Easy Cooking for Kids

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. First things first. Which of the following things is the first you should do before handling any food? Put some music on to listen to as you work Make your bed Take the trash out Wash your hands

2. For breakfast you and your parent have decided to make a western omelet. What kind of meat goes into a traditional western omelet? Turkey Chicken Ham Hot dogs

3. It's Thanksgiving and your parent is basting the turkey as you help make the pumpkin pie. What does basting mean? To put cheese on it To put into a large pot and boil To moisten with a liquid To cover with chocolate sauce

4. You are helping to make some strawberry gelatin. After it is all mixed where would you put it until it is ready to eat? In the oven In the refrigerator On the barbecue grill In the toaster

5. Oh goodness, you are home sick today with a cold. Luckily, you helped make some chicken soup yesterday. What is the liquid in the soup called? Water Juice Milk Broth

6. You are helping make some macaroni cheese. What would you add to the pasta, aside from cheese, to make sure it is nice and creamy? Eggs Milk Sugar Pepper

7. The cake batter you have helped make is all ready. What would you put in the bottom of the cake pan to keep the cake from sticking to it as it bakes? Butter or shortening Chocolate chips Sugar Salt or pepper

8. The recipe you and your mother are using says to preheat the oven. What does preheat mean? To warm everything up on the stove top before putting it in the oven To boil some water and let that sit in the oven for a while To put the pans into the oven before you add the food To get the oven hot before putting in the food

9. Today for lunch you are going to help make some grilled cheese sandwiches. What would you melt in the bottom of the frying pan so that the bread gets nice and toasted? Ice Cream Butter A bar of chocolate Mashmallows

10. You are at the grocery store shopping for ingredients to make French bread. Which of these things should you make sure to buy if you want your bread to rise? Apples Tartar sauce Yeast Lettuce