I'm Vanessa from SpeakEnglishWithVanessa.com.

Are you hungry?

I hope so.

Let's talk about it.

A couple months ago, I made this video talking about 120 kitchen items, and I showed you

my kitchen.

A lot of you asked, "Can you make a cooking video?"

I thought this might not be that interesting, but I know a way to make it a little bit more

interesting.

I wanted to combine this with another video that I've been wanting to make for a while,

which is how to talk to kids in English.

So, if you have kids and you would like to speak with them in English, I hope you'll

enjoy this lesson because I'm going to be making these muffins.

These are some broccoli cornbread muffins from this toddler cookbook.

I just got this cookbook and we've made a lot of stuff from it already.

I love cooking with Theo.

It's my two-year-old.

It's fun to make things with him, see how he focuses on the tasks.

It's just a bonding moment, and we're also doing something useful.

We're making food.

So, we're going to be making these things today, and I'm also going to be talking about

what we're doing, so even if you don't have kids, I hope that you'll be able to learn

some cooking expressions, things that we're doing.

You'll see some of the items.

This is not a professional cooking show, so I am quite unorganized.

All of the ingredients are all around the kitchen.

Yes, so there's a lot going on, but I hope that you'll enjoy it.

If you would like to make this, feel free to ... You can check out the link.

I'll put an Amazon link in the description if you want to make the same muffins that

we're making.

They're not sweet.

They're kind of a savory cornbread broccoli muffin.

You're going to also see my two-year-old using a knife in this video.

Don't worry.

These knives are toddler knives, so they cut pretty well.

But because they're made of silicon, it's like a type of plastic, and they're serrated,

so they have those little ridges on them, they cut pretty well but they don't cut fingers.

If you cut yourself with it, you feel it a little bit, but it never breaks your skin.

It's a great thing for a child.

So, you'll see him using that, but never fear.

He's fine.

He's used them a lot, and he loves cutting things.

That's his dream come true.

He wakes up in the morning and wants to chop things.

All right, let's get into our cooking video.

I hope that you'll enjoy the process.

I hope that you'll enjoy some of the things that ... some of the expressions that you

learn.

My child, Theo, doesn't say that much during this video because he is so focused.

He wants to stir.

He wants to chop.

He is very focused, but I hope you'll still be able to have some good language that you

can use as well in your daily life.

All right, let's get cooking.

Theo: You all done?

Vanessa: I am all done, but do you know what we need to do?

We need to get all of the ingredients ready.

Theo: You get it for me and put it in.

Vanessa: Let's see.

Okay, we got to open to the right page.

It's page 90.

There it is.

Okay.

This is the ingredient page.

Okay.

It says we need broccoli.

Do we have broccoli out here?

Theo: Yeah.

Vanessa: We do?

Theo: No.

Vanessa: Not yet?

Okay.

So, I got to get broccoli, milk, apple cider vinegar, cornmeal.

All right, let's get the broccoli.

Theo: I'm gonna put in the broccoli!

Vanessa: Okay.

Can you put that on the counter?

Theo: Yeah.

Vanessa: Okay.

We have cornmeal.

Can you put this on the counter, too?

There we go.

Oh, what else did it say?

We need milk.

Okay.

We got milk.

I'm going to take this with me while I look for the ingredients.

We need apple cider vinegar, which is up here.

Theo: I'm going to open that.

Vanessa: We need some flour.

Theo: I need to open that broccoli.

Vanessa: You need to open that broccoli?

Theo: We need the cutting board.

Vanessa: We do need the cutting board.

You're right.

Theo: What's that?

Vanessa: That's apple cider vinegar, but I'm going to put this over here because it's a

glass container.

We need some baking powder.

Theo: Isn't that a glass container?

Vanessa: Baking soda.

Theo: Isn't that a glass container, too?

Vanessa: That's not a glass container.

That's probably made of paper or cardboard.

All right, we got those things.

Theo: You think I cannot open that?

Vanessa: Is that a little bit tough to open?

Theo: Yeah.

Vanessa: Yeah, that's because we haven't opened it yet.

It's new, so I probably should do it.

All right, we're going to need some butter.

Theo: Why do we need cow milk in there?

Vanessa: Why do we need cow's milk in there?

Because that's part of the ingredients.

It's going to make it tasty.

We need some eggs.

Wow, there's a lot of ingredients for this.

Do you think we're going to be able to do this?

Theo: Rubber.

Vanessa: And we need some cheese.

Theo: I found a rubber band.

Vanessa: You found a rubber band?

Yeah, that rubber band is keeping the corn ... Oh, where did it go?

It's keeping the cornmeal in, so I'm going to put this over here.

That could be a big mess.

All right, I think we have everything.

Are you ready to get started?

Theo: Yeah.

Vanessa: Okay.

Let's take a look at the first ingredient.

The first thing, first instruction, says, "Preheat the oven," so we have to preheat

the oven to 375.

Is that something you do or I do?

Theo: Me do.

Vanessa: You do that?

I think that's something that I do.

I'm going to preheat the oven.

Bake.

375.

Start.

Okay, so that's going to be starting.

"Fill muffin tins with paper cupcake liners."

Well, we're not going to do that, but we can use our muffin tins.

All right.

The next thing says, "Ask Theo if he wants to cut the broccoli."

Do you want to cut the broccoli?

Theo: Yeah.

Vanessa: Okay, so I'm going to help you do that.

Let's put- Theo: Why are you going to-

Vanessa: ... the cutting board- Theo: Why are you going to help me?

Vanessa: Because the broccoli's a little bit hard, so we have to use an important tool

first- Theo: Are we going to-

Vanessa: ... your hands.

Let's open this up.

Can you help me rip it?

Here you go.

Okay.

Theo: We'll take off the rubber band.

Vanessa: Good idea.

Can you get that?

Pull that off.

All right.

Let's leave the rubber band here.

I'm going to put the cutting board ... Actually, I'm going to move your chair-

Theo: Why?

Vanessa: ... this way, a little bit closer- Theo: Why?

Vanessa: ... to the cutting board.

We have your special kid-safe knives.

All right, I'm going to take off some of these pieces.

Do you know what I need you to do?

This one is a little bit more tough to cut.

I need you to ... Yeah.

Oh, good.

Yeah.

Cut it like that.

Cut it like a saw, like you're sawing a tree.

Nice.

Is that okay?

Theo: Mm-hmm (affirmative).

Vanessa: Nice.

All right.

Those knives, it's almost impossible to cut your fingers, so we are all good.

I'm going to break off the little stalks, and you can cut them for me.

Wow, that one went flying.

All right, this is the stalk, Theo, this part.

This is the stalk.

We don't need that part for the muffins, so we're going to put that part on the plastic

bag, but these parts we're going to keep.

All right.

Keep cutting them.

Oh, nice.

You know what that's called?

That's called a chop, top chop, because you're putting your hand up here to chop it.

Good.

All right, so we need about three-fourths of a cup of broccoli.

That's probably about three-fourths of a cup if you cut all of this.

Do you think you can keep cutting it?

Theo: Yeah.

Vanessa: All right.

Keep cutting.

I'm going to get our measuring cups.

Let's see what we need here.

We need milk and vinegar together.

Oh, we don't have a bowl.

Do you remember where we keep our bowls?

They're up high?

I'm going to get one.

Okay.

Let's use this bowl.

It says, "Pour the milk and apple cider vinegar together."

I bet that that is going to curdle.

What do you think?

Theo: Do you think the big cup's going to put that in?

Vanessa: Oh, we're probably going to put the broccoli in there in a little bit, but let's

cut a little bit more first.

So, this is the one that you finished down here?

Let's see.

We have to fill up this cup.

Can you fill up this cup with broccoli?

Theo: No, I'm going to do it.

Vanessa: All right.

We need some little pieces, like these little pieces.

That's great.

Let's cut this big piece one more time.

All right.

It says, "Finely chop it."

Hm.

Probably going to need some really small pieces.

Don't worry.

These knives are very safe.

You're good at using that knife, bud.

All right.

I'm going to rip this up into little shreds.

Good work.

Theo: Do you think that one a little bit hard?

Vanessa: It is a little bit hard.

Is it too hard for you?

Do you need some help?

Theo: Yeah.

Vanessa: Okay.

Theo: I couldn't.

Vanessa: Okay.

Why don't you cut these little ones here and I'll cut this big one with my hands?

I'll break it up.

Theo: Why?

Why you not cut it?

Vanessa: Well, I think I can use my hands probably just as effectively.

There you go.

Okay.

You want to put that one in the measuring cup?

I think we probably have just enough broccoli, and we'll save this broccoli for another time.

Oh, I think that's probably all we need.

We probably don't need that one unless you really want to cut it.

You want to put that in here?