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Cooking Skills

Each month we are going to teach you a new cooking skill so keep coming back to this page to learn more and improve in the kitchen. We want your children to draw a cartoon of a scene in the kitchen and send them to us. We will display all the best ones in our gallery so why not start discussing ideas with your child? Download the activity sheet on this page and then send your completed Cartoons to My Cookery Club at the address on the sheet.

March

My recipe says simmer the vegetables, how do I do that?

Lots of recipes mention the word 'simmer' but don't panic if you do not know what this means. It is a simple term to understand and do.

When your pan of water and food is on the hob simmering involves turning the heat to its lowest setting. There should only be small bubbles on the surface of the liquid. This means something is getting near to boiling but isn't quite boiling. You should keep it at this level for as long as the recipe says to do so. Simmering is a way of cooking the food slowly and gently.

	February	How can you chop vegetables quickly?
	January	How do I mash potatoes?
	December	How to cook a turkey?
	November	How do I stir-fry?
	October	How do you know when liquid is boiling?
	September	How do I break an egg without getting shell in it?
	August	How do I knead dough by hand?
	July	How do I make my cake mixture so light and fluffy?
	June	What do I need to know if I am preparing food for a coeliac?
	May	I've heard the term, but what is a moderate temperature?
	April	How do I make roasted vegetables?

	Cartoon time

	Download the activity sheet and then your child can draw a cartoon of a scene in the kitchen. It could be something they have seen happen or they can use their imagination and create their own. Send your completed cartoons to Kitchen Cartoons, AVF Marketing, Orchard Lodge, Newsham Way, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 8HT

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