Welcome to Lakeview Consumer Education: February 2015

Friday, February 27, 2015

The first lab was successful!

The first cooking lab for the 6th and 7th grade students went very well this week. The 6th grade students made Creamy Caramel Apple Dip and the 7th grade students made individual Apple Crisps. The students followed the recipe instructions quite well. Several kitchen labs completed clean up on time! I am sure the other groups will improve next week!

I was impressed with how well the students worked with their lab partners. It will take time for them to feel comfortable with all of the new lab procedures here at Lakeview, but I am sure they are up for the task.

Have a nice weekend!

Sincerely,
Mrs. J. Bretl

Friday, February 20, 2015

Kitchen Equipment and Measuring Techniques

The 6th grade and 7th grade students were able to identify 30 pieces of kitchen equipment that they will be using in their Consumer Education foods' labs. They watched a demonstration on proper measuring techniques and were able to describe specific techniques needed to measure flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, salt, vanilla and other liquids.

We played Kitchen Safety and Measuring Jeopardy as a review for the Kitchen Safety, Measuring and Equipment quiz.

Our first cooking lab will be the week of February 23.

Have a nice weekend.

Sincerely,
Mrs. J. Bretl

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Kitchen Safety

The 6th grade students had a busy week. The students spent the week discovering how to prevent kitchen accidents. They learned the importance of kitchen safety as well as food safety and sanitation in Consumer Education class.

Each class made Kitchen Safety Booklets to illustrate safe procedures to follow. The students did a nice job illustrating ways to prevent cuts, burns, fires, spills, falls, and electrical shocks.

The 7th grade students completed a short review of kitchen safety and kitchen equipment this week. The review was especially beneficial to those students that were not in Consumer Education class last year.

Have a nice weekend.

Sincerely,
Mrs. J. Bretl

Friday, February 6, 2015

Building Laundry Skills and Building Friendships

After discussing clothing care and various laundry tips the sixth grade students were able to identify appropriate clothing care practices to follow at home. Most of the 6th graders told me that they do help out with laundry chores. The students also figured out how to sort clothes according to color, degree of soil and fabric construction. It was fun to see how excited the students were about doing laundry. I hope they practice some of these laundry skills at home this weekend.

The seventh graders had a busy week, as well. They are wrapping up their mini-unit on peer pressure and friendship. The students have begun writing their essays on the topic of friendship this week. They will complete these essays next week.

Sincerely,
Mrs. J. Bretl

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Veggie Pizza Recipe

1 can crescent dinner rolls

1/2 package (4 oz.) cream cheese, softened

¼ cup mayonnaise

½ teaspoon dried dill weed

Toppings

¼ cup diced green pepper

¼ cup quartered cucumber slices

1 Roma tomato, seeded, chopped

2 green onions (peeled and diced)

1. Heat oven to 375°F.

2. Unroll can of dough; separate dough into 2 long rectangles. In ungreased cookie sheet, place dough; press in bottom and up sides to form crust.

3. Bake 13 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely.

4. While crust bakes, mix cream cheese, mayonnaise, and dill in a small mixing bowl until smooth. Cover with saran and refrigerate.

5. Once the crust has cooled, spread cream cheese mixture over crust using a rubber scraper.

6. Wash and cut vegetables.

7. Sprinkle vegetables on top of pizza. Serve immediately.

Fruit Kebabs with Yogurt Dip Recipe

Fast and Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes

Fast and Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes

1 cup flour (unsifted)
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ cups buttermilk
1 egg
3 tablespoons vegetable oil

Yield: 12 - 4” pancakes

1. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
2. In a separate bowl, use a whisk to blend together buttermilk, milk, eggs and vegetable oil.
3. Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture, using a wooden spoon or whisk to blend. Stir until it's just blended together. Batter will be slightly lumpy.
4. Scoop batter onto the preheated griddle, using approximately 1/4 cup for each pancake. Turn pancakes when batter forms bubbles and they begin to pop, approximately 2 minutes. Cook 1 minute longer.Serve warm.

Hand sewing a button

1. Cut thread 30 to 40 inches long. Hold spool of thread at your nose and pull thread out to the length of your arm.
2. Thread the needle:
Hold the cut thread about 3/4 inch from the end with the fingers of the other hand, and push the thread through the eye of the needle until about 1/2 inch extends beyond the eye.
3. Double the thread so that the two cut edges are even.
4. Wrap, roll and pull thread into a knot.
5. From the wrong side of the fabric, insert the needle and come through to the right side of the fabric. Go up through one hole of the button and down through the other.
6. Slip a toothpick between the thread and the button to form a shank
7. Take 4 to 5 stitches through each set of holes.
8. Remove the toothpick and come up under the button with the needle.
9. Wrap the thread around the base of the button 3 times to secure the shank (spacer) you have created.
10. Bring the needle to the underside of the fabric. Take a small stitch and bring the needle through the loop to secure a knot.