Cooking up a storm - recipes for kids to make

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Contents

• Pizza - ham and pineapple
• Baked potatoes
• Peanut butter biscuits
• Easy chicken and sweet corn soup
• Milk shakes
• Dr Kate says
• More recipes

Here are some childrens' favourite recipes. You may want to try them out for yourself but do read our topic on Safety in the kitchen before you start.

Pizza - Ham and pineapple

What you need (ingredients) 1 round of Lebanese bread. Tomato sauce or    tomato paste  1 cup of grated cheese. 100g sliced ham. 1 can (220 g) crushed pineapple

What you use Measuring cup Small sharp knife Table knife Grater Can opener Sieve or colander Pizza plate or    baking tray.

This is what you do

1. Turn the oven to 200C. (It takes a while to heat up.)
2. Put the bread onto the pizza plate or baking tray.
3. Use a knife to spread the bread thinly with tomato sauce or paste.
4. Sprinkle with half the grated cheese.

Topping

1. Cut the ham into small pieces using the sharp knife.
2. Open the can of pineapple and pour it into a sieve to drain off the juice. Drain it into a bowl, or over the sink if you don't want to save the juice.
3. Put the ham on top of the cheese and put the pineapple on top of the ham.
4. Sprinkle the rest of the grated cheese over the top.
5. Put into the oven for 10 - 15 minutes or until the cheese turns golden brown.

You can use the same base but choose your own topping like mushrooms, any cold meat, green peppers, prawns or whatever you like.

Serve with a salad (don't forget to wash everything carefully first)

Baked potatoes

What you do.

1. Turn the oven to 200C.
2. Scrub the potatoes under running water and prick once with a fork.
3. Put the potatoes at the back of the centre shelf in the oven and bake for 1 hour.
4. When the time is up, remove the potatoes from the oven and, using oven gloves, cut them in half.
5. Serve them with butter, margarine or sour cream.

You can sprinkle them with ham, cheese, cottage cheese or some other filling if you wish.

If you are in a hurry, put a large potato into a cling wrapped dish and microwave it for 4 minutes. Turn it over and cook it for another 3 minutes. Wait a minute before you cut it into half.

Peanut butter biscuits

Peanut butter is a good food for most people, but some kids are very allergic to peanuts.

• Have a look at the topics Food allergies and Anapylaxis - when an allergy can be very dangerous. 
• Check with your teacher before you take any of these biscuits to school just in case someone in your class is allergic to peanuts.

 What you do

1. Turn the oven on to 160C to heat up.
2. Mix all ingredients together in a bowl.
3. Cover a biscuit tray with the foil.
4. Put tablespoons of the mixture onto the tray, leave a space between each one.
5. Put the tray onto the middle shelf of the oven for 10 minutes.
6. Take the tray out and let them cool for a while.
7. Take them off the tray and into the biscuit tin.

These are pretty yummy so they go really quickly!

(This is a high sugar recipe so only make them for a special treat.)

Easy chicken and sweet corn soup

What you do

1. Open can of corn.
2. Crack the egg into a jug and whisk.

6. Stir until it boils. (Use the wooden spoon.)
7. Turn down the heat and cook, stirring now and again for as long as the packet says (about 5 minutes usually)
8. Take the pan off the stove.
9. Pour the whole can of corn into the soup and bring it back to the boil.
10.  Take the pan off the stove.
11.  Pour the egg from the jug into the soup in a thin steady stream and stir quickly at the same time.
12.  Use a soup ladle to pour soup into serving bowls.
13.  Serve with bread.

Milk shakes

What you do

1. Pour the milk into the bowl or blender.
2. Cut up the fruit into small pieces.
3. Put the fruit into the milk and whisk, or blend until smooth.
4. Add the ice cream and whisk again.
5. Pour into a glass and drink!

Yummy! And good for you too.

 Of course you don’t have to cook to get great healthy food.

See the topic "A healthy lunch box" if you would like some ideas for snacks and lunch boxes.

 

Dr Kate says:

Learning how to use things properly in the kitchen will help to keep you safe. Cooking is fun and you can learn about keeping germs away from food at the same time.

 

More recipes

Another page of great recipes for kids to try in the kitchen.

• Hot recipes for cold days
  - Easy Aussie mini-snacks
  - Chicken and broccoli casserole
  - Hot pockets for you and a friend

We will be adding more recipe pages, so check back from time to time to get the latest recipes.

We've collected this information to help you to understand important things about staying healthy and happy. However, if you feel sick or unhappy, it is important to tell your mum or dad, a teacher or another grown-up.