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[Molly] I'm making a slew
of kid-friendly dishes,
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you and your mini-mes
are sure to adore.
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Oh, yeah.
Look at that deliciousness.
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Like my crispy grilled bacon,
egg and cheese in a basket,
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with a crazy avocado dip
for dunking.
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Cozy chicken noodle hot dish
to please the pickiest
of eaters.
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My kids are lucky.
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And the cutest
breakfast combination ever,
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my blueberry muffin smoothies,
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with moist
mini muffin garnishes,
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will rattle your taste buds
in all the right ways.
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Ta-da!
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Do I know the Muffin Man?
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I am the Muffin Man.
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Look at these beauties.
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Hey. This is me, Molly Yeh.
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This is my husband, Nick.
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This is our growing family.
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And this is our farm
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on the North Dakota,
Minnesota border.
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The place where I eat, sleep
and breathe food.
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Cooking with kids,
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you either love it, or...
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you like maintaining
your sanity
in the kitchen.
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No judgements either way.
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I have been...
most of the time
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so today I'm sharing
some Bernie and Ira favs.
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For a super satisfying
sandwich,
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I am making my bacon,
egg and cheese,
eggs in a basket
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which is melty
and knead-y and filling.
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And I'm serving it
with a creamy avocado sauce
on the side.
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To start,
I'm crisping up my bacon,
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and I'm actually,
kind of, surprised
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that the smell
hasn't caused Bernie
to run in here,
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and offer to taste test.
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Eggs in a basket is an egg
cooked within
a piece of bread.
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And...
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It's so delicious,
because you get
both a perfectly cooked egg,
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and a toasty piece of bread.
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The girls
are going to love this.
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Now that the bacon is crisp,
I'll remove it to a wire rack.
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So that any excess grease
can drip off.
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And I'm doing a rack
as opposed to the paper towels
so that it stays crispy.
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All right.
I'll build my sandwiches.
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I have got sliced
whole wheat bread,
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because I sneak nutrition in
wherever I can.
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I'll make four sandwiches.
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They are on American cheese,
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'cause American cheese
makes the best grilled cheese,
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and the best
breakfast sandwich.
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And it melts fast, too,
which is a important
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any time you're cooking
for a hungry child.
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Eggs in a basket,
was my favorite breakfast
growing up.
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There was a point of time
where I had it
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every single morning with mom.
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Topped with another slice
of cheese,
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and then another
slice of bread.
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Okay. I've got my circle
cookie cutter here,
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which is not too big,
not to small.
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It's gonna be just right
to cut out
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a cute little grilled cheese
from the center,
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and then create the opening
for the egg.
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When you cut these out,
you're left with...
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the cutest little sandwiches
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that'll become the tastiest
grilled cheeses.
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Cutting out bread
with cookie cutters
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is a fun way of playing
with cookie cutters with kids,
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that is also fairly clean.
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Not as messy as...
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getting out all the dough
and getting it in your hair,
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and on the counter.
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It's a breakfast sandwich
meets eggs in a basket.
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And it's two of the best
breakfast foods,
combined into one.
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Right. Back to my griddle.
I'll add a couple
of tablespoons of butter.
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A good grilled cheese
or eggs in a basket
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does not hold back
on the butter.
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I'll place on the sandwiches,
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and their circles.
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So my method
of cooking eggs and a basket,
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is I get the bread
on to the skillet,
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I let it toast on the bottom,
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flip it and then add the egg.
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And then I'll allow the egg
to cook most of the way
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and then give it one last flip
so top of the egg can cook.
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They're getting toasty
on the bottom.
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The best way to toast bread
is not do it in a toaster,
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but to do it in a skillet
like this,
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in loads of butter.
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I'll crack the egg
right into the circles.
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And if I'm making one
just for myself,
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I, sometimes,
take the extra step
of cracking the egg
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into a ramekin
before pouring it
in the center,
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just to ensure
that I'm not breaking
the yolk.
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But...
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I'm not gonna do that now
because if I do break a yolk,
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I'll just that one
to the girls.
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Oh, yeah. Four for four.
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No yolks broken.
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I'll let these cook
on medium low
until the eggs are mostly set.
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And in that time,
I'll make an avocado dip
to serve on the side.
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This will contribute
a bright creamy element.
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And veggies,
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I'll toss it
onto my food processor.
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Starting with two-thirds
of a cup of whole milk
Greek yoghurt.
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I've gotta have
something tangy
with my eggs,
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whether it's ketchup
or yoghurt.
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Two ripe avocados.
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The juice of the lime,
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will brighten up
the creamy mildness
of avocado.
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Avocado always appreciates
some extra acidity.
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A couple of good pinches
of salt.
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And I'll blend this
until it's creamy.
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That's it. Easy-peasy.
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I love this texture.
It's so creamy.
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Get this into a serving bowl.
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Green's my favorite color.
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My sandwiches
are looking good.
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So the eggs are mostly
set on top.
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I'll give them a flip
and cook for another
few seconds for mine,
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just to firm up the top.
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For the girls,
I'm gonna cook the yolks
all the way through.
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Ooh,
these are gonna be so good.
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It looks perfect.
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I think this egg yolk
is gonna be...
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peak ooziness
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I'll season with salt
and pepper.
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I like hot sauce.
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A dollop of avocado.
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The moment of truth.
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Is the egg oozy enough?
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Oh, yeah.
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That's oozy. Look at that.
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Mmm-hmm.
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Oh, yeah. Bacon and cheese.
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What's not to love?
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These baskets are a slam dunk.
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Coming up,
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classic hearty
chicken noodle soup
hot dish-ified
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for a double dose of comfort.
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For a wildly
comforting combination
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of two of my kiddos'
favorite foods,
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chicken noodle soup
and hot dish,
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I'm making chicken noodle
hot dish.
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It's... basically,
tuna noodle casserole,
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but instead of tuna,
I'm using chicken.
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And adding in all of chicken's
flavorful friends,
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like lemon, nutmeg, dill.
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The kids love it and so do I.
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It's so good.
And it also comes together
all in one braiser.
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To start,
I'm slicing up some leaks,
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which I love to use
just as a change-up
from the typical yellow onion.
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It adds bright,
spring-y flavor.
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And leaks are fun to wash,
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because, you know,
they actually have a lot
of little layers,
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that sand and dirt
get trapped in.
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So you've gotta fully
submerge them in the water
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and then when you do that...
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It's really soothing
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to poke the rings apart.
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You can already see
some of the sand coming out.
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This would also make
a great activity for the kids.
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Bernie, particularly,
loves cleaning.
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She didn't get it from me.
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And then
swish the leaks around,
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breaking the rings up
with my fingers,
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so that the sand and dirt
can fall to the bottom.
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Okay.
I'll get my veggies going.
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So in my braiser here,
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I'll melt four tablespoons
of unsalted butter.
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I'll get in my carrots
and celery.
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And then lift out the leaks.
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I don't wanna strain them
and pour the dirty water
back over them.
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Shake off any excess moisture,
and then add them to the pan.
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A couple of pinches of salt
will help the veggies often.
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Then I'll click these down.
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So I thought of this concept,
because I'm on
this everlasting quest
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to experiment
with all the hot dishes
in the world.
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And...
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I was just dreaming,
one day,
about chicken noodle soup
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and how delicious it would be
to add all of the flavors
of chicken noodle soup
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into hot dish form.
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And it occurred to me that,
like, "Oh, that's basically
tuna noodle casserole,
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"but with chicken."
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I love this.
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These are softened.
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I'll toss in a couple
of cloves of chopped garlic.
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I'm gonna make my sauce
directly in the braiser,
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by building a roux,
with a quarter of couple
of all-purpose flour.
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That's gonna thicken up
my chicken stock,
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and get that classic
condensed soup texture.
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I'll cook the flour
for about a minute,
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just to get rid
of the flour-y flavor.
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Typically with a hot dish,
or opening up a can.
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But...
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taste really good
when you make it from scratch.
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A bit of fresh thyme,
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contributes...
some cozy herbiness.
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I'll grate in some nutmeg.
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Nutmeg and lemon are...
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two of the sleeper hit
ingredients of chicken soup,
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because they don't steal
the show at all,
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they just add depth
and it's deliciousness.
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All right.
Now for my liquids
for the soup,
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I'll first add my white wine,
because you want
all that alcohol to cook off.
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And it'll leave behind
just that bright acidic flavor
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that balances out
all of these other
cozy flavors.
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Hot dish has so many
creamy, hard-y elements,
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that you want
to balance it out
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with something
bright and acidic.
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I'll gradually add
three cups of low sodium
chicken stock.
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And allow the roux
to thicken it.
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And then you gotta have cream
and condensed cream soup.
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So...
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One cup of heavy cream
will give this the richness
that it deserves.
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Oh, it's all coming together.
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This is gonna be so good.
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I'll season with Kosher salt
and black pepper.
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I like a lot of black pepper.
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A tiny bit of lemon zest
and lemon juice
will perk this up.
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I always add this
right to the end
of my chicken soup.
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And some parsley and dill
for freshness,
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and grassiness.
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Oh, yeah.
Look at that deliciousness.
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And it came together
quickly, too.
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I feel like I can manage
making this
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during the very short overlap
between Bernie and Ira's nap.
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Next, the most popular part
of a chicken noodle casserole,
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the noodles.
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I'm using egg noodles,
because...
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they're so creamy
and comforting and good.
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And I cooked these
until they're shy,
about al dente,
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because they will continue
to soften in the oven.
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Chicken soup,
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with...
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mostly noodles.
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I'm here for this.
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And for the chicken,
I'm just using a chopped
rotisserie chicken.
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Rotisserie chicken
has so much flavor
in it already.
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That is a full casserole.
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Some peas,
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one of Ira's favorite veggies.
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They're so teeny
and perfect
for her teeny hands.
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They're frozen,
but they'll fall
once they hit his hot mixture.
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I'll fold this all together.
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Okay. At this point,
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it's really important
to check for seasoning
and also a taste test.
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It's looking too good.
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I have to make sure
there's enough salt in it.
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Mmm.
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Possibly,
one of the most
comforting bites,
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in the universe.
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But it's just
gonna get belter now
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because all good hot dishes
have a crunchy topping.
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I'm gonna get crackers,
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and drizzle them with butter,
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which will help them
get brown and crisp
in the oven.
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And then perform
the holy grail
of kids' cooking tests.
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Ta-da.
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I'll spread these evenly
over the top.
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These are the best crackers
dunked into chicken soup.
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That's why I'm going
with the buttery crackers.
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It's so good.
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I'll bake this now
at 375 degrees
for about 25 minutes,
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until the top is golden
and the edges are bubbly.
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I feel like an impatient kid,
waiting for this.
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-[clock ticking]
-[timer dings]
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It's hot dish o'clock.
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Oh, yeah.
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That looks so good.
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Those buttery crackers
smell heavenly.
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I'll finish with fresh parsley
and dill.
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You could leave it off
if your kid doesn't like
green things on top.
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I'm going in.
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I gotta make sure
it's okay for the kids.
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Mmm-hmm.
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Mmm.
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Hundred percent.
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It has it all.
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It's creamy, it's noodle-y.
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My kids are lucky.
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Next...
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The trick to making
the most pristine
mini-muffins ever.
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They truly pop off.
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In a perfect world
for my kids...
and me,
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we gonna start
with baked goods,
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preferably some miniature ones
that also pack some nutrients.
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So I am making
my blueberry mini muffins,
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which will make the house
smell delightful.
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And I'll also make
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super cute garnishes
for some smoothies
that I'm making later.
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Better yet,
it's a one-bowl batter.
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I'll start with
half a cup of sugar.
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One whole egg,
plus one egg yolk
for added richness.
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Bernie is just learning
how to crack eggs.
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Right now,
she likes to crack the eggs,
and then...
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I split them open.
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Think she's as squeamish
about raw eggs as I am.
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Some lemon zest,
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which is really tasty
with blueberries.
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Some butter milk,
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which will contribute
important acidity.
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If blueberries don't have acid
mingling around them,
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then they could turn green
or grayish color in the oven.
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A teaspoon of vanilla.
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And then
three tablespoons each
of melted butter and oil.
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I'm using both melted butter
and some neutral oil in here.
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Butter for flavor,
but then the neutral oil
to boost the moisture.
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Miniatured baked goods,
especially mini muffins,
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they do have a tendency
to dry out faster
than you want them to.
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So this added oil will help
slow that down.
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I'll whisk these together.
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Mmm. Smell that vanilla.
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Okay. For the dry ingredients,
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I'll get one
and a quarter cups
of all-purpose flour.
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One and a half teaspoons
of baking powder.
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Half a teaspoon
of baking soda.
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A quarter teaspoon
of Kosher salt.
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And then lastly,
two tablespoons
of hemp seeds.
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Uh, I love to sneak
some of these soft seeds
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into Bernie's
and Ira's baked goods.
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It adds a bunch of nutrients,
vitamin, fiber, protein.
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And they're pretty much
undetectable, texture wise,
because they're so soft.
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And they have an very faint
nutty flavor.
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Feel like a lot
of being a parent is...
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hiding things
and other things,
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hoping that they eat them.
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I'll whisk this up.
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I've got frozen wild
blueberries here
which we always have on hand.
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The girls go through them
by the poundful, because...
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they're really delicious.
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The wild blueberries
are extra sweet.
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And...
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they're such
a pretty bright blue
all the way through.
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Before dumping these
into the batter,
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I'll toss them
with a tablespoon of flour.
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And this is gonna help
the blueberry
suspend in the batter,
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so that they don't all
sink to the bottom.
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And it'll also prevent
some of their color
from bleeding.
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I'll give these a quick toss.
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I don't wanna overmix
and risk the batter
totally turning blue.
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Although,
it wouldn't be that bad.
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Bernie likes the color
of blueberries.
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I know, 'cause it's frequently
all over her face.
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I'll get my mini muffin tins.
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And then divide the batter
evenly between the tins.
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This is one of Bernie's
favorite things to do
in the kitchen.
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Bernie is very good
at using a scoop.
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I've been getting
uniform amounts
of batter quantities.
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I'm very proud.
I'll take credit for that.
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Bernie gets very particular
about certain things
in the kitchen.
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And sometimes I'm like...
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"Urgh, Bernie,
just eat the broccoli.
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"It doesn't have to be
that crispy.
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"Or just, like, accept
that we don't have any more
ice cubes right now.
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"Please,
just drink room temperature
or cold tap water."
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Last one.
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Now... all muffins need
something on top,
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whether it's a a glaze
or a streusel.
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Today, I'm keeping it simple
with some turbinado sugar
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You know,
they're basically cakes
that don't go to frosting.
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So you've got to compensate
some hot with some sweetness.
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And you can use brown sugar,
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or granulated sugar.
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I particularly like using
turbinado sugar
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because it maintains
its crunch.
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So cute.
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I'll bake these at 400 degrees
for about 13 minutes,
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until they're puffed
and golden around the edges.
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Mini muffins, mini bake time.
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They're ready already.
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So cute.
They're so puffy and happy.
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"Eat me," they say.
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Gotta make sure
they're good...
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for the children.
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Mmm. Mmm.
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Perfectly moist.
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Perfectly sweet.
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Yes, I know the Muffin Man,
and she is actually a woman.
She is me.
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Still to come,
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blueberry muffin bliss
becomes a smoothie.
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In our family,
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we make up
the Grand Fork's chapter
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of the world's
smoothie fan club.
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We make smoothies,
at least, every other day,
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which I'm all for, because...
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they're so easy to make,
easy to eat,
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and easy
to hide vegetables in.
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So I am making
my blueberry muffin
smoothies,
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which will go perfectly
with our cute little
blueberry muffins.
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They got more flavor
than the average smoothie.
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[whispering]
And more spinach.
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I'll start by toasting up
some oats.
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Oats are such a nice addition
to smoothies
to bulk them up,
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make them more filing.
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My skillet is heating here,
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over medium heat.
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And I'll let these go
for a few minutes,
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until they start
to darken in color,
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and until I can smell them.
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And this will contribute
to the muffin-y nature
of these smoothies.
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00:18:20,100 --> 00:18:21,367
And I love
toasting them first,
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because they bring out
that flavor.
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00:18:24,266 --> 00:18:26,567
These are looking toasty.
I'll get them off the heat,
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00:18:26,567 --> 00:18:29,233
and let them cool briefly
while I get my other
smoothie ingredients.
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00:18:31,467 --> 00:18:34,533
I'm starting
with one and a half cups
of frozen wild blueberries.
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00:18:36,100 --> 00:18:40,900
I think we keep
the wild blueberry business
in business in our family.
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00:18:40,900 --> 00:18:43,567
Ira could seriously sit
in her high chair
for, like, hours,
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00:18:43,567 --> 00:18:45,166
eating wild blueberries.
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A handful of spinach.
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A little bit of lemon juice...
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will give the blueberries
that brightness,
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and help keep
the smoothie blue.
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One and a half cups of milk.
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You can use any kind of milk.
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And I always find
that smoothies require
a bit more liquid
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than you think
they're gonna need.
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A quarter cup of yoghurt
with some Greek
creamy tanginess.
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And this is unsweetened
yoghurt.
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A quarter cup
of speculoos spread,
which I love.
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It's...
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cinnamon-y and sweet.
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Typically,
I'll just use almond butter
or peanut butter,
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but I'm making these
extra sweet and tasty,
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because they're getting
those mini muffin toppers.
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I also really want a bite
of speculoos right now.
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So good.
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00:19:27,900 --> 00:19:29,166
Little bit of brown sugar.
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Some cinnamon.
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Tastes so cozy.
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And teeny splashes
of vanilla and almond extract.
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And the oats...
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by now they've cooled.
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00:19:42,900 --> 00:19:44,867
And I'll blend this
until it's creamy.
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I always lend my smoothies
on high,
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00:19:47,367 --> 00:19:50,166
and for a little bit longer
than you think
you're gonna need,
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00:19:50,166 --> 00:19:52,734
because that'll help yield
a creaminess texture.
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00:19:58,367 --> 00:19:59,166
So bright.
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00:20:04,367 --> 00:20:06,266
Oh, yeah. That's so smooth.
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00:20:06,266 --> 00:20:07,834
And it's Bernie's
favorite color.
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00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:10,266
I'll grab my glasses,
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00:20:10,266 --> 00:20:11,967
and the cutest garnishes ever.
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00:20:16,100 --> 00:20:17,233
Oh, they're so creamy.
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00:20:22,166 --> 00:20:23,767
Stick in some straws.
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00:20:23,767 --> 00:20:24,934
And the best part...
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[laughs]
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00:20:28,100 --> 00:20:29,867
Bernie and Ira
are gonna love this.
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00:20:34,867 --> 00:20:35,967
Ta-da.
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00:20:36,367 --> 00:20:37,266
Here I go.
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00:20:37,266 --> 00:20:38,066
Cheers.
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00:20:41,166 --> 00:20:42,634
Mmm. Mmm.
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That is delightful.
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00:20:44,867 --> 00:20:47,000
It's sweet and creamy.
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00:20:47,000 --> 00:20:50,233
And between the blueberry,
and the oats and the almond
and the vanilla,
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it really does
scream, "Muffin."
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Did somebody say "Muffin?"