Slurpy Pasta

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

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

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

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

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?