0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hi, this is my life.
0:00:04 > 0:00:06I love cooking.
0:00:06 > 0:00:07They smell amazing.
0:00:07 > 0:00:08My dad's a chef...
0:00:10 > 0:00:12..but I think I'm already better than him.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Aah!
0:00:14 > 0:00:18My name's Matilda Ramsay, but people usually call me Tilly.
0:00:18 > 0:00:19Meet my...
0:00:22 > 0:00:24..Mum. She wears the trousers,
0:00:24 > 0:00:26and is the only one Dad's afraid of.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28I am not kissing you when you're like that.
0:00:28 > 0:00:30Big sister Megan.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32She's all grown up now,
0:00:32 > 0:00:35and crazy to get on with life.
0:00:35 > 0:00:36Jack.
0:00:36 > 0:00:37He's so good at sport,
0:00:37 > 0:00:40he's going to be playing for Britain soon.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43This is Holly.
0:00:43 > 0:00:44She is determined to be
0:00:44 > 0:00:47the greatest fashion designer of her generation.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Dad.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Even though he's hard on the outside,
0:00:51 > 0:00:53he's soft and mushy on the inside.
0:00:53 > 0:00:57And he's....QUITE a good cook, too.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Er, excuse me - how about "very"?
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Matilda!
0:01:01 > 0:01:02Matilda!
0:01:02 > 0:01:05When you're the youngest, you have to fight to get noticed.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07So, that's why I love to cook up a storm.
0:01:08 > 0:01:10This is my world.
0:01:10 > 0:01:11See you later, alligator.
0:01:13 > 0:01:14HE CHUCKLES
0:01:17 > 0:01:19We've been in LA for a few weeks now,
0:01:19 > 0:01:22and I've well and truly taken over the kitchen...
0:01:23 > 0:01:26..to throw some amazing parties,
0:01:26 > 0:01:28and I've been keeping a blog of everything
0:01:28 > 0:01:30me and my crazy family do
0:01:30 > 0:01:33to share with my friends and everyone at home.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36I'm having a sleepover tonight, and can't wait,
0:01:36 > 0:01:38because they're such fun.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41I love building indoor camps.
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Having really good food, staying up all night without telling Mum.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46What's that about staying up all night?
0:01:46 > 0:01:50- Pardon, what were you saying?- What was that about staying up all night?
0:01:50 > 0:01:52What WAS that about staying up all night?
0:01:52 > 0:01:54I don't know, I thought I heard something about,
0:01:54 > 0:01:57"What makes a good sleepover - staying up all night."
0:01:57 > 0:02:00I didn't hear that. Did you?
0:02:00 > 0:02:02No sleeping goes on in sleepovers.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Ha-ha - no, it doesn't!
0:02:05 > 0:02:07But we always have plenty to snack on,
0:02:07 > 0:02:11and for tonight's sleepover, I'm making my famous chicken wings,
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Californian summer rolls and glow-puds.
0:02:15 > 0:02:17But the first rule of sleepovers...
0:02:17 > 0:02:20no boys allowed.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23My yummy chicken wings are great for sleepovers.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26Everyone can tuck in and eat them with their fingers.
0:02:26 > 0:02:30First job's the marinade, to give the wings an amazing flavour.
0:02:30 > 0:02:31Shallots...
0:02:31 > 0:02:32brown sugar...
0:02:32 > 0:02:34lemon leaves...garlic...
0:02:34 > 0:02:35and lemon grass.
0:02:35 > 0:02:37It smells amazing.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41Next, fresh coriander and a good glug of soy sauce
0:02:41 > 0:02:43and rice wine vinegar.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45Then, as you whizz it up,
0:02:45 > 0:02:49slowly add olive oil to make a delicious-smelling paste.
0:02:50 > 0:02:52- Ooh, chicken wings!- Yep.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54But sadly, Jack, you can't have any,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56because it's a girls' sleepover tonight.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58- Oh.- Ha-ha! You're not even going to be here.
0:02:58 > 0:03:01- Well, I'm definitely going got have some.- Right, we're going, actually.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04You can't. Where are you going?
0:03:04 > 0:03:06- Cycling.- Ah! - Jack and I are on a mission today.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08I'm getting him out of your way.
0:03:08 > 0:03:09Thank you.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12- See you later, Titch. - See you later.- Bye.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17'Phew! One boy down. The other won't be so easy to get rid of.'
0:03:17 > 0:03:18Morning, Matilda!
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Morning, Dad.
0:03:20 > 0:03:21'Here we go.'
0:03:21 > 0:03:23- I'm good, thank you. - Mm, something smells nice.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25Can I have a kiss, please?
0:03:25 > 0:03:26Oh!
0:03:26 > 0:03:28That was a head-butt.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31- You good?- Yeah, good, thanks. - What are you making?
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- Chicken wings. - Oh, well...don't tell Jack.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37- He already knows.- He'll be up there like a rat up a drainpipe.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39- You all right?- Yeah.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41It's some onions making my eyes water.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43Oh, really?
0:03:43 > 0:03:44HE CHUCKLES
0:03:46 > 0:03:48I've got just the thing... Stay there.
0:03:48 > 0:03:51Onions may make your eyes water,
0:03:51 > 0:03:55but covering your wings in this marinade will make them so tasty!
0:03:55 > 0:03:58Keep them in the fridge so they marinate more.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01You marinate them for about half an hour to...
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Right, no more onion crying!
0:04:05 > 0:04:06Look!
0:04:06 > 0:04:09'Dad's a chef, but he thinks he's a comedian.'
0:04:09 > 0:04:11Do you want to put them in the drawer just in case?
0:04:11 > 0:04:13- No, thank you.- OK. Do you need any help?
0:04:13 > 0:04:15- No, thank you. - Do you need an assistant?
0:04:15 > 0:04:17- No.- Right, let me know when the wings are ready.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19I'm dying for a taste.
0:04:19 > 0:04:21- You're not allowed them. - I'm not allowed them?- No.- Seriously?
0:04:21 > 0:04:24- It's girls only. - Girls only? Really?!
0:04:24 > 0:04:27That's bad. That's bad.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29'I thought he'd never leave!'
0:04:29 > 0:04:32Once the chicken's marinated for at least half an hour,
0:04:32 > 0:04:34it's ready to cook.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37Just plop them on a baking tray lined with grease-proof paper
0:04:37 > 0:04:39and bung them in the oven.
0:04:42 > 0:04:4625-30 minutes later, they'll come out looking like this.
0:04:46 > 0:04:50They've shrunk a bit, and also their sauce has changed colour.
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Now, that's what I call finger-lickin' chicken!
0:04:52 > 0:04:53Mm.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55There's not going to be much sleeping,
0:04:55 > 0:04:58but we will be chatting and gazing at the stars,
0:04:58 > 0:05:01so I've sent Megan, Holly and her best friend Elspeth off
0:05:01 > 0:05:04to find out more about the sky at night.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10- How are you? Pleased to meet you. - I'm Holly.
0:05:10 > 0:05:11Holly, pleased to meet you.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14They've gone to the Santa Monica Planetarium,
0:05:14 > 0:05:18where you can sit back and enjoy the stars at any time of the day...
0:05:18 > 0:05:21When you have a planetarium, you can go, "Three, two, one..."
0:05:21 > 0:05:26..with Jim - he's an astronomer and rocket scientist.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29So, does America still send stuff up to space,
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- like, still travel in space?- We do. We send people up into space.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35People your age will probably have a chance to do space tourism.
0:05:35 > 0:05:39I mean, there are going to be people going in orbital hotels
0:05:39 > 0:05:40by the time you guys are adults.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41It's going to happen.
0:05:41 > 0:05:44You guys got a whole solar system to explore and settle.
0:05:44 > 0:05:45That may be the future,
0:05:45 > 0:05:48but astronomy is one of the oldest sciences.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52The ancient Greeks and Romans identified patterns of stars
0:05:52 > 0:05:57called constellations they thought looked like people, objects
0:05:57 > 0:05:59and animals - like the Great Bear.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04That's her head, front toes and front legs, back toes and back legs.
0:06:04 > 0:06:07This is telling us something about ancient constellations.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09You may not see what they saw 5,000 years ago.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12You're not wrong! That doesn't look like a bear.
0:06:12 > 0:06:14A bear looks like this...
0:06:14 > 0:06:19"I'm a bear. Ahem... A GREAT bear. Grrr."
0:06:19 > 0:06:21Oops, sorry, bear!
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Good job the girls are on the other side of town,
0:06:28 > 0:06:30because as well as cooking,
0:06:30 > 0:06:33I may have been helping myself to a few of their things.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35- Hey!- Hey, Tilly!
0:06:35 > 0:06:36Look at all of this!
0:06:36 > 0:06:39When the lights are off, you can see stars.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43- Whoa.- Is that my top you're wearing? - Yeah!
0:06:43 > 0:06:44Thanks for asking(!)
0:06:44 > 0:06:47I did ask - yesterday. You said, "Yeah, sure."
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- What are you cooking for us? - Er, spicy chicken wings.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Jack will be happy.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Jack's not allowed them, cos it's girls only at the sleepover party.
0:06:56 > 0:06:57THEY LAUGH
0:06:57 > 0:07:00You're wearing my skirt, too! Show me your skirt.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- I can't reach.- Ugh.
0:07:02 > 0:07:05- OK, we've got a lot of stars to watch.- OK, have fun.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07- Bye.- Bye!
0:07:07 > 0:07:10Wardrobe raids are another rule of my sleepovers.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14Wait until Holly finds out I've taken some of her stuff, too.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17I don't really often tease her, but when I do, it's quite funny.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21My next dish is one of their favourites...
0:07:22 > 0:07:24This is rice paper.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27I'm going to leave it to soak for about a minute or so.
0:07:27 > 0:07:28Now for the filling -
0:07:28 > 0:07:31cooked noodles loaded with herbs and flavour.
0:07:31 > 0:07:35Bean sprouts, mint and basil. Holly really likes these.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Then cucumber, lettuce and tiny sticks of carrot.
0:07:39 > 0:07:41These are super healthy.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46And the best thing is, you can fill them with whatever you like.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49I love prawns - or shrimps, as they say Stateside.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51To roll it, I'm just going to bring it all back
0:07:51 > 0:07:53as far back as it can go.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Then roll.
0:07:55 > 0:08:01I'm folding in the corners. This is to stop everything from falling out.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03I do like doing stuff like this.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05It's like wrapping birthday presents.
0:08:07 > 0:08:08Quite a fat one.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13Mm, that looks good.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16These are definitely going on my blog -
0:08:16 > 0:08:21which you can find, along with some of my recipes, on the CBBC website.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27There's only one thing more popular with LA girls than a sleepover,
0:08:27 > 0:08:30and that's a perfect manicure.
0:08:30 > 0:08:32Tilly will be very jealous.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35And after looking at stars, they're off to get manicured like stars.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38So, what do you guys want to do today?
0:08:38 > 0:08:43- Something with stars would be great - if that's possible.- OK.
0:08:45 > 0:08:46I only really get my nails done on holiday,
0:08:46 > 0:08:49because we're not really allowed them in school.
0:08:49 > 0:08:50Which is boring.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54In California, people get their nails done at least once a week.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56# California girls
0:08:56 > 0:08:57# We're unforgettable
0:08:57 > 0:08:59# Daisy Dukes
0:08:59 > 0:09:01# Bikinis on top... #
0:09:01 > 0:09:02Pretty, huh?
0:09:02 > 0:09:03# Sun-kissed skin So hot
0:09:03 > 0:09:05# We'll melt your popsicle... #
0:09:05 > 0:09:07I don't care what the teachers say any more.
0:09:07 > 0:09:08I want them to look good.
0:09:08 > 0:09:09They look really good!
0:09:09 > 0:09:11Isn't it fun getting your nails done?
0:09:11 > 0:09:12I love it. It's so much fun.
0:09:12 > 0:09:14I think Tilly's going to really like them.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- Thank you.- Thank you so much!
0:09:17 > 0:09:19- Thank you, they're so good. - Thank you!
0:09:19 > 0:09:22The girls have been pampered and polished,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25and I have a plan to light up the party with my last dish.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28Jelly that glows in the dark!
0:09:28 > 0:09:31Pretty perfect for my sleepover and brilliant for midnight feasts.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34The secret to making it glow is a chemical called quinine.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37You find it in tonic water.
0:09:37 > 0:09:40This makes it glow in the dark under a black light.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43This magical chemical is used in loads of medicines,
0:09:43 > 0:09:45and even fluorescent lights,
0:09:45 > 0:09:49and it gives tonic water and other fizzy drinks their bitter taste.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Boil the tonic water.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53Then add to your jelly mix.
0:09:53 > 0:09:55I'm going to make loads of different colours,
0:09:55 > 0:09:57starting with blue.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01Jelly comes as a powder over here, and they call it Jell-o.
0:10:01 > 0:10:02Looks like the colour of the ocean.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Pretty amazing.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08Once it's dissolved, top up with cold tonic water.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Then just pour into clear glass containers and leave to set.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Wow, they're looking amazing! I can't wait to see them glowing.
0:10:19 > 0:10:22I'm using fresh whipped cream to top the jelly.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24My two favourite things together -
0:10:24 > 0:10:27jelly and whipped cream.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29- Hey, Titch.- Hey, Jack.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33- What's this?- This is glow in the dark jelly...- Mm!- ..with whipped cream.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36Oh, yeah, Titch, you're not making me
0:10:36 > 0:10:38sleep in a room with those girls tonight, are you?
0:10:38 > 0:10:43- You're not invited.- Oh! OK. These need to go in the fridge.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49I'm definitely going to be able to have some of the food!
0:10:49 > 0:10:51I'll, like, sneak it off one of their plates.
0:10:51 > 0:10:54I don't care. I'm definitely having some food.
0:10:54 > 0:10:56Jack's not on the list,
0:10:56 > 0:10:59but the first of my slumber party posse are back.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02- Till!- Hey.- Hey, how are you?
0:11:02 > 0:11:03Good, thanks, how are you?
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- Pretty good. - Till, look at these!- Whoa!
0:11:06 > 0:11:07They're awesome, Hol.
0:11:07 > 0:11:09For the party shall we go onesies or PJs?
0:11:09 > 0:11:11- Onesies!- Both.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13I really love my new onesie.
0:11:13 > 0:11:15Hols, do you want to borrow a onesie?
0:11:15 > 0:11:18- Can I borrow one, please? - You gave me this onesie.
0:11:18 > 0:11:19So, can I borrow a onesie?
0:11:19 > 0:11:21In there - it's on the floor.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23I don't remember giving that one to you.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26You did, Holly. You gave it to me.
0:11:26 > 0:11:30- This isn't your onesie!- It is. I never remember giving it to you.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33That's always been mine. And it always will be mine!
0:11:33 > 0:11:35You don't remember anything, Holly.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39She gives me things, and then she says, "No, I didn't!"
0:11:39 > 0:11:41But she really did.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Otherwise it wouldn't be in my wardrobe.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Surely the biggest perk of having two older sisters
0:11:46 > 0:11:47is triple the wardrobe.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49But whatever our differences,
0:11:49 > 0:11:53we do all love sleepovers with the rest of the girl gang.
0:11:53 > 0:11:54Wow, it's pretty good, guys!
0:11:54 > 0:11:56Rargh!
0:11:56 > 0:11:57Jack!
0:11:57 > 0:12:01- Jack, it's girls only.- Out!
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Jack, not so good.
0:12:03 > 0:12:06Um, I'm quite happy I'm leaving you, by the way.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09The first rule of sleepovers may be no boys,
0:12:09 > 0:12:12but the second rule is, you have to gossip about them.
0:12:12 > 0:12:14Isobel, do you have a boyfriend?
0:12:15 > 0:12:16No.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18- But you do.- Who?
0:12:18 > 0:12:19WHISTLE
0:12:19 > 0:12:20THEY GASP
0:12:20 > 0:12:21I do not!
0:12:21 > 0:12:23No!
0:12:23 > 0:12:25'Right... Food, I think.'
0:12:25 > 0:12:27Chicken wings!
0:12:27 > 0:12:28Whoo!
0:12:28 > 0:12:32So, this is a peanut butter and chilli sauce.
0:12:32 > 0:12:33- Dig in!- Thank you.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41Jack's going to be so jealous that he's not eating these.
0:12:41 > 0:12:43I know. He's already tried to steal one.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46I love the chicken wings. I think these are the best ones I ever had.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48I had, like, four of them!
0:12:48 > 0:12:50- Well done, Tilly.- Thank you, Hol!
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Can you hurry up and get some more food, please, Till?
0:12:52 > 0:12:54- I'm really hungry.- But I'm eating!
0:12:54 > 0:12:57There's no rest when you're a host.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59Next up, my Californian summer rolls.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02Words to describe Tilly's food - sticky...
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- Minty.- Flavoursome.
0:13:04 > 0:13:05- Fishy.- Really good.
0:13:05 > 0:13:07I like this one.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10# We could do this all night... #
0:13:10 > 0:13:14The best bit is when it gets dark, and cosying up with your buddies.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17# We could do this all night... #
0:13:17 > 0:13:19Look at that glow!
0:13:19 > 0:13:20Whoo! They glow!
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Sophie... Sophie, look.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Weurgh!
0:13:27 > 0:13:29Hands up for a funny movie.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31- ALL:- Boo!
0:13:31 > 0:13:33A romantic movie.
0:13:33 > 0:13:34Boo!
0:13:34 > 0:13:36Western movie.
0:13:36 > 0:13:37Boo!
0:13:37 > 0:13:39OK. Scary movie.
0:13:39 > 0:13:40THEY CHEER
0:13:40 > 0:13:42Hi, my name's Jacqueline, can I have some chicken, please?
0:13:42 > 0:13:44LAUGHTER
0:13:44 > 0:13:46Jack! Go away!
0:13:46 > 0:13:48Can I have some chicken wings, please?
0:13:48 > 0:13:50It's girls only, chicken wings have been eaten!
0:13:50 > 0:13:52What?! Chicken wings have been eaten?
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Aah! Jacqueline must go!
0:13:54 > 0:13:56Yes, Jacqueline MUST go.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00# ..do this all night. #
0:14:01 > 0:14:03The morning after the slumber party.
0:14:03 > 0:14:07I've had no sleep, and it's time to chat about food.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.
0:14:10 > 0:14:12- Please.- I don't think we slept.
0:14:12 > 0:14:14Oh, wow, Tilly!
0:14:14 > 0:14:17You know you grow when you sleep?
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Er, well... You can still grow while you're moving.
0:14:20 > 0:14:22When you sleep, you grow faster. Trust me.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Right, that looks amazing. What is that?
0:14:25 > 0:14:27That's chicken wings with sweet chilli sauce
0:14:27 > 0:14:29- and spicy peanut butter.- Oh, lovely.
0:14:29 > 0:14:32Come on, then, how many chicken wings did Jack devour?
0:14:32 > 0:14:35- Jack wasn't allowed in. - Oh, he wasn't allowed in? Ah!
0:14:35 > 0:14:37- Smart.- Girls only.- Smart.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Got a little bit of sleepy dust there.
0:14:39 > 0:14:42- Huh?- Cos I'm so tired.- I know.
0:14:42 > 0:14:43So, what else?
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- Well, next there is California spring rolls.- Oh, wow.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48- It was nice and healthy and light. - Oh, nice.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51I like it when they're nice and clear like that, the wraps,
0:14:51 > 0:14:52- cos you can see what's inside.- Yeah.
0:14:52 > 0:14:54And then last we had glowing jellies,
0:14:54 > 0:14:56which glew under the black light.
0:14:56 > 0:14:58"Glew"?! Is that even a word?!
0:14:58 > 0:15:00Did you put any fruit in the jellies?
0:15:00 > 0:15:03Um...no, but I suppose that could be a thing.
0:15:03 > 0:15:05Greengages.
0:15:05 > 0:15:08No? OK. Um...sleepovers.
0:15:08 > 0:15:09Dad, I love you so much,
0:15:09 > 0:15:12but I'm tired. I'm going to go back to bed.