Kid’s + Thai non-octane kid Iced tea + Easy Thai Banana Coconut Custard December 2013 ERIN CELL: 720-323-9312

ABCD A= Always Ask An Adult B= Beware of Burners + Blades C= Clean your Clappers D= Do it as a team E= Eat Everything!

Kitchen skills • Measuring, Blending, Mashing, Mixing, Pouring, Chopping, Identifying Produce • Knife Skills: Bear Claw (ggrrrooowwllll!) and Bridge (look out for trolls!)

Recipe: Kid’s Pad See Ew + Thai non-octane kid Iced tea + Easy Thai Banana Coconut Custard I make no secrets of my love for Thai . When I was 14, my mom and I spent 3 weeks in . I fell in love with the country, the ever-smiling people and of course the food! I had never tasted food as fresh, alive and as complex as the food on Thailand… I thank Thailand for starting me off on my lifetime love of food.

Thai cuisine is a favorite in our house. The combinations of tanging, salty and sweet always seem to hit the spot for kids.

If you are a fan of Thai food, it’s very likely that you love Pad See Ew, or Thai-style fried flat rice . If you have been to Thailand, you know that this is the ultimate street food. Anywhere you go in Bangkok, someone is selling Pad See Ew within half a mile. The recipe is simple. Pad See Ew, no matter how you say it, means stir-fried with . The type of soy sauce used in this recipe is not the Kikkoman variety you find at a sushi bar, but a thick, slightly sweet soy sauce called See Ew Dum in Thai, or Kicap Manis in Malay and Indonesian cooking. You can get it at most Asian supermarket. (If you really couldn’t find it, you can add a little sugar to regular soy sauce and heat until thickened to the consistency of maple syrup.) Pad see ew is a standard lunch fare among Thais and is very popular dish in Thai restaurants outside of Thailand. The soft, chewy pan fried with broccoli and soy sauce, is a comfort food for many… Including me any my family! The fun and traditional Thai iced tea and banana custard makes this meal even richer in exploring culture, taste and fun as a family!

By the way, it is super fun to pronounce Pad See Ew… Choose one: Pad See You or Pad Sea Euu or Pad C U

I love Thailand = ‘Pom/chan rak Meuang Thai’ - Have fun and happy cooking! – Erin

Recipe Time-line 1-20 min into class: Soak the rice noodles! Make the black tea… Welcome kids, ABCD’s, Unveil The Mystery Ingredient of the Week to your class! Tell a few BROCCOLI fun facts… Chop, etc… Count to 10 in Thai 20 min mark: Turn on your electric skillet 20-30 min: Start into the sauce! … Have kids whip up the eggs/tofu 30-45 min: SFC chef to fry up the noodles. Have kids make the ICED TEA - Have kids clean off tables and set table to eat. 45-60 min: EAT!

PAD SEE EW o 1 lb. wide (vermicelli) rice noodles o 1/2 lb. firm tofu (omit if allergy) o 3-4 C fresh broccoli o 4 Tbs. vegetable oil o 4 cloves chopped garlic o 6 Tbsp soy sauce (sub equal parts GF soy if wheat allergy OR Worcestershire Sauce if soy allergy) o 5 Tbs. brown sugar o 1 T vinegar (you choose: but rice wine vinegar works best!) o 3 large eggs, room temperature (omit if allergy) o Fresh cilantro Instructions Make the black decaf tea. Prepare the Rice noodles: soaked in very hot water for 5-15 minutes or so to soften up…. Soak noodles according to package instructions before class starts. Drain.

Have kids wash the broccoli… Then kids chop up the garlic into tiny, tiny bits. Slice and dice the broccoli and the tofu too! While chopping and slicing count to 10 in Thai:  0 - suun  1 - nung  2 - soong  3 - saam  4 - sii  5 - haa  6 - hok  7 - jet  8 - bpeet  9 - gaao  10 - sip In a small bowl, have kids whisk together brown sugar, vinegar, soy sauce, and 2 T of the oil.

Have kids scramble the 3 eggs (or scramble the tofu)

SFC CHEF: In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 T of oil over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant (about 30 seconds). Add eggs (and/or tofu) and cook, scraping skillet with spatula until eggs are almost set (about 30 seconds). Transfer the egg (tofu) mixture to a plate.

While you are cooking the eggs (tofu) have kids tear up the cilantro or snip with scissors…

SFC CHEF: Add noodles and sauce to skillet. Cook, tossing constantly, until noodles are soft (about 1 minute). Add egg mixture and toss to coat, breaking eggs|tofu up gently.

Serve noodles topped with cilantro. Have a taste and say “aroy dee” in Thai (yummy) while giving everyone a thumbs-up!

Thai Iced Tea o 4 Black DECAF Tea bags o 4 cups Warm/hot Water o 3/4 cup brown sugar o I can of coconut milk o Ice

Bring water to boil in your skillet and add 4 black tea DECAF bags. Pour in a heat safe bowl. After the tea cools a bit, have kids sdd sugar and gently stir to completely dissolve sugar. Allow tea bags to steep for up to 30 minutes and allow it to cool. The more concentrated the tea flavor, the better the tastes!

1. Fill Dixie cups with ice. 2. Fill Dixie cups with about 3/4 full of the Thai back tea. Then top off remainder of glass with coconut milk. Stir and enjoy with a straw!

Thai Banana Coconut Custard (additional recipe for classes over 60-90 min) This is an easy Thai dessert that is quickly whipped up with a blender, mixer, or food processor. In Thailand, it would normally be steamed, but I find baking it in the oven is just as good and less messy. A terrific way to use leftover bananas, and you can put this dessert together in less than 10 minutes. Served warm, cold, or at room temperature, this creamy, tropical-tasting dessert is also healthy, plus low in fat and calories. ENJOY!

o 1 cup coconut milk o 1/3 to 1/2 cup brown sugar, depending on desired sweetness o 2 eggs (sub 1 C silken tofu if allergy) o 1 ripe banana o 1 tsp. vanilla o Oil for cupcake maker

Preheat your pre-oiled cupcake maker

Have kids place coconut milk, sugar, eggs, banana, and vanilla in a bow and blender with your immersion blender. Blend or process for 30 seconds. Pour the mixture into the cupcake maker, filling each one 3/4 full. Bake for 4-8 minutes or until the custard has set (is firm). Use a spoon to get the custard out… It will be a little messy!

Serve either hot or cold, or at room temperature. If desired, sprinkle with a little dry shredded coconut, sweetened or unsweetened. Enjoy!

CARB COUNTS: ½ C Pad See Ew: 22 carbs 4 oz Tea: 11 carbs with sugar and milk 1 2 oz custard 5 carbs

Let’s learn thai:

Sawadee (the Hello song)

Sawadee, whanee phop ghan, sookchai plan chan day phop t'. O laa, laa, laa, laa, laa, la (2x)

Hello, it's so nice To see you today O laa, laa, laa, laa, laa, la (2x)

Note on Pronunciation: "a" like in "car" - "y" (alone) like in "cry" - "ph" sounds more like "p" with soundless "h", not like "ph" in "Phillipe" "gh" = same, with soundless "h" "ee" like in "bee" "oo" like in "goose"

Tools to bring

• All food ingredients + SFC kit + Cleaning supplies • Plates, Cups and napkins for eating

THE Mystery ingredient of the week are: Broccoli Hello! I belong to the brassica family and am closely related to the cabbage. As you know I have a distinct appearance - when cut I look like a small, dense tree with greeny-white branches ending in clumps of small, rounded and tightly packed blue-green to green flower buds.

My fellow broccoli heads and I can range in color from dark green to purplish green. We have a delicious flavor and if everyone on the planet ate broccoli, we’d wipe out hunger, disease and bad jokes about the brassica family!

Availability Unlike those wimpy summer veggies we’re at our best in the winter months!

Did you know? • We’re related to both the cabbage and the cauliflower and, as I said, we’re part of an important group of vegetables that can help reduce the risk of cancer • We were once known as Italian asparagus • The word Broccoli comes from the Italian word ‘brocco’ meaning arm or branc Why Broccoli Are Good To Eat • Don’t underestimate the power of broccoli! We became famous when researchers found we contained a compound called sulphoraphane, which can function as an anti-cancer agent. • Just 1 serving of us has two day’s supply of vitamin C (don’t overcook us or you’ll lose some). • We’re also a good source of dietary fiber and we also give you potassium, vitamin E, folate and beta carotene How They are Grown and Harvested Both the main head and the group of flower buds on the side shoots is harvested. We’re harvested when the flower buds are closed and compact with no yellowing buds or flowers evident. Heads are removed with about 10-15cm of stem attached. When the main head is cut, new shoots with smaller heads form, so a single plant will keep producing for many weeks. It’s essential that we’re cooled as soon as possible after harvest otherwise small yellow flower heads will develop rapidly, which are bitter in taste. Often you may see boxes of us arriving into the green grocers covered in ice to prevent us from maturing further. Choosing Broccoli To pick the best of us select fresh, bright-green heads, which have compact clusters of tightly closed flowerets. Stalks and stem leaves should be tender yet firm. Avoid any with yellowing flowerets and thick, woody stems. How to Keep Broccoli Keep us dry. Store us in a vented plastic bag in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. History of Broccoli We come from the eastern Mediterranean and Asia Minor and spread to Italy in the 16th century.

(really bad) JOKE: Knock Knock. Who's There? Broccoli. Broccoli Who? Broccoli doesn't have a last name, silly. Q: Where did the broccoli go to have a few drinks? A: The Salad Bar!

FUN Food Facts:

Pad SEE EW history

Pad See Ew (pad-see-u) Pad is a Thai word for stir-fry, therefore that marked the start of Pad dishes. The recipe is simple. Pad See Ew, no matter how you say it, means stir-fried with soy sauce. Pad See Ew has is 100% Thai and it is just a popular street food for lunch. There are as many ways to cook Pad See Ew as there are geographical location as well as creativity of the chefs. Despite of all those varieties, the basic conventional Pad See Ew recipe are the ideal blend of sweet, salty and sour which is also the major essence of . Many restaurants choose not to compete with the street-food vendors, who make and serve only pad see ew all day long and thus have perfected the recipe!

Thai Iced tea history

Thailand niether a tea grower nor tea drinker country however tea plants were growing in the Golden Triangle area where Thailand, Lao and Burma are met. Tea drinking was introduced to Thailand during King Rama IV and King Rama V (1804-1854). The British and other foriegners who were in Thailand at that time also brought with them their own tea, presumably English tea. Tea was drank in Thailand during that period.

After the tea were brewed and served to the master, instead of discard the tea leaf, the domestic workers decided to brew some tea for themselves using the same tea leaf that were brewed. The flavor and color of tea began to fad out after the first brew. Thai workers decided to add milk, ice and flavoring to make the no flavor tea drinkable again. Now adding milk, ice and flavor to the tea has became the traditional of Thailand tea.

Rice Noodles • Rice noodles are noodles that are made from rice. Their principal ingredients are rice flour and water. However, sometimes other ingredients such as tapioca or corn starch are also added in order to improve the transparency or increase the gelatinous and chewy texture of the noodles. • Rice noodles are most commonly used in the cuisines of East and Southeast Asia, and are available fresh, frozen, or dried, in various shapes and thicknesses. • In Chinese culture, the noodle is a symbol of long life. For that reason, noodles are traditionally served on birthdays and on the Chinese New Year as an emblem of longevity. • The Chinese version of birthday cake is birthday noodles. • In Japan, noodles were incorporated into the Japanese tea ceremony, and noodle-making was considered its own art form. • Noodles became even more important in Japan after WWII, when food shortages were rampant and dried like noodles were often the only available food item. • In just about every Asian culture that uses them, noodles are associated with well-being and long life and can be considered an Asian comfort food. JOKES: Q: What do you call a fake noodle? A: An Impasta. What is worse than finding a worm in the apple that you are eating? A half of a worm in your !

tofu

• Tofu is made by coagulating soy milk (like cheese) , and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks. • It is of Chinese origin, and part of East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine such as Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indonesian & Vietnamese. • There are many different varieties of tofu, including fresh tofu and tofu that has been processed in some way. Tofu has very little flavor or smell on its own, so it can be used either in savory or sweet dishes, and is often seasoned or marinated to suit the dish. • Tofu originated in the Han dynasty in ancient China. Li Shizhen in the Ming Dynasty. • Tofu is low in calories, contains a relatively large amount of iron, and contains little fat. Depending on the coagulant used in manufacturing, the tofu may also be high in calcium and/or magnesium. JOKE: Why did the tofu cross the road? To prove he wasn't chicken.

Eggs

• Eggs are available year round to provide not only delicious meals on their own but as an essential ingredient for the many baked goods and sauces that would never be the same without them. • Composed of a yellow yolk and translucent white surrounded by a protective shell, the incredible nature of the egg is partially found in their unique food chemistry which allows them help in coagulation, foaming, emulsification and browning. • Eggs are a good source of low-cost high-quality protein, providing 5.5 grams of protein (11.1% of the daily value for protein) in one egg for a caloric cost of only 68 calories. • The structure of humans and animals is built on protein. We rely on animal and vegetable protein for our supply of amino acids, and then our bodies rearrange the nitrogen to create the pattern of amino acids we require. • The color of an eggshell is dependent on the color of the hen. JOKES: What did the chicken say when I played a trick on her? Stop ‘yolking’ me! How are chickens never fat? Because they get plenty of ‘eggcercise’! Q: If a rooster lays an egg on the middle of a slanted roof, on which side will it fall? A: Neither. Roosters don't lay eggs silly! Q. Why shouldn't you tell an egg a good joke? A. It might crack up! What do you call an egg that goes on safari? An eggs-plorer! What kind of egg lives by the sea? An egg shell. Q:Why don't chickens like people? A: They beat eggs! Q: What did the chicken say when it laid a square egg? A: She said "Ouch!"

soy saucE Soy sauce is a condiment produced by fermenting soybeans along with water and salt. • Some varieties are also made with roasted grain. • Soy sauce originated in China 2,500 years ago. • Like many salty condiments, soy sauce was probably originally a way to stretch salt, historically an expensive commodity. • Soy sauce has a distinct basic taste called umami (旨味?, literally "delicious taste")Umami was identified as a basic taste in 1908 by Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University Coconuts

You’ve probably tasted coconut in cakes or cookies, but have you ever eaten raw coconut straight from the shell? You don’t see too many whole coconuts (you can sometimes find them at the supermarket), but the meat inside this tropical nut is eaten by millions of people. • The coconut is the most widely grown and used nut in the world. • The coconut palm is sometimes referred to as the “Tree of Life” because it’s useful from top to bottom. • Coconuts are rich in lauric acid, which is known for being antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal, and boosts the immune system. Fresh coconut juice is one of the highest sources of electrolytes known to man • Except for the roots, every part of the coconut tree is harvested in the tropical areas where coconut palms are common. • The milk is a refreshing drink (mainly from younger coconuts); the meat is eaten raw or dried and it can be pressed to extract coconut oil; the two hard outer shells are burned for fuel or made into utensils and crafts; the straw-like matting between the outer shells is used for potting plants or to make twine; the palm fronds are used to make thatched roofs and brooms; and the wood from old, unproductive trees is used for building. That’s pretty useful! • The meat inside a supermarket coconut is hard and crunchy. But in tropical countries, coconuts are often eaten when they are very young and the flesh is soft and jiggly. • Coconut milk is sweet and water-like but eventually dries out. Coconuts are quite nutritious • When future president John F. Kennedy served in World War II as an officer in the U.S. Navy, his boat was rammed by an enemy ship. He and his men were stranded in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Kennedy carved a message on a coconut shell and gave it to some natives to deliver to a Navy base, leading to the crew’s rescue. • Because coconut water is sterile and mixes easily with blood, it was safely used as an emergency transfusion. • Coconuts are native only to the South Pacific, but they were spread around the globe by explorers hundreds of years ago. • A coconut can survive months of floating in the ocean. When it washes up on a beach, it can germinate into a tree! • In the United States, you can write an address on the outside of a coconut, slap on the correct postage and drop the whole thing in the mail. Amazing! Yes, coconuts are mail able as long as they are presented in a dry condition and not oozing fruit juice! JOKE: Knock Knock Who's there? Coco Coco Who? Coconut What is hariy, brown and wears sunglasses.? A coconut on vacation Have you seen a mango on a coconut tree? Yes!!...... I have seen a MAN GO on a coconut tree!

Black|Green tea • The history of green tea began in China as far back as 5000 years ago. • There is an old Chinese legend that says a man was out walking one day when he accidently tasted the juices from a leaf of a tea plant. He though it tasted great and even felt the tea had special medicinal properties. • Another legend suggests it was actually an Emperor called Shen Nung who discovered tea when a tea blossom fell into a cup of hot water he was drinking. • At that time tea was drunk fresh with the new leaves being mixed with hot water. In those days all tea was green. It was only later that Oolong and black or red teas were developed. Black tea is fermented and Oolong is semi-fermented. • It was already being noted that the tea was beneficial to the nervous system and aided digestion. • Tea drinking grew in popularity and became a pastime of the rich. • Fine teas were only available to those who could afford them and green teas were even used as a currency. • Elaborate tea ceremonies developed involving large sets of tea making equipment. Tea houses sprung up and tea connoisseurs prided themselves on the quality of their leaves and their tea making skill. • Eventually tea was brought to Europe and the USA. This happened in the 1600's.Since then tea drinking has blossomed. • Tea is the second most popular drink on the planet. Even more popular than Coca Cola! • More than a decade's worth of research about green tea's health benefits -- particularly its potential to fight cancer and heart disease -- has been more than intriguing, as have limited studies about green tea's role in lowering cholesterol, burning fat, preventing diabetes and stroke, and staving off dementia. JOKES: Why must you be careful of tea at night? Because it might mug you. What does a teapot say to it's baby? O, dajarling! What is the Alphabets’ favorite drink? T! (…get it? Tea!)

Brown Sugar

• Brown sugar has a slightly lower caloric value by mass than white sugar due to the presence of water. • One hundred grams of brown sugar contains 373 calories, as opposed to 396 calories in white sugar • Muscovado (also moscovado) is an unrefined, dark brown sugar that is produced without centrifuging and has much smaller crystals than turbinado sugar • Brown sugar is often produced by adding cane molasses to completely refined white sugar crystals in order to more carefully control the ratio of molasses to sugar crystals and to reduce manufacturing costs. • This also allows the production of brown sugars to be based predominantly on beet sugar. • Brown sugar that is prepared in this manner is often much coarser than its unrefined equivalent and its molasses may be easily separated from the crystals by simply washing to reveal the underlying white sugar crystals; with unrefined brown there is inclusion of molasses within the crystal which will appear off-white if washed. JOKE: What did the salt say to the sugar? What’s shakin’? Why did the kid put sugar under his pillow? So he would have sweet dreams (ha ha!)

BANANA

• Some horticulturists suspect that the banana was the earth's first fruit. Banana plants have been in cultivation since the time of recorded history. • You can use the inside of a banana peel to polish patent leather shoes. • The average American eats 27 pounds of bananas each year! • There are more than 400 varieties of bananas in the world. • Most bananas are grown in hot, humid tropical countries, but some bananas are grown in Iceland in soil heated by hot warm geysers. • Leave your bananas in a bunch if you want them ripe. When separated, bananas ripen more slowly. • A man in India once ate 81 bananas in a half an hour. • Bananas don't grow on trees. They are actually a giant herb in the same family as lilies, orchids and palms. • Bananas are one of the few foods to contain the 6 major vitamin groups. • If you peel a banana from the bottom up you won't get the string things. • Those stringy things are called phloem (pronounced FLOM). • The word banana comes from an Arab word “banan” meaning finger. • An individual banana is called a finger. A bunch of bananas is called a hand. • Bananas are a very rich source of vitamin B6, which your brain needs to function properly and make you wise. • The world's record for the longest banana split is 4.55 miles. • The phrase going bananas was first recorded in the Oxford English Dictionary because of the banana's connection with monkeys. JOKES: Why are bananas never lonely? Because they hang around in bunches What do you call a monkey with a banana in each ear? Anything you want. She can’t hear you! Why don’t bananas snore? Because they don’t want to wake up the rest of the bunch. Mother Banana: Why didn’t you go to school today? Little Banana: Because I didn’t peel well. What would you call two banana skins? A pair of slippers. Knock Knock Who’s there ! Banana ! Banana who ? Banana split so ice creamed!

Meal time chatter

• What was your favorite part of making this? • What flavors to you taste? • Does it taste like you thought it would? • What would you do differently next time you make it? • Do you remember why this is healthy for you? • 12 bites until your mouth knows if you REALLY like it or not • Sometimes when you put an ingredient in that you don’t like, it tastes different when it is mixed with all of the other ingredients and YOU MIGHT LIKE IT!