| Planning A Dinner Party - Three high school friends decide to have a dinner
party. What starts as a “great idea” quickly becomes
a little more complicated as they discover the important steps
necessary to puii off a suc­cessful dinner. Finding a theme,
planning a menu, making the guest list, choosing invitations,
buying and serving the food, not to mention cooking and clean-up
all come into play as our teens begin to plan. This useful video
offers tips for the experienced and the inexperienced host and
hostess, whether arranging a dinner party for five or six friends,
preparing for a group of 15 or 20, or catering that first graduation
party buffet. A great party is simply a matter of planning and
preparation ~- follow the guidelines and we guarantee the results!
14 minutes |
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| The Tools for Success - The perfect supplement to any foods, nutrition, or
cooking curriculum, this value-priced series gives an overview
of “tools” for cooks and kitchens. Young consumers
are easily overwhelmed by the saturated market of electric kitchen
appliances and fall into the trap of high-priced convenience
items. Now you can prevent them from making expensive mistakes
by explaining exactly which electric tools and utensils are necessary
in the kitchen, and which may be excessive. Finally, give students
a practical understanding of tableware and how to go about making
smart purchases that meet their individual cooking and serving
needs. |
| Portable Electric Appliances |
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| Selecting Tableware. 14 minutes |
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| Tools for Success Series.
12 minutes |
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| Cooking For One Or Two -
Single adults or couples face some challenges
in learning to prepare smaller, healthy, nutritious meals —
especially if working on a limited budget. Eating out is an option,
hut it can be expensive. On the other hand, who wants to come
home every night and heat a can of soup! This video covers menu
planning, shopping, meal preparation and nutrition for smaller
households. Special emphasis is placed on the quantity of food
purchased as well as tips that will help viewers select and store
food easily and efficiently. We’ll see a variety of menus
and learn how to purchase food items that can be used for several
meals. We’ll also discuss how to shop when cabinet and freezer
space are limited. What a great way to plan and cook healthy
nutritious meals in smaller portions while becoming a good consumer.
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| Cooking with Healthy Seasonings
- Join our animated friends.. herbs and spices..
.as they take us on a journey of culinary discovery. Not only
do our narrators discuss the benefits of using healthy seasonings
in place of salt and pep­per, hut offer some historical background
including a little bit about where they come from. Several simple
recipes are provided along with an explanation of how various
dishes can be enhanced by simple spices. If you’re looking
for a slightly different approach to a worthwhile subject, check
out Cooking With Healthy Seasonings! 12 minutes |
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| Measuring Solids & Liquids
- Review of equipment to use for best results,
including a demon­stration of measuring techniques for solid,
liquid and dry substances. 8 minutes |
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| Microwave Cooking - Beyond re-heating and defrosting, microwaves provide
easy and nutritious meals in a fraction of the time. This video
demon­strates cooking techniques, safe utensils and other
factors that affect microwave cooking. 11 minutes |
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| Selection and Preparation of Meats
- In order to prevent bacteria and food-borne
illnesses in the kitchen, now is the time to introduce young
consumers to the basics of properly selecting and storing seafood,
poultry, and meats. We simply cannot live without a healthy,
yet diverse diet of proteins. After the initial precautions are
taken, this value- priced series explains a variety of practical
recipes and cooking procedures for different types of seafood,
poultry, beef, and pork. |
| Selecting and Storing Seafood 12
minutes |
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| Selecting, Storing, and Preparing
Poultry. 12 minutes |
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| Selecting and Storing Meats 8 minutes |
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| Preparing Seafood . 13 minutes |
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| Preparing Meats |
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Preparation Series |
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| Selecting And Storing Fruits
& Vegetables - How do you tell if a banana’s
ripe? Is it OK to buy apples and cut out the bruises? Will a
tomato or a pear continue to ripen? Can anyone really pick a
ripe watermelon? Should grapes be ­washed? Different fruits
and vegetable need different kinds of selection guidelines and
storage procedures. Viewers of this video will learn how to properly
select many types of fruits and vegetables; how to determine
quality and ripeness; what is and is not acceptable in appearance;
and how to store fresh items.12 minutes |
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| Preparing Vegetables - Healthy, delicious and appealing...whether raw or
cooked,. vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet$
This video examines various ways to prepare vegetable toj retain
nutritive value, color, texture and flavor. Details sim­mering,
steaming, baking/roasting, microwave and others. 12 minutes |
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| Quickbreads - Examples
of the 3 types of quickhreads. . .pour hatters, drop hat­ters
and doughs. . .are given along with the muffin and biscuit methods
of preparing quickbreads. Also includes tips on preparation and
storage. 13 minutes |
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| Light Cuisine Series... Mexican, Italian and Oriental - Choosing to eat healthy
can be a problem.. .especially for younger viewers. So, make
it easy and fun by showing this series of three r videos on Mexican,
Italian and Oriental cooking. Each video pro­vides step-by-step
instructions as our on-screen host, Lisa, prepares y two or three
dishes that contain less fat and fewer calories than usu­ally
found in the same or similar dishes. The videos also contain
an introduction detailing light cooking and the benefits of a
low-fat, low Y cholesterol diet. Not only are these dishes healthier,
but we guaran­tee they’re easy to fix and use food items
that are readily available. You may even have time to prepare
them during class since all recipes are included in the viewer’s
guide! What a great way to reinforce a nutrition unit, a cooking
unit or as part of a healthy lifestyle section. |
| Light Cuisine Mexican. 26 minutes |
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| Light Cuisine Italian 17 minutes |
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| Light Cuisine Oriental 30 minutes |
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79.00 |
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| Light Cuisine Series |
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| Timing And Organization In Food
Preparation - How do you get a meal to the
table. ..piping hot and ready to eat.. .at the right time? Luck?
Actually, it’s all in the timing and this video provides
the viewer with five basic steps to help develop this skill.
10 minutes |
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Ecology In The Kitchen - Covers the wise management of our natural resources,
including food,
water and energy. Discusses conserving water, gas and electricity
as well as the benefits of recycling aluminum, glass, plastic
and newspaper. 13 minutes |
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| Multicultural Foods - This two-video set examines foods from different areas
of the world. Includes French, Greek, Chinese, Indian, Italian,
Lebanese, Japanese, German, Thai, Bali and Indonesian. Each segment
is then followed by the nutritional values of the food featured.
set of 2 . 41 minutes and 36 minutes |
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| Food: A Multi-Cultural Feast
- This video examines the multi-cultural origins
of many foods, including many culinary tidbits like sauerkraut
is Chinese and chili isn’t Mexican. It will also help student
recognize that other cultures may find some American eating habits
repulsive. Viewing this video should offer your students a different
perspective of other cultures. set of 2 . 20 minutes |
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| Food Presentation - Preparing food is more than cooking... it is a form
of self expression. Meal appeal is as pleasurable to the eye
as to the tastebuds and truly good cooks know that everything
in a meal should work together to create a pleasing whole. Color,
shape and size, texture and flavor as well as appearance together
create a culinary “work of art”. Simple garnishes are
demonstrated as well as tips for arranging foods creatively.
16 minutes |
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| Foods From Other Lands - Familiar and unfamiliar dishes are prepared with occasional
historical anecdotes. Visits with international families also
offer unique menus. 14 minutes |
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| Setting The Table - Three main types of table settings are described and
shown: 1) family style; 2) buffet style; 3) formal service. Items
are added one at a time to reinforce order of settings. 11 minutes |
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| The Uncle Chef Show: “The
Great American Hamburger”- This video
not only explains the lore surrounding this typical American
food staple, but clearly shows the correct method of preparation.
A live audience observes and contributes to the in-studio segment
of the program, as Uncle Chef, his “kid-assistants”,
and such colorful characters as Charlene Chuckwagon, Steve Safety
and Roving reporter, Bonnie, cook and dress the burgers. In addition,
Uncle Chef and his expert on edible, Farmer John, par­ticipate
in an on-location segment filmed at a real, working chuck wagon
in Breckenridge, Colorado. 28 minutes |
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| The Uncle Chef Show: Cleanliness
Is Next To Chefliness - Uncle Chef, the winner
of the National Educational Media Network’s Silver Apple
Award, provides a thorough yet engaging cooking lesson for the
younger set. While two staff members roam through the audience
entertain­ing questions and responses from kids, the “Cleanliness
Cop” makes a special appearance to check up on Uncle Chef
as he prepares a Caesar salad and a cheese pizza. A second segment
focuses on Uncle Chef and his pal Farmer John as they travel
to a dairy farm to show how and where dairy products come from.
28 minutes |
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| Uncle Chef Series |
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| The Menu - Have
you ever eaten a wonderful meal and asked the cook for his or
her secret only to hear, “It was just a pinch of this and
a dash of that?” While creativity may be the answer to a
good meal by an expert chef, this specially-priced series proves
that there is a method to their madness. Simple tips are given
throughout these videos for enhancing the flavor and appearance
of all our favorite foods. Even the world’s most renowned
chefs got their start with an ele­mentary cooking lesson.
Place your students on the path to quality cooking by teaching
them the basics of flavor, substi­tuting ingredients, decorating
and displaying, and considering the healthful properties of various
foods. |
| Edible Art: Basic Cake Decorating.
16 minutes |
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| Herbs and Spices. 17 minutes |
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57.00 |
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| Light is Right: Cooking for Health.
93 minutes |
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| Substituting Ingredients |
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| The Menu Series |
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