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Post by sockthing on Feb 22, 2014 9:35:28 GMT
Kipper is mad about baking, and cooking, which I'd like to encourage as although he has a healthy appetite he is very cautious about trying new foods.
Only problem is its it's a bit of a challenge baking with him as he is highly excited and impulsive, and finds waiting difficult. He also has a REALLY sweet tooth and I don't want to keep making sugary cakes and biscuits.
Does anyone one have any simple, easy, and reliable recipes for savoury snacks that they could share?
thanks.
(Hope I've posted in the right place!)
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Post by cowgirl on Feb 22, 2014 12:05:17 GMT
Hi sockthing, I think your man is similar age to mine - nearly 4. Favourites in our house below but sometimes the stirring on the hob is a battle ground for control ! Soup - carrots are the easiest for young man to peel & is happy to use the blender. We have carrot soup in every guise you can imagine. Gingerbread men - will dig out a receipe later that allows a lot of bashing around (once chilled). My young man can't handle any food that has faces on it ! We love the story so a good excuse to read it & gobble up my little fella Cheese straws - as with gingerbread men once dough chilled kids can bash it around Scones - savoury & sweet Packet cake & biscuits. I'd prefer to do from scratch but add an egg & bit of milk & plop them in the cases. Job done & short attention required. My local corner shop does 2 for £1.50 ! At the mo. Other mums tell me asda has the best choice Scrambled egg in microwave Porridge in microwave Pampered chef do a kids safe knife. Expensive but really useful www.pamperedchef.co.uk/ordering/prod_details.tpc?prodId=10810&catId=4&viewAllOutletI don't think you can beat cbbies I can cook. Once we have ground rules on scissors most of their stuff required little chopping but lots of tearing & scissors. Not ideal if your little man doesn't like getting his hands dirty. I may have duplicate others or this post as my internet went down half way through. Any favourites in your kitchen ? |
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Post by kstar on Feb 22, 2014 14:01:38 GMT
We have pampered chef knives, they are awesome, well worth the investment. Starlet loves making fruit salad with her knife - we also make fruit "pictures" often using the Innocent smoothie Facebook postings as inspiration! Today's on there is palm trees with banana trunks, kiwi tops and mandarin sand... She also chops veg to chuck in the slow cooker for dinner, or to put into a simple pasta sauce. Slimming world quiches are another favourite - basically cottage cheese, eggs mixed together and poured over whatever fillings you fancy (eg tuna, ham, cooked chicken, peppers, mushrooms, sweet corn etc). We make them in little silicone cupcake cases and either have them warm with beans as a quick and easy light meal or leave them to go cold to have them picnic style :-)
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Post by Deleted on Feb 22, 2014 14:42:21 GMT
Fruit salad was a favourite in our house when DD's were young, they loved all the chopping and it was healthy, that and as Toko suggested making their own pizzas with the ready made bases, quick and easy.
Another favourite was making smoothies in the blender, a great way of getting fruit (and veg into kids) without them realising. I put the "green monster smoothie" recipe on the 5:2 diet recipe thread if you want the recipe.
Also used to make ice pops from fruit juice and sometimes used yoghurt and fruit to make healthy ones.
As long as it's quick, it should work as they tend to get bored with long recipes at that age.
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Post by badwolf on Feb 22, 2014 15:11:44 GMT
The pampered chef kids knife is great, it can cut quite tough things like carrots etc. My son likes preparing veg, and cooking main meals as well as baking cakes. My son likes www.amazon.co.uk/Cookbook-Boys-Usborne-First-Cookbooks/dp/0746089368 I really like it as I say its only for boys and make him and mr wolf use it! The jambalaya is rather good! Badwolf |
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Post by mrmlegal on Feb 23, 2014 13:36:19 GMT
Try this one:
Take a sheet of puff pastry, lay thin sliced ham and sliced cheese on top. Roll it up like a Swiss Roll, then slice it up and bake. Comes out like Catherine Wheels or I think my girls called them snails!
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Post by kstar on Feb 23, 2014 14:12:34 GMT
One of starlets other favourites which I forgot is making very thin sandwiches and cutting shapes using biscuit cutters. Sounds daft but she loves it lol.
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Post by imprudence on Feb 23, 2014 17:14:25 GMT
Decorating pizzas
Making sandwiches
Making veg kebabs (in our house a lot of veg gets eaten raw and then a few kebabs with)
And not quick, but works well with us, peeling and chopping veg to go in a casserole (usually sausage casserole) which I slow cook. Plenty of raw veg eaten at the time (elevenses) before a nice day out and dinner ready to come home to.
I know exactly what you mean about endless sweet things in children's recipes!
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Post by chotimonkey on Feb 23, 2014 19:27:56 GMT
We like savoury muffins, cheese straws, pizzas, spreading and rolling wraps, fruit faces, hungry caterpillar with kiwi and strawberry, toast shapes beetroot pancakes, veggie pasties, fish cakes and home made chicken nuggets
And scotch eggs... My fave guilty pleasure!!
Rice balls and veggie balls or fritters
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Post by sockthing on Feb 23, 2014 20:09:23 GMT
Ooh thank you folks, these are all great ideas!
Especially like the idea of cheese straws and pastry roll ups etc. Savoury is my preference, he has such a sweet tooth (though is a skinny little athlete).
Great tip off for the I can Cook website and book.
Choti, where do you get your recipes? Scotch eggs would go down well.
His sensory issues make things more challenging, as he is averse to cooked fruit and wet textures, melted cheese, hidden lumps (etc etc etc etc). likes crunchy toppings. Sometimes I sprinkle crushed breadsticks on top of things to make them more enticing! : 0
Thanks all, keep them coming : )
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Post by sockthing on Feb 23, 2014 20:10:46 GMT
Imprudence , I haven't a hope of him eating raw veg!! He'll eat Cooke carrots and mushrooms and anything else is spat out.
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Post by chotimonkey on Feb 24, 2014 20:58:28 GMT
Hi sock thing I It's not v helpful but i always just google whatever we have in the fridge that I think might work together... Bbc good food is always good. The scotch eggs were sausage meat, bread, eggs, flour, salt/ pepper/ herbs if you wAnt them.. Hard boil the eggs first Put sausage meat on another Put flour on one plate Beaten egg in another bowl Put breadcrumbs and salt pepper/ chopped herbs Roll hard boiled eggs in sausage meat Roll in flour Dip in beaten egg Roll in bread crumbs Deep fry Yum!  |
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Post by chotimonkey on Feb 25, 2014 12:44:38 GMT
Just tried cheese ham and zucchini muffins from wanderingsaffachick blog... They have gone down v well dipped in tzatziki... I'm wondering if they'd like to make some dips, a bit of squashing and mashing and pounding might be good for rainy afternoon cabin fever  |
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Post by justbserene11 on Feb 26, 2014 8:39:03 GMT
Great! I have been looking for a knife for my LO, I will be buying one now x
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Post by lolapola on Feb 27, 2014 21:08:15 GMT
HI Sockthing, Here's a quick pizza dough recipe. There's no yeast, so the pizza base can turn out a little dense, but my two happily gobble it up.
Also, the longer they bash the dough about, the better it turns out. The boys help me make the dough, I clean down the surface well and then they spend a good 20 mins have fun bashing it about. Once they're done, I pop it in the fridge for 30 mins (or whilst they help sort the toppings if I've got the energy and sanity to let them 'help' with that bit). Then chuck on the toppings and bake in a hot oven 220C for 20-25 mins.
(It also works under the grill, but it can be a bit of a balancing act cooking the base without incinerating the topping!)
100g wholemeal flour (or whatever flour I've got around!)
1 tsp baking powder
pinch of salt
75ml milk
Method: Mix all the ingredients into a stiff dough, that's it! ... and add more flour if it's too sticky.
I double this recipe for me and two boys (4 + 6yrs).
Lolapola x
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Post by swimchic on Mar 2, 2014 16:13:12 GMT
Tescos currently have some free cooking with kids recipe cards, I picked some up the other day. Pretty healthy. Also, have a look at www.nhs.uk/change4lifeThey have some great recipes for cooking with children and lots of free resources. |
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Post by chocolatedog on Mar 2, 2014 22:08:52 GMT
Try "I Can Cook" book - or recipes online on the Cbeebies website? |
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