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Created especially for Baby Banana by Piccolo Chef. Piccolo Chef, a culinary academy for children and teens, is located in Culver City at the Westside Children’s Center. Equipped with a state-of-the-art culinary kitchen classroom, classrooms for etiquette courses, a private room for birthday parties and special events, outdoor party/class space, and its crown jewel-- a half-acre of land for a vegetable and herb garden for the students to harvest-- Piccolo Chef will be transforming tots and teens not just into “little chefs” as the Italian name translates, but into young gourmets.

Poppin� Parmesan Popcorn

POPPIN' PARMESAN POPCORN

Curling up with a good book is like watching a movie play out in your own head and what better way to enjoy your book than while munching on some tasty popcorn? Popcorn is a great way to snack, full of fiber and in this recipe, even protein and calcium from the cheese! So dive into your book, enjoy a crunchy morsel or two and create a whole world of adventure right in your imagination!

Makes 2 servings, one for you and one to share!

Ingredients:

4 cups freshly popped plain popcorn

2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled

1/3 cup finely grated parmesan cheese

garlic salt to taste

Directions:

Place popcorn in a Ziploc bag. Pour in the melted butter and parmesan. Seal the bag and shake vigorously until the popcorn is coated with the cheese.
Transfer to a bowl and sprinkle with a couple pinches of the garlic salt to taste. Serve immediately.