Giada at Home (2008–…): Season 3, Episode 30 - From Scratch - full transcript

Look at the colors, you guys.

And the butterflies,
isn't this pretty?

When you're a kid,
there's nothing more fun
than a treasure hunt.

You see that there are
three rocks.
I saw it, I saw it.

You did?
Over there, over there.

So today, jade and her friends
are in for a treat.

Are you guys hungry?
Yes, I want to eat
a quesadilla.

(Everyone laughing)

It's a backyard adventure
with a magical menu.

Bite-sized cupcakes
bursting with flavor...

Moist, little cakes
topped with a honey
and cream cheese frosting.



A playful pinwheel snack.

Grilled tortillas packed
with turkey, gooey cheese,

and slices of crisp apple.

Kids can't resist these
whimsical popsicles
with blueberry polka dots.

A delicious snack
that's super easy to make.

It's a whimsical morning
the kids will love.

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I've started quartering
my strawberries
for my ladybug pops

and these are so adorable.

In fact, they're jade's
favorite treat.

And they end up looking like
little ladybugs

because we're gonna
puree the strawberries,

flavor them up, and then drop
little blueberries inside.



So once they're frozen,
they're super cute.

And this actually a pretty
healthy treat too.

All right, we got that.

So now we're gonna pop
all of the strawberries
into the blender.

We're gonna blend this
all together-- there we go.

Then we need a little bit
of orange juice and lemon juice.

Fresh orange and fresh lemon.

I just want to roll
both of these.

We need a little bit of
citrus sweetness in here...

It makes the strawberries
even sweeter.

And they're just the perfect
size for little kids.

And, half a lemon.

This is gonna be
a really fun day.

The kids are gonna have
a blast running around,

we're gonna do this little
treasure hunt,

which I think is gonna be
a really, really fun party.

Okay, so now we need to
sweeten it up with
a little bit of honey.

We're gonna do 2 tablespoons
of honey--

so instead of sugar,
it's gonna be honey.

Nice and thick and sweet,

and it melts into the pops
a lot better than regular sugar.

And now, let's just
puree it altogether.

♪

You know what, it smells
so good, I could pretty much
eat it as is,

or drink it for that matter.

So now I take an ice cube tray
and just pour

the pureed strawberries
about 3/4 of the way up,

because we're gonna drop
blueberries inside

and you don't want it to
spill over.

They're like little strawberry
and blueberry ice cubes.

And last one.

Looks like we have just
enough for a little treat
for myself.

See, this is sometimes
the fun of cooking.

Mmm, perfectly sweet
and thick.

Mmm-mmm-mmm.

Okay, so now, we're gonna grab
fresh blueberries,

and I drop about three
into each of these.

I think if you try and drop
more than three,

it becomes too full.

Three in here, look how
pretty the colors are.

There we go.

We're gonna pop it in
the freezer for an hour,

and then we're gonna stick
the lollipop sticks
right in the middle,

and then they'll stand up
perfectly.

And then we'll pop it back
in the freezer for another
4 to 5 hours.

In the meantime, while these
are in the freezer,

I'm gonna go outside
and decorate for
my treasure hunt.

♪

So let's grab our ice cube tray.

Ooh, they're lookin' good.

See they're semi-frozen.

They've been in the freezer
for an hour.

And all I want to do now
is take these lollipop sticks

and put 'em right
in the middle.

And see they stand up
at this point.

So just take the lollipop sticks
and put them right
in the center,

this'll make it really easy
for the kids to kind of
hold 'em.

And up next, I'm gonna make
my mini carrot and zucchini
muffins,

they're really good.

Kids love these bite-size,
little treats.

They're packed with healthy
flavors and topped with

something sweet and creamy.

♪

I'm starting with my carrot
and zucchini muffins,

and these are little mini
muffins we're gonna make.

And I'm using 1 cup of
almond flour

and we're gonna use 1/4 cup
of brown rice flour.

So what we're doing is we're
making gluten-free little
mini muffins.

Gluten-free means we're not
using any white or wheat flour.

I want to add a little bit
of baking powder
and baking soda.

So we're gonna add 1 teaspoon
of baking powder,

and then 1/2 teaspoon of
baking soda,

and that'll really help kind of
make the mini muffins rise,

and it'll help
in the texture too.

So we've got the baking powder,
now we need baking soda.

And then, to balance out
the flavors, 1/4 teaspoon
of salt.

One more thing we gotta add...

Some cinnamon.

This is what makes jade
go crazy-- she loves cinnamon.

It's so sweet and warm.

So 2 teaspoons right in there.

And the cinnamon with
the zucchini and the carrots
and the raisins is really good.

So now we just want
to give it a quick little whisk
to mix everything together.

And we're gonna make them
mini size so all the kids,
in two bites,

they can finish them off--
and then after they've
baked and cooled,

I'm gonna make a great cream
cheese frosting to put on top.

And I love the combination
of the brown rice flour,

which is light and super fine,
and then a little bit of crunch
from the almond flour.

So we're done with our dry
ingredients--

time to start on our wet
ingredients.

So we're gonna start with
some maple syrup,

and we're gonna measure
about 1/3 cup of maple syrup.

I'm adding it instead of
adding sugar.

It's a little bit smokier
in flavor, thicker,

and it melts beautifully
in the muffins--

there's no granular texture
like you have in sugar.

Sweet!

And then, some grapeseed oil,
1/3 cup of grapeseed oil.

And make sure you measure
these really well.

It's one of those oils
that has no flavor,

but it adds a nice moisture
content to the muffins,

which you really need.

Perfect-- so now,

we're gonna add one egg.

And the egg gives the muffins
structure, holds them together.

And we're just gonna whisk
and break the egg up

in the grapeseed oil
and the maple syrup.

Okay, so now...

Let's grab the grater
and what we're gonna do

is grate a zucchini
and a carrot.

So, here we go...

It cooks into the muffins,
plus it adds a lot of
moisture to it.

Perfect.

Take all of the extra zucchini
right off there,

and then we take that
and put it into
our wet ingredients.

We're going to get the peeler,
and we're gonna peel our carrot.

It's slightly sweet, you know,
and as it cooks,

the sugars come out,
and it really does sweeten
the muffins as well,

so that's why I love
carrot in here.

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Okay, so now let's grab
a spatula

and mix them all together.

Just want to coat all of
the zucchini and the carrots.

Let's add all of
the dry ingredients.

And mix them all together.

Ah, the smell of cinnamon
is so good in here.

And you can usually find
almond flour and brown rice
flour,

and even grapeseed oil at any of

your local health food stores.

Now it's all mixed in,
so we have to add

1/2 cup of raisins,

for extra sweetness
and chewiness...

And fold those in...

And now, we grab my
little mini muffin tin,

and I've already lined them
with paper liners,

just because it makes it
a lot easier to take them out,

and it keeps the muffins moist
for a longer period of time.

So here we go...

I just scoop a little bit
of the batter right into
each one,

and I like to use these little
ice cream scoopers

because they give me
the perfect amount of batter

in each mini muffin--
that way they bake evenly.

So we're gonna bake these
at 350 degrees, for 15 minutes,

until they're golden brown.

Then we'll let them cool
completely,

and we'll make a cream cheese
frosting that is just

so luxurious and velvety
to go right on top.

Then I'm gonna get started
on my rolled turkey and apple
quesadillas.

They're gonna be really fun.

Hand-held snacks filled
with kid-friendly flavors--

gooey cheese, sweet apple
and juicy turkey.

♪

My carrot and zucchini muffins
baked for 15 minutes

and they've cooled completely.

Now I'm just frosting them
with a cream cheese
and honey mixture.

You want to make sure that
the cream cheese
is at room temperature

so you can spread it on
the cupcakes and it looks
so pretty...

That way it's nice and smooth.

You can put as much frosting
or as little as you want.

And last one.

And I made a little extra
cream cheese frosting

so that I could use it
on my quesadillas.

The muffins are done,
now time to get started
on the quesadillas.

We need turkey and cheese,
lots of good stuff.

So we've got cream cheese
with honey, we're gonna have
an apple,

we've got some turkey,
and we've also got some
grated cheddar cheese,

1 cup of grated cheddar cheese,

and I'm also gonna grate
some smoked mozzarella as well.

Then we're gonna mix it
together,

just because I like
the combination of
the two flavors.

Cheddar cheese for all
the kids, 'cause most kids
love cheddar cheese,

and then a little smoky moz
just to give it a little bit
of a smokier flavor.

So it's fun for the kids
and the parents,
everybody can enjoy these.

And we're gonna do 1 cup
of smoked mozzarella.

And what you want to do when
you're grating a softer cheese
like the smoked mozzarella

is leave it in the fridge
until right before you grate it,

that way, it's much easier
to grate.

Smells so good.

So I got a cup
of smoked mozzarella.

And we're gonna mix
the mozzarella with
the cheddar cheese together,

and they're gonna melt
onto the quesadilla,
it's gonna be really good.

We got the cheese all lined up,

now, I'm gonna cut my apple,

but I think the best thing
to keep in mind is when you
make these kind of dishes

is to think about what kind
of ingredients your kids
really like and enjoy

and then just use those.

And the great thing about
quesadillas is that

you can pretty much
put anything you want in them.

It's almost like pasta--
you can toss pasta with
just about any flavor--

well, you can put just about
anything in a quesadilla.

And kids love it--
all that melted cheese.

And for a little added flavor,
I'm gonna grill 'em too,

so it's gonna really be special.

And then you just want to cut
the apple slices pretty thin,

it makes it a lot easier
to roll the quesadilla,

'cause we're gonna roll it up
like a jelly roll.

I just like the apple 'cause
it's sweet

and adds a little crunch in
there too.

There we go.

And it doesn't matter
if the apple slices break

because we're just gonna put
them in there and then we're
gonna cut them

into little pinwheels,
so no one's gonna see it.

They're gonna be glued together
by all the cheese
that we're gonna add.

So we've got our apple slices,

and we've got our turkey,

some nice deli turkey.

And we'll put this all together.

There we go--

now we need our tortillas.

And we're using whole wheat
tortillas.

Now that we've got everything
set up, we're ready to go.

So here's what I do...

I add a little bit of
the cream cheese
and honey mixture,

not only for a little bit of
sweetness, but also because

the cream cheese acts
as a binder, as kind of
like a glue.

Now, we also go for a couple
slices of apple--

you can do 2 or 3 slices.

Then...

I add some cheese--

the mixture of the smoked
mozzarella and the cheddar.

And we're gonna add some turkey.

Turkey happens to be
jade's favorite, so we're
gonna do turkey.

It's sliced nice and thin,
and I usually put about
two slices on there.

Then, a little more cheese
to hold it all together.

There we go.

Then you take it

and you roll it like
a little jelly roll,

tuck everything underneath,
then press down.

Then I take it seam-side down
and I put it on the grill.

The cheese starts to melt
and it just seals it shut
so it's perfect.

♪

There we go, all right,
so we put it on the grill,
seam-side down.

Oh yeah, let's flip this one
over here, look at that.

That looks so good, and then
you get a nice, smoky flavor

and it looks really pretty.

So we're gonna grill the other
side for another 2 to 3 minutes,

and then you let it cool
for a little bit before
you slice it

into about 1-inch slices.

I'm gonna finish rolling
the rest of my quesadillas
and then jade should be up soon,

the kids will be over
and we're gonna start
our treasure hunt.

♪

All right you guys,
let's start here.

Here's the treasure.

That's right, that's
the treasure, but we
gotta hunt for the treasure,

don't we, Henry?
Mm-hmm.

There's a little tunnel...
There.

So where do you guys think
the tunnel is?
Way over there.

Grace knows where it is,
that's right.

Okay, perfect, so let's roll
this up, and let's go follow
grace

where she takes us to
the tunnel-- thank you, Stella.

Let's go.

Jump, whoo!
Look at the colors, you guys.

Isn't this pretty--

look at all the balls,
and the butterflies.

Jade, what's that,
what are those, jade?

Ladybugs.
That's right.

Let's keep going,
come on, grace.

We gotta find the treasure.

So, we're here...
Yeah, because see
the jacuzzi's right there?

Okay, so we're here
and the treasure's here.

I think that if you guys
look around and you see
that there are three rocks.

I see it.
You did, coco, Stella?

Let's go, let's roll up
the map and let's go.

And do we see anything,
is there a treasure?

Where is it?
There.

Yeah, jade do you see
a treasure?
Right there.

Well let's open up the treasure.

Oh, what is it?

I think they look like
chocolate coins.

Hey look ladies, do you
want a ladybug ring?

Put it on, coco, let's see.

Yeah, it looks great.

Me, me.
There you go-- you don't want
a ladybug ring, Henry?

No.
That's why we have cars for you.

All right, so let's see here,
let's look at the map again.

We are looking for what?

Mushrooms.
We are looking for mushrooms.

Let's go look for
the next treasure you guys,
at the mushrooms.

Let's go.

♪

Mushrooms.
Who found the mushrooms?

I did.
Yes you did.

Okay, this is the ultimate
treasure, we found lunch.

Are you guys hungry?
Yes.

So let's dig in,
get the quesadillas,
get the cupcakes.

You have lemonade.

I want that.
You want the quesadilla?

Okay you guys, let's guess
what's in here,

'cause there's some special
surprises.

Hmm...
What is it?

Come on, Henry...
No? Vivian? No?

Coco?
Me, me.

An apple.
Very good, grace.

Very nice,
there's apple in there.

Is it good?
Mm-hmm.

These are white.
They're white, yeah,
the frosting's white.

Do you like it?

All right, I think mommy's
gonna have a cupcake too.

It's a party, you can eat
as much as you want.

All right, you guys,
i have one more treat...

Here we go!

What do these look like,
you guys?

Ladybugs.
Ladybugs.

Yeah, and they're
ladybug popsicles.

It's strawberry, kind of.
Yeah, so it's strawberry
and blueberries.

What are you doing there,
Vivian?

Trying to get it,
it slipped off.

That's okay, here, take
another one.

Thank you.

It has rings on it.
Yeah, just like the rings
that we have, that's right.

I want to eat the quesadilla.

You don't have to eat the stick,
buddy, you can eat
another one of these.

I want that.
This is your last treasure,
it's a little ladybug.

It's cold.
Yes, it is cold.

Okay, I think the treasure
hunt's ending here.