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.