♪♪ >>> WE ARE BACK WITH "TODAY
FOOD." THIS MORNING, THE DILEMMA FACES
ALL PARENTS AS THE SCHOOL YEAR COMES AROUND.
HOW DO YOU MAKE HEALTHY, SATISFYING BREAKFASTS EASY.
AND HOW DO YOU MAKE BOX LUNCHES THAT KIDS WILL WANT TO EAT?
PAMELA SALESMAN IS THE AUTHOR OF "KITCHEN MATTERS."
BREAKFAST IS IMPORTANT. YOU WANT TO GIVE THEM PROTEIN
AND SOMETHING THEY WILL ENJOY. WHAT IS THE BEST RECIPE TO
START? >> WE'RE GOING TO DO A HASH
BROWN WAFFLE, THAT CAN BE MADE THE NIGHT BEFORE AND POPPED IN
THE TOASTER OVEN. IT CAN BE TOPPED WITH SO MANY
THINGS. >> I LOVE IT.
>> THE GRID. POTATOES AND EGGS.
AND WE GOT SOME MELTED BUTTER AND PAPRIKA.
AND SOME TOPPINGS WE CAN ADD. WE'RE GOING TO START OFF WITH
SOME EGGS. GOING TO BEAT THESE.
AND WE'LL ADD SOME MELTED BUTTER, WHICH MAKES THE HASH
BROWNS REALLY CRISPY. WHAT'S NICE ABOUT DOING THESE
WITH A WAFFLE IRON, YOU GET CRISPINESS.
IF YOU HAVE A BOX GRATER, YOU CAN GRATE YOUR POTATOES BY HAND.
I LIKE THEM IN THE FOOD PROCESSOR WITH THE SHREDDING
DISC. >> AND I LIKE THE YUKON GOLD.
>> WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS SEE IF YOU CAN SQUEEZE OUT EXTRA
MOISTURE. >> THAT'S THE GRATED POTATOES IN
THERE. >> YOU SEE THAT?
ALL THAT MOISTURE IS GOING TO ENHIBIT CRISPINESS.
>> DOES THIS HAVE THE EGGS AND EVERYTHING?
>> IN HERE. AND YOU CAN HAVE A BUNCH OF
ADD-INS. BELL PEPPERS, CHEESE, CAYENNE.
I WOULD NEVER DO THIS MUCH CAYENNE.
BUT YOU CAN DO LEFTOVERS FROM LAST NIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO BRUSH THIS WITH A LITTLE MELTED BUTTER.
AND IF YOU DON'T DO BUTTER, NO WORRIES.
DO OLIVE OIL. >> CAN YOU SPRAY IT WITH THAT
SPRAY STUFF? >> OF COURSE.
WHATEVER YOU WANT. >> YOU LADLE THAT STUFF IN.
>> LADLE IT IN. I KNOW.
IT'S AMAZING. AGAIN, I WOULDN'T DO THIS THE
MORNING OF. I AM WAY TOO STRESSED OUT.
>> THE NIGHT BEFORE? >> YEAH.
>> YOU PUT IT IN THE FRIDGE AND POP IT IN THE TOASTER THIS THE
MORNING? >> POP IT IN THE TOASTER OVEN.
>> ARE YOU DOWNSTAIRS? >> WE ARE.
>> WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE WAFFLE?
>> REALLY GOOD. >> YOU CAN PUT SALSA ON TOP.
>> MAPLE SYRUP. >> A FRIED EGG ON TOP.
>> AL SAID MAPLE SYRUP. >> OR BARBECUE CHICKEN.
>> TAKE US TO LUNCH. >> THESE ARE FUN.
THESE ARE PIZZA MUFFINS. THIS IS MY ANSWER TO THAT
SAD-LOOKING COLD PIECE OF PIZZA IN THE LUNCHBOX, NO WAY.
WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, CHEESES, EGGS, AND BUTTER MILK.
LITTLE MAPLE SYRUP. WHAT WE DO IS WE START WITH THE
DRY INGREDIENTS FIRST. YOU'RE GOING TO MASK TOGETHER,
THE WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, THE
AND IN THE BOOK, I GIVE LOTS OF WAYS TO ADAPT THIS TO
DIETS. AGAIN, THE MAPLE SYRUP CUTS SOME
OF THE BITTERNESS. >> THAT'S AMAZING THAT MAPLE
SYRUP IS IN FOR A PIZZA MUFFIN. >> JUST A LITTLE BIT.
AND WE'RE GOING TO ADD SOME TOMATO SAUCE IN THERE.
>> NOW, DO YOU PUT THE DRY
INGREDIENTS IN? >> UH-HUH.
WHY DON'T WE DO THIS. AWAY FROM US.
>> AND YOU WHISK THIS UNTIL THERE'S NO LUMPS.
>> EXACTLY. YOU DON'T WANT TO OVERBEAT
BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO GET THE GLUT ON THE START ACTIVATING
BECAUSE IT CAN MAKE THE MUFFINS TOUGH.
>> LOOK AT ME COOKING. >> LOOK AT YOU.
>> OH, MY. >> WE HAVE PREPARED BATTER HERE.
I LOVE USING A SCOOPER LIKE THIS.
AN ICE CREAM SCOOPER. THESE ARE AWESOME.
>> WHAT ARE THESE? >> THESE ARE REUSABLE LINERS.
YOU HAVE TO TELL YOUR KIDS THESE CAN COME HOME.
A LOT OF TIMES THEY THROW THESE AWAY.
BUT THEY'RE REUSABLE. >> YOU SCOOP IT OUT AND POP IT
IN THE OFTEN FOR HOW LONG? >> 20, 25 MINUTES.
I LIKE TO TOP IT WITH SAUCE AND CHEESE.
BUT YOU CAN STICK A PIECE OF MOZZARELLA DOWN THERE.
>> LET'S GET THE VERDICT OF THE PIZZA MUFFINS?
>> SAVANNAH IS OUR FOOD
BLOODHOUND. SHE CONNECTED THERE WAS CHEESE
IN THOSE MUFFINS. I THINK THERE'S A HINT OF
CHEESE. TWO MAJOR KINDS OF CHEESE.
>> I THINK THEY'RE MOSTLY CHEESE, ACTUALLY.
>> IT IS A PIZZA MUFFIN, AFTER ALL.
>> AND YOU HAVE A BEAUTY SNACK HERE.
>> THESE ARE FUN IF YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF THE DOOR FOR
SACKER PRACTICE. THEY'RE GRANOLA YOGURT
POPSICLES. YOU CAN TAK YOGURT, AND FREEZE
IT UP. >> ALL GREAT STUFF FOR KIDS.
TO GET THESE