Corn on the Cob Cookies

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These autumn themed treats are a blast for kids to help decorate !

 

What You Will Need

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1 egg, lightly beaten

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups flour

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

Vanilla frosting

Green stretch candy

M&M’s or Reese’s Pieces candies

 

What To Do

1)      Heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

2)      Cream the butter and sugar in a large bowl.

3)       Add the egg and vanilla extract and mix well.

4)      Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.

5)      Chill the dough for several hours or overnight.

6)      Divide the dough into 3 parts.

7)      Roll the dough out on a floured surface.

8)      Using a knife cut out corncob shapes about 4 inches long.

9)      Place the cookies on ungreased baking sheets and bake for 9 minutes.

10)    Let the cookies cool then transfer them to a wired rack.

11)   Frost the cookies with the vanilla frosting.

12)   Use scissors to husk from the green stretch candy and press the husks in place.

13)   Fill in the middle with candy kernels.

Friday Fritters

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When it comes to getting kids to eat their vegetables, it is all about the power of disguise and Vegetable Fritters are

such a good disguise we didn’t even have to re name them!

 

What You Will Need

  • 2 potatoes, peeled and grated
  • 1 carrot, peeled and grated  
  • 2 courgettes, grated
  • 1 can of corn, drained
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup self-raising flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup chopped parsley
  • 3 eggs, seperated
  • 2 tbs olive oil

 

 

What To Do

  1. Add the potato, carrot, courgette, corn, onion, flour, salt, parsley and egg yolks into a bowl and stir.
  2. Place egg whites into a bowl and beat until peaks form and add this to the vegetable mixture.
  3. Heat a large pan over medium heat. Add a little oil and scoop about 1/3 of a cup of the mixture and cook for 5 minutes then flip and cook for another 5-8 minutes.  

Parchment Paper Leaf Art

This autumn craft idea will start with you taking the kids outdoors for some brisk fresh air! 

What you will need:

Parchment Paper or Clear Contact Paper, Leaves, Iron, Towel

What to do:

1. Go on a nature walk to your nearest local park, giving the children the treasure hunt like quest to find  leaves that

are red, green, yellow and brown.

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2. Once you get home, allow the children to arrange the pressed leaves between the shiny sides of two sheets

of parchment paper.

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 3. Once the kids are happy with their leaf design, place the two pieces of parchment paper under a towl on your

ironing board and iron on a high heat until the two pieces of parchment paper stick together.

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4. Put the pictures up on your window to allow the light shine through!

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Let the Kids Learn, Cook and Create at The Kitchen Parsons Green

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Food and meals are a great way to bring the family together, but in this crazy world that we live in, with work,

football, swimming, band, choir, tennis and ballet classes, it is hard enough to organize a sit down meal together,

never mind cook a meal together then sit down and enjoy it together.

 

Business owners and parents, Natalie Richmond and Thierry Laborde know this, and in response to the busy lives

we all live, have created a place where you really can ‘do it all’ as a family outing called, The Kitchen Parsons Green 

that not only provides a place for you and your family to spend time together, but also loads of out of classroom learning

that your children won’t even notice has been snuck in.

 

Whether it is stirring, kneading, pouring or squeezing, cooking involves all the practical necessities of life learning.

Reading is practiced as a recipe is read, followed and prepared; maths is practiced through counting and measuring

and science is learned as children see how the composition of the food changes during the cooking process. From

cooking, kids also learn a lot about nutrition, problem solving, and social skills while improving their self-esteem

as they children create with their hands something to be enjoyed by themselves and others.

 

The Kitchen Parsons Green provides cooking classes for kids as well as some for family that are sure to get your kids

interested and excited about food, and the best part is you and the kids get to take your creations home after to sit

and enjoy together as a family!

 

The hour long cooking class is aimed at children ages four to nine years old. Every Saturday, The Kitchen Parsons Green 

has ‘Saturday Kids Club’ where Mums and Dads can bring their children for an hour long session of food creation,

everything from cookies and milkshakes to pizza and pancakes.

 

This Saturday, November 7, they will be doing a Mini Meals class at 12:30 the price is £15 per child or £25 for

two children.

 

The Kitchen Parsons Green is located at 275 New Kings Road, London, SW6 4RD.

To make a booking call: 0207 736 8067 or email: [email protected]

 

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