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Shrimp and Chicken Kabobs and “Pink Lady” Parfait

Monday August 30th, 2010

12-year-old chef, Darian Davis prepared a special birthday meal just for Wendy.

You can make “Wendy’s Birthday Meal” yourself using these easy recipes!

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Shrimp and Chicken Kabobs

Ingredients:
2 sliced chicken breasts (approx 1-1 1/2-inch thick)
12 large frozen, cleaned cooked shrimp (thawed, any brand)
Canned pineapple chunks (in light syrup)
1 small red onion
1 small red pepper
1 small yellow pepper
1 small orange pepper
Italian salad dressing
Thin wooden kabob skewers (approx. 12 inches long)
Large plastic storage bags (for marinating)

Directions:
Place 12 shrimp and 1/3 cup Italian dressing in sealed plastic-storage bag
Marinate for 1 hour in refrigerator
In the meantime, cut onion and peppers into kabob-sized pieces (1-inch wide)
Place shrimp and vegetables onto pre-heated Foreman grill (there’s only 1 setting)
Let cook for 3 minutes
Remove immediately using tongs; Transfer to plate — let cool 1-3 minutes
Using hands to assemble, begin building skewer with shrimp, pepper, shrimp, onion

Chicken Kabobs

Directions:
Place skinless chicken pieces (squared) and 1/3 cup Italian dressing in sealed plastic storage bag
Marinate for 1 hour in refrigerator
Place chicken and canned-pineapple chunks onto pre-heated Foreman grill (there’s only 1 setting)
Let cook for 5 minutes
Remove immediately using tongs; Transfer to plate — let cool for 1 minute
Using hands to assemble, begin building skewer with piece of chicken and pineapple

“Pink Lady” Parfait

Ingredients:
2 cups sugar-free (or regular) pink strawberry-flavored yogurt
1 cup fresh strawberries, diced
1 cup fresh raspberries, whole
1 package strawberry sugar free wafers (they’re pink)

Directions:
Spoon 1 tablespoon of diced strawberries onto bottom of parfait glass
Layer with 1 tablespoon of strawberry yogurt
Layer with 1 tablespoon of whole raspberries
Later with tablespoon of sugar-free strawberry yogurt
Top with 2 strawberry (pink) sugar-free wafers (whole)

40 Comments

  1. Thank you for having Darian Davis on the show!!! What a great role model for other kids his age, especially young guys.

    I really enjoyed his personality, and his wit. He’s cooking skills are on point, and he will make a great basketball player, or entertainment lawyer as he wishes.

    Darian you’re the BEST!!!

  2. This child is very talented. I hope he continues to follow through with his talent. I believe he wil be very successful. I know his mother is very proud of him…

  3. Hi Wendy,
    Happy Birthday and many more to come. Enjoy your day and have fun. I love
    Birthdays, my sister and I celebrate our Birthdays the whole month. It’s always good to see your parents. Truly enjoyed James Brolin and all of the other guest. It was refreshing to see the young man cooking.
    Wendy, please remember to address our President as President Barack Obama. I know you didn’t mean any harm the other day when you addressed him as Barack Obama. He truly earned that title and we all should give him his due.
    Love you Wendy,
    Jean

  4. I watch your show faithfully, and this is the first time that I have been moved to log onto the website and post a comment.
    I concur with all of the post prior to mine. Chef Darian Davis is/was magnificent! He has so much charisma! I’m hoping that his exposure on your show will open doors for him.
    Thanks for having him on.

  5. Man email me howd u like to do buissness okay my email address is armani.smith2@gmail.com i cant really do anything exept pay to b your sidekick like okay dallas is yor apprentince what about dash is he on there too and i can b your sidekick u name the pricce in the email,but i cant really do anything over 65-75 dollars per 5 shows and thats why i called to make a deal and i wanted to know if u were still going to go tothe same school next year i have my own equiptment and everything so me and my family look foward to doing buissness and becoming close.

  6. Darian i cant wait till we go back to skool so i can congraduate u dude answer ur fone pleaze i called 5 times already

  7. I just want to take this kid home! He is so sweet, intelligent, and personable.

    Darian, you go kid! You are a work in progess!

  8. This kid is really good, nice segment. I would like to see him again.

  9. Great job Darian :-) We will all be looking forward to hearing about your chef career in a few years :-) Very nice of ya Wendy to give the kiddo a nice spotlight :-) happy bday girl :-)
    jaya

  10. WENDY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
    LUV THE SHOW!
    I WATCH THE SHOW EVERYDAY! SOMETIMES THE REPEAT TOO!
    THANK U FOR HAVING MY GRANDSON ON THE SHOW
    DARIAN I AM SO PROUD OF YOU!
    LOVED THE SHOW!
    FOLKS HE REALLY DOES COOK!
    HE REALLY IS SMART!
    HE REALLY IS A GREAT KID!
    GUMA

  11. What a wonderful, well- spoken, little man Darian is. They are not that many 12 year old boys out there that are that out going and friendly as he was. What a great personality. I loved watching him create his meal for Wendy and listening to his confidence in his voice and actions. Some adults don’t have a much confidence as he has. What a great job his parents have done, Good Luck to him. He seems to know what direction his life should go and he should go for it. Hopefully we will see him on the food network channel as the youngest chef. What an idea. Wendy you gave him great exposure today. Hopefully something good will happen.

    ……and Wendy, HAPPY BIRTHDAY and “How you doin’.” Glad your back your look fabulous

  12. What a well spoken, well directed young man! Great job Wendy! Hopefully he and your son will be inspirations to young men all over the country.
    Cooking and eating = Breaking bread = Family!
    Thanks Wendy and thanks Chef Darian.
    Wow!

  13. Wow this kid was amazing! And cute. I would like my kids to watch him.

  14. Wendy,
    Feliz Cumpleanos! Happy Birthday!
    I just watched your segment with young chef Darian Davis, and I LOVE LOVE LOVED it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I think that you should have him on once a week to share healthy recipes with kids and their families.
    Do you know that childhood obesitey is a major prolem in the US? Promoting healthy eating habits for kids by a kid would be a fabulous contribution to our society. As a mother of two young children I know difficult it is to get them to eat healthy.
    We want to see more positive things kids are doing. As a mother of a 9 year old I am sure that youl would agree.
    Please talk to your producer about this wonderful idea.

    A dedicated fan,

  15. omg darian brandenburgh diz b me alisha nice job buddy ur doin good aliyah gonn b so proud

  16. OMG this kid is made for TV. He was better poised than some of the other “chefs” you’ve had on the show. I love love love him. Hope he continues to do well.

  17. There aren’t enough adjectives that I can verbalize and or think of the way this youngman has been brought up along with the confidence and experience most adults could not muster. He is honest and intelligence ozzes through his mannerism and intutive verbal and nonverbal reactions.

    Youngman you are not my son and I am so proud.

  18. Darian LOVE IT…I’M SO PROUD OF YOU Great Job….. SHA……

  19. All I can say is we need more 12 year olds like this in our country. Hats off to his mother!

    Happy Birthday Wendy! I love you & your show!

  20. This little dude is well-spoken!

    Wendy you should do this like as a reward for children or something…

    Sincerely,

    Apparently 1 complaint over three years will get a regular Joe fired.

    LOL its true, love your show! I get to watch it everyday!

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