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 By
doing the activities and preparing the meals in the first three lessons, you
should have built confidence and understanding of some cooking, nutrition, and
meal planning principles. You are on your way to being Master of Your Kitchen.
Every kitchen wizard knows that food safety is important. This lesson
contains some important food-safety pointers.
You will also learn how to make a variety of master mixes and try your
hand at making a sandwich using one of the recipes. In this lesson, you
will learn to:
- Handle food safely.
- Make mixes ahead for quick meals later.
- Prepare interesting sandwiches.
- Prepare a safe sack lunch.
- Prepare Sloppy Joe Sandwiches for lunch.
What’s Cooking?
A safe food supply is everyone’s responsibility. From the producer to
the packer, shipper, wholesaler, retailer, and finally the consumer, our
food supply needs to be kept safe for you and your family to enjoy. We
in the United States enjoy safe food on a daily basis. Do your part in
keeping your food safe by following good food-handling practices.
A variety of materials are included in this lesson to assist you in
keeping food safe. Take a few minutes to look through these materials to
see what’s there. The enclosed fact sheets will help you with this lesson.
Check out these publications and look them over. We’ll be using them in
this lesson.
Files are in this format
| Activity 1: Take the
Food Safety IQ Test Safe
food is everyone’s responsibility. Read the Food Safety IQ Test
contained in the
Food Safety at Home fact sheet and then
make any necessary changes in your food-handling practices. |
Using Master Mixes
Now turn to your
Master Mix Cookbook. An excellent way
to save time is to make some mixes ahead that you can pull out after a
long day and use to prepare a quick meal. These mixes are also great in
an emergency when unexpected company arrives.
Some of the mix recipes provide you with essential storage recommendations.
These are important! Follow them to ensure that the mixes stay safe to
eat later.
| Activity 2:
Prepare a Master Mix Prepare at least one of the master mixes and try one of the recipe suggestions
using that mix. We suggest making the Master Meat Sauce Mix
or the Oatmeal Mix because you’ll use it later in this lesson.
But if others look good, go for it!
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Sloppy Joe Sandwich
with Walking Salad
Oatmeal Cookie
Milk |
Meal du Jour
This lesson’s Meal du Jour involves learning how to prepare Sloppy Joe
sandwiches from a Master Mix that you prepare in advance. You can also
make the Oatmeal Cookies on the menu by using another Master Mix.
Your Master Mix Cookbook, which is included in
this lesson, provides recipes and instructions for preparing various Master
Mixes and using them in different recipes. These Master Mixes can be prepared in
advance and then stored for later use. Preparing these mixes in advance helps
you save time when you are in a hurry. Here is an opportunity to prepare a Master Mix for use now and later.
Prepare the Master Meat Sauce Mix recipe . Take 2 cups out
of the Master Meat Sauce Mix for making Sloppy Joes and freeze
the rest of the mix in 1-cup batches for use later.
Sandwiches can make an easy and satisfying meal if you add a few accompaniments.
 You may also want to prepare the
Oatmeal Mix found in
your Master Mix Cookbook and use 2-1/2 cups of the mix to make Basic Oatmeal
Cookies . These cookies will go well with your Sloppy Joe
sandwiches.
Tip
The Master Meat Sauce Mix can be made with ground turkey instead of
ground beef, if you wish. Not all ground turkey is low fat. When purchasing
ground turkey, select ground turkey breast and check the label for the
percentage of fat.
If you choose to use ground beef, use ground round and ask your butcher
to remove all visible fat from the steaks and then grind the meat. Turkey
breast and round of beef are excellent lower-fat choices.
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| Activity 3:
Prepare Sloppy Joe Sandwiches
Now prepare the Sloppy Joe sandwiches using the
Master Meat Sauce Mix and Sloppy Joe sandwich recipes in the Master
Mix Cookbook. |
Serve the Sloppy Joe sandwiches on a hamburger bun or choose one of
the other bread choices in
Sandwich Ideas.
Activity 4: Fix a Walking Salad
What, you ask, is a “Walking Salad?” Former Girl Scouts know.
A walking salad is a selection of cleaned and prepared fresh vegetables
that you can carry in a plastic bag and eat while taking a hike. Select
carrots, celery, cucumber slices, radishes, cauliflower, or broccoli. You
can also eat this salad sitting down at home. The nutrition is the same.
You can prepare a Walking Salad to serve with your Sloppy Joe sandwiches
and oatmeal cookies.
Since we are talking about packing food, now is
the time to pull out
Pack a Safe Sack
and read it. If you
want to make the Sloppy Joe Sandwich part of your packed lunch, put the hot meat
mixture in an insulated vacuum container and then make the sandwich just before
you are ready to eat. |
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| Activity 5:
Pack a Safe Lunch Follow the recommendations in the fact sheet
Pack a Safe Sack
. Then pack a Safe Sack for lunch.
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Meal du Jour Recipes
For this week’s Meal du Jour, you will prepare a large batch of a basic
recipe mix — Master Meat Sauce Mix — and then use part of
it for your current meal, saving the rest for quick meal preparation later
on. Sandwiches can make an easy and satisfying meal if you add a few accompaniments.
For recipes, the Master Mix Cookbook.
What to Buy for Your Next Lesson
Remember to check the list of ingredients so you will be prepared for
your next lesson. The checklist will also help you be sure you have on
hand all of the items that you will need for your next adventure in cooking.
For our next lesson, we travel to the heartland of America to enjoy
one of our most popular comfort foods, pot roast. Here is what to purchase
to be prepared for this adventure:
What to Buy
- 1-1/2 pound boneless chuck
beef roast
What You Need on Hand
- potatoes
- carrots
- onions
- flour
- vegetable oil
- salt and pepper
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