Saturday, March 14, 2015


Culinary cultures art night was fantastic!

Thank you to my chefs and friends who joined.


Here are the recipes for you to try at home.  Very simple and surprisingly flavorful food.


Jollof Rice 

Ingredients

1 large onion, chopped

2 Tablespoons vegetable oil

2 teaspoons tomato paste

1½ cups cooked rice

1 green chili, seeded and chopped (green pepper can be substituted)

1 cup meat or vegetable stock

 

Procedure

Cook the rice according to package directions.

Heat the oil in a frying pan and sauté the onion until soft, but not browned.

Add the tomato paste and chili and cook on medium heat while stirring, about 2 minutes.

Add the rice and continue stirring.

Add the stock and bring the mixture to a boil.

Reduce heat to medium and cook until almost all of the stock has evaporated. Serve.

Makes 4 servings.

 
Read more: http://www.foodbycountry.com/Kazakhstan-to-South-Africa/Nigeria.html#ixzz3UHzhdP8X

 

 

 



Korean Food – Kamja Guk Recipe  

Kamja Guk (Potato Soup)

Ingredients

·         2 cans beef or chicken broth

·         2 large potatoes, peeled and cut into bitesized pieces

·         2 medium carrots, peeled and cut into bitesized pieces

·         ½ cup mushrooms, chopped

·         1 green onion, chopped

·         Pinch black pepper

Procedure

1.     In a large saucepan, combine broth, potatoes, and carrots.

2.     Bring to a boil over high heat, and cover.

3.     Reduce heat to low and cook for 10 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.

4.     Add mushrooms, green onions, and black pepper.

5.     Stir well and cook for 2 minutes more.

6.     Serve hot.

 


South American Fried Plantains

Ingredients
  • 4 ripe plantains
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • Salt
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
Preparation
  1. Cut the pointy tips off of each end of the plantains. Use a sharp knife to score cuts through the skin down the length of the plantain in several places.
  2. Peel the skin off the plantains, then slice each one in half lengthwise. Slice each of those pieces in half lengthwise as well, so that you have four long slices from each plantain.
  3. Heat the oil in a heavy skillet over medium heat and fry the plantain slices until dark golden brown on each side.
  4. Drain slices on a paper towel and sprinkle with salt. Serve warm.
 
 
 

Spargelgemuse (Fresh Asparagus)

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds of asparagus
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 3 Tablespoons Parmesan cheese, grated
  • 1 large egg, hard-boiled

Procedure

  1. Wash the asparagus and snap off the hard ends.
  2. Cook the asparagus in boiling, salted water for 7 to 10 minutes (until tender) and drain.
  3. Melt the butter in a saucepan.
  4. Add cheese to butter and cook until melted and lightly browned.
  5. Serve asparagus topped with cheese sauce.
  6. Garnish with a sliced, hard-boiled egg.
Serves 8 to 10.

   

Kheer (Sweet Rice Pudding)

Ingredients

  • ½ cup basmati or long-grain rice
  • 4 cups milk
  • ¼ cup raisins
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon cardamom seeds
  • ¼ cup almonds, slivered

Procedure

  1. Wash the rice and soak in water for 30 minutes. Drain well.
  2. Boil the milk in a large pan. Lower the heat and add the rice and cardamom seeds.
  3. Simmer on low heat until mixture thickens to a pudding-like consistency, about 1½ to 2 hours.
  4. Stir every 5 to 10 minutes to prevent mixture from sticking to sides and bottom.
  5. When the mixture has thickened, remove from the heat. Let cool about 25 minutes, and then add the sugar and stir well.
  6. Add the raisins and almonds. Serve hot or cold.
Serves 4 to 6.


Read more: http://www.foodbycountry.com/Germany-to-Japan/India.html#ixzz3UMlYURL2

 
 
 

 

 

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Caring and educating children is one of the most important jobs to prepare children for school and life. This is an as important of an investment as college is for the rest of your child's life. Does your early child care educator vow to this?

Thought on words...
 
Daycare... child educators do not care for the day, they care for your child.

Babysitters...child care workers do not sit on babies they care for your child.

Do not make light of how important this job is for your child's growth and development for the rest of your child's life.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Excellent parenting advice...Parents also have choices on how to handle difficult situations (purple)

Guide to Giving Consequences That Teach:

1. Watch intent. Intention is important because the intention you have will influence the language and tone you use when you deliver the consequence. If your intent is to punish, that will be evident in your child. If your intent is to teach, you will be softer and more empathetic when delivering the consequence. Empathy calms the brain, removes the threat, and allows a child to take responsibility for this own behavior.


2. Let natural consequences happen where appropriate. Often we try to either rescue our child from the natural consequences of her actions OR we compound it by adding additional punishments on top of it. Let's say your child left her toy in the driveway and it got ran over. Rescuing would be buying her a new toy immediately. Adding additional punishment would be grounding her for leaving it outside. The natural consequence, however, is simply that now her toy is broken. That's a pretty good teacher.

3. Imposed consequences should be related to the incident. If your child hits his brother, then taking away his video games for a period of time doesn't teach him what he should do when he gets angry or when he hurts his brother. A related (or logical) consequence would be to have him think of a way to repair the relationship with his brother (write him a note, make him a card, etc) and to talk about ways of handling his frustration or anger so that he has tools to keep him from hitting (deep breaths, walking away, clapping).

4. Look for solutions. Problem-solving is a great way to teach children how to be accountable and responsible. The more involved they are in the process, the more they learn.Teach children the process of righting wrongs and repairing rifts in relationships. These are important life skills.

5. Restore and reconnect. Make sure your child's self-worth is restored and she understands that mistakes are opportunities to learn and that a bad decision doesn't mean she's a bad child. Reconnect through empathy and love and moving forward in good spirits, leaving the mistake in the past.

Rebecca Eanes, is the founder of positive-parents.org and creator of Positive Parenting: Toddlers and Beyond. She is the author of 2 books, The Newbie's Guide to Positive Parenting and a co-authored book, Positive Parenting in Action: The How-To Guide to Putting Positive Parenting Principles in Action in Early Childhood, both of which are best-sellers in their categories on Amazon. She is the grateful mother to 2 boys

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Don't forget to stop by for a free arts event for Valentine's day.

Painting glass and floral arrangement.

Fri, Feb 13 6PM-8PM

More information at After School Arts

Thursday, January 22, 2015

So I've missed you Purple Green Yellow.  Purple Green Yellow has evolved into a business,  After School Arts in Madison, WI.  We will be using this blog to share our journey through an art centered child care. 

Here we go...just like a Chutes and Ladders slide, (why was the slide the bad one anyway--I preferred a slide over climbing oversized ladders :) Jul-Purple



Friday, November 21, 2014

SCHOOL DAYS RAP

Woke up at eight-oh no I overslept!
I ran for the bus, but the bus had left.
I raced to school, I really really buzzed,
but then I forgot where my classroom was.
Finally found it, opened the door, my
teacher turned into a dinosaur!The
dinosaur roared.Sit down at your desk,
pick up your pencil, cause we're having
a test.All the kids were staring,sitting in
their rows. I looked and saw I'd forgotten
my clothes. The dinosaur frowned, who
started to shake me, turned into my mom
who was trying to wake me. Hey,sleepyhead
Tommy' s here to play, why aren't you up,
it's Saturday. Jos - Green