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- [Bruce] Welcome to Johnson and Wales University.
- Hi, I'm Penny, and these are the KidVision VPK Kids,
and we're here today to find out about cooking.
- My name is Bruce Ozga, I'm the Dean of Culinary Education,
and this is Chef Michelle Bernstein.
- Chef, TV Personality. - Hi.
And I graduated from this school.
- That's right.
- This is a school where people
come to learn about cooking.
- Fresh fruits and vegetables are my inspiration.
Bruce has started a garden here,
and we're gonna go pick our inspiration,
we're gonna go find something delicious
and create a recipe out of it.
Let's go.
- We have over 100 different species
of plants and trees here around campus.
For example, these are Medjool date palms.
- [Penny] Yum.
- And then behind us we have avocado,
cinnamon trees, we have pepper plants, kale,
a citrus grove with oranges and limes,
we also have bananas,
we grow different types of bananas.
The little ones?
Manzana banana.
And there, the perfect fruit,
because it's full of nutrients, vitamins,
minerals and it's yummy.
You can eat it right out of the peel,
you can cut it in form salads,
you can put it on top of your pancakes and waffles
and all kinds of different things.
- I can feel inspiration growing.
- [Bruce] So you're ready to go harvest some bananas?
- [Penny and Kids] Yes!
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- So we're all under the Manzana banana tree.
And look, here comes Bruce with the bananas!
- Wow! Look at that!
- Oh my god, it's so cool!
- Check it out, so these are the little Manzana bananas
because they taste like a combination of bananas and apples.
I think I have the perfect idea
what we're gonna make with them,
so if you follow me, let's go in the kitchen, shall we?
- Okay, let's go! - Come on.
- Great!
- Okay, kids, so we're going to do
something very very important.
We're going to wash our hands.
When we work in the kitchen and we touch food,
we have to make sure that our hands have no germs.
I'm gonna show you how to properly wash your hands.
So you put some soap on your hands,
and I like to count to 10 while I'm washing them
to make sure that I've covered
every little crack and crevice inside my hands, okay?
So I think I've gotten there, I hit 10,
so I'm gonna rinse off my hands.
And I always have my paper towels
ready for me to dry off my hands when I'm done.
Okay?
- And in case you forget how to do it,
there's directions right here.
- Now that we've washed our hands,
we are almost ready to cook.
Let's talk about safety in the kitchen
because that is very very important.
There's a lot of things that you have to be careful of.
- What do you have to be careful of in the kitchen?
- Hot stuff.
- Hot stuff, right!
What do you think?
- Mixers.
- Mixers!
You definitely have to be careful of sharp things.
We never run in the kitchen because
there could be water on the floor,
so we have to be very careful, okay?
So there are sharp things, hot things, mixers,
we usually have to keep our hands to our sides
unless we're mixing things in a bowl,
we just have to be a little mindful.
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Now, the first thing we have to do is
we always have to look at our recipe.
It's very important that we look at the recipe,
we read the recipe completely to make sure
we have everything we need,
so we don't have to run around and look for things
while we're preparing the recipe.
Now that we know we have all of our ingredients,
we have to gather our equipment.
Can you find the measuring cups and spoons?
A mixing bowl?
Doesn't matter what size.
You have any spatulas?
Two of those, okay?
Thank you.
Can you grab a whisk? - A whisk?
- Do you know what a whisk is?
- Yes.
- Oh, you do! - Wow!
- Okay.
And I think we might be ready.
We need a knife for the bananas.
Now we're all set and ready to cook.
So the first thing we're gonna do is
to pour the butter milk into the oatmeal
to get them nice and wet.
And we're gonna just let them sit
for just a couple of minutes,
just move it around like this,
so that all the oats get covered with
a little bit of butter milk.
Now, at the same time,
we're gonna start mixing in some of
the dry ingredients into the flour.
Can I help you with this?
- It's working.
- It's working?
Oh my goodness, that's great!
That's baking powder,
go ahead and pour that in.
This is sugar, Mia, go ahead
and put that into the flour please.
This is salt, go ahead and pour that in.
Be really careful.
Put in the baking soda and put in the whole wheat flour.
Perfect, now grab a whisk and mix everything together.
- Wow, we're following a recipe!
- Woohoo!
The next thing we're going to do,
is we're going to add ingredients into that.
- Look how she cracks the eggs!
- One. (egg cracks)
Two.
- Wow, you can do it with one hand, wow!
- Three.
Even better, if you're using a spatula
to put everything from this bowl
into the bowl that Jake has in front of him.
It does smell good, doesn't it?
Could you put the vanilla into that bowl, please?
She's coming around with the oil,
so you have to kind of put it down closer to the bowl
and always whisk in the same direction.
And then, what we wanna do is combine all the
wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
Wanna go ahead and help me push that all in there?
- So you always mix in the same direction.
- We chefs like to do that.
We have a kids-safe knife for you,
I'm gonna show you how I like them cut.
Okay, this is a bear claw. (roars)
Like this, right?
If you don't mind, just to cut it into little slices.
Just like that, okay?
Be very careful, hold the banana as you do it.
- [Penny] Cos your hands are nice and clean.
- Beautiful, so when you hold anything
that you're gonna cut,
hold it like a bear claw
so that you don't hurt your fingers.
Let's put the bananas into the pancake batter ...
You have lots of them, very good!
And this is gonna just be a delicious banana-filled pancake.
I'm just mixing from the bottom-up,
making sure that all the flour is mixed in.
This is actually called folding-in.
Alright, so everything is mixed in and we're ready to cook.
We follow exactly what the recipe said
and you all did everything beautifully.
Ready for cooking?
- [Kids] Yeah!
- Okay, let's flip some pancakes!
- Now first thing, we should put our napkins on our laps.
When at the table, it's very important
to say "please" and "thank you",
and "excuse me".
And if there's something that you don't like
or don't want, you can say "no, thank you."
And if you want more, you can ask for "more, please."
I think it's very very important
to talk and have nice conversation at the table.
Alright, I think it's time for pancakes,
what do y'all think?
- [Kids] Yeah!
- Okay!
Would you like a pancake? - Yes.
- Okay, would you like some maple syrup?
- Please.
- Would you pass the berries please?
- Yes.
- Give them to Miss Penny and let's
wait till everybody is served before we dig in.
- So I think it's time to say enjoy.
- With chefs, we say "Bon Appetit".
- [Everyone] Bon Appetit!
Shall we all start eating? - [Kids] Yes.
- [Penny] Let's try to work on your knife.
(mumbles)
Can you cut your pancake or do you need help?
- Here, let me help you cut that.
- [Penny] How do the pancakes taste?
- [Kids] Good.
- [Penny] Delicious, yeah?
(mumbles)
- Do you want some?
Excuse me.
We made them, and they taste so good.
And say we're having a nice table of conversation
because we are talking about what we made.
- You know what the best part about these pancakes are?
Aside from being delicious,
they're really good for you, they're healthy.
You know my favorite part?
Is that I can sit with all of you and eat together.
- Thank you so much for showing us Johnson and Wales,
we learnt a lot about healthy foods,
about being safe in the kitchen,
about table manners.
It was great, we had a great day,
and we made you pancakes!
- Thank you so much.
- [Kids] Thank you!
- You're welcome. - So nice meeting you.
- Thanks, bye!
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