As Ryland and I were trapped in the house all weekend (ah, the joys of potty training!) we decided to make a video entry for the Kelkoo Culinary Kids competition – the closing date of which has now been extended to Monday 5 March at midnight, so do give it a go! The prizes are really generous - the video judged to be the best gets £800 of shopping vouchers and two runners up get £100 vouchers each. To enter, your child must be under eight - check out all the info at www.kelkoosculinarykids.co.uk.
There are some fab entries to the comp already, and of course Ryland (who's just turned 2) isn't really old enough to do much by himself, so I'm not sure we'll have much of a chance of winning! Still, it was a great way to while away a couple of hours and gives us yet another entertaining home movie to embarrass him when he's older. It's a shame I didn't check that the camera was high enough for my head to actually be on screen though – and perhaps I should have insisted that Ryland wore trousers for the occasion, tee hee!
There are some fab entries to the comp already, and of course Ryland (who's just turned 2) isn't really old enough to do much by himself, so I'm not sure we'll have much of a chance of winning! Still, it was a great way to while away a couple of hours and gives us yet another entertaining home movie to embarrass him when he's older. It's a shame I didn't check that the camera was high enough for my head to actually be on screen though – and perhaps I should have insisted that Ryland wore trousers for the occasion, tee hee!
Ryland's Jubilee Tart
Ingredients:
1 ready rolled sheet of puff pastry
About 10 baby plum tomatoes, halved.
For the tapenade:
100g pitted black olives
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon capers
Squeeze of lemon juice
- First, make the tapenade by whizzing all the ingredients in a blender - don't blend too much though, leave it so it's a bit chunky!
- Pop the pastry on a baking tray (trim if necessary) and score about an inch in from the edge. Prick the middle with a fork.
- Spread cream cheese all over the middle section, then add the peppers and tomatoes to make your Union Jack design. Spoon on the olive tapenade to fill the gaps!
- Bake at 190ยบ for 20 minutes until golden.
The tart was a big success, so it'll definitely be on the menu for the Queen's Jubilee party in June!
Ingredients:
1 ready rolled sheet of puff pastry
150g cream cheese
2 large roasted red peppers, cut into rectangular stripsAbout 10 baby plum tomatoes, halved.
For the tapenade:
100g pitted black olives
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic
1 teaspoon capers
Squeeze of lemon juice
- First, make the tapenade by whizzing all the ingredients in a blender - don't blend too much though, leave it so it's a bit chunky!
- Pop the pastry on a baking tray (trim if necessary) and score about an inch in from the edge. Prick the middle with a fork.
- Spread cream cheese all over the middle section, then add the peppers and tomatoes to make your Union Jack design. Spoon on the olive tapenade to fill the gaps!
- Bake at 190ยบ for 20 minutes until golden.
The tart was a big success, so it'll definitely be on the menu for the Queen's Jubilee party in June!
