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I really would love some easy recipes that have only a handful of ingredients to start getting the kids involved in the kitchen. We bake together, fairy cakes, jam tarts, mince pies etc. and today we are going o make flapjacks. but i think it's time they started to learn to cook easy meals. 

 

My 9yr old helped make scrambled eggs (all be it in the microwave) yesterday and she was so pleased with herself, i want to give her more of that feeling as well as important life skills for the future.

 

Would appreciate any links or simple recipes anyone has.

 

Those with older kids, how did you start getting them cooking?

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Jen. How about doing jacket potatoes, and whilst they are baking, do a filling of your choice and a chopped up salad. My grandson loves doing that. He really enjoys the peeling and chopping.He likes grating cheese and adding a bit of spring onion, or ordinary onion. He likes to mix a bit of mayo in tuna........... there are loads of things you can do with jacket spuds.

Sezit

what about spag bol... tis not a lot of ingredients.. .chopping a bit of onion, celery, garlic and carrot ..then frying it up with the meat and some dried herbs and adding some tinned toms. .then boil the spaghetti. .all fairly easy cooking for a young un, under supervision, and tasty too

 

 

from spag bol you can then progress to a lasagne which is more or less the same just learning to make a white or cheese sauce .. lubbly jubbly

Mount Olympus *Olly*
Originally Posted by Mount Olympus *Olly*:
Originally Posted by zazz:

pizza!!! we got lil Gyps and her friends making pizza, we prepared all the toppings and they went mental decorating their own pizzas quick and simple!

oooh  yeah good thinking batman

 

shutting up now. .as well as spamming the thread I am getting really hungry 

I love food threads!

zazz
Originally Posted by KaffyBaffy:

can i suggest sauteeing the little tikes gently and serving with a nice white wine sauce?

I'm chuckling at this post and my lads asking me whats so funny!

 

Some great ideas in here! (just nipped off and made the flapjacks)

 

Think i need to write a shopping list

 

Was thinking of the pizzas, need to go look for an easy base recipe though! have made them cut open cobs beore and they were ok but not the same

 

I wanna go shopping now for dinner tonight but i've got a cold and really didnt wanna go ooot!

Jen-Star
Originally Posted by Jenstar:
Originally Posted by KaffyBaffy:

can i suggest sauteeing the little tikes gently and serving with a nice white wine sauce?

I'm chuckling at this post and my lads asking me whats so funny!

 

Some great ideas in here! (just nipped off and made the flapjacks)

 

Think i need to write a shopping list

 

Was thinking of the pizzas, need to go look for an easy base recipe though! have made them cut open cobs beore and they were ok but not the same

 

I wanna go shopping now for dinner tonight but i've got a cold and really didnt wanna go ooot!

just buy the bases, no?

zazz
Originally Posted by Jenstar:

Olly, you have said their two favourite meals (fajita and spag bol) whenever you ask them for inspiration on what to have for dinner it's always one of those they suggest!

oooh  then start teaching them how to cook it now so when they next say they fancy it you can say ok go do it yourself

 

oh and what about bread making too ..get them pummelling the dough etc.. again probably messy but good fun and crispy hot bread to finish. .damn I am hungry again and I've got an urge to cook bread

Mount Olympus *Olly*
Originally Posted by zazz:
Originally Posted by Jenstar:
Originally Posted by KaffyBaffy:

can i suggest sauteeing the little tikes gently and serving with a nice white wine sauce?

I'm chuckling at this post and my lads asking me whats so funny!

 

Some great ideas in here! (just nipped off and made the flapjacks)

 

Think i need to write a shopping list

 

Was thinking of the pizzas, need to go look for an easy base recipe though! have made them cut open cobs beore and they were ok but not the same

 

I wanna go shopping now for dinner tonight but i've got a cold and really didnt wanna go ooot!

just buy the bases, no?

  Zazz I am shocked to the core.

 

I only make my own because I like the base very very thin and crispy, and the bought ones are always quite thick.

Cinds
Originally Posted by Cinds:
Originally Posted by zazz:
Originally Posted by Jenstar:
Originally Posted by KaffyBaffy:

can i suggest sauteeing the little tikes gently and serving with a nice white wine sauce?

I'm chuckling at this post and my lads asking me whats so funny!

 

Some great ideas in here! (just nipped off and made the flapjacks)

 

Think i need to write a shopping list

 

Was thinking of the pizzas, need to go look for an easy base recipe though! have made them cut open cobs beore and they were ok but not the same

 

I wanna go shopping now for dinner tonight but i've got a cold and really didnt wanna go ooot!

just buy the bases, no?

  Zazz I am shocked to the core.

 

I only make my own because I like the base very very thin and crispy, and the bought ones are always quite thick.

I was just thinking of quick and easy and less mess for Jen innit

zazz

My girls love cooking. So much so that they are planning it as careers. They're only 13 but have been cooking with me since they were about 8. We started off with simple things like mince and tatties, spag bol etc. I did all the sharp knife work but they did the rest with my supervision. You know your own kids and what they're capable of. Cooking is great for them though. It's something to do together and you can enjoy the result. Saying that we've had some horrendous meals where the girls were experimenting. I ate it though coz I didn't want to hurt their feelings. 

Cagney
Originally Posted by Cagney:

My girls love cooking. So much so that they are planning it as careers. They're only 13 but have been cooking with me since they were about 8. We started off with simple things like mince and tatties, spag bol etc. I did all the sharp knife work but they did the rest with my supervision. You know your own kids and what they're capable of. Cooking is great for them though. It's something to do together and you can enjoy the result. Saying that we've had some horrendous meals where the girls were experimenting. I ate it though coz I didn't want to hurt their feelings. 

Aww but

Jen-Star
Originally Posted by Jenstar:
Originally Posted by Cagney:

Oh you laugh now Jen but wait till there's a plate of tuna cupcakes in front of you 

Lol!

 

I'm actually nomming on tuna right now... Dont see how that was a good idea to start with Thats a mothers love right there!

Their thinking was if you like all the ingredients then surely they'll taste nice together....emmm NOOO. They ate them and said they were delicious. Pride (and not wanting to look stupid) 

Cagney

I hope peeps with boys teach them all this too... tis great when kids are taught to cook. .too many people nowadays don't seem to know how.. I don't understand why unless tis no more Domestic Science lessons at school and mums or dads that don't cook either so can't teach their kids.. tis such a shame really

 

I keep wandering back in here too and making myself drool lots. ..well apart form at the tuna cupcakes..

Mount Olympus *Olly*
Originally Posted by MrsH:

shepherds pie and toad in the hole

 

and never too soon to learn the basic Sunday Roast - tis the timings in this to make sure everything is cooked together which is harder than the actual cooking when learning

 

my Step Son is a curry pasta pizza guy but still rings if he is doing a roast for the timings 

I can do a Sunday roast no problem but other things, particularly baking, is where I suck

Ells
Originally Posted by Mount Olympus *Olly*:

I hope peeps with boys teach them all this too... tis great when kids are taught to cook. .too many people nowadays don't seem to know how.. I don't understand why unless tis no more Domestic Science lessons at school and mums or dads that don't cook either so can't teach their kids.. tis such a shame really

 

I keep wandering back in here too and making myself drool lots. ..well apart form at the tuna cupcakes..

Me too!  I really need to go get my shopping though, off to town soon so God knows what I'll come back with  Fajitas is def on the list though!

Ells
Originally Posted by Mount Olympus *Olly*:

I hope peeps with boys teach them all this too... tis great when kids are taught to cook. .too many people nowadays don't seem to know how.. I don't understand why unless tis no more Domestic Science lessons at school and mums or dads that don't cook either so can't teach their kids.. tis such a shame really

 

I keep wandering back in here too and making myself drool lots. ..well apart form at the tuna cupcakes..

All three of mine were taught how to cook - and enjoyed it, too.

On Boxing Day, I had 11 people for dinner and my sons did all the cooking.

Yogi19

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