The recipes featured here are all easy to prepare and suitable for the entire family. They are delicious and nutritious at the same time. The pasta has a slightly Asian touch with the addition of the shiitake mushrooms. You can use similar substitutes like using wild or button mushrooms to replace the shiitake mushrooms.
There are three recipes featured here. The first is ‘Fusilli Pasta with Carbonara Sauce’ where you can substitute the fusilli with other types of pasta. Second is a simple homemade strawberry shake. The strawberries can be substituted with your favorite fruits like mango, banana, pineapple, peach, etc. The third recipe is not to be eaten and describes the process of making a plastic badge.
Fusilli Pasta with Carbonara Sauce
Ingredients:
100g fusilli pasta (boil in water until tender and drained)
20g slice meat (chicken, beef, pork, sausages, depends on your choice
10g shiitake mushroom (soaked and sliced finely)
10g Parmesan cheese (optional)
7g large onion (minced finely)
3g garlic (minced finely)
5 ml olive oil (for frying)
Egg white from 1 chicken egg (beaten slightly with a fork)
Heavy cream (half and half)
Salt and pepper to taste
1. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and fry the large onion and garlic until soften and golden in color.
2. Mix in the sliced meat and shiitake mushroom and fry for a few minutes.
3. Pour in the heavy cream and let it simmer for five minutes.
4. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
5. Mix in the cooked pasta and thicken the sauce by a adding in the beaten egg white and parmesan cheese. The cheese is optional as it may not suit the Asian taste-buds.
6. Serve immediately.
Homemade strawberry shake
Ingredients:
250g strawberries
1 tablespoon yoghurt (low fat if you prefer)
250 ml low fat milk
Sugar or honey to taste
Ice-cubes
1. Mix all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
2. To serve, pour into a tall glass and decorate with a strawberry fruit.
3. Add more ice-cubes if necessary.
The next recipe is a craft that you can make with your kids. It is a recipe to make a plastic badge and it is not to be eaten. You need to prepare a saucepan, a sieve and a safety pin.
How to make a plastic badge (craft)
Ingredients:
300 ml skimmed milk
2 tablespoons vinegar
1. Pour the milk into a saucepan and heat it.
2. When it is warm (not boiling), mix in the vinegar.
3. Keep stirring the mixture until a plastic (the casein) forms in the milk. It looks white and rubbery.
4. Pour the milk through a sieve into a big bowl. Use a spoon to gather the casein together into a lump.
5. Take the casein and form it into your desired shape (e.g. round shape). Fix the safety pin to one side (the back) and leave the whole thing to dry and harden. This will take a few days at room temperature.
6. Once it has hardened, paint the badge according to your desired color and pattern.
7. This recipe makes two plastic badges.
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