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THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS are slowly but surely coming to an end and there’s a strong chance the kids are running out of things to keep them busy.
If you’re at a loss for how to keep them occupied – particularly if the ‘summer’ continues the way it has been for the last few week, we’ve got the best solution – get them cooking.
You can never learn to cook too early, and as you and your kids will always need to eat, it’s a great skill to develop and can turn into a life-long passion – good for you and great for them.
In order to get you started we’ve rounded up some easy ways to keep them busy in the kitchen and provide you with some tasty treats at the same time.
Enjoy – and let us know if you try any of the recipes in the comments below.
Kevin Dundon makes lemon biscuits with his daughter Sophie and ices them together with butter icing.
They look wonderfully homemade and imperfect and little Sophie looks delighted with herself as she noshes down.
Perfection isn’t the aim here, just having a nice time with the kids, and making something delicious to have with a cuppa.
This is a nice recipe for making custom-sized meals for the little ones and the novelty of eating dinner out of a cup won’t wear off for a while, we wager.
According to the blog, cooking with your kids – getting them involved in the process – is a great way to counteract picky eating too, as they see what’s going into their food and have a sense of ownership.
So, win-win.
Here’s the recipe.
There’s actually two versions of this on the blog – a not so fancy and a more fancy version. Depending on how hungry you and the kids are, and what age your children are – and how much they can help – will probably determine which version you make.
Either way, delicious cheesy potato-y goodness abounds.
Here’s the recipe.
You don’t need the kids around you to make this one, but it gives you an excuse.
So easy, so tasty – you’ll be fighting with them over who gets the last one. In an interesting twist – no tomato sauce is used on the base… but what is? We’ll let you find out.
We’ve got the recipe right here - and it’s a doozy.
Who doesn’t like a good cupcake? There’s nothing so satisfying as making a simple tasty treat – and the kids will have loads of fun keeping an eye on the cakes rising (if they can view through the oven door).
Topped with a delicious drizzle icing, it couldn’t be easier to decorate them – and even easier to eat them all.
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My nephew loves his grandmothers soda bread!She showed him how to make it now he is selling it at farmers markets and making a mint…..the little fecker is only 13!
Rice Crispie Buns?!?!
The best way to cook with kids is as an ingredient. Throw in a few carrots and onions and you have a grand stew.
Tortilla pizza aka quesadilla. Dessert version jammadilla is also worth a try.
Salmon pizza is nice…
I could just imagine me and my 17 month old trying to cook together… Think I should just do it when her mother is supervising us.
We offer free cooking classes to children of Kerrouet in August and September. Recipes most requested are chocolate fondant and caramel ice cream!
That is cannibalism… lol.
Quiche in a cup 40mins and awkward as feck. Egg in a cup, boil an egg mix it up with a bit of butter lovely at any age. Vankers raising future Vankers.
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