The kids are home for the holidays ... so if you find yourself running out of outdoor options or the weather is not so good why not get the kids involved in making some delicious treats …. Let’s Get Cooking!
Simple tasty food that they will love to eat.....
Saussie Kebabs with Fresh Pineapple
Oven Baked Chicken Wings
Make a pizza dough or buy some ready made pizza bases
Pop toppings into little bowls and get the kids making their own variations
Iced Lollipops with blueberries
Granny Donelli’s Holiday Bun mixture
These kebabs are so quick and easy to assemble, and make a tasty meal for kids. Serve with a salad and chargrilled chunks of corn on the cob.
Makes: 10 kebabs
Ingredients
30 cocktail saussies
1 medium sized pineapple
3 tbls of honey
1 tbls of olive oil
Method
Blend the honey & olive oil in a shallow dish and add the sausages, turning to coat well. Cover with clingfilm and place in the fridge to marinate (leave for at least 15 minutes or up to 1 hour).
Preheat the barbecue or grill to its highest setting. If using wooden skewers, soak 10 in cold water for 30 minutes, to prevent them from burning.
Thread 3 sausages onto each skewer, alternating with the pineapple pieces. Cook for 15-20 minutes, turning regularly and basting with any remaining marinade.
Serve the kebabs with a mixed salad and chargrilled corn on the cob chunks.
Cook's tips
Add some chunks of yellow and red pepper to the sausages, to make larger kebabs for adults. Use the same marinade recipe, but substitute the sausages with some chicken breast pieces.
Fruity Ice Pops With Fresh Blueberries
Kids love ice pops and even better love to make them… You could also have a little competition with them guessing how long they will take to freeze…. These are so easy to make how about and are made with fresh blueberries that are full of vitamin C.
Makes: 12 50ml ice pops
Ingredients
200g blueberries
100g caster sugar
75ml of water
Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
Method
Place the blueberries, sugar, lemon zest and juice in a pan with 75ml water.
Heat gently, stirring until the sugar dissolves, then bring to the boil.
Simmer gently for 5 minutes then allow to cool.
Purée the mixture with a hand-held electric blender until smooth (or tip into a blender to liquidise).
Stir in an extra 300ml cold water from fridge. Tip the mixture into a jug then pour into ice pop moulds and freeze for at least 4 hours, until solid.
You could also use any other berries or mixture of berries using the same method and measurements... How much fun is that!!
Granny Donellis Holiday Bun Mixture
8 oz butter 8 dessertspoons of caster sugar
3 eggs 1 cup of milk
12 dessert spoons of sifted self raising flour
1. Melt the butter over heat in a saucepan
2. Take off the heat – add the sugar and stir until well combined 3 mins
3. Beat the eggs with the milk
4. Pop in gradually to the mixture stirring for another 3 minutes
5. Mix in the flour stirring to a smoothish batter
6. Pop into cake cases into a preheated oven @ 200 for 15 to 20 mins.
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