Hello, my name is Nicole. I am 11 years old and I love to cook. I started cooking with my dad at the age of 6 years old. My dad loves to cook too. He inspires me and teaches me many home recipes, techniques, and cooking methods. I enjoy cooking with him very much. I also watch cooking/food shows on TV as much as I can to learn different styles. My favorite are shows from the Food Network, Travel Channel, and Bravo. I especially enjoy the shows of celebrity chefs and food personalities such as Giada de Laurentiis, Bobby Flay, Emeril Lagasse, Rachel Ray, Alton Brown, Iron Chef Morimoto, Tyler Florence, Wolfgang Puck, Anthony Bourdain, Tom Colicchio, and Andrew Zimmern, etc.. I usually watch the shows or read recipes online or in magazines. I then try to recreate the dishes and ask for help when needed. Often I will create my own spin on the dishes. This is my journey to expand my learning and passion for cooking. Please Enjoy!

16 oz. Penne  Pasta

4 qt. Water

Salt and Pepper

4 Heads of Garlic

Extra-Virgin Olive Oil

1/2 c. Parmigiano Reggiano

Italian Seasoning

1/4 c. Italian Parsley, chopped

Preheat oven for 400 degrees. Maintaining cloves in head, peel skin of garlic heads. Then cut tops of garlic heads. Place each garlic head in foil, drizzle Extra-Virgin Olive in each, and wrap foil, just grasping it, leaving a hole at the top. Put  on a baking pan, and roast for 30 min. Right after, bring water to a boil over medium low heat in a large pot. Add a handful of salt and the pasta. Boil for 10-12 min. or until al dente.  If pasta is done, reserve some pasta water and put aside, then drain the rest of the water. Put drained pasta under  cold running water, until pasta cools down.  Put pasta in same pot. When garlic is tender, place the cloves in a bowl. With a fork smash it until it forms a paste. Add paste to pasta. Thin paste out with a little of reserved pasta water. When paste is smooth, and distributed throughout pasta, add parmigiano reggiano. Season with salt, pepper, and Italian seasoning to taste. Then scatter chopped parsley.

Butterfly - A method of cutting meats so that it will lay flat and even. Difficult to describe without visual effects, but the meat is sliced in the center, without going all the way through, and opened to lay flat like the wings of a butterfly. In larger cuts, it is sliced in increments from middle to either side, and the flaps are opened like the pages of a book.

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1 c All-Purpose Flour

1/2 c plus 2 tbls. Water

1/2 cup Milk

3 Large Eggs

2 tbls. unsalted Butter, melted and cooled, plus some for the pan

1/2 tsp. Salt

2 Bananas

Nutella

Powdered Sugar

Whipped Cream, Optional

Strawberries

1 tsp. Granulated Sugar

Blueberries

In a blender or food processor blend flour, 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons water, milk, eggs, butter, and salt for 5 seconds. Turn the motor off and scrape sides down, with a rubber spatula. Transfer the batter into a bowl and let it stand, covered, for 1 hour.

The batter may be made up to one day in advance. Heat a 7 to 8-inch crepe or non-stick skillet over moderate heat until it is hot but not smoking and remove from heat. Brush the pan as necessary with butter. Stir the batter, half fill a 1/4 cup measure with it, and pour the batter into the pan. Tilt and rotate the pan quickly to cover the bottom with a thin layer of batter and return any excess batter to the bowl. Return the pan to the heat, loosen the edge of the crêpe with a spatula, and cook the crêpe until the under side is browned lightly. Turn the crêpe, brown the other side lightly and transfer to a plate. Crêpes can be made in advance, stacked, wrapped in plastic and stored refrigerated for 3 days or frozen.

To assemble crêpe you will need to prepare fruits. To slice strawberries, slice in half, in half again then thinly slice sideways. Place in a bowl and add granulated sugar, and mix, this is called masquerading. For bananas just slices them, looking just like coins. Set fruits aside. Then thinly spread a layer of Nutella on Crêpe. On a quarter of the crepe, Nutella side up add bananas. Fold in half, and fold in half again. Place on plate, then add a spoonful of strawberries, then scatter on some blueberries. Dallop some whipped cream on top and through a sifter, tap on top, and serve.

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