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Featured Article : Teach Your Children to Cook Food

If you need to teach your children how to cook, here are some simple tips for teaching them the basics, and giving them culinary skills that will stay with them forever!

First of all, you must consider safety aspects in the kitchen. Any child that has to stand on a stool or chair in order to reach the stove is too young to cook. Start younger children off by letting them help set and clear the table, gathering ingredients, and stirring, mixing or adding ingredients.

Next, set rules about handling knives and other sharp instruments and handling hot pans or boiling ingredients. Some parents start teaching their children to cook by showing them how to make things that don't require cooking first, and then graduating to letting them make food in the microwave.

Create a relaxed atmosphere that is fun when teaching your kids to cook. Remember what it was like when you were learning to cook? Chances are, you made a few messes and broke a few dishes. It happens. Learning to cook should be fun, not drudgery, although there are certain responsibilities that go along with the privilege, such as cleaning up as you go along, and leaving the kitchen clean when you're finished.

Start with the basics. Show your kids what the different utensils are used for, and the right way to use them. Teach them about herbs and spices, and using the right ingredients for the right dishes. Cooking is a great way to learn fractions and chemistry, and your kids might not even realize they're learning while they're having fun!

Begin with simple recipes. There are some great cookbooks for kids on the market today, that include step-by-step instructions and pictures so kids can see what something's supposed to look like while they're assembling the recipe...let success build on success.

Give your kids a chance to shine. As they learn to cook more complicated recipes, let them be responsible for planning -- and cooking lunch or dinner one night. Letting your kids plan the meal -- and even shop for the ingredients will help them to realize and appreciate the effort that goes into cooking.

As your kids become more skilled, begin including foods from different cultures. Many recipes such as French crepes or Italian lasagna are not difficult to make, and your kids will develop an appreciation for many different kinds of food.

Especially for younger children, having tools that are their own size not only make cooking more fun, but make it easier for them to participate. Kid-sized kitchen utensils can be found at many department or specialty stores.

Make sure you take plenty of pictures -- you may not realize it now, but you're making memories that someday will be as delicious as that batch of chocolate chip cookies that your future master chefs are cooking!

See Our Orange and Poppyseed Cake Recipe after the form.

Orange and Poppyseed Cake Recipe

Preparation Time: about 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 50 minutes

Ingredients:

2 Navel Oranges
2 Cups Self-raising Flour
125g Unsalted Butter (soft)
1/4 Cup Milk
2 Eggs
1 Tablespoon Poppy Seeds
3/4 Cup Caster Sugar

Frosting Ingredients:

60g Cream Cheese
30g Soft Butter
1 1/2 cups Sifted Icing Sugar

Method:

1. Preheat Oven to 180 degrees Celsius
2. Grease 22cm x 11cm loaf tin and line the base with baking paper
3. Finely grate the skin of ornages and then juice and set set these aside.
4. Beat butter and sugar together until pale and creamy and then add eggs one at a timebeating well as each egg is added
5. Add orange rind and poppy seeds and stir in well
6. Fold in flour until well mixed.
7. Add milk and 1/4 cup orange juice and stir well
8. Spoon into prepared loaf tin and place into preheated oven.
9. Bake for 50 minutes until golden color and then test with skewer.
10. Take out of oven and rest in loaf tin for 5 minutes
11.Turn cake out of tin onto a wire cake rack to cool
12. Beat frosting ingredients together in a bowl until smooth and when the cake is completely cool, spread the icing over the cake.
13. Enjoy.