Preparing chocolate chip cupcakes from a mix

Room 9teen had a wonderful day cooking. This week we prepared packaged cupcakes. We reviewed kitchen safety as well as learned about proper dishwashing techniques. The following list is some of the helpful hints we discussed during the baking process.

• Wash you hands
• Read complete recipe on package.
• Assemble ingredients.
• When adding egg, be sure to crack open in separate bowl to avoid getting shells in mix.
• Fill muffin tin 3/4 full with mix.
• Fill any extra muffin tins with water when baking to avoid tipping and burning and to add extra moisture to recipe.
• Never eat any uncooked mixture, as it contains raw egg and could cause food poisoning.
• Wash you hands always. You can never wash them too much when cooking.

Washing dishes

1. Fill one tub with hot, soapy water.
2. Fill another tub with hot water for rinsing.
3. Rinse off dirty dishes in sink to remove excess food.
4. Soak any baking pans or pots for easier cleaning.
5. Wash glasses and utensils first. (Remember to keep knives and sharp utensils beside water.)
6.Wash dishes, then place in rinse water.
7. Rinse, then place on drying rack. Towel dry.
8. Wash down tables, chairs, counters and sink. Wipe down stove.

Power Raspberry Smoothies

Makes 2 servings
1 Cup milk
1 Tablespoon honey
1 1/2 Cups raspberries fresh or if frozen, thawed
1 1/2 Cups sliced bananas about 2 bananas
1 Cup raspberry yogurt
Fresh raspberries for topping, if desired
Pour milk, honey and yogurt into blender. Then add in raspberries and bananas. Blend several minutes until smooth. Top each glass with a fresh berry, if desired. Approximate Prep time is 10 minutes.

Safety Note: WHEN WASHING SHARP ITEMS LIKE KNIVES OR THE BLADES OF A BLENDER, DO NOT IMMERSE IN SOAPY WATER. PLACE SHARP ITEMS BESIDE SINK AND ALERT WASHING PERSON TO THEM, SO THEY CAN BE CAREFULLY HANDWASHED AND PLACED OUT OF HARMS WAY.

How to Read a Recipe

*Always read through the recipe completely before beginning any cooking.
*Assemble all your ingredients. Make sure you have everything you need.

Parts of a Recipe:
Title: Gives a hint to what you will be making.
Servings: Describes how much you will be making.
List of ingredients: Food items that are necessary to make the recipe. (Some directions may also be in this list for instance 1 cup of sliced bananas)
Optional: Ingredients that may be omitted and it will not affect final product.
Sometimes the following letters are used to indicate measurements: C stands for cup T stands for Tablespoon t stands for teaspoon.
Directions: Procedure to follow when making the recipe.
Time: How much time it is estimated making the recipe will take.
Prep time: How much time it will take to prepare the recipe.
Baking/cooking time: How much time is need to bake or cook the recipe.
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Microwave Safety

Wash your hands
Use microwave safe dishes (No metal)
Use pot holders to take bowls out of the microwave
Microwaves should be at counter height, not above heads
Wipe out all spills immediately
Clean/Deodorize: Microwave a cup of water with 2 teaspoons of vinegar on high for 10 minutes. Then wipe down insides for a fast easy cleaning.

Applesauce Crunch

You will Need:
1 50 ounce jar applesauce
1 cup light brown sugar
1 cup flour
1/2 cup margarine
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Step One - Pour the jar of applesauce into a microwavable dish.

Step Two - Mix the sugar, flour, cinnamon, and margarine with clean hands until crumbly.

Step Three - Sprinkle crumb mixture on top of the applesauce.

Step Four - Microwave 5 minutes. Serve warm or cold. Enjoy!

About our Class

Happy New Year and welcome to Room 9Teens class blog. This blog was created to keep parents up to date with our classroom activities as well as to publish some of our work. Our class is made up of nine students and our teacher is Ms. Legault. Here's a little information about some of us:

Hi, I'm Bow-bo and I am the class pet. More specifically I am a rat. I moved to Petawawa from Ottawa where I was a baby. I live most of my days at Pinecrest School, but sometimes I'm lucky enough to go visit kids houses for sleepovers. You can read more about me in the section called 'Diary of a Rat'.

Hi, I'm Jake. I like hockey. I play Forward and Defence for the Petawawa Snipers. I love animals especially exotic ones like Tigers. When I grow up I want to be in the Army.

Hi, I'm Josh. I really like playing sports especially soccer, hockey and basketball. In my spare time I also like playing video games especially army ones like 'Call of Duty 5'. My favourite subject at school is gym...Big surprise!!! I am very funny and enjoy laughing and fooling around with my friends.

Hello, My name is Trent. I like to draw. I even draw pictures of Bow-bo. In my spare time I like to go on the computer and chat on MSN.

Aloha, My name is Natasha. I love to shop especially for clothes and shoes. I also love to dance and draw pictures. My favourite subject is gym class. Bow-bo has been to my house twice for sleepovers. I introduced him to my friends.

Hey, My name is Conner. I like to buy new hats and bikes. In my spare time I go dirt bike jumping. Watch for my dirt biking articles on this Blog.

Hi, My name is James. I like studying about War and History. I also like playing video games. I like putting together slide shows and anything else that has to do with computers. Bow-bo like to hang out at my house.