Cooking Videos

Step-by-step cooking and recipe videos.

Cooking is a skill, the more you practice, the easier it becomes. Preparing healthy homemade meals can be simple, budget-friendly and even fun! These videos will show you step-by-step how to make these recipes.

 Easy Seafood Burgers
 

 

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Recipe and transcript - Easy Seafood Burgers

Text on screen: Ottawa Public Health presents

Video description: Video begins with a shot of the seafood burger mixture in a bowl being mixed.

Text on screen: How to make seafood burgers

Video description: Static slide with shot of the final dish.

Text on screen: Cooking is a skill, the more you practice, the easier it becomes.

Preparing healthy homemade meals can be simple, budget-friendly and even fun.

Video description: Close up on a person's hands slicing green onions with a chef's knife.

Text on screen: Watch the end of the video for hand washing and knife skills.

Video description: Screen is split between two shots. One shows lathering of hands under water from the kitchen sink faucet. The second shows a close up on a person's hands slicing green onions with a chef's knife.

Text on screen: Ingredients

  • 1 can (6oz/170 g) tuna/salmon
  • 1/4 cup (60 mL) celery
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) relish
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) bread crumbs
  • 2 green onions
  • Pepper to taste

Video description: Static slide with shot of the ingredients.

Text on screen: Kitchen Equipment

  • measuring cups
  • cutting board
  • non-stick pan
  • measuring spoons
  • mixing bowl
  • can opener
  • knife
  • fork
  • strainer
  • spatula

Video description: Static slide with shot of the equipment.

Text on screen: Canned fish in water is budget-friendly and requires little or no cooking.

Video description: Can opener used to open a can of salmon.

Text on screen: Check food labels for no or low sodium.

Video description: View from the top of an open can of salmon in water.

Text on screen: Fish is a source of protein, vitamin D and iron.

Video description: Canned salmon emptied into a colander.

Text on screen: Open a can of tuna or salmon.

Video description: Can of tuna opened with can opener.

Text on screen: Drain the liquid.

Video description: Canned salmon emptied into a colander.

Text on screen: Remove skin and large bones in salmon.

Video description: Large bones from salmon removed with a fork.

Text on screen: Preparing vegetables. Chop green onions.

Video description: Close up on a person's hands chopping green onions with a chef's knife.

Text on screen: Chop celery.

Video description: Close up on a person's hands chopping celery with a chef's knife.

Text on screen: Preparing eggs, 2 eggs. Lightly beat eggs.

Video description: Eggs cracked open into a bowl. Shells discarded.Eggs beaten with a fork.

Text on screen: Add fish. Add 1/2 cup breadcrumbs. Add green onions. Add 1/4 cup celery and 2 tbsp relish. Combine well.

Video description: Fish, breadcrumbs, green onions, celery, relish added to eggs and blended with a wooden spoon.

Text on screen: Make into 4 patties.

Video description: Close up on hands preparing patties with the fish mixture.

Text on screen: Non-stick pan. Medium heat.

Video description: Patties placed in non-stick pan on stove top.

Text on screen: About 3 minutes per side.

Video description: Fish patty with a golden side up is shown while others are being flipped.

Text on screen: Until golden brown.

Video description: 4 patties with golden side up shown.

Text on screen: Enjoy - with a whole grain bun and vegetables

Video description: Final cooked patties shown in a plate.

Text on screen: Ottawa Public Health's bilingual logo: Eat Well. Be Active. Feel Good. Bien manger et bouger pour le plaisir de vivre! is in the centre of the screen. Created by Ottawa Public Health. Recipe used with permission from The Basic Shelf Cookbook, published by the Canadian Public Health Association, 2011.

Recipe available at www.ottawa.ca

Text on screen: Hand washing. Wet hands.

Video description: Hands getting wet under sink faucet.

Text on screen: Use liquid soap

Video description: Liquid soap dispensed on wet hands.

Text on screen: Lather & rub for 15 seconds.

Video description: Wet soapy hands are lathering and rubbing for 15 seconds.

Text on screen: Rinse well

Video description: Hands are well rinsed.

Text on screen: Towel or air dry hands, turn off tap with towel.

Video description: Paper towel is used to dry the hands while the tap is still running. Once hands are dry, the faucet is closed with the paper towel.

Text on screen: Knife skills

Video description: Close up on a person's hands cutting green onions with a chef's knife.

Text on screen: Use a sharp knife. knife. Hold firmly. Tuck fingers in.

Video description: Close up on a person's hands slicing green onions with a chef's.

 

 Quick Macaroni & Cheese

 

To view each recipe as a separate video, please visit the Let's Start Cooking! YouTube page

 

Quick Macaroni and Cheese recipe and transcript

Text on screen: Ottawa Public Health presents

Video description: Video begins with a shot of a pot of macaroni and cheese stirred with a wooden spoon.

Text on screen: how to make macaroni & cheese

Video description: Static slide with shot of the final dish.

Text on screen: Cooking is a skill, the more you practice, the easier it becomes.

Preparing healthy homemade meals can be simple, budget-friendly and even fun.

Video description: Close up on a person's hands slicing green onions with a chef's knife.

Text on screen: Watch the end of the video for hand washing and knife skills.

Video description: Screen is split between two shots. One shows lathering of hands under water from the kitchen sink faucet. The second shows a close up on a person's hands slicing green onions with a chef's knife.

Text on screen: Ingredients

  • 1 cup (250 mL) macaroni
  • 4 cups (1 L) water
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) flour
  • 1/4 tsp (1 mL) dry mustard
  • 1/8 tsp (1/2 mL) pepper
  • 1 cup (250 mL) milk
  • 1 green onion
  • 1 cup (250 mL) cheddar cheese

Video description: Static slide with shot of the ingredients.

Text on screen: Kitchen Equipment

  • large pot
  • measuring cup
  • mixing bowl
  • knife
  • measuring spoons
  • colander
  • cutting board
  • cheese grater
  • mixing spoon

Video description: Pots and pans hanging from a ceiling rack.

Text on screen: Cooking macaroni. 1 litre of water.

Video description: Tap water poured in a large pot.

Text on screen: Add macaroni. Bring to boil.

Video description: Macaroni added to large pot, water is boiling.

Text on screen: Cook until soft. About 8-10 minutes. Drain.

Video description: Cooked macaroni drained in a colander placed in the sink.

Text on screen: Making the sauce. 2 tbsp flour.

Video description: Flour added to a  mixing bowl.

Text on screen: 1/4 tsp dry mustard. 1/8 tsp pepper. 1 cup milk. Whisk until smooth.

Video description: Dry mustard, pepper and milk added to mixing bowl. A whisk is used to blend together the ingredients to a lump free mix.  

Text on screen: Add green onion. Add grated cheese. Stir.

Video description: Green onion and grated cheese stirred into the mixture.

Text on screen: Add milk mixture to macaroni. Stir gently.

Video description: Milk mixture and macaroni combined using a mixing spoon. 

Text on screen: Low heat.

Video description: Stove top set on low heat. 

Text on screen: Stir frequently.

Video description: Pot with macaroni mixture on stove top. Wooden spoon used to stir.

Text on screen: Until cheese melts and sauce thickens. About 5 minutes.

Video description: Close up on macaroni and cheese in the pot shows melted cheese and thickened sauce.

Text on screen: Get creative! Add: frozen vegetables, cooked ground beef, canned tuna.

Video description: Static slide showing frozen vegetables, cooked ground beef and drained canned tuna.

Text on screen: Enjoy - with a green salad.

Video description: Final cooked dish shown in a plate.

Text on screen: Ottawa Public Health's bilingual logo: Eat Well. Be Active. Feel Good. Bien manger et bouger pour le plaisir de vivre! is in the centre of the screen. Recipe from Everybody's Food Budget Book, Ottawa Public Health. Recipe available at www.ottawa.ca

Text on screen: Hand washing. Wet hands.

Video description: Hands getting wet under sink faucet.

Text on screen: Use liquid soap

Video description: Liquid soap dispensed on wet hands.

Text on screen: Lather & rub for 15 seconds.

Video description: Wet soapy hands are lathering and rubbing for 15 seconds.

Text on screen: Rinse well

Video description: Hands are well rinsed.

Text on screen: Towel or air dry hands, turn off tap with towel.

Video description: Paper towel is used to dry the hands while the tap is still running. Once hands are dry, the faucet is closed with the paper towel.

Text on screen: Knife skills

Video description: Close up on a person's hands cutting green onions with a chef's knife.

Text on screen: Use a sharp knife. knife. Hold firmly. Tuck fingers in.

Video description: Close up on a person's hands slicing green onions with a chef's.

 

 Vegetable Fried Rice

 

To view each recipe as a separate video, please visit the Let's Start Cooking! YouTube page

 

 Vegetable Fried Rice recipe and transcript
Text on screen: Ottawa Public Health presents

Video description: Video begins with a shot of the vegetable fried rice dish.

Text on screen: how to make vegetable fried rice

Video description: Static slide with shot of the final dish.

Text on screen: Cooking is a skill, the more you practice, the easier it becomes.

Preparing healthy homemade meals can be simple, budget-friendly and even fun.

Video description: Close up on a person's hands slicing green onions with a chef's knife.

Text on screen: Watch the end of the video for hand washing and knife skills.

Video description: Screen is split between two shots. One shows lathering of hands under water from the kitchen sink faucet. The second shows a close up on a person's hands slicing green onions with a chef's knife.

Text on screen: Ingredients

  • 2 cups (500 mL) water
  • 1 cup (250 mL) rice
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) oil
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) celery
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) onion
  • 1/2 cup (125 ml) carrots
  • 1/2 cup (125 mL) green pepper
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 - 2 tbsp (15-30 mL) soy sauce

Video description: Static slide with shot of the ingredients.

Text on screen: Make It Easier. Use 2 cups of leftover cooked rice instead of 1 cup uncooked rice. Use frozen or canned vegetables.

Video description: Static slide showing cooked rice and frozen vegetables.

Text on screen: Kitchen Equipment

  • medium pot
  • measuring cup
  • frying pan
  • knife
  • cutting board
  • mixing spoon
  • measuring spoons
  • small bowl
  • fork

Video description: Static slide with shot of kitchen equipment.

Text on screen: Eggs are an excellent source of protein. They are quick to prepare.

Video description: Eggs are cracked into a bowl.

Text on screen: Preparing vegetables. Slice celery.

Video description: Close up on a person's hands slicing celery with a chef's knife.

Text on screen: Slice green pepper.

Video description: Close up on a person's hands slicing a green pepper with a chef's knife.

Text on screen: Slice carrots.

Video description: Close up on a person's hands slicing carrots with a chef's knife.

Text on screen: Slice onion.

Video description: Close up on a person's hands slicing onion with a chef's knife.

Text on screen: Prepare eggs. 4 eggs. Lightly beat

Video description: 4 eggs cracked in a bowl and lightly beaten with a fork. Shells discarded.

Text on screen: Cooking the rice. 2 cups of water. High heat.

Video description: Measuring cup filled with tap water. Stove top set on high. Water added to medium pot on stove top. 

Text on screen: Add 1 cup of rice. Bring to boil. Simmer about 20 minutes.

Video description: One cup of rice added to the pot with water. Pot covered with a lid.

Text on screen: Medium-high heat.

Video description: Stove top set on medium-high.

Text on screen: 1 tsp oil.

Video description: 1 teaspoon of oil added to a frying pan on the stove top.

Text on screen: Add onion. Add 1/2 cup carrot. Add 1/2 cup celery. Add 1/2 cup green pepper.

Video description: Onion,carrot, celery and green pepper added to the frying pan.

Text on screen: 6 to 8 minutes until soft.

Video description: Vegetables are cooked until they are soft.

Text on screen: Add beaten eggs, stir well.

Video description: Beaten eggs are added to the frying pan with the vegetables. Wooden spoon is used to stir.

Text on screen: Add 1 to 2 tbsp soy sauce, stir well.

Video description: Soy sauce is added to the frying pan. Wooden spoon is used to stir.

Text on screen: Add 2 cups cooked rice. Ready when eggs are solid.

Video description: Cooked rice is added to the frying pan and stirred.

Text on screen: Enjoy - with a glass of milk or fortified soy beverage.

Video description: Final cooked dish shown in a plate.

Text on screen: Ottawa Public Health's bilingual logo: Eat Well. Be Active. Feel Good. Bien manger et bouger pour le plaisir de vivre! is in the centre of the screen. Created by Ottawa Public Health. Recipe used with permission from The Basic Shelf Cookbook, published by the Canadian Public Health Association, 2011.

Recipe available at www.ottawa.ca

Text on screen: Hand washing. Wet hands.

Video description: Hands getting wet under sink faucet.

Text on screen: Use liquid soap

Video description: Liquid soap dispensed on wet hands.

Text on screen: Lather & rub for 15 seconds.

Video description: Wet soapy hands are lathering and rubbing for 15 seconds.

Text on screen: Rinse well

Video description: Hands are well rinsed.

Text on screen: Towel or air dry hands, turn off tap with towel.

Video description: Paper towel is used to dry the hands while the tap is still running. Once hands are dry, the faucet is closed with the paper towel.

Text on screen: Knife skills

Video description: Close up on a person's hands cutting green onions with a chef's knife.

Text on screen: Use a sharp knife. knife. Hold firmly. Tuck fingers in.

Video description: Close up on a person's hands slicing green onions with a chef's.

 Vegetarian Chili

 

To view each recipe as a separate video, please visit the Let's Start Cooking! YouTube page

 

 Vegetarian Chili recipe and transcript
Text on screen: Ottawa Public Health presents

Video description: Video begins with a shot of a pot of vegetarian chili stirred with a wooden spoon.

Text on screen: how to make vegetarian chili

Video description: Static slide with shot of the final dish.

Text on screen: Cooking is a skill, the more you practice, the easier it becomes.

Preparing healthy homemade meals can be simple, budget-friendly and even fun.

Video description: Close up on a person's hands slicing green onions with a chef's knife.

Text on screen: Watch the end of the video for hand washing and knife skills.

Video description: Screen is split between two shots. One shows lathering of hands under water from the kitchen sink faucet. The second shows a close up on a person's hands slicing green onions with a chef's knife.

Text on screen: Ingredients

  • 19 oz (540 mL) can red kidney beans
  • 19 oz (540 mL) can chickpeas
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) oil
  • 2 onions
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 28 oz (796 mL) can diced tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) tomato paste
  • 1/4 cup (60 mL) rice
  • 1 1/3 cup (315 mL) water
  • 2 tbsp (30 mL) chili powder
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) cumin
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) oregano
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) basil
  • pepper (to taste)

Video description: Static slide with shot of the ingredients      

Text on screen: Kitchen Equipment

  • large pot
  • knife
  • cutting board
  • measuring cup
  • colander
  • measuring spoons
  • can opener

Video description: Static slide with a shot of the equipment.

Text on screen: Canned beans are a budget-friendly alternative to meat.

Video description: Can opener used to open a can of beans.

Text on screen: They require little or no cooking. They are a source of protein, fibre and iron. Rinse beans to remove excess sodium.

Video description: Can of beans emptied into a colander. Colander is placed under the tap to rinse the beans.

Text on screen: Medium heat.

Video description: Stove top set on medium.

Text on screen: Add 1 tbsp oil.

Video description: Oil added to a large pot set on the stove top.

Text on screen: Add onion and garlic.

Video description: Onion and garlic added to large pot.

Text on screen: Fry until soft.

Video description: Softened onions and wooden spoon in pot are shown.

Text on screen: Add diced tomatoes. Add 2 tbsp tomato paste. Add 1 tsp cumin. Add 2 tbsp chili powder. Add 1 tsp oregano. Add 1 tsp basil. Add 1/4 cup uncooked rice. Add chickpeas. Add red kidney beans. Add 1 3/4 cups of water.

Video description: Diced tomatoes, tomato paste, cumin, chili powder, oregano, basil, uncooked rice, chickpeas, red kidney beans and water are added to the large pot.

Text on screen: Stir well and boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes. Add water if too thick.

Video description: Wooden spoon is used to stir all the ingredients in the large pot.

Text on screen: Get creative! Add vegetables like: canned corn, celery, pepper, potato.

Add any vegetables you enjoy.

Video description: Static slide showing corn, celery, green pepper and potatoes.

Text on screen: To make chili con carne. Add lean ground beef when cooking the onion and garlic.

Video description: Uncooked beef added to softened onion and garlic in a pot.

Text on screen: Cook ground beef thoroughly.

Video description: Uncooked beef, onion and garlic stirred with a wooden spoon in a pot.

Text on screen: Enjoy - with whole wheat bread

Video description: Final cooked dish shown in a plate.

Text on screen: Ottawa Public Health's bilingual logo: Eat Well. Be Active. Feel Good. Bien manger et bouger pour le plaisir de vivre! is in the centre of the screen. Recipe from Everbody's Food Budget Book, Ottawa Public Health. Recipe available at www.ottawa.ca

Text on screen: Hand washing. Wet hands.

Video description: Hands getting wet under sink faucet.

Text on screen: Use liquid soap

Video description: Liquid soap dispensed on wet hands.

Text on screen: Lather & rub for 15 seconds.

Video description: Wet soapy hands are lathering and rubbing for 15 seconds.

Text on screen: Rinse well

Video description: Hands are well rinsed.

Text on screen: Towel or air dry hands, turn off tap with towel.

Video description: Paper towel is used to dry the hands while the tap is still running. Once hands are dry, the faucet is closed with the paper towel.

Text on screen: Knife skills

Video description: Close up on a person's hands cutting green onions with a chef's knife.

Text on screen: Use a sharp knife. knife. Hold firmly. Tuck fingers in.

Video description: Close up on a person's hands slicing green onions with a chef's.

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