Recipes In the Real World Project

Let’s cook up something good! Choose a recipe from the recipe book that you would like to
make for your friends. Modify the recipe so that it will serve two people: you and one
special guest. Then, modify the recipe so that it will serve 16 people: enough for a whole
party!

Follow these steps to success:

 1. Pick a recipe. Record it on your project worksheet.

 2. Adjust the recipe so it will serve 2 people. Change the amount of each ingredient
needed. Record it on your project worksheet.

 3. Adjust the recipe so it will serve 16 people. Change the amount of each ingredient
needed. Record it on your project worksheet.

 4. Have your results checked by a teacher!

 5. Create a poster to display your work. Be sure to include your name, a title, and the
original recipe. On your poster, explain what you did to modify each recipe.

 6. Be creative, relax, and have fun!

Name: __________________________________________________________ Date: _____________________________

Recipe Project Worksheet

1) Which recipe did you pick?

____________________________________________________________________

2) Change the recipe so it will serve 2 people. (Show your work here):

3) Change the recipe so it will serve 16 people. (Show your work here):
Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

½ cup butter
¾ cup brown sugar
1 large egg
1 ¼ cup flour
1/3 cup chocolate chips

(Serves 4 people)

Vanilla Ice Cream

Ingredients

2 ½ cups heavy cream

¾ cup whole milk
2/3 cup sugar
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 vanilla bean

(Serves 4 people)

Pepperoni Pizza
Ingredients

1 pizza crust
1 ¾ cups of cheese
2/3 cups of tomato sauce
½ tablespoon of olive oil
¼ cup of pepperoni

(Serves 4 people)
Student Name : _______________________________________________________

Recipes in the Real World Project Rubric

Category 4 3 2 1

Title is present and neat. Title Title is present and describes Title is present. The title is not present
shows creativity. content well. and/or does not describe
Title the content of the poster
well.

The poster explains how to The poster explains how to The poster explains how to The modified recipe is not
modify the recipe to serve two modify the recipe to serve two modify the recipe to serve two present or is not accurate.
people AND accurately shows people AND shows the new people OR shows the new
Serving Size: 2 the new recipe. recipe with some accuracy. recipe with most accuracy.

The poster explains how to
modify the recipe to serve
sixteen people AND
Serving Size: 16 accurately shows the new
recipe.
The poster explains how to The poster explains how to The modified recipe is not
modify the recipe to serve modify the recipe to serve present or is not accurate.
sixteen people AND shows the sixteen people OR shows the
new recipe with some accuracy. new recipe with most accuracy.

Used time well during each
class period. Focused on
getting the project done.
Use of Class Time Never distracted others.
Used time well during each
class period. Usually focused
on getting the project done and
never distracted others.
Used some of the time well Did not use class time to
during each class period. There focus on the project OR
was some focus on getting the often distracted others.
project done but occasionally
distracted others.

The poster is exceptionally The poster is attractive in terms The poster is acceptably The poster is distractingly
attractive in terms of design, of design, layout and neatness. attractive though it may be a bit messy or very poorly
Attractiveness layout, and neatness. messy. designed. It is not
attractive.