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Week 10 · Cook for a Crowd

Family Cook Day

Family Cook Day: Family Veggie Soup
// Scale it up, scale it down
⏱ about 15 min

Family Cook Day: Family Veggie Soup

The trail crew crowds into the cabin kitchen. Everyone is hungry!

Ferris sets out a big pot. "What do you notice? Today the recipe grows."

Lucy the Ladybug lines up the bowls. "One for each friend," she says.

Riley shakes the herbs. "Here is a hint," he says. "Scale every amount, not just one."

  1. To scale up, multiply every amount by the same number.
  2. To make a half batch, multiply every amount by 1/2.
  3. To multiply fractions, multiply the tops, then the bottoms.
  4. 1 tablespoon is 3 teaspoons. 1 cup is 8 fluid ounces, or 16 tablespoons.
  5. 2 cups make 1 pint.
Recipe: Family Veggie Soup
Makes: 4 bowls.
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 onion
2 carrots
1 potato
1 cup of green beans
1 can of white beans
4 cups of vegetable broth
1/2 cup of small pasta
1/2 teaspoon of dried herbs
1/4 teaspoon of salt
Allergy swap: Wheat allergy? Leave out the pasta or use wheat-free pasta. Read the broth label together.
  1. You: Wash your hands with all five steps.
  2. You: Scale the amounts if you are making more or less.
  3. You: Rinse the carrots, potato and green beans under running water.
  4. You: Snap the green beans into short pieces.
  5. Grown-up: Chop the onion, carrots and potato with a knife.
  6. Grown-up: Open the can. You: Rinse the beans in a strainer.
  7. You: Measure the broth at eye level. Level off the pasta, herbs and salt.
  8. Grown-up: Heat the oil in a big pot and cook the onion.
  9. Grown-up: Add the broth and vegetables. Bring the soup to a boil.
  10. Grown-up: Add the pasta, beans, herbs and salt.
  11. You: Set the timer for 15 minutes.
  12. Grown-up: Check that the pasta and vegetables are soft. Ladle the soup.
  13. Everyone: Let it cool a little, then taste!
  14. You: Help wash up. Leftovers go in the fridge within 2 hours.
For a grown-up
A grown-up handles the stove, the knife, the can opener and the hot pot.
Keep your child back from the stove while the soup boils.
Water boils at 100 degrees C at sea level.
Heat leftovers to 165 degrees F before eating them again.
◇ CROWD COUNT
Count how many people will eat soup today.
Work out how many batches of 4 bowls you need.
Scale two ingredients together, like the broth and the pasta.
Check each other's math before you measure.
COOK DAY CHECK
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
You make 2 batches. How many bowls is that?
Who chops the carrots?
When do leftovers go in the fridge?
A double batch needs how many cups of broth? Type a number.
WHY THIS EXERCISE2 times 4 cups is 8 cups.
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