Vegetables such as cabbage are shredded so that they can be used in coleslaw and for cooking in the microwave, steamer or frypan. To shred a cabbage, it first needs to be cut in half and then each piece needs to be cut into half again. Cut out the hard core as this part isn’t…
Vegetables and cheese are grated so that they are very thin; much thinner than can be achieved with a knife. Grated cheese is used in sandwiches and salads and hard cheeses such as parmesan are very finely grated to sprinkle over Italian dishes such as spaghetti bolognese. Graters come with different size holes. The larger…
Across Australia, school canteens use the ‘traffic light’ system to help teach kids to make healthy food choices. Since this is already familiar to them, Smarty Plants has used the same symbols for our recipes so that little chefs can make good decisions on what they cook and eat. GREEN TRAFFIC LIGHT – Eat Often…
SLICING VEGETABLES To slice a vegetable, hold it onto a chopping board with one hand whilst using a knife to cut it into disks. These can be cut very thinly or fairly thick but all pieces should be the same width. DICING VEGETABLES Diced vegetables means to chop…
Cultivating tools are used to turn over the top soil or weed in amongst the plants in the garden. There are lots of different versions including some with claws, hooks and blades. Some have long handles so that you can stand up when using them, others are smaller and called hand tools and these are…
GARLIC BULB The garlic bulb is the whole head of garlic, just as it is pulled out of the ground. To break the bulb open, use your fingers to pull apart each of the pieces which are called cloves. GARLIC CLOVES The cloves are the pieces of the bulb once they have been…
2 tbs olive oil 1 onion, chopped 1 clove garlic. crushed 4 white potatoes 2 leeks 5 cups vegetable stock 1/2 cup cream Salt Method: Wash hands. Peel the potatoes and cut them into 2cm cubes. Cut the green part from the leek. Slice the leek in half lengthways and wash between the layers under…
Ingredients 750g rolled oats 1/3 cup flaked almonds 1/3 cup flaked coconut 3/4 cup cranberries 3/4 cup dried apricots, chopped 3/4 cup sultanas 1 cup processed bran 1/2 cup wheat germ 1/3 cup sunlower seeds 1/3 cup pepitas Method: Wash hands. Preheat the oven to 200°C. Spread the oats and the almond flakes onto a large baking tray and bake in…
Ingredients 4 asparagus spears 3 eggs Salt and pepper Chopped parsley 1 tbs butter 2 slices ham 2 tbs tasty cheese, grated Method Wash hands. Bring a saucepan of water to the boil. Prepare the asparagus by snapping off the woody part at the base. Blanch the spears for 3 minutes in the boiling water. Remove…
Ingredients 4 slices thick-sliced bread 2 eggs 1/2 cup milk 1 tbs butter 1/2 tbs canola oil Method Wash hands. Whisk the eggs and milk in a large bowl until combined. Heat a non-stick frypan to medium. Add butter and oil to the pan; use a paper towel to spread it all over. Dip each…