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Food Preparation

Many recipes and cook books tell you how to cook the meal but do not start at the beginning and tell you how to prepare the food. And sometimes you don’t know where to start. Each month we will tell you how to prepare a different food ready for cooking. If you would like to know how to prepare a certain food then let us know by contacting us. There is an activity sheet for you to work through with your child to help them understand how to prepare food. You can help them complete this and then ask them to help you prepare food for tonight’s meal.

September

How to get the right measurements

If you don’t have the right amount of ingredients it is likely that your recipe won’t work so make sure that you measure accurately. If you are measuring liquids use a measuring jug. This will normally show amounts in pints, litres and millilitres.

Butter and dry ingredients can be measured using scales. There are several different types of scales available varying from digital scales to ones where you have to put traditional weights on and balance the ingredients. These will measure in kilos and pounds (lbs).

	August	How to grate food?
	July	How to bone whole fish
	June	How to remove skin from chicken
	May	How to dice a vegetable
	April	How to separate an egg
	March	Remember health and safety when preparing food
	February	How to slice an onion
	January	Check special dietary requirements of people you cook for.
	December	How do I prepare turkey?
	November	How can I get all parts of a meal ready at the same time?
	October	How do I remove the stone from a fruit?