Hello Wee Larder friends! Wow what an exciting year it has been already! I recently launched The Wee Cook as part of my journey reaching the younger generations with Scottish recipes and cooking traditions. As part of The Wee Cook a brand new seasonal cooking guide has been released just for wee ones! It is designed to make cooking fun, simple and seasonal while exploring the seasons with ingredients, a look at whats growing and plenty of seasonal crafts and activities to keep young ones busy in the kitchen!
This first issue of The Wee Cook’s Seasonal Cooking Guide is a 39 page guide packed with recipes and seasonal activities for little ones to try. Click the images below for full details :
Full list of what’s included in the Wee Cook’s First Seasonal Cooking Guide –
This is the first edition of The Wee Cook’s Seasonal Cooking Guides and is brought to you by Hamish the Highland Cow and his friends. He loves baking and loves a funcy piece and a cup of tea in the Winter months to keep him cosy. This issue is all about baking using seasonal ingredients and is packed with so many lovely recipes for little hands to get stuck into. There are also activities to pass the time away while things bake in the oven.
What’s in season this Winter – a look at what’s in season with activities
Hamish’s Seasonal Recipes – Orange Flapjack Squares, Lemon Shortbread Shapes, Spiced Carrotcake Bars, Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies
Kitchen Crafting – Growing Cress Eggs & Winter Playdough recipe
In the Garden – a look at what’s growing in the garden this Winter and activities eg. biuld your own Winter smoothie & colouring
Growing in the Garden – A discussion on what we can plant at this time of year
Cooking from the Garden – Leek & Cheddar Scone recipe & activities
Scottish Foodie Facts – A discussion on the Clootie dumpling
Chocolate Chip Clootie Dumpling Recipe – a child friendly version of the traditional classic.
Colouring In Sheet – Choosing and colouring in vegetables that are in season
Doric in the Kitchen – A short discussion on three doric words used in the Scottish kitchen
Seasonal Breakfast Ideas – A look at what we can include in our breakfast dishes at this time of year with short recipes.
Wee Tea Room Baking – A delicious recipe that you may find in a Scottish Tearoom – Spiced Winter Loaf Cake
Create your own Recipe – A blank recipe template to get young cooks thinking about recipe creation.
Old Favourites – A chance to ask the older generations for their favourite recipes and a place to record them and try them out.
Winter Word Search
Shopping List
…and a thank you from The Wee Larder
Winter is a magical time to cozy up in the kitchen and learn some new baking skills. Why not even try creating your own recipe using the blank recipe card at the back. In this guide we will look at what’s in season this Winter and what’s growing in the garden. We will make delicious recipes, have fun crafting in the kitchen with playdough and cress, make a fancy traditional Scottish recipe and enjoy puzzles and lots more.
Let’s get all cosy and enjoy some seasonal Winter recipes!
All of The Wee Cook’s Seasonal Cooking Guides are included in The Wee Larder membership free of charge. The Wee Cook guides are included in the Hairy Highlander membership Recipes from my Youtube Channel, Instagram and my Website from Summer 2023 are available to print or save from The Wee Larder Membership.
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The Wee Larder Membership is where my central Scottish Recipe Collection where all of my recipes are posted before they are released onto Youtube. You can print and save my recipes from there onto your phone files which makes it easier to use them.
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