Sometimes when you just want to cook something, those little ones enter the kitchen and starts saying “I want to do it, I want to stir, I want to crack the egg, After I help you mix this cookie dough can I lick the spatula, Can I help you…”. Yes, let them be involved and help with your cooking process. It also will be a learning opportunity for them. Show them how fun it is to prepare a meal. Kids can take part in cooking sooner than you imagine, even toddlers can get excited about it. What’s more? Give your kids the freedom to choose by laying out a few great options in front of them. Try out these quick and easy recipes that kids can make with little assistance.
Ingredients:
2 Large free-range eggs
Seaweed (we use 1 seaweed sheet)
Directions:
1. Crack the eggs and beat them.
2. You may use a little bit of salt, but in our case we don’t.
3. Drizzle your choice of cooking oil on a frying pan.
4. On a medium low heat, pour in the egg and do not use any tools yet, simply do a swirl motion by holding your pan to spread evenly.
5. When the top of the egg starts to firm, place the seaweed sheet on top (adjust if needed)
6. Gently fold in the egg, on top of the seaweed by using a spatula
7. Serve it with ketchup on the side
Ingredients:
Bagel
Cream cheese
Fresh fruits (optional)
Cucumber (optional)
Nuts and dried fruits (optional)
Directions:
1. Slice the bagel into half
2. Smear the cream cheese and go to town with toppings
Ingredients:
1/3 Cup old fashioned rolled oats
2 Teaspoon chia seeds
½ Milk
2 Teaspoons maple syrup or honey or brown sugar
Pinch of salt
Little dash of vanilla (optional)
Nuts and seeds (optional)
Fresh fruits (optional)
Nut butter (optional)
Cinnamon powder, cocoa powder, chocolate chips (optional)
Directions:
1. In a mason jar or a bowl, mix together the oats, milk, maple syrup, salt. If you would like to add in the nut butter, please go ahead and do it on this step.
2. Cover it and refrigerate for 7 hours overnight
3. Serve it cold or warm it up (if you like) and top it with fresh fruits and any additional toppings you desire.
Ingredients (1 serving):
1 Tortilla wrap
3 Tablespoons tomato sauce
Heaps of mozzarella cheese (we used shredded)
Pepperoni (optional)
Sausage (optional)
Veggies of your choice (optional)
Oil
Directions:
1. Drizzle oil in your frying pan on a medium low heat, and place in the tortilla wrap
2. Spread the tomato sauce on tortilla
3. Place on the toppings of your choice
4. Sprinkle on the mozzarella cheese
5. Cover the pan and let it cook for 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.
6. Or you can preheat your oven to 210 degrees Celsius (420 degrees Fahrenheit), and bake the pizza for 5-7 minutes
Ingredients:
113 Grams unsalted butter
105 Grams of white sugar
1 Egg
1 Teaspoon vanilla
114 Grams all-purpose flour
13 Grams matcha powder
Half a teaspoon of baking soda
Half a teaspoon of sea salt
White chocolate chips
Directions:
1. To start off, let’s brown the butter. In a saucepan, put the butter on medium heat and bring it to simmer, stirring constantly until a foamy, deep honey colour emerges. We don’t want to burn it, just need to brown it. Cool the butter completely. It will take about an hour. To make the process faster, place it in the fridge.
2. Cream together browned butter, sugar, egg and vanilla extract, and put it aside.
3. Combine all the dry ingredients.
4. Gently fold in the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, making sure not to overmix.
5. Final step, fold in the white chocolate chips.
6. On a baking tray, scoop your dough onto your tray, and gently push a few extra chocolate chips on top of each cookie, if you like. The batter makes six cookies with a diameter of 9 cm.
7. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Let cool for 15 to 30 minutes on a cooling rack.
Note: Children must be supervised at all times when cooking or baking even though these recipes are simple to make. Do not leave them unattended when there are dangerous objects near them. Precautions must be taken seriously.