Week 4-22 Feb

Turbo toasties

This week we made turbo toasties. If you do not know what a turbo toastie is, don't worry I, will show you how to make one.

Step 1: Get some bread and cut it into two.

Step 2: Chaos some ingredients and cut them up, groat some if needed.

Step 3: Heat an oven to 200 degrees. Wait till it is hot and put the bird in, keep an eye on them so they don't burn and leave the oven door open.

Step 4: When they are worm put your ingredients on and put the ingredients on the bread. If you are using cheese it will make it easier to know when it is finished because the cheese will be melted.

Step 5: When you know they are done take them out, turn off the oven, clean up and enjoy😃.

Week 5-8 Mar

Mrs Chapman’s Mighty Pasta

This week we made Mrs Chapman’s Mighty Pasta. Making the pasta was fun, however you need patients with the pasta. We did not use mince, but you can if you want to.

Mrs Chapman’s Mighty Pasta resipy

Makes enough for 2

This is a recipe I cook on a regular basis. It can be made with or without meat and can use whatever vegetables you have on hand.

PASTA

1 cup pasta

Dash of oil

Pinch of salt

Large pot of water

Add oil and salt to the pot of water and bring to the boil.

NOTE: it will boil quicker with the lid on.

Add pasta and stir so it does not stick. Bring to the boil again and turn down to simmer- where the pasta is moving around gently and the water is gently bubbling.

Cook until ‘al dente’ -italian for firm to the bite.

Add a cup of cold water and dran in a colander or sieve and stand aside until the sauce is cooked,

SAUCE

½- 1 onion

1 Tablespoon oil

1-2 cloves garlic

200g Mince (if using meat)

½ courgette

½ cup broccoli or spinach

⅓- ½ capsicum

1 Tablespoon soy sauce

1 can tomatoes

½ teaspoon sugar

½ teaspoon of basil

½ teaspoon oregano

Salt and pepper to taste

4 mushrooms

2 pineapple rings cut in pieces


Chop onion and fry in oil while stirring until brown in a frypan.

Add finely chopped garlic and fry for another 30 seconds. Add more oil if needed.

Add mince and fry until brown. Add soy sauce and vegetables and fry until the broccoli goes bright green.

Add tomatoes, herbs, salt and pepper, mushrooms and pineapple and cook until the broccoli is cooked to your liking.

Spoon onto pasta and top with grated cheese

ENJOY!!!

Week 8-22 Mar

Nacho Beans

This week for cooking I made Nacho Beans. They were really good and easy to make. Here is how to make them😀.

Nacho Beans

Ingredients

1 tablespoon oil

½-1 onion, chopped

2 cloves garlic, crushed and chopped

1 teaspoon cumin

1 teaspoon coriander

pinch chilli or ¼-½ chilli chopped

Or 1 tablespoon of taco mix

1 ¼ c diced tomatoes

½ teaspoon sugar- if needed

1 cup kidney beans, drained, rinsed

3 x 15 cm Tortilla wraps


Method

Dice onion.

Heat oil in a frypan -high heat and then turn down to medium - cook onion for 3-4 minutes. Add garlic - cook for 1 min.

Preheat oven to 180℃ bake.

Add tomatoes, kidney beans and spices or taco mix. Simmer for 10 minutes.

While beans are simmering, cut tortillas into 8 wedges and lay flat on a tray and bake for 5-10 minutes.

Add sugar/ soy sauce to tomato mixture if needed. Simmer for another 10 mins

Arrange the chips in a bowl and pile the beans on top.

Serve with a sprinkling of herbs, cheese on top and a dollop of sour cream.

Week 10-5-Arpil

Banana Pikelets

This week is the last week of the term. I made Banana Pikelets with a, raspberry compote. It was fun making the compote, I did not make the pikelets my partner did. Here is how you make them😀. Don't worry next term I will still be cooking.

Banana Pikelets

Ingredients

1 cup Flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 ripe banana

1 egg, beaten

1 cup trim milk

Oil, spray or margarine for pan

½- 1 cups frozen blueberries, defrosted



Instructions

  1. Sieve flour and baking powder into a large bowl.
  2. In a medium bowl mash banana until smooth. Add egg and milk and mix.
  3. Add wet to dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
  4. Heat a non stick fry pan on medium heat. Spray on oil or use a small amount of margarine. When hot dollop tablespoons of pikelet mix into pan and top with 4-5 blueberries (or you can add these to your mix or make a compote by cooking fruit in a saucepan with 2T water and 1tsp sugar, honey or maple syrup)
  5. Cook until bubbles start to appear on the surface, turn over and cook until golden, usually 1-2 minutes per side.
  6. Serve immediately with cream or yoghurt or cool to add to lunchboxes. Will keep in fridge for 2 days.