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1. My niece wanted to help me make supper. I told her she could be my sous chef (pronounced SUE chef). She replied, "But my name is Hailey". I told her, "It is spelled S-O-U-S" and then explained to her what it meant. What is a sous chef?
2. I needed to prepare my zucchinis for my dish, so I asked Hailey to give me the mandoline. She asked me if I was going to play a song. I told her this gadget wasn't a musical instrument. What is a mandoline used for?
3. I needed to dice up my potatoes, but Hailey thought I was going to play a game with actual dice. What does it mean to "dice" something in the kitchen?
4. I asked Hailey to pulse a mixture I had in my blender. She wondered if it felt ill. I told her I didn't mean it like taking a person's pulse. What does "pulse" with a blender mean?
5. I told Hailey I was going to make butterfly pork chops. The poor girl got very confused over that term. What does it mean to "butterfly" meat?
6. I needed to season our pork chops. Hailey thought I meant that pork chops came in a certain season of the year. What does it mean to "season" food?
7. I told Hailey I needed just a dash of salt. She told me, "I run a 50 yard dash in school". Again, I had to explain to her that this meant something different than she thought. What is a "dash" when it applies to cooking?
8. I was getting ready to start on the dessert. I asked Hailey to grease a pan to get it ready for me. She had a disgusted look on her face until I told her exactly what I meant. What does it mean to "grease" a pan in baking?
9. I decided to make a Marble Cake for dessert. Silly little Hailey thought I was baking it with actual marbles. What does it mean to "marble" in baking?
10. Hailey got excited when I told her that baking soda was an ingredient for our marble cake until she found out it wasn't a soft drink like Coca-Cola. What is baking soda used for?
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