Sabrini Parrini - Half Hour Hungries. 30 Recipes That Kids Can Make in 30 Minutes or Less

This ebook published in 2013 by Hardie Grant Books
Published in print 2013 by Hardie Grant Books Hardie Grant Books (Australia)
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Digital editor: Hannah Koelmeyer Contents To Chanel, Sisi and Gingerboy. My babies. Dear kids, Do you often come home hungry after school? Have you ever wanted to cook your family a meal, but dont want to slave away for hours and hours? Are you sick and tired of eating the same old shrink-wrapped snacks every day? Then this is the book for you! I like cooking and I love eating, but sometimes I just feel like whipping up a fast and tasty treat.

I know youve got school to go to, homework to do and friends to hang out with. So Ive made sure that Half-hour Hungries is full of awesome recipes you can cook in roughly 30 minutes, to leave time for other important things in your life. So grab your apron, pick up your mixing spoon and lets get cracking! Lots of love, Sabrina x Dear parents, Thanks for buying this book! I learnt to cook when I was really young. When I was eight years old, I bought my first-ever cookbook, Cool and Creamy: The Ice-cream and Frozen Yoghurt Book, at a school fete. It was love at first sight I spent months poring over each page. I even went so far as to colour in all of the black-and-white recipe illustrations! This book still sits on my bookshelf, decades later.

I look at it from time to time and good memories come flowing back: memories of after-school cooking adventures and lazy Sundays spent experimenting with different ice cream flavours and toppings. I remember my mums country-style kitchen, with its daggy brown tiles and olive green bench. I remember being impatient waiting for my ice cream to set, and proud when I could finally serve it to my family. I dont know if what I cooked was any good, but I remember my mum encouraging me nonetheless. Back then, my kitchen may not have been filled with culinary greatness, but I recall the time I spent cooking there with great fondness. I hope this book will help your child create similar happy memories in the kitchen.

So heres to our children, their enthusiasm and every culinary masterpiece they create. Lots of love, Sabrina x 30 minutes? Too easy! Thanks to the efforts of my 25 little recipe testers, I found that most of the dishes in this book can be cooked in roughly 30 minutes. This is an estimate, though the timing also depends on how old and experienced in the kitchen you are. Youll get quicker and more confident the more you practise so keep cooking! When I first thought about writing this book, I knew itd be dangerous to get you to rush around collecting the ingredients, assembling the equipment, prepping the food and cooking the recipe in 30 minutes. So for now, to be safe, just try to do the cooking part of the recipe from the method onwards and see how you go with the 30-minute time frame. Dont rush, though! Unlike a MasterChef challenge, cooking from this book isnt a race.

This book is split into three chapters: Speedy Snacks recipes that can be cooked in 10-20 minutes Easy Eats recipes that can be cooked in 20-30 minutes Bigger Bites recipes that can be cooked in 30 minutes or more Every recipe has a rough timing guide to help you plan your meal. Prep time refers to the time it takes to collect your ingredients and equipment, and prepare everything as directed in the ingredient list. Cooking time refers to the time it takes to follow the actual method section of the recipe. Although cooking is great fun, its important to remember that some things in the kitchen can be dangerous if youre not careful. For this reason, its very important to have an adult stay in the kitchen with you the whole time youre cooking. Knives and sharp equipment Knives, peelers, graters and food processors are sharp, so when they are called for in a recipe, I recommend that an adult should always be close by to help.

Very small children may not be experienced or big enough to use knives safely, in which case an adult should do what is required. Sharp knives are safer than blunt knives because you dont need to use as much pressure to cut with them. When you use less pressure, you are less likely to slip and cut yourself. Dont put a knife or anything sharp into a sink of water for washing where it cant be seen. If someone doesnt know its there, they might cut themselves. Oven and stovetop Ovens and stovetops get very hot, so I recommend that an adult should always be present when they are in use.

Ask an adult to help you turn the heat on and off and to adjust the temperature to the correct level. When using the oven, remember to place your oven trays on the right shelves BEFORE you turn it on. In general, the middle shelf is the best spot for cooking, because it allows the hot air to move all around your dish and cook the food evenly. Stand back when the oven door is being opened as the hot steam can burn. Both adults and children should use oven mitts when moving things in and out of the oven. Ideally, they should be long enough to cover your forearms and please make sure they are the right size for your hands: small mitts for small hands.

When cooking on the stovetop, always ask an adult to turn the heat on and to adjust it to the correct temperature. Either you or an adult MUST hold the handle steady when stirring something in a pan on the stovetop. Always wear oven mitts when working near a stovetop or with hot ingredients. Turn the handles of pots and pans so they face to the back or side of the stove. Handles poking out could cause an accident if someone accidentally knocks them. Never leave them unattended and always remember to turn the heat off when youre finished.

Always use a timer, so you dont overcook or burn anything; its easy to forget how long something has been cooking! Never leave the kitchen when you have something on the stovetop as it may burn or catch on fire. Spills Always clean up spills straight away. Spills on the floor make it slippery and you could slip and fall over. Wipe up with paper towels and once youve cleaned up, tell everyone else to be careful of the wet floor. Allergies If you dont already know, check with your parents or an adult to find out if youre allergic to any foods. If you are, ALWAYS tell the adult you are cooking with before you start.

They might not know or they might have forgotten. Make sure you both check the recipe carefully to make sure it doesnt use any ingredients you cant have. If youre unsure about something, its safer to choose another recipe instead. Food safety Its important to follow some simple hygiene rules when cooking so that no one gets sick! If youre cooking with both raw meats and vegetables, make sure you use two separate chopping boards and never use the same knife to chop vegetables after youve cut up meat. This is because raw meats sometimes have bacteria in them (that are killed by the cooking process), and you dont want them to end up on your veggies! Ingredients Although