Bugs for Breakfast! Mmm!

Did you know that 80% of the world's population eats insects intentionally and 100 percent eat them unintentionally? Try it out! You might like it! Below is just one recipe that you could try out! Find several others at http://www.manataka.org/page1083.html Good luck and Enjoy!

Chocolate Chirpie Chip Cookies
Ingredients
2 ¼ c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 c. butter, softened
¾ c. sugar
¾ c. brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 eggs
1 12-ounce pkg. chocolate chips
1 cup chopped nuts
½ cup dry-roasted crickets

Directions: Preheat oven to 375 deg. F. In small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt; set aside. In large bowl, combine butter, sugar, brown sugar and vanilla; eat until creamy. Beat in eggs. Gradually add flour mixture and insects, mix well. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by rounded measuring teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes.

And the Winners Are....

Competeing in this semester's Iron Chef Sand Ridge were the Foods I classes. Below are pictures of the winning dishes from both classes.
5th period's secret ingredient was cream cheese. The winning dish was a stuffed french toast shown above.

6th period's secret ingredient was chicken. The winning dish was a chicken stir fry shown above.

All kitchen groups did an excellent job! Take a look at the slide show on the left of all the other dishes that were made.

Chicken Stir-fry

Ingredients:
1/2-1 tsp. chili paste (oriental style)
2-3 cloves finely cut garlic
1 red and 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced
1 onion, sliced
2 large carrots, cut
Fresh ginger (2 pieces finely cut)
¼-1/2 cup Soy sauce
Spicy stir-fry sauce (enough to drizzle on top)
2 tsp. sesame seeds
3-4 cherry tomatoes
¼ rice noodles
2-3 chicken breasts
2 T. Vegetable oil

Directions:
In a fry pan heat 2 T. vegetable oil, chopped garlic and sliced ginger. Add chicken breast and cook until center is white and outside is browned. Add carrots, bell peppers, and onion. Add soy sauce, chili paste, stir-fry sauce and stir until combined and heated through. Serve over top of cooked rice noodles and drizzle stir-fry sauce on top.