wooden ekewere | oe in water for an hour | Dt hieerncnsle ableseee neil Ita blesses yo pees ne er . peanut butter brown sugar soy sauce. eep them from #5 : Durning ours eal Cook’s tools Small © saucepan Tablespoon Deal Sharp knife Large mixing bowl Wooden skewers Chopping board Wooden spoon10 minutes to make % 1 hour to marinate % 5 minutes to cook CHEP For A DAY Finger Lickin’ Chicken! icken 4 Using a sharp knife, Serve your 2 Sa carefully cut each a pretty dish chicken breast into four or saucer: strips lengthwise (or more if they are large). 2 Oxeaue the marinade Drop the chicken into | ingredients into a the marinade and stir large bowl and mix until each piece is well ' together well using a coated. Cover and | metal spoon. refrigerate for one hour. Foratangicr if taste, try, adding a little garlic, ginger to the peanut dip! py 4 FP prrcheat grill. Thread Nae nko heen chicken loosely onto sauce. Put all the Wp skewers. Grill on top of ingredients in pan ona ©). stove or outdoor grill for low heat. Stir until well- five minutes, turning once. mixed and warm. Wooden skewers are sharp — always slide your Dippy Chicken off the skewer before you eat it.Perfect Pasta! Do you have a passion for pasta? Try my two favorite sauces — Tangy Tomato and Perfect Pesto. They're easy to make, delicious to eat, and look so sophisticated! o cook pasta or spaghetti: For 4 people you will need... B % | 1 teaspoon y — salt ia rn 1 teaspoon av re s alive oil Pauerthngs Boil a large pan of water. Cook according to For Perfect Pesto Sauce: Sidy 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed ‘Add salt and olive oil. Drop in pasta (if using spaghetti, push down with a spoon until it softens). instructions on the package then ae seisiae to see if it is done. Strain through a colander. 2 02 150g & 4 é For Tangy Tomato Sauce: 5 sume Parmesan paso | a) pepper grated Deups/50e 1 os rot, chopped f fresh basil carrot, cheppe 3 tablespoons, bf inne Ses eon, vl Ae q I stick celery, SAS eee) chipped F 3 tablespoons 100 ml Be, q 1 hag pine nuts eel 14 07/400 gL clove garlic, Jf} olive oil 98 can of peeled and tomatoes crushed = , Cook’s tools oh Qo— ag Saucepan Tablespoon ag | Tablespoo: & Measuring cup Wooden spoon @ Blender Sharp knife Chopping board Garlic mincer Colander 36Between 30 minutes and 1% hours to make %® CHEF For A Day For Perfect Posto Sauce: Put the garlic, basil leaves, pine nuts, and Parmesan cheese into a blender. You could also use a mortar and pestle. Blend or pound until smooth, pouring the oil in gradually as you go. », Sor Tangy Tomato Sauce: pasta just 7 Pas ta eee = Colors! Pretty ae Heat the olive oil in a omens Bre mee OE For five minutes or until soft. Add tomatoes, purée, and water. Simmer for about 45 minutes, stirring every now and again. Spaghetti or other ribbon pasta works well with either of the sauces By now the sauce should be thick. Taste and add a little salt and pepper if you like.Set the oven to 400°F/200°C Here's how to make an easy and delicious meal out of a potato! Baking them takes a long time so you'll have plenty of time to choose which tasty filling to put inside. Baked potatoes are good for you, too, but try to eat all the crunchy skin and don’t add too much butter! For 3 stuffed potatoes Cook’s tools you will need... — A de Sharp knife €). i = tablespoon => og Fork =D ‘Tablespoon 3 tablespoons Afew drops of ey . peste ae Worcestershire ; Chopping board eS ete or chili sauce Cheddar cheese, grated Salt and pepper 5 large potatoes i. oil Salt For Cheesy Bean Filling you will need (per potato): Sprinkle extra cheese on top! For Tasty Tuna Filling you will need (per potato): & 2 E i a 2 tablespoons Itablespoon 1 tablespoon Cheesy Bean canned tuna fish canned corn mayonnaise Filling For Pepper Punch Crunch Filling you will need (per pc potato):,£ & ’ a i * ot = Saltand 1 tablespoon %a green and red cottage cheese pepper raisins pepper, cbopped smallPreheat the oven. Wash potatoes under running water. With a fork, prick each one several times. Barbie says: Take care when caitaey yates lanl potato. It’s going to be Hot-Hot-Hot! For a special treat, puta little butter into your potato before the filling! Roll potatoes in olive oil on a baking pan. Sprinkle with salt and bake for 1 — 1% hours. ‘After one hour, test your potatoes. A sharp knife should slide in easily if they are done. Pepper Punch Crunch Filling 15 minutes to make % 1 hours to bake Crer For A Day Now make the filling. Simply mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and season. Chill. Using a sharp knife, make a cross in the top of each potato, and spoon in your filling!Set the oven to 350°F/180°C Nacho Nibbles Having a sleepover is lots of fun, especially with a plate of Nacho Nibbles to share. There are so many things you can add to the recipe; they will taste deliciously different each time you make them — the only problem will be making enough for everyone! For 2 to 4 — you will need... * > For the salsa: | teaspoon ME» 1 small red s nee eee 2 tablespoons ey Cheddar ay aes 5 cheese, grated fa? Gy) ‘ ee I a Pinch of Taveeleseied Be comatoss, sieved aes sel ion SS eee CH) pepper You could add any of the following toppings if you like: BOQ + Pepperoni Olive Pieces of slices slices green pepper eS. Cook’s tools ‘Tablespoon > eer we Small, Grater Paper Chopping board “™™""& S a—_ = oo —on Baking sheet Fork Sharp knife Scissors Teaspoon 4015 minutes to make % 5 minutes to cook ® SLEEPOVER first make the salsa: £ ie Preheat the oven, Put Stir in the sugar, salt, ‘Now empty the bag of the tomatoes ina small Zpepper, and chili (if tortilla chips onto a bowl. Add the chopped using). Mix everything baking sheet lined with onion and mix well. together well and taste. wax paper and spread out. Shs 1 / Barbie says: are. |,.... . / Nacho Nibbles with | side dishes of | guacamole or sour cream! Spoon tomato salsa over chips, followed by any extra toppings you want to use. | | | | Sprinkle the cheese on top and put in oven for five minutes, or until cheese 57 af bas jnst melted. ~ Don’t leave your Nacho Nibbles \ in the oven for too long or they | will be too hot to eat!Super Sundaes The cool thing about sundaes is that you can make them with almost anything that's sweet and delicious. Surprise your friends with a sundae of their favorite fruits, cookies, or ice cream. Here are my favorite combinations for you to try. Which one do you like best? A crisp wafer fan makes a For a Fruity Sundae you will need . . . cern’ ee e Ne 2 2blespoons Dranieereee @ es Ne Re erence 2 tablespoons Ba kiwi edhe cece @:: Fruit, sliced BMY 2 scoops 1 erent 5 ee 1B colores vanilla yogurt orraspherry 7 sprinkles For a oreo Sundae you will need . Handful of mini cookies, fablespoons mini or broken uj —_— nse eae — 4 ce x ee 4 tablespoon g toffee sauce 2 scoops chocolate | small banana, ice cream sliced 1 tablespoon semisweet Cook’s tools Choe eee erent a Sharp kif Yr \u =p xi o@_- Tablespoon Chopping board Sundae glass __Iee cream scoop 4230 minutes to make ® SLEEPOVER L wish it Was sundae ee da 5) makes my ‘inaiy Sundae even more tempting. First prepare your ingredients, then layer them in a pretty glass. For a striking sundae, separate different colors and textures. "Top with a layer of ice cream or yogurt and / ; Seeere Sacer eee pe . aoeener eer stylish sundae! ‘ f? Barbie says: | Spocuce nimeedy Ce 6% cream on the top of Sone ace extra special treat!Best-ever Brownies Here’s a great idea for a sleepover treat! Brownies are easy to make and are delicious as a bedtime snack, with a glass of milk or juice. You could try adding pecans or walnuts instead of almonds — and white chocolate brownies taste really yummy, too. One is never enough! To make about 15 brownies, you ie De = Y OC @ eos :1= a chocolate 4 02/100 g butter, Lcup/200 ¢ or margarine [reeaintni Pinch E of salt Preheat oven. Grease Late Seen [ pan well. Draw around eitteartcee base on wax paper. Cut out eae flour ited 4 i100 g and place in bottom of pan. chopped almonds Cook’s tools 2 — Spatula E = Fork Saal ‘Medium saucepan | =n ge mixing bowl ial a ae gpeercer ee Soe Break chocolate into ‘ovenproof bowl and a2 | melt with butter wii 10x 6 inch (25 x 16 cm) Wooden over a pan of shallow rectangular cake pan spoon Pencil Wax paper gémmering water.30 minutes to make ® 30 minutes to bake ® SLEEPOVER Take bow! off the heat Pour the mixture into Let brownies cool in and add all the other the lined cake pan and Opan before cutting into ingredients. Beat well bake for 30 minutes or squares and transferring with a wooden spoon. until firm to the touch. to a wire rack until cold. Barbie oe i Brownie S When you are melting the b f chocolate, try not to e oO re let the bowl touch e (the simmering water!Two Minute Treats! These are the perfect treats if you are in a hurry, or are so hungry you just can’t wait to dig into something delicious! Each recipe takes just a few minutes to prepare and even less time to eat! Munch Mix The perfect, healthy snack — great after school or while watching TV! Banana Mix together two tablespoons of at least Booster Energy three of the following: nuts, sunflower : seeds, raisins, dried Sandwich fruit, or coconut. Feeling tired? Try this! Spread a piece of whole wheat bread with peanut butter and top with a sliced banana and another slice of bread. Salad Snack Stop Try this pretty mixture of flavors for a healthy snack! Combine shavings of Swiss cheese with seedless grapes, nuts, celery, and salad greens. | Popcorn a Perfection For a sweet sensation, melt a tablespoon of maple syrup and pour it over a bowl of popped corn. Sprinkle with a little cinnamon and eat right away, while it's still warm! 462 minutes to make! Two ManuTe TREATS Ants on a Log Fruity Fantasy ow's this for a creamy crunch with inch! Cut a piece of celery into inch pieces. Fill hollow with cream ,eese and sprinkle with raisins. For four Fruity Fantasies, blend or use a fork to combine 10oz raspberries, one teaspoon lemon juice, © 2 tablespoons sugar, % cup heavy cream, and 507 fromage frais or sour cream. Serve in pretty dishes and decorate. Blackberry or Strawberry Fantasies taste great, too! Fruity Floaters % or a delicious snack, make some ( retty Fruity Floaters and sail away! ut an apple into eight jeces and remove .e core. Make ‘angles from A Delicious Dip Serve warm tortilla chips or colorful, crunchy vegetables with this: ‘Mix three tablespoons sour cream with neese and fix two tablespoons grated cheese and one em to the tablespoon salsa (homemade, page 40, pple with or from a jar). You could add lots of jothpicks! things to the sour cream and cheese mixture instead of salsa. Try a tablespoon of pesto (homemade, page 36, or from a jar) for a pretty, herby green dip. 4 Creamy sigs ) Dreams Make hot chocolate according to package instructions. Top with hot frothy milk (use an electric hand mixer), or ‘whipped cream, grated chocolate, and marshmallows. Creamy Dreams taste great with 1opped nuts, and ice cream, too!Barbie’s Picture Helper ve Sometimes recipes contain words or instructions that you might not understand. I hope this picture guide will help you with some of them. Blending Mixing ingredients (Chopping Cutting into small pieces. together in a blender until smooth. For onions, peel and cut in half width- Don't overfill the container; always ways. With the flat side down on the make sure the lid is on firmly, and board, make downward cuts. Now ask an adult to help you! tur and make cuts at right angles. Rubbing in Mixing butter or Boiling Cooking something in water margarine into flour using just your __ that is boiling (bubbling fiercely). fingertips (the coolest part of your Simmering Cooking something hands) until the mixture looks like liquid over a low heat soit is fine breaderumbs. bubbling gently, but not boiling. ‘Beating Stirring something really _Sifting Shaking flour or powdered hard until itis smooth. Beat cake or sugar through a sieve to get rid of cookie mixture with a wooden lumps and make it light and airy. spoon and beat eggs with afork. Use a wooden spoon to help you.Treat your best friend to a eacalital # Barbie birthday cake or a cool sundae! x Help out at home and impress your family with Perfect Pasta or some Dippy Chicken! Not much time? Try a Two Minute Treat! @ & ts Inside find recipes for all of Barbie's favorite foods. Simple step-by-step photographs chefs how it's done, and Ree ence each delicious and nutritious recipe features a helpful tip from Barbie! 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