Cookery Club

Slurpy Pasta

2009-06-18T17:06:00.002+01:00

This week we made delicious pasta. It was a hot dish with a tomato paste base. This is how you can make it.

1. Boil some water in a saucepan and then add the pasta.

2. While it is cooking, cut up some vegetables. We used red onion, orange pepper, mushroom and tomatoes.

3. Once these are chopped, cook them in a separate pan in a little oil until tender.

4. Add some tinned sweetcorn and some tomato puree once the vegetables are soft. Cook until all the ingredients are warmed.

5. Drain the pasta. Then pour it into a large mixing bowl.

6. Add the vegetable mix and stir until all of the pasta is coated in the sauce.

7. Sprinkle with a little grated cheese and then serve.

You could add other vegetables or some cooked meat if you like this idea.

Making cookies

2009-06-11T17:06:00.006+01:00

This week we made cookies. You will need:

100 g chocolate chips

50g raisins

125g unsalted butter

100g white sugar

75g soft brown sugar

1 egg

2 tsp vanilla extract

15og plain flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

Here is what to do:

1. Heat the oven to 190C/ Gas Mark 5. Line 2 trays with baking paper.

2. Heat the butter in a pan until it has melted. Weigh out both types of sugar and pour into a mixng bowl.

3. Add the liquid butter to the sugar mixture. Beat with a wooden spoon. Then add the egg and the vanilla extract and stir again.

4. Sift the flour and baking powder into the mixture and stir. Then add the chocolate chips and the raisins. Mix well.

5. Dollop the mixture onto the baking trays leaving a lot of space between then, as they do spread out a lot.

6. Bake for around 10 minutes until they are golden brown.

7. Remove from the oven. Leave to harden for about 5 minutes. Then enjoy.

Making Pasta Salad

2009-05-14T17:29:00.006+01:00

This week we made pasta salad. This is a really easy recipe which can be made as a lunch meal, or as a dinner. We chose these vegetables, but you could choose your own, add cooked meat or cheese if you like.

To make our version you will need:
Pasta shapes Sweetcorn
Cherry Tomatoes Mushrooms
Peppers Mayonnaise

Heres is how to do it:
Cook the pasta for about 15 minutes until it is soft
In the meantime, wah and chop your vegetables into bite-sized pieces
Once the past is cooked, drain and stir.
Mix the vegetables and pasta together in a bowl.
Add some mayonnaise to taste and then either eat, or chill ready for lunchtime.

Did you like the pasta? Leave a comment to say what you thought!

Weclome to Cookery Club - Summer 2009

2009-05-14T17:23:00.002+01:00

Last week we made vegetable soup. This is a lovely easy recipe. You can actually use any vegetable in it.
We chose the following:
Sweetcorn (tinned)
Courgette
Mushroom
Cherry tomatoes
Onion
Red pepper
Carrot

Here is how to do it:
Boil a saucepan with about 200ml of water. Add a tin of chopped tomatoes and a vegetarrian stock cube.
Add the chopped onion and carrot first, as this takes longest to cook.
Add the other vegetables one by one, chopping into small bite-sized pieces
Finish by adding about 1 tablespoon of tomato puree for taste.
Cook for about 20 minutes on a gentle heat and then serve.

Remember you can use any vegetables. Have a go and let us know what your soup was like.

Welcome to cook club - Making Caramel Crunchies

2009-02-10T08:46:00.003Z

This week was the first week of cookery club that we recorded on the blog. We made Chocolate crispy cakes and Caramel Crunchies.

Here is how you make Caramel Crunchies:
You need
100g hard margarine
100g marshmallows
100g caramels (toffees)
200g rice krispies

1. Measure the margarine, marshmallows and caramels into a large saucepan and gently heat until all of the ingredients have melted. This will take about 5 minutes.
2. Stir in the rice krispies and mix well.
3. Spoon into a roasting tin and level the surface with a palette knife.
4. Leave to cool until set and then cut into squares.

What did you think of the cakes?

Making Mini Pizzas

2008-07-07T21:30:00.004+01:00

This week we made mini pizzas.

We did it like this:

Cut a breakfast muffin in half and spead tomato puree on the top.

Put some vegetables (or whatever pizza toppings you would like) on

Sprinkle with grated cheese

Bake in a hot oven, or under a grill for about 5 minutes (until cheese is melted)

Enjoy - yum yum yum!!

Fruit and Vegetable Dips

2008-06-19T17:19:00.004+01:00

This week we made some scrummy dips to dip fruits and vegetables in. They were delicious. This is how we did it:

Fruit Dip

Cut up a mango and put into a bowl. Mash the mango.

Mix in 150g of greek yoghurt and a tablespoon of honey.

Dip in your favourite fruits, to make them extra yummy.

Vegetable Dip

Cut an avacado in half. Remove the stone and scoop of the flesh.

Squeeze in 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.

Mash the ingredients up.

Mix in 2 tablespoons of sour cream.

Chop up one tomato and add to the dip. Mix in a few chives

Dip in your favourite vegetables - celery, red or yellow pepper, cucumber or mini sweetcorns would be great.

Yum Yum Yum!!

MAKING SANDWICHES

2008-06-19T15:28:00.000+01:00

THIS WEEK WE HAVE MADE SANDWICHES. WE HAD LOTS OF DIFFERENT FILKLINGS INCLUDING

GRATED CHEESE

EGG MAYONNAISE
HUMOUS

SWEETCORN

TOMATO

BEETROOT

GRATED CARROT

RED AND YELLOW PEPPER

WE HAD DIFFERENT TYPES OF BREAD, INCLUDING PITTA BREAD, WRAPS AND ROLLS.

WE CHOSE WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PUT IN OUR ROLLS - EITHER EGG, CHEESE OR HUMOUS. WE THEN CHOSE LOTS OF VEGETABLES TO MAKE OUR SANDWICHES REALLY HEALTHY.

MAYBE YOU COULD TRY SOME OF THESE FILLINGS IN YOUR LUNCHBOX - THEY ARE YUMMY!!

Making Crispy Cakes

2008-06-05T16:24:00.000+01:00

US ENJOYING THE RICE KRISPY CAKES

This week we made chocolate crispy cakes. These are really tasty treats, you could even make them to go in your lunchbox.

Here is how to do it:

1. Melt a bar of chocolate (either in the microwave or over boiling water) YOU MUST DO THIS WITH AN ADULT.

2. Pour in lots of rice Krispies and stir.

3. Add in some raisins if you want to.

4. Decorate the cakes with marshmallows, hundreds and thousands, or smarties.

5. Put into the fridge for 15 minutes to chill.

Let us know what you thought of the cakes, and maybe you could even try and make of your own.

MAKING SCONES

2008-06-02T08:37:00.001+01:00

This week we made scones. They were very nice. This is how we made them. You will need:
225g flour (self-raising)
55g butter
25g of caster sugar
150ml milk
Pinch of salt

If you are making cheese scones, leave out the sugar and add some grated cheese. If you want to make sweet scones, add the sugar and add some raisins.

Here is how you do it:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 220C. Grease a baking tray.

2. Mix the flour and salt together. Rub the butter into the mixture.

3. To get a dough, first stir in the sugar and raisins or the cheese, and then the milk.

4. Knead the dough onto a work surface that has been floured. Roll out the dough to about 2cm thick. Then cut out small circles using a cutter.

5. Brush the top of the scones with a little milk and then put inot the oven. Bske for 12 - 15 minutes until golden brown.

6. Cool on a rack and then enjoy.

Which scones did you prefer - the sweet or the cheesy scones?

Pasta Salad

2008-05-09T14:15:00.000+01:00

This week we made pasta salad. This healthy snack can be used as a lunch or dinner and you can you whatever foods you would like in it. We made a vegetable pasta, but you could add anything you would like. This is how to do it:

1. Cook the pasta

2. Chop up the vegetables.

3. When the pasta is cooked, drain and then add the vegetables.

4. Add some mayonnaise to make it really nice.

5. Enjoy it.

We hope you enjoy making it at home.

MAKING FRUIT SALAD

2008-05-01T17:49:00.001+01:00

This week we made fruit salad.

Did you enjoy your fruit salad?

Which fruits did you like the most? Were there any you did not like?

Click on add comments to tell us what you thought. See you next Thursday for more cooking fun.

NEW COOKERY CLUB IS ABOUT TO BEGIN!

2008-04-28T20:46:00.000+01:00

Following the success of the first cookery club group, we are pleased to announce the new cookery club will be beginning this week, with 12 new children from Reception, Year One and Year Two. We look forward to showing you what we have been making each week, and showing you our photos.
It would be lovely if you would tell us what you think of the things that we have been making, or if you have made any of the recipes at home. Just click on the comments option and then tell us what you think.

PIZZAS!

2008-03-18T13:57:00.000Z

This week we made muffin-based pizzas. They were delicious. This is how you do it:

1. Get a breakfast muffin and cut in in half.

2. Spread the base with tomato puree.

3. Cover the muffin with your topping - we used mushrooms, sweetcorn, red peppers and olives.

4. Cover the toppings with grated cheese.

5. Grill for 5 minutes until the cheese melts.

If you like, you can use any pizza topping on the pizzas - here are a few suggestions:

ham, chicken, cherry tomato, mushroom, sweetcorn, olives, or if you like, you can just have cheese and tomato.

Enjoy!!!

Making Sandwiches

2008-03-08T11:22:00.000Z

This week we made lots of different sandwiches. This gave us lots of different ideas of things that we could put into our lunch boxes. We made egg and cress, cheese and carrot and tuna and sweetcorn. We used lots of different breads too, like pitta bread, wraps and rolls. Here is how to make each filling:

Egg and cress
Cook eggs until hard and then mash in a container.
Add mayonaise to the eggs.
Put into your roll/ wrap/ pitta and then add the cress.

Tuna and sweetcorn
Take a can of tuna and put into a bowl.
Add some caned sweetcorn.
Add some mayonaise and mix together.
Put into your roll/ wrap or pitta.

Cheese and carrot
Grate some cheese into a bowl.
Peel a carrot and grate it into the bowl.
Put the mixture into your roll/ wrap/ pitta bread.

Which was your favourite roll? Do you think that you would be able to put some of these fillings into your lunch box? Can you think of any other exciting fillings that you could put into your sandwich/ roll? Which was your favourite type of bread?

Bangladeshi Bread

2008-03-04T10:41:00.001Z

This week we made Bangladeshi Bread. It was delicious.

Here are our photos:

VALENTINE TREATS!!

2008-02-15T15:10:00.000Z

As it was Valentines day this week, we decided to make some valentine treats. We made orange shortbread, although you can make these cookies into any shape to suit the time of year.

Here is the basic recipe:

1. Turn the oven onto 190C or Gas Mark 5.

2. Beat together 115g butter and 50g caster sugar until soft and creamy.

3. Add the rind of 2 oranges.

4. Gradually add 175g plain flour and form a soft dough.

5. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to 1cm thick. Cut out the cookies using a cutter.

6. Place cookies onto a baking sheet and then cook for about 20 minutes in the oven.

These cookies can be enjoyed at home, or can be placed in the lunchboix as a yummy treat.

Chocolate Crispy Cakes

2008-02-10T19:05:00.000Z

This week we made a sweet treat - Chocolate Crispy cakes. These are a really nice treat to put in lunchboxes, and are so easy to make.
1. Melt some chocolate, either in the microwave or in a bowl resting in a saucepan of boiling water.
2. Add rice krispies to the melted chocolate. Not too many though, as they will not be very chocolatey otherwise.
3. We then added some raisins.
4. Scoop the mixture into small cake cases.
5. Leave to set for 5 minutes, and then enjoy.

Remember, these cakes are delicious, and its ok to enjoy them as a treat, but we should not eat them every day. Why not make some and swap your usual chocolate biscuit in your lunchbox for a delicious crispy cake.

SWEET POTATO BUNS

2008-01-31T17:34:00.000Z

This week we made sweet potato buns. They were really popular with the children - I bet they'd be a great thing to make at home.

Here is how to do it...

You need

250g sweet potato

250g self raising flour

25g sugar

25g sultanas

50ml milk

Pinch salt

50g margarine

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

How to do it:

1. Peel and boil potato until soft. Drain and mash.

2. Melt butter slowly on a low heat.

3. Switch the oven on Gas Mark 7 0r 200C

4. Mix together the butter, potato and milk

5. Add sugar, sultanas, flour, cinnamon and salt

6. Knead slightly to form a soft dough

7. Roll out to about 6mm thick

8. Cut shapes with a cutter and place on a greased baking tray

9. Place in the oven for 15 - 20 minutes, until golden brown

10. Place on a wire rack to cool and then enjoy.

Did you like eating the sweet potato buns?

VEGETABLE SOUP

2008-01-25T08:14:00.000Z

This week we have been making vegetable soup. It is a really easy way to make a warming lunch or dinner. We put carrots, red onion, leek, tomatoes and courgettes in our soup. This is what we did.

1. Get a large pan of boiling water and crumble 2 vegetable stock cubes in it. Leave it on the cooker.

2. Wash all of the vegetables.

3. Cut up the carrot and put it into the boiling water.

4. Cut up the red onion and put it into the pan.

5. Cut up the leek and put it into the pan.

6. Cut up the courgette and put it into the pan.

7. Squeeze some tomato puree into the soup (1 tablespoon)

8. Cook for about 15 mintures, until all of the vegetables are soft.

Did you enjoy then soup? Did your parents try the soup, and if so, what did they think of it.

Has anyone made their own soup at home with different vegetables?

VEGETABLE KEBABS

2008-01-20T12:51:00.000Z

This week we made vegetable kebabs. This is a really healthy way to try to help us eat 5 a day. This is how you do it:

1. Choose some vegetables that you like - they can be red or yellow peppers, onion, courgettes, red onion, mushrooms, cheery tomatoes or any other vegetable that you like.
2. Wash the vegetables and prepare.
3. Cut the vegetables into bite-sized pieces.
4. Get some bamboo kebab skewers (available in all large supermarkets) and thread the vegetables onto the sticks.
5. Cook the kebabs in the oven or under the grill until the vegetables are tender.

If you like meat, you can add chicken, beef or pork to the kebabs too. Just make sure that it is cooked before eating.

MAKING FRUIT SALAD

2008-01-11T13:26:00.000Z

Yesterday we made fruit salad in cookery club. This is how we made it.

Get the ingredients:
Pineapple, Mango, Strawberry, Raspberry, Orange, Kiwi fruit.

Prepare all of the fruit by peeling and chopping into small pieces, making sure that you keep your fingers away from the blade of the knife.

Put all of the ingredients into a bowl. Mix together and then eat.

We put yoghurt on the top of ours to make it extra yummy!

At home you can add all different kinds of fruit to make your own fruit salad.

Did you enjoy making the fruit salad? How did it taste?

Cookery Club is starting...

2008-01-03T13:37:00.000Z

Cookery Club is starting on Thursday 10th January. We are really looking forward to this. We will be publishing the recipes on this page every week so that you can try making the recipes at home with your family. You can also let us know what you have enjoyed making at Cookery Club by posting a message on this site.