Preparing your baby for independent living should start from the cradle. It only seems that the little one will be a "hindrance" for mom while she is preparing dinner. In fact, a two-year-old can already be trusted to beat eggs, for example. Or sifting flour. A 5-year-old child is already a more experienced helper. He is able to mix the salad, and decorate the dish, and make dumplings. Well, a child over 8 years old can already be allowed to the stove. But only under the supervision of mom! The main thing is to choose the right dish.

Your attention - best recipes for young chefs!

Sandwiches for the festive table

The simplest dish that even a kid of 2-3 years old can easily cope with.

What to look for in the bins:

• Bread (sliced).
• 6-7 leaves of green salad.
• A couple tbsp mayonnaise.
• Sliced ​​ham and salami.
• Sliced ​​cheese.
• Greenery.
• Polka dots.

As well as pickles, olives and boiled carrots (which mom will cut into circles first).

There are no cooking instructions. Because in this case, everything depends only on the imagination of the child (and the mother who helps him). Food, as you know, should be not only healthy and tasty, but also ... aesthetic in appearance. And on sandwiches, that is, where fantasies can roam - mice, cats, Smeshariki, a marine theme and much more.

We stock up on food "materials" and forward to creativity!

Crispy cucumbers in a tub - getting ready for a delicious winter

Yes, imagine, and a child can cook this too. Real pickles prepared by the hands of your own son (daughter) - what could be tastier!

Of course, you will have to help a little, but the main work is on the young cook (let him feel his involvement in the “great”). And if the child himself is also a fan of crunching cucumber under potatoes, then cooking will be doubly interesting. The present adult dish for a growing child.

Don't worry, none glass jars and there is no boiling brine in the recipe, and a child over 12 years old can even cope with this Russian dish on his own.

What to look for in the bins:

• Cucumbers are fresh and small. Quantity - in accordance with the container (about 5 kg).
• Salt. For 2 liters of brine - 140 g of salt.
• Various spices - fresh and washed. For 5 g of cucumbers: 150 g of dill, 15 g of garlic, 25 g of cherry leaves, 25 g of horseradish (leaves), 25 g of blackcurrant (leaves) and 2.5 g of hot pepper (optional), Bay leaf and peppercorns.
• Sugar - a couple of tbsp.
• 2 liters of water.

So the instruction:

1. Rinse the spices thoroughly.
2. We clean and finely chop the garlic (if the child is not yet trusted with a knife, mom can do this). We crush it with a crush in a mortar (and this is already the task of the child).
3. We sort the cucumbers, choose the smallest and thin-skinned. Wash thoroughly and soak in cold water for about 5 hours (so that the cucumbers do not wrinkle in the brine).
4. We take 1/3 of the spices and cover the bottom of the prepared tub with them. Next - a layer of cucumbers, which must be laid as tightly and vertically as possible (“standing”). Then another layer of spices and another layer of cucumbers. After that, all the cucumber beauty is covered with the rest of the spices, and on top of them we lay horseradish leaves.
5. Above - oppression, on which the load is placed. And then we pour everything with brine. How to make it? In water cooled down after boiling (warm, 2 l), we dissolve 140 g of salt and pour our cucumbers so that they are completely covered with brine.

It is done. We cover with a lid and forget about cucumbers for a couple of days, leaving the "dish" in the kitchen or room.

On the 3rd day, as soon as the process of initial fermentation has started, we hide the tub where it is dark and cool for at least a month.

Fruit butterflies - for the summer mood!

This recipe is suitable for a child of 7-9 years old, if he is already allowed to use a knife. However, you can cook "butterflies" even at 3-4 years old, if your mother helps you wash everything, cut out the wings and plan the antennae.

What to look for in the bins:

• Orange
• Grapes (such as Kish-Mish and Ladyfinger)
• Strawberry and kiwi
• Zest

Instruction:

1. Orange slice - cut in half. And we lay these halves in the shape of butterfly wings.
2. On the "back" of the butterfly we lay half of the grapes - the "torso".
3. We put a small and round grape in place of the head.
4. From the orange peel we cut thin antennae-stripes, apply to the “head” and slightly bend them to the sides.
5. Decorate the butterfly wings with kiwi and strawberry slices.
6. Eyes can be made with a couple of drops of melted ice cream.
7. We lay it out on a plate and ... make the family happy!

If desired, butterflies can be seated on a "meadow" of currant leaves or hidden among marzipan flowers. By the way, the last children also love to create.

Apple homemade marmalade

Tastier than store-bought (and safer). Children will not only enjoy cooking this sweet, but also eat it.

Recipe for a child from 12-13 years old. Or - for cooking with mom's help.

What to look for in the bins:

• 100 ml of water.
• ½ cup apple/juice.
• Gelatin - about 20 g.
• Lemon zest - a couple tbsp.
• Two glasses of sugar.

Instruction:

1. Pour gelatin with fresh juice and leave to "swell".
2. Gently grate the lemon zest so as not to injure your fingers.
3. Next, pour the sugar in a saucepan with water and add the grated zest to it.
4. Put the saucepan on the fire and stir thoroughly.
5. After dissolving the sugar, remove the dishes from the heat and add our swollen gelatin.
6. Mix everything thoroughly until all the lumps are completely dissolved.
7. Strain the lemon zest through a sieve.

Everything. It remains to decompose into forms, cool overnight in the refrigerator, then cut, generously roll in powdered sugar and put on a dish.

You can decorate with cranberries, mint leaves.

Tofifi sweets - cooking with nuts and cranberries

An option for an adult child (from 12-14 years old) or for a baby who would not mind helping his mother create a small miracle.

What to look for in the bins:

• Hazelnuts - about 35 pcs.
• 70 g dark bitter chocolate.
• 9 tbsp cream (approx. - 10%).
• Creamy toffee (the most common, stretching, not crumbling) - 240 g.
• One and a half tablespoons of plums / butter.
• One and a half spoons grows / odorless oils!

Instruction:

1. Finely cut the toffee, add cream (5 tablespoons) and melt in a water bath.
2. Have you melted? Remove from heat, add butter and stir until smooth and glossy.
3. We lubricate the form (this is where the form from the candy box comes in handy) grows / with oil (or we take a silicone “intricate” form). Even a toddler can do it.
4. Now we hand the baby a spoon and wait patiently until he pours the melted toffee into the molds.
5. We clean the nuts (hazelnuts) in advance and lightly fry, wash the cranberries.
6. We give the child a plate of nuts and a plate of cranberries - let him decorate the sweets.
7. And at this time, mom melts bitter chocolate, gradually adds 2-4 tablespoons of cream to it (we look at the consistency) and pours the resulting mass into a container.
8. Again we give the child a spoon. Now his task is to “pour” each future candy with chocolate until it hardens.

Ready! We send our sweets to the freezer for 4 hours.

We beautifully lay out the sweets on a dish and go to treat dad and grandma!

Flowers for a tired mom

An original snack for a hungry mom who is knocked down after a hard day's work. Option for children who are already allowed to use the stove. Or for smaller children, but with the involvement of dad or grandmother in the process (dads also love to misbehave in the kitchen).

What to look for in the bins:

• Thin sausages of good quality - a few pieces.
• Green onions, dill - for a bouquet
• Plain baby noodles (handful).
• Products for decoration (whatever you find).

Instruction:

1. We remove the film from the sausages and cut them into 5-6 parts (of course, across the sausage).
2. Gently and creatively stick the noodles into our sausages so that they stick out half of the sausage. Do not part so that the noodles do not fall out during cooking.
3. We lower our “buds” into boiling water and wait 15 minutes until they “bloom”.
4. Carefully remove with a slotted spoon and let dry a little.
5. Well, now the most important thing is the creation of a bouquet. We beautifully lay out stems with leaves (onion, dill) on a dish, arrange our “flowers” ​​and, at our discretion, add, for example, vegetable butterflies (the principle is the same as for fruit butterflies - see above).

Mom will be happy!

Mini pizzas for the whole family

The age of the cook is from 3 years old. But only mom turns on the oven.

What to look for in the bins:

• Puff packaging yeast dough(only 0.5 kg).
• 100 g marinated chopped champignons.
• Russian cheese - 100 g.
• 150 g sliced ​​brisket.
• Ketchup (optional - and mayonnaise).
• Products for decoration - planed bell pepper, sliced ​​olives

Instruction:

1. Defrost and roll out the dough. The child diligently helps his mother with a rolling pin.
2. Cut out exactly 8 circles of the same diameter.
3. We decorate pizzas - let your imagination run wild! Smilies, muzzles of animals, funny inscriptions - everything is possible!
4. Bake up to fully prepared in a preheated oven. Naturally, with my mother's help.

Ready! You can invite your family over for lunch!

Fried eggs Heart - for mom for breakfast

Well, what mother would refuse such a breakfast!

Are they already on the stove? Then go ahead and in a good mood!

What to look for in the bins:

• 2 long sausages.
• Salt, drain/oil.
• Of course, eggs (2 pcs).
• Green onion and lettuce leaves - for "decor".

Instruction:

• We cut each sausage (note - not completely!) Lengthwise.
• We turn it inside out and carefully fix the sharp corner of our heart with a toothpick.
• We heat the pan, melt the butter and lightly fry the sausage heart on the 1st side.
• Roasted? Flip over and crack the egg right into the center of the heart.
• Don't forget to salt.

After cooking, spread the “heart” with a spatula on lettuce leaves and decorate with red pepper.

You can bring your mom breakfast!

Banana cocktail - impossible to break away!

With such a drink, any child who is already allowed to go to the blender by his mother will cope. Easy and simple recipe for fast food summer refreshing and nutritious drink.

What to look for in the bins (for 4 servings):

• 2 bananas.
• 400 ml fresh milk.
• Cinnamon.
• 200 g cream ice cream.

Instruction:

• Put ice cream in a blender.
• Add chopped bananas to it.
• We fill the products with milk.
• Beat until the bananas are completely crushed.

It remains only to pour the cocktail itself over them and serve.

Berry ice cream with child's hands

It doesn't matter that summer is over. After all, the best time for ice cream is always! And if you also learn how to make it with your own hands, then even a grandmother who stubbornly refuses to eat "cold" in a slushy autumn will not resist.

As for the age of the cook, we note that you can’t do without your mother again.

What to look for in the bins:

• 300 g of berry, ready-made puree (we make it in a blender in advance).
• One egg.
• 200 g plums / butter.
• 150 g sugar.

Instruction:

• Mix the egg with sugar. Children love to work with a whisk.
• We add the resulting mixture to our berry puree and on medium heat, cook this mass for 5 minutes, not forgetting to stir.
• Next, beat the butter with a mixer and slowly pour it into the already cooled fruit mixture.
• Now you can pour the ice cream into molds and send it to the freezer.

Apples with cottage cheese

Useful and tasty. The age of the cook is from 12-14 years old.

What to look for in the bins:

• 2 large apples.
• 100 g fat-free cottage cheese.
• A handful of washed raisins.
• 1 tbsp honey.

Preparing for an independent life of the child must begin from childhood. You can submit training in a playful way to cook an elementary dish. A teenager will not be able to refuse such a fun, but at the same time responsible task, and will understand that it is not difficult, but even interesting.

Every parent thinks about the question of what the children themselves can cook. First of all, if you allow your child to host in the kitchen, you need to take care of his safety. You should check if the knives are too sharp, if there is a risk of getting burned on the hot.

All this action should take place under the supervision of an adult at first. It is very convenient if you have a multicooker, a microwave and an electric oven and an oven at hand, which is many times safer than a gas one. You can jointly choose what you can cook for your child yourself and purchase the necessary products for this.

It is important that the first dishes that the child will prepare be as simple as possible, and move on to complex ones after. In this case, the young chef will be convinced that cooking is not at all difficult, but very exciting, and perhaps this will become his vocation.

Oatmeal cookies

For this cookie you will need a simple cookie, condensed milk, butter, cocoa and a walnut. Shortbread you will need to detail it into crumbs, then mix the components and form balls out of them.

Fruit icecream

For homemade, you need berries (strawberries, currants, raspberries, cherries), as well as sugar, water, starch and yogurt. It is necessary to mix all the ingredients, pour into a mold and put in the freezer. The child will be delighted! These simple tips will help to occupy the child and begin to develop independence in him. In addition, he will be pleased to treat the whole family with delicious dishes.

Ekaterina Morozova

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Preparing your baby for independent living should start from the cradle. It only seems that the little one will be a "hindrance" for mom while she is preparing dinner. In fact, a two-year-old can already be trusted to beat eggs, for example. Or sifting flour. A 5-year-old child is already a more experienced helper. He is able to mix the salad, and decorate the dish, and make dumplings. Well, a child over 8 years old can already be allowed to the stove. But only under the supervision of mom! The main thing is to choose the right dish.

Your attention - the best recipes for young chefs!

Sandwiches for the festive table

The simplest dish that even a kid of 2-3 years old can easily cope with.

What to look for in the bins:

• Bread (sliced).
• 6-7 leaves of green salad.
• A couple tbsp mayonnaise.
• Sliced ​​ham and salami.
• Sliced ​​cheese.
• Greenery.
• Polka dots.

As well as pickles, olives and boiled carrots (which mom will pre-cut into circles).

There are no cooking instructions. Because in this case, everything depends only on the imagination of the child (and the mother who helps him). Food, as you know, should be not only healthy and tasty, but also ... aesthetic in appearance. And on sandwiches, that is, where fantasies can roam - mice, cats, Smeshariki, a marine theme and much more.

We stock up on food "materials" and forward to creativity!

Crispy cucumbers in a tub - getting ready for a delicious winter

Yes, imagine, and a child can cook this too. Real pickles prepared by the hands of your own son (daughter) - what could be tastier!

Of course, you will have to help a little, but the main work is on the young cook (let him feel his involvement in the “great”). And if the child himself is also a fan of crunching cucumber for potatoes, then cooking will be doubly interesting. A real adult dish for a growing child.

Do not worry, there are no glass jars and boiling brine in the recipe, and a child over 12 years old can even cope with this Russian dish on his own.

What to look for in the bins:

• Cucumbers are fresh and small. Quantity - in accordance with the container (about 5 kg).
• Salt. For 2 liters of brine - 140 g of salt.
• Various spices - fresh and washed. For 5 g of cucumbers: 150 g of dill, 15 g of garlic, 25 g of cherry leaves, 25 g of horseradish (leaves), 25 g of black currant (leaves) and 2.5 g of hot pepper (optional), bay leaf and peppercorns.
• Sugar - a couple of tbsp.
• 2 liters of water.

So the instruction:

1. Rinse the spices thoroughly.
2. We clean and finely chop the garlic (if the child is not yet trusted with a knife, mom can do this). We crush it with a crush in a mortar (and this is already the task of the child).
3. We sort the cucumbers, choose the smallest and thin-skinned. Wash thoroughly and soak in cold water for about 5 hours (so that the cucumbers do not wrinkle in the brine).
4. We take 1/3 of the spices and cover the bottom of the prepared tub with them. Next - a layer of cucumbers, which must be laid as tightly and vertically as possible (“standing”). Then another layer of spices and another layer of cucumbers. After that, all the cucumber beauty is covered with the rest of the spices, and on top of them we lay horseradish leaves.
5. Above - oppression, on which the load is placed. And then we pour everything with brine. How to make it? In water cooled down after boiling (warm, 2 l), we dissolve 140 g of salt and pour our cucumbers so that they are completely covered with brine.

It is done. We cover with a lid and forget about cucumbers for a couple of days, leaving the "dish" in the kitchen or room.

On the 3rd day, as soon as the process of initial fermentation has started, we hide the tub where it is dark and cool for at least a month.

Fruit butterflies - for the summer mood!

This recipe is suitable for a child of 7-9 years old, if he is already allowed to use a knife. However, you can cook "butterflies" even at 3-4 years old, if your mother helps you wash everything, cut out the wings and plan the antennae.

What to look for in the bins:

Orange.
Grapes (for example, Kish-Mish and Ladyfinger).
Strawberries and kiwi.
Zest.

Instruction:

1. Orange slice - cut in half. And we lay these halves in the shape of butterfly wings.
2. On the "back" of the butterfly we lay half of the grapes - the "torso".
3. We put a small and round grape in place of the head.
4. From the orange peel we cut thin antennae-stripes, apply to the “head” and slightly bend them to the sides.
5. Decorate the butterfly wings with kiwi and strawberry slices.
6. Eyes can be made with a couple of drops of melted ice cream.
7. We lay it out on a plate and ... make the family happy!

If desired, butterflies can be seated on a "meadow" of currant leaves or hidden among marzipan flowers. By the way, the last children also love to create.

Apple homemade marmalade

Tastier than store-bought (and safer). Children will not only enjoy cooking this sweet, but also eat it.

Recipe for a child from 12-13 years old. Or - for cooking with mom's help.

What to look for in the bins:

• 100 ml of water.
• ½ cup apple/juice.
• Gelatin - about 20 g.
• Lemon zest - a couple tbsp.
• Two glasses of sugar.

Instruction:

1. Pour gelatin with fresh juice and leave to "swell".
2. Gently grate the lemon zest so as not to injure your fingers.
3. Next, pour the sugar in a saucepan with water and add the grated zest to it.
4. Put the saucepan on the fire and stir thoroughly.
5. After dissolving the sugar, remove the dishes from the heat and add our swollen gelatin.
6. Mix everything thoroughly until all the lumps are completely dissolved.
7. Strain the lemon zest through a sieve.

Everything. It remains to decompose into forms, cool overnight in the refrigerator, then cut, generously roll in powdered sugar and put on a dish.

You can decorate with cranberries, mint leaves.

Tofifi sweets - cooking with nuts and cranberries

An option for an adult child (from 12-14 years old) or for a baby who would not mind helping his mother create a small miracle.

What to look for in the bins:

• Hazelnuts - about 35 pcs.
• 70 g dark bitter chocolate.
• 9 tbsp cream (approx. - 10%).
• Creamy toffee (the most common, stretching, not crumbling) - 240 g.
• One and a half tablespoons of plums / butter.
• One and a half spoons grows / odorless oils!

Instruction:

1. Finely cut the toffee, add cream (5 tablespoons) and melt in a water bath.
2. Have you melted? Remove from heat, add butter and stir until smooth and glossy.
3. We lubricate the form (this is where the form from the candy box comes in handy) grows / with oil (or we take a silicone “intricate” form). Even a toddler can do it.
4. Now we hand the baby a spoon and wait patiently until he pours the melted toffee into the molds.
5. We clean the nuts (hazelnuts) in advance and lightly fry, wash the cranberries.
6. We give the child a plate of nuts and a plate of cranberries - let him decorate the sweets.
7. And at this time, mom melts bitter chocolate, gradually adds 2-4 tablespoons of cream to it (we look at the consistency) and pours the resulting mass into a container.
8. Again we give the child a spoon. Now his task is to “pour” each future candy with chocolate until it hardens.

Ready! We send our sweets to the freezer for 4 hours.

We beautifully lay out the sweets on a dish and go to treat dad and grandma!

Flowers for a tired mom

An original snack for a hungry mom who is knocked down after a hard day's work. Option for children who are already allowed to use the stove. Or for smaller children, but with the involvement of dad or grandmother in the process (dads also love to misbehave in the kitchen).

What to look for in the bins:

• Thin sausages of good quality - a few pieces.
• Green onions, dill - for a bouquet
• Plain baby noodles (handful).
• Products for decoration (whatever you find).

Instruction:

1. We remove the film from the sausages and cut them into 5-6 parts (of course, across the sausage).
2. Gently and creatively stick the noodles into our sausages so that they stick out half of the sausage. Do not part so that the noodles do not fall out during cooking.
3. We lower our “buds” into boiling water and wait 15 minutes until they “bloom”.
4. Carefully remove with a slotted spoon and let dry a little.
5. Well, now the most important thing is the creation of a bouquet. We beautifully lay out stems with leaves (onion, dill) on a dish, arrange our “flowers” ​​and, at our discretion, add, for example, vegetable butterflies (the principle is the same as for fruit butterflies - see above).

Mom will be happy!

Mini pizzas for the whole family

The age of the cook is from 3 years old. But only mom turns on the oven.

What to look for in the bins:

• A package of puff yeast dough (only 0.5 kg).
• 100 g marinated chopped champignons.
• Russian cheese - 100 g.
• 150 g sliced ​​brisket.
• Ketchup (optional - and mayonnaise).
• Products for decoration - planed bell peppers, chopped olives.

Instruction:

1. Defrost and roll out the dough. The child diligently helps his mother with a rolling pin.
2. Cut out exactly 8 circles of the same diameter.
3. We decorate pizzas - let your imagination run wild! Smilies, muzzles of animals, funny inscriptions - everything is possible!
4. Bake until fully cooked in a preheated oven. Naturally, with my mother's help.

Ready! You can invite your family over for lunch!

Fried eggs Heart - for mom for breakfast

Well, what mother would refuse such a breakfast!

Are they already on the stove? Then go ahead and in a good mood!

What to look for in the bins:

• 2 long sausages.
• Salt, drain/oil.
• Of course, eggs (2 pcs).
• Green onion and lettuce leaves - for "decor".

Instruction:

1. We cut each sausage (note - not completely!) Lengthwise.
2. We turn it inside out and carefully fix the sharp corner of our heart with a toothpick.
3. We heat the pan, melt the butter and lightly fry the sausage heart on the 1st side.
4. Roasted? Flip over and crack the egg right into the center of the heart.
5. Don't forget to salt.
6. After cooking, spread the “heart” with a spatula on lettuce leaves and decorate with red pepper.

You can bring your mom breakfast!

Banana cocktail - impossible to break away!

With such a drink, any child who is already allowed to go to the blender by his mother will cope. An easy and simple recipe for a quick summer refreshing and nutritious drink.

What to look for in the bins (for 4 servings):

• 2 .
• 400 ml fresh milk.
• Cinnamon.
• 200 g cream ice cream.

Instruction:

1. Put ice cream in a blender.
2. Add chopped bananas to it.
3. We fill the products with milk.
4. Beat until the bananas are completely crushed.
5. What's next? We coat the edges of the glasses with a banana (do not overdo it) and, turning it over, dip it in cinnamon - that is, we decorate the rims of the glasses.

It remains only to pour the cocktail itself over them and serve.

Berry ice cream with child's hands

It doesn't matter that summer is over. After all, the best time for ice cream is always! And if you also learn how to make it with your own hands, then even a grandmother who stubbornly refuses to eat "cold" in a slushy autumn will not resist.

As for the age of the cook, we note that you can’t do without your mother again.

What to look for in the bins:

• 300 g of berry, ready-made puree (we make it in a blender in advance).
• One egg.
• 200 g plums / butter.
• 150 g sugar.

Instruction:

1. Mix the egg with sugar. Children love to work with a whisk.
2. Add the resulting mixture to our berry puree and cook this mass over medium heat for 5 minutes, not forgetting to stir.
3. Next, beat the butter with a mixer and slowly pour it into the already cooled fruit mixture.

Now you can pour the ice cream into molds and send it to the freezer.

Apples with cottage cheese

Useful and tasty. The age of the cook is from 12-14 years old.

What to look for in the bins:

• 2 large apples.
• 100 g fat-free cottage cheese.
• A handful of washed raisins.
• 1 tbsp honey.

Instruction:

1. Cut out apple cores.
2. Mix cottage cheese with raisins and honey for the filling.
3. Stuff the filling with apples and sprinkle a little sugar on top.
4. We send the dish to the already preheated oven. You can also cook them in the microwave.

To check the readiness of the dessert, pierce the apple with a toothpick.

Rolls for dad

Even a child of 6-7 years old can prepare such an appetizer.

What to look for in the bins:

• Pita.
• Filling: cheese 100 g, garlic, mayonnaise, sliced ​​ham, washed lettuce.

Instruction:

1. Cut the pita bread into squares in advance (you can cut with scissors).
2. We rub 1 clove of garlic and cheese on the smallest grater, mix with mayonnaise.
3. We lay the cheese mass in a thin layer on a square of pita bread, put a thin slice of ham and a lettuce leaf on top.
4. We turn our square with the filling into a neat roll.

Banana cookies for grandma

Who said that cookies are only a grandmother's prerogative? It's not true, everyone can cook! And the kids will prove it to you.

The age of the chef is from 9 years old with the right to use a microwave.

What to look for in the bins:

• Several bananas.
• Drain/oil.
• Coconut shavings.

Instruction:

1. Grind bananas in a blender. If there is no blender or mom still forbids using it, grind with a fork or on a grater until smooth.
2. Mix the mass with coconut flakes.
3. We form future cookies with our hands.
4. We take a plate without drawings and gilded edges (allowed for the microwave), grease with butter and carefully shift our cookies.
5. Dry the dessert in the microwave for 5 minutes.

We take it out, crumble crushed on top walnuts, decorate with cranberries and serve.

Vitamin salad for mom's dinner

Cooking without a knife from 4-5 years old!

What to look for in the bins:

• Grated cheese - 100 g.
• 1 tbsp vegetable/oil.
• Half a lemon.
• A handful of pine nuts(cleaned).
• 10 tiny cherry tomatoes.
• Lettuce leaves (washed).
• Greens and arugula - to your taste.

Instruction:

1. We put tomatoes in a wide salad bowl.
2. Sprinkle with walnut kernels and grated cheese.
3. Tear greens and lettuce leaves from above with clean hands.
4. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the salad.
5. Salt a little, pepper a little and pour all this beauty with vegetable oil.

Salad ready!

curd tomatoes

The age of the cook is from 7-8 years old with the right to use a knife.

What to look for in the bins:

• Tomatoes - 5 pcs.
• A couple of green onions.
• Cottage cheese - half a pack (125 g).
• A clove of garlic and herbs.
• Sour cream, salt.

Instruction:

1. Wash the tomatoes and carefully cut off the tops.
2. Carefully remove the pulp with a regular teaspoon.
3. We put the tomatoes with holes down to drain the juice.
4. We chop the greens, crush the garlic, mix.
5. Add cottage cheese, mashed with a fork, 3 tablespoons of sour cream and a pinch of salt to the mixture.
6. Mix again and stuff our tomatoes with the mixture.

Bon appetit and success to young chefs!

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We have prepared several options for dishes that your student will surely enjoy.

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Now we offer a recipe for a nutritious breakfast of nuts, which a child can easily prepare himself.

Yogurt with fruits and crispy topping

You will need:

• 500 g yogurt
• 250 g of your favorite berries
• 50 g almond flakes
• 50 g peeled pumpkin seeds
• 50 g shelled sunflower seeds
• 50 g hazelnuts
• 50 g sesame
• 4 tbsp runny honey

How to cook:

1. Mix nuts, seeds and sesame seeds.
2. Drizzle with honey and, if desired, microwave the nut mixture for 3-4 minutes. This will spread the honey and cover the nuts evenly.
3. Add yogurt, washed berries and mix gently.

Hearty salads with potatoes are one of the favorite children's dishes. It does not contain "exotic" ingredients and spicy sauces- for the child, everything is simple and understandable. Potatoes can be boiled in advance if you do not want the child to turn on the stove himself.

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Potato salad with bacon

You will need:

• 500 g young potatoes
• 100 g bacon or ham
• a few stalks of green onions or lettuce
• 150 g mayonnaise or Greek yogurt or sour cream
• salt and pepper to taste

How to cook:

1. Peel potatoes, cut in half, boil until soft in salted water. If there is already ready - take it out of the container, put it on a plate and warm it in the microwave for a few minutes.
2. Cut the bacon into strips and add to the potatoes.
3. Tear the lettuce leaves with your hands and sprinkle over the top. You can use onions and any other greens you like.
4. Add salt, pepper, yogurt or mayonnaise or sour cream.
5. Mix carefully.

Most schoolchildren eat pasta with pleasure. This dish is easy to prepare and goes well with both sausages and any cheese. If the child is not ready to boil the pasta himself, for this recipe they can be prepared in advance and put in a container.

Pasta with cheese

You will need:

• 200 g cooked pasta al dente
• 75 g grated cheese
• 50 g cream
• 25 g butter

How to cook:

1. Grease a round dish or deep plate with butter
2. Lay out the pasta.
3. Fill with cream.
4. Sprinkle with cheese and stir.
5. Place in the microwave for 3-5 minutes to melt the cheese.

If a child loves pasta in different form, try to cook more and . It is just as easy to prepare, on the principle of "all-in-one-pot".

Burgers, sandwiches, buns different fillings- food that the child is unlikely to refuse. The fillings can be different: pates, cream cheeses, sausages, smoked or salty fish, vegetables, greens. In general, whatever your student loves will do.

If you are worried that the child will get hurt when he cuts the right ingredients- prepare everything in advance and put it in containers.

Sandwiches with different fillings

You will need:

• Ciabata, bagels or other favorite bun
• Cream cheese(can be replaced with melted)
• Tomato sliced
• Lettuce or other greens as desired
• Sliced ​​ham or salami

How to cook:

1. Cut the bun in half.
2. Spread half a bun with cheese. You can use butter.
3. Put slices of ham, green leaves, tomato slices.
4. Top with the other half of the bun.

Cooking an omelet is quick and easy, even for a child. In addition, all the ingredients are useful, which is good for children's health. The filling can be changed at your discretion from vegetables and herbs to sausage or cooked meat and chicken.

Air omelette with ham

You will need:

• 3 eggs
• 25 g butter
• 50 ml milk
• 50 g grated cheese
• A couple of slices of ham, sausage, or bacon
• Salt, pepper to taste
• Greens as desired

How to cook:

1. In a deep bowl, whisk eggs with milk.
2. Heat a frying pan over medium heat.
3. Melt the butter.
4. Pour out egg mixture to a hot skillet.
5. After 2 minutes, add sausage, tomatoes, grated cheese. Cover the pan with a lid.
6. Fry 5 minutes.
7. Turn off the heat and let the omelet stand for a couple of minutes under the lid on the switched off stove.

Praise your child for any attempts to cook something on their own. On occasion, tell and show what you are doing in the kitchen so that the student understands how to use appliances, a stove and learns to use a knife with you.

A few workouts and parental support will definitely lead to delicious meals which the child can prepare himself.

Easy recipes for children 12 years old will allow teenagers to cook various dishes on their own and pave the way for home cooking. In this article, we will present options for how you can quickly and easily make fish soup, delicious dessert and vitamin salad.

Easy recipes for beginners 12 years old

The first thing you need to teach your child is to cook delicious and rich soup. It is not necessary to use meat or poultry. You can make the first course with the help of canned fish. So, the list, which includes easy recipes for children 12 years old, let's start with a nutritious and healthy soup. To prepare it you will need:

• Potatoes, onions, carrots - 1 pc.
• Canned saury - 1 can.
• Table salt and pepper - to taste and desire.
• Fresh greens - medium bunch.
• Drinking water - 1.2 liters.
• Bay leaf - 2 pcs.

Easy recipes for children 12 years old are implemented quite simply. This can be seen in our example. First you need to prepare the vegetables. They are peeled and then chopped. Potatoes and onions are cut into cubes, and carrots are rubbed on a grater. Fresh herbs are also cut separately. As for canned saury, it is laid out on a plate and kneaded with a spoon. A few pieces of fish are left whole or divided in half.

The process of making fish soup from canned food

Easy recipes for children 12 years old do not provide for complex culinary combinations. For example, our fish soup must be cooked on an ordinary stove. For this, a saucepan with drinking water put on strong fire. After the liquid boils, grated carrots, onion and potato cubes are laid out in it. After a little salt, the ingredients are covered with a lid and boiled for about 20 minutes.

After the lapse of time, spread in the broth canned fish with the brine that was in closed jar. After mixing the components, bay leaves are also added to them. In this composition, the soup is boiled for another 10 minutes. Before turning off the stove (3 minutes), fresh herbs are poured into the broth. Serve hot. It is recommended to use it with bread. For rich color and taste during cooking, you can add to the broth tomato paste or finely chopped tomatoes.

Making an Apple and Cheese Salad

Studying easy recipes for children of 12 years old, offer to cook salads for your son or daughter. This is very delicious snacks before the main meal. You can make salads in different ways. For an inexperienced child, preparing such a dish is quite difficult. Therefore, we decided to present the simplest recipe. For it we need:

• Sweet and sour apples - 2 pcs.
• Hard cheese - 95 g.
• Canned pink salmon - 1 can.
• mayonnaise on quail egg- at your look.

Handling components and serving

To prepare the salad in question, the child will need a little time. First, canned pink salmon is processed. It is laid out on a large and not very flat plate, and then kneaded well with a fork (to make a homogeneous gruel). Sweet and sour apples are also washed and peeled separately. Then they are rubbed on a coarse grater, and hard cheese- on a small scale.

Such a salad is formed quite simply. Porridge from canned pink salmon is evenly distributed on a plate. After that, a layer of grated green apples is laid out on it. In turn, the fruit is covered with a thick layer of mayonnaise. At the very end, finely grated cheese is spread on the salad. Light and prepared according to the recipe that was described above, it should be presented to the table immediately after it is formed. If you do not eat it for 30 minutes or more, the apples will begin to turn black and secrete a large number of juice. This will make the dish watery and not very tasty.

Easy recipes for children 12 years old in the microwave

The microwave oven has firmly entered ours. Without it, we cannot imagine how quickly we can heat up already ready meal. However, it should be noted that such a device is often used not only for heating meals, but also for preparing various desserts. In this section of the article, we will tell you how to quickly and easily teach your child to do delicious cupcake by means of a microwave oven.

So what ingredients do you need to purchase in order to implement easy recipes for children of 12 years old? Desserts can be prepared using various products. For our version, we need the following components:

• sifted wheat flour- 70 g.
• Cocoa powder - 15 g.
• Vegetable oil - 30 ml.
• Table salt - 1 pinch.
• Baking powder - 2 g.
• Medium-sized sugar - 60 g.
• Medium eggs - 1 pc.
• Cow's milk - 30 ml.

The dough for the cake is kneaded pretty quickly. In a small bowl, first mix the sifted flour, cocoa powder, salt and baking powder. Next, they add a mixture made from a strongly beaten egg and sugar. Pour some milk into the same bowl and vegetable oil. All of the above ingredients are thoroughly beaten with a mixer until a homogeneous base is obtained.

Baking and serving

How to bake fast and delicious chocolate muffin? To start ready dough poured into a ceramic mug. At the same time, make sure that the dishes are only half filled, since during the heat treatment the base will certainly rise.

After the described actions, the form with the semi-finished product is sent to the microwave. In this case, set the highest power. In this form, the cake is cooked for exactly three minutes (it can take a little longer). In the process of baking, the dessert should become magnificent. It can also rise right above the mug. Don't worry about it falling off later. This won't happen.

As soon as the chocolate cake is baked in the microwave oven, it is taken out and allowed to cool completely. Next, the dessert is laid out on a plate or saucer and served at the table along with tea. If there is a desire, then such a delicacy can be consumed directly from the mug. For beauty and a festive look, the finished product can be sprinkled powdered sugar. By the way, some housewives prefer to decorate such a dessert with chocolate icing. Bon Appetit.