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Shepherd’s Pie Spinach and Leek Pie Mushroom Meatball Pasta Bake Home Made Hamburgers Scallop Dish Fish Dish Chicken Pie Fish Patties Grilled Pumpkin Vegie Pasties Creamy Potato Tuna Casserole Pizza Chilli and Rice Pasta with Vegies A Cookbook fo r Dad Parenting web sites that help keep you on track. www.parentingideas.com.au order the newsletter www.raisingchildren.net.au www.kidscount.com.au good reading www.family.org s tory click on tips for dads www.fatherhood.org.au Age: about 50 Father: of 4 www.parenting.com.au Work: Men and family relationships counsellor www.parentsinc.org.nz

I owe my full appreciation to my amazing wife who handed me If your organisation or community program would like to have a these recipes on scraps of paper to prepare for our family while What’s for Tea Dad demonstration please contact: [email protected] she was at work, feeling a bit unwell or just couldn’t be bothered. Our best critics are often our own children and you may hear these amazing words as I have several times when using these recipes: “This is not bad Dad!”

From a grateful husband. David Nancarrow ‘What’s For Tea, Dad?’ NEXT BOOK... For those times when the cook’s away! What Can I Do Dad? I’m Bored By David Nancarrow - For those times when kids have nothing to do.

ISBN 0-9757858-0-X

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52 1 This cookbook is designed for those who say they can’t cook to save themselves. PASTA WITH VEGIES Rating: Extremely easy This is not just a cookbook, it could in uence a lifestyle change. I hope it will change your outlook on Cooking time: 10 min. yourself as a cook. Those of us who don’t cook, need to see that cooking is possible, and that others can enjoy eating it! A good meal to have if you have no mince, or forgot to defrost it! This cookbook includes: - Shopping list guide for your meals Cook some pasta (Experience will tell you how much - Easy to follow meal plan layout for 23 recipes your family can eat) Left over pasta is great with a little - Web sites on parenting milk, sugar, and sultanas for a dessert.

Please have some fun putting these meals together. Photograph yourself preparing the meals or the Chop some broccoli. nished product. Place the photos in the places provided throughout the cook book. Enjoy eating them Chop some carrots. and get the kids to do the dishes while you put your feet up. Chop some beans. Select a pasta sauce or make your own. Teach them to respect others Pasta Sauce: To make your own sauce, chop up 5-10 tomatoes. Teach them to Cook in a little olive oil with some chopped fresh respect authority herbs, like marjoram and basil and a splash of vinegar. It’s that simple. Teach them to respect themselves A special thanks also to Dr. Robin Wills Cook vegies in sauce. and Mrs Nancy Bell for assisting with editing, Stir some grated cheese through pasta. Margaret and the team from Pour pasta sauce over pasta and vegies and serve. Nova Design and Print for their special e ort.

2 51 Contents:

Page 4-5 ...... Shopping list Page 39 ...... Grilled Pumpkin Page 41 ...... Vegie Pasties 7 Sweets Page 43 ...... Creamy Potato Page 7 ...... Apple Crumble Page 45 ...... Tuna Casserole Page 9 ...... Quick Pudding Page 47 ...... Pizza Page 11 ...... Pan-Fried Bananas Page 49 ...... Chilli and Rice Page 13 ...... Jam Rolly Polly Page 51 ...... Pasta with Vegies Page 15 ...... Mu ns Page 17 ...... Dumpling Pudding Page 52 ...... What’s for Tea Next, Dad? Page 19 ...... Pancakes Page 53 ...... Web Sites for Dads Place your photo here! 16 Main Meals Page 21 ...... Shepherd’s Pie Work RATINGS in Page 23 ...... Spinach and Leek Pie Page 25 ...... Mushroom Meatball this Cookbook: Page 27 ...... Pasta Bake Very Easy – Can be cooked Page 29 ...... Home Made Hamburgers with your eyes closed. Page 31 ...... Scallop Dish Easy – Can do it with one Page 33 ...... Fish Dish hand tied behind your back. Page 35 ...... Chicken Pie Page 37 ...... Fish Patties Moderate – Need both hands.

50 3 Each of the eight groups of food items are usually found SHOPPING LIST: in the same location or isle in your local supermarket. CHILLI AND RICE

MEAT SECTION FLOUR AND RICE SECTION • Small bottle Rating: Moderate Vegies: • 2 kg mince • 1 kg rice worcestershire sauce Cooking time: 15 min. (Add the following to rice just before rice is cooked) • 1 kg self-raising our • Mustard Taste is unbelievable. 2 tablespoons of butter and 1 tablespoon of olive oil, DELI SECTION • 1 kg plain our • Chilli sauce Serves six Chopped onion and clove of garlic. • 1 cooked chook • Small pkt of baking powder • Small jar olives Any three diced vegetables. • 1 kg sh • 500 g ne oats • Jar jalapenos Mince Mixture: (Mix at least three di erent colours if you want to be 1 • /2 kg scallops • 250 g sultanas (These are hot - be careful) 500 g of mince and 1 chopped onion. fancy.) • Bacon - 2 rashes • 500 g raw sugar Brown mince and onion in fry pan. • Salami - hot or mild • 500 g soft brown sugar VEGIE SECTION Drain o liquid fat. (Place a plate over saucepan and Cook vegies in butter and oil. • Chicken stock powder • 1 kg of apples tip to allow liquid to run o ) Add fresh parsley, marjoram, thyme, and 1 tablespoon FRIDGE SECTION (Without 621- MSG) • Onions - small bag of chicken stock powder. • Pkt frozen pastry • Corn our - small packet • Garlic cloves Add grated carrot and grated zucchini, plus a tin of Add rice to this and heat through. • 2 - 250 g tubs of sour cream • 500 g wholemeal our • Bunch parsley chopped tomatoes, packet of Taco seasoning, tin of • 6 - one litre cartons long life • Vanilla essence - natural • 1 kg carrots drained red kidney beans, cup of water. Guacamole: skim milk • Zucchini 1 Simmer together for 10 minutes. Mush 1 avocado, 2 tablespoons of salsa, /2 a cup of • 12 eggs (free range) SAUCE AND SPICE SECTION • 5 kg of potatoes sour cream • 1 kg butter • Olive oil spray • Spinach bunch Rice: • 1 tub ricotta cheese • Tomato sauce • 3 leeks 1 Cook 1 /2 cups of rice in several litres of boiling water. Serve rice, meat and guacamole all together. • 1 pkt grated lite cheese • Tomato paste • Broccoli Make sure rice is well covered. Cook until liquid is Can be served with plain corn chips. • 500 gram block lite • Taco seasoning packet • Small cabbage absorbed. Rice should be soft. (Any left over rice can cheddar cheese • Mixed herbs • Capsicum red and green be used as a dessert with milk, sugar and sultanas.) Cooking Tip: • Medium tub lite cream • Chicken stock cubes • Spring onions bunch 1 /2 a cup of rice per person • Vanilla ice cream • Jar of mild salsa • 3-4 lemons • Cinnamon powder - small • I medium butternut pumpkin • Nutmeg • 1 sweet potato

4 49 Food for Thought

• Lettuce • Tomatoes - 4 or 5 As a ight attendant, I was serving • Bananas medium bunch dinner to passengers. • Avocados - 2 • Mushrooms small bag After I placed a plate of lasagna on (Only if you’re not allergic to mushrooms) one man’s tray, he sampled it and • Fresh herbs - marjoram, thyme and basil frowned. Place your photo here! SWEET SECTION “Doesn’t it taste like Mum’s?” • Chocolate drinking powder • 1 pkt marshmallows I jokingly asked. • 1 milk chocolate bar - 250g “Mum’s?” he replied. • Golden syrup “This doesn’t even CANNED FOODS • Tuna tin taste like Dad’s!” • Chopped tomatoes tin • Kidney beans - small tin - Michelle Johnston • Mushroom soup tin (courtesy Readers Digest) • Salmon tin • Chicken soup tin • Celery soup tin • Pineapple tin 48 5 PIZZA

Rating: Easy olives, as a topping. Cooking time: 15 min. Banana (this is surprisingly nice), capsicum, bacon, ham, salami (hot or mild), Jalapenos (these are green This is really easy and the results will surprise you. pickles and are very hot), Fresh and dried tomatoes. Pre heat oven to 180 degrees celcius. Spray at metal tray with olive oil. Place pizza dough base on tray. Spread sauce evenly Pizza Base: over base. 1 1 /2 cups of plain our or self-raising Sauces can be BBQ, tomato or chilli. Place your photo here! 1 /2 a cup of skim milk Spread your toppings over base. 1 tablespoon butter Sprinkle over with grated cheese. 1 (Plain our will make a thin base, self raising or /2 teaspoon of yeast for a deep pan or buy a base from Cooking tip: the supermarket.) Don’t put your pizza in a cold oven and heat, it just doesn’t seem to work and the pizza tends to go all Rub butter and our together to the consistency of stale and not cook properly. breadcrumbs. Mix our and milk together and form a good Place your pizza in oven for 10-15 min. consistent mixture like play dough using a knife. Don’t under cook or over cook. To check whether your Then atten out evenly to a plate size, with even pizza is cooked, gently lift base. If slightly brown and thickness. melted on the top, it’s cooked. Not too thick, only a couple of centimeters. Or buy a pizza base from your local supermarket. Cooking tip: Prepare your topping: To get the top of your pizza nicely cooked turn grill on This can be what ever you like. Pizzas can have for a few minutes just before you serve up. anything, for example cheese, pineapple, mushroom, 6 47 PIZZAAPPLE CRUMBLE

Rating: Moderate Easy to easy olives, as a Cooking topping. tip: Cooking time: 10-15 15 min. min StirBanana the apples(this is occasionallysurprisingly nice),so they capsicum, don’t stick bacon, to the panham, but salami do not (hot over or mild), stir or Jalapenos they will turn (these to mush.are green Topping:This is really easy and the results will surprise you. pickles and are very hot), Fresh and dried tomatoes. AsPre each heat ingredientoven to 180 is degreesmentioned celcius. place into mixing Spray at metal tray with olive oil. bowl. PourPlace the pizza apple dough mixture base intoon tray. an ovenproof Spread sauce casserole evenly Pizza Base: dish.over base.Cover with topping. Place in moderate oven 1 cup1/ cups of soft of plain brown our sugar or self-raising Sauces can be BBQ, tomato or chilli. Place your photo here! 2 around 180 degrees for about 10-15 min then check. If 1/ cup a cup of plainof skim our milk Spread your toppings over base. 2 the top has darkened up all over it is cooked. 1 cuptablespoon of ne oats butter Sprinkle over with grated cheese. A(Plain splash our of willvanilla make essence a thin base, self raising or 1/ 2 Cooking tip: teaspoonA couple of of shakes yeast for of apowdered deep pan cinnamon or buy a base from 10-15 min Cooking can pass tip: really quickly especially if you are Place your photo here! theTwo supermarket.) table spoons of margarine watchingDon’t put theyour cricket pizza inor afootball! cold oven Set and a timer. heat, Usually it just onedoesn’t of these seem is to located work and on the stove.pizza tends Make tosure go you all RubMix allbutter ingredients and our together. together to the consistency of havestale andsome not cream cook or properly. vanilla ice cream and if you breadcrumbs. haven’t then nip out and get some. MixStewed our Apples: and milk together and form a good Place your pizza in oven for 10-15 min. consistentPeel and core mixture 3 good like sized play apples, dough cutusing into a knife.small HopeDon’t underyou enjoy cook eating or over this cook. one To with check a nice whether cuppa. your Thenchunks. atten Place out in aevenly saucepan, to a plate add a size, splash with of even water, pizza is cooked, gently lift base. If slightly brown and thickness.scoop of butter and a couple of spoons of raw sugar. melted on the top, it’s cooked. NotCook too on thick, a moderate only a couplehotplate. of centimeters. OrStir buy and a watch pizza baseit caramelise. from your This local means supermarket. it goes a bit Cooking tip: Preparebrown and your thickens, topping: be very careful because it will To get the top of your pizza nicely cooked turn grill on Thiseasily can burn be andwhat spoil. ever you like. Pizzas can have for a few minutes just before you serve up. anything,. for example cheese, pineapple, mushroom, 646 747 TUNA CASSEROLE

Rating: Very easy Cooking time: 15-20 min.

Mix all together. 1 tin of tuna, drained 1 tin of celery soup 1 chopped onion 1 1 /2 cup of grated cheese, fresh or frozen

Cook pasta or rice (8-10 min) Mix all together. Sprinkle half a cup of cheese on top. Place your photo here! Cook in microwave for 10 mins then serve with a squeeze of lemon. Show them that you love them

Cooking tip: Show an interest Pasta doesn’t take long to cook. Rice takes a lot in their interest longer. Rinse rice before and after cooking in colander Show them that (metal thing with holes). This stops it becoming you will put them rst gluggy. To see if rice is cooked, sample a grain or two. If it’s soft to eat then it’s done.

8 45 QUICK PUDDING (from Nana)

Rating: Easy Cooking time: 10 min

Mix the following together: 3 tablespoons of self-raising our (S.R.F.) Show them that you 3 tablespoons of brown soft sugar love them 3 eggs Show an interest How to make stewed apples - see Apple Crumble in their interests Place your photo here! recipe page 7. Pour mixture on top of stewed apples. This pudding is surprisingly quick to prepare and Show them that takes about 10-15 min in a moderate oven (180 you will put them rst degrees) or until brown on top. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

If this mixture doesn’t make enough for your family the rst time then add one extra amount to the recipe sequence, so the sequence becomes 4 S.R.F., 4 brown sugar, 4 eggs.

Cooking tip: A tablespoon isn’t a dessert spoon, a dessert spoon is the one we eat our cereals with. A tablespoon is quite large and I would advise you go and buy one, or ask where it is.

44 9 PAN-FRIEDCREAMY POTATO BANANAS DISH from my mate Bill

Rating:This would Very have easy to be my favorite meal Cooking tip: Cooking: 3-5 min To see if potatoes are cooked push a knife blade Rating: Easy all round into the potato. If it will go in easily it is cooked, if not SliceCooking 3-4 bananastime: 15in half,min. lengthways (choose the soft cook a little longer. Cooking time can vary because ones that no one likes to eat!) of the type of potato you buy. Heat1 sliced pan onion and add a tablespoon of butter and a tablespoon4 sliced potatoes of raw sugar. Place bananas in pan and cook.1 sliced Turn sweet to cook potato other side. Place your photo here! Sugar will camerelize. When this happens and the Place your photo here! bananasLayer the have above turned into casserole brown, remove dish and from microwave hot plate. for Serve10 mins with on creamhigh. or vanilla ice cream.

While this is cooking, mix; 1 cup of light Cooking cream tips: and 1/ teaspoon of chicken 2 Teach them to stockDon’t powder.turn bananas too often or they will break up and respect others turn to mush. Microwave this mixture for ten minutes then pour Cooking with gas helps the bananas cook quickly. KeepTeach your them word to to them a good handful of grated lite cheese over it and If they take too long this also turns them mushy - respect authority microwave for another 5 minutes. ideally cook them reasonably quickly. Keep playing games as Teachthey them grow to older Serve with chopped steamed vegies or roast vegies respect themselves for another nice meal that just might surprise the Keep eating meals family. together

1042 4311 PAN-FRIEDCREAMY POTATO BANANAS DISH from my mate Bill

1042 4311 VEGIE PASTIES

Rating: Moderate Divide pastry into 4 per sheet (simply cut into four Cooking time: 15 min. squares). Put mixture into middle. This meal will take a little more time to prepare but the Fold pastry into triangles - fork edges closed (grab a taste is outstanding. fork and press down the two edges together so they hold.) Add together into mixing bowl: Brush with some milk on top of the pastry. Jab each A big bunch of spinach and chop really well (throw pastie with a fork to let the hot air out. Place on oil away stems) sprayed baking trays. 1 nely chopped onion Place in a moderate oven (180 degrees) for 10-15min Place your photo here! 2 nely chopped gloves of garlic maximum. Bunch of nely chopped spring onions Cook until pastry looks brown. Chopped parsley Cooking tip: Then add: Brushing the pastry with milk will help it brown and it A tub of Ricotta cheese (crumbly white stu ) seems to taste better, if you can’t nd a pastry brush 1 egg dab milk on with your ngers. Do not pour milk on Pinch of nutmeg because this will make the pastry soggy and excess 1 cup of grated cheddar light cheese milk will gather on baking tray and burn, spoiling your pasties. Mix all together.

12 41 JAM ROLLY POLLY

Rating: Very easy Cooking time: 10 min

2 cups self-raising our 2 tablespoons butter

Rub butter into the our to make a breadcrumb Give them love consistincy then add just a few dashes of milk to dry dough. Stir through with a knife in a cutting motion, this keeps the mixture light and airy. Give them your time

Place some our on bench and knead dough very Place your photo here! lightly. Flatten into 2cm thick circle shape. Spread with Give them your attention a fair bit of jam. Roll together.

Place 1 cup of sugar and water into a saucepan and bring to the boil. Place roll into saucepan and make sure the water almost covers the roll in depth. Simmer (not boil) with lid on until cooked. Cooking Tip: Do not boil or it will burn the roll. It will be cooked once risen to double its original size.

Serve with custard.

40 13 GRILLED PUMPKIN

Rating: Very easy Cooking time: 5 min

This is surprisingly a nice quick snack or a light meal.

Trim fat and rind o 4 rashers of bacon.. Chop bacon into pieces. Chop an onion. Grate some low fat cheese. Chop some parsley. Mix all together and add a splash of worcestershire sauce. Don’t be harsh and 1 tablespoon of tomato paste - put in mixing bowl Place your photo here! unrealistic Slice butternut pumpkin and grill one side under Don’t be afraid to griller. show a ection Turn and put topping on the other side and continue grilling until topping is slightly brown. Don’t put them down Alternative is to use sweet potato instead of a butternut pumpkin.

Very yummy!

14 39 MUFFINS

Rating: Easy preparation but good timing is Flavourings that can be added to mixture: needed when cooking. • One chopped banana Cooking time: 10-15 min • Stewed apples • Chopped chocolate - white or milk You may buy a mu n mixture from the supermarket • Chocolate drinking powder, a few tablespoons but it is fun to make your own. This is how you can do • Marshmallows - half a pkt it. These are my favourite avourings and the tastes you can create are amazing. This recipe makes 6 large mu ns Enjoy with a nice freshly brewed co ee for you and a 1 1/ cups self-raising our (white or whole meal) milkshake for the kids. Place your photo here! 2 1 egg 1 /4 cup of raw brown sugar or, for extra taste, use soft Cooking Tip: brown sugar. If you have only plain our simply add a pinch of 3 /4 cup of skim milk baking powder to your mixture before you add the Add avouring - see avouring next column milk and it will become self raising our. Do not add Mix together yeast.

Spray Mu n baking tray with olive oil. Place good size serves into each mu n mold and bake for 10-15 min. Mixture will almost double in size when baked.

38 15 FISH PATTIES

Rating: Easy Cooking time: 5-10 min

1 tin of salmon Drain away liquid and throw away skin and bones. Cook 2-3 medium potatoes and mash. Chop an onion. Add one egg and some chopped parsley. Mix all together and make some patties, the size of a hamburger. Flatten before cooking on the BBQ or frying pan. Place your photo here! Steam some vegies to have with it.

Cooking tips: To cut an onion. Cut onion in half. Place at side down before cutting. This will stop it sliding while you are cutting it. Talk to your children

Talk to their friends

Talk to their teachers

16 37 DUMPLING PUDDING

Rating: Very easy Cooking time: 5 min

2 cups of Self Raising Flour 2 tablespoons of butter Rub together Add some sultanas Place your photo here! Stir in a splash of milk (just to bring the mixture together)

Syrup: Boil water - 2 cups Add 1 cup golden syrup Talk to your children 2 tablespoons margarine 1/ cup sugar 2 Talk to their friends Add dollops of mixture into boiling syrup. Put on lid. Dumplings don’t take long and within a few minutes Talk to their teachers you will have made some. They will increase in size - nearly double. Cover with lite cream, very yummo!

36 17 CHICKEN PIE

Rating: Moderate Second way is to use a casserole or big pie dish. Cooking time: 15-20 min. Grease with olive oil spray, line with pastry. Fill casserole dish with cold chicken mixture and place a Get pastry from the freezer and allow to thaw at room pastry lid on top. temperature. Pull apart and chop cold cooked chicken and put in a bowl to one side. Cut a cross on the top and brush with a little milk. For both methods place pie into oven and cook until Chop one onion, carrots and a leek. Place in frypan pastry is brown. Moderate oven 180-200 degrees for and start cooking in 1 tsp of butter. 10-15 min Place your photo here! Add 2 tablespoons of corn our and 1 chicken stock Cooking tip: cube. Stir through. The chicken is already cooked so the oven time is just to cook the pastry. This doesn’t take very long and can Take o heat and gradually stir through 1 cup of water burn very easily. Don’t burn the pastry as this will spoil 1 and /2 cup of skim milk. the beautiful taste of the chicken pie.

Return to heat and stir continuously until simmering. Enjoy with some steamed vegies.

Add this to chopped chicken and let it cool. Put into fridge to speed up the cooling process.

Two ways of making the pie: The rst way is to use separate little pie dishes which serves one person each. Spray olive oil on each little pie dish and line with pastry. Fill with chicken mixture and put a small pastry lid on top. 18 35 PANCAKES

Rating: Easy Cooking Tip: Cooking time: 2-3 min Cooking with gas makes for easy pancake making. If you haven’t a gas stove top, a simple portable, 1 cup of plain our camping gas cooker is worth purchasing. 1 /2 cup of raw brown sugar 1 1 /2cups of milk 1 egg Dash of vanilla Mix well to a runny smooth consistency add more milk if necessary

Best cooked on gas and moderately quickly. Place your photo here! Pour out a ladel scoop size of the mixture into a hot non-stick pan. Swirl pan around if necessary to get an even pancake. When air bubbles are popping through mixture, Don’t be harsh and gently turn pancake with a plastic spatula. Second unrealistic side will not take as long to cook. Don’t be afraid to Serve with: show a ection Honey or golden syrup, fresh lemon juice and raw sugar or maple syrup and vanilla ice cream. Don’t put them down

34 19 FISH DISH

Rating: Easy but fancy Cooking time: 10-15 min.

Cut llet of sh (Salmon, Trout or Trevalla) into even Give them love sized pieces enough for each person.

Cut carrots, zucchini, spring onion into very thin match Give them your time stick lengths.

Put veggies and sh onto foil squares (large enough Give them your attention to enclose) - squeeze over lemon juice.

Place your photo here! Make sure foil squares are large enough to fold over vegies and sh portions and seal.

Cook in oven for 10 min at 180 degrees (Can be cooked on a BBQ, remember to turn to cook both sides) Open foil after 5 minutes each side to check if sh is cooked. Meat should be white, for trevalla, light pink for trout and salmon. The result will surprise you - it is very tender.

20 33 SHEPHERD’S PIE

Rating: Moderate Once mince is cooked strain out excess juice. Start Cooking time: 30 min. cooking vegies, this will prevent the vegies from being over cooked. 500-700 g of lamb mince will feed a family of 1 six people Add chopped vegies with a /2 cup of water and 1 tin of soup (chicken or beef, mushroom or tomato soup) 1 chopped onion to meat and cook in frypan. Add 1 cup of frozen peas 2 chopped cloves of garlic and corn when other vegies are almost cooked. Place your photo here! Cook these together with the meat in a fry pan - moderate heat. Add a splash of worcestershire sauce Strain potatoes and mash with pepper and grated 1 and /2 teaspoon of mustard. cheese with some butter.

Start boiling 4-5 moderate size potatoes in water. Place mince and vegies in a casserole dish and top with mashed potato. Sprinkle with cheese, and cook 1 Cooking Tip: in oven for /2 an hour at 200 degrees. Steam some If you ever forget to cook the potatoes, place them in cauli ower and fresh broccoli to serve with pie. the microwave for 5 min to get them cooking quicker, than they will in water. Or place vegies in a sealed plastic bag and cook in microwave on high for 2 minutes just before serving the pie. Get the following: 2 carrots, peeled and chopped Some cabbage chopped Some spinach chopped 1 leek chopped 32 21 SCALLOP DISH

Rating: Very easy Add fresh scallops and heat for 3 minutes Cooking time: 10-15 min. Squeeze some lemon juice over before serving. Serve onto bed of cooked rice. Something a bit ashy. Tastes great and it’s easy!

Begin to cook rice now, as this is a quick meal to prepare.

Place your photo here! 1 /2 a cup of rice per person is a good gauge for the right amount. (1 cup of rice to 1 litre of water). Get the water boiling rst, add rice, cook till almost soft (10-15 min) and then start cooking the following.

1 chopped onion. Fry this in 1 teaspoon of olive oil for a few minutes until cooked in saucepan. 1 Teach them to Add /2 teaspoon of curry paste fry in with onions for 30 seconds. respect others

1 Teach them to Add 1 tablespoon of corn our or plain our and /2 1 respect authority teaspoon of chicken stock with 1 /2 cups of milk - stir in really well until all lumps are gone. Teach them to Cook until thick. respect themselves

22 31 SCALLOPSPINACH ANDDISH LEEK PIE

Rating: VeryModerate easy Add fresh scallops and heat for 3 minutes Cooking time: 10-1535 min min. Squeeze some lemon juice over before serving. Serve onto bed of cooked rice. SomethingMix all of the a bitfollowing ashy. Tastestogether great and and it’s easy! put aside in a bowl: Begin to cook rice now, as this is a quick meal to Keep your word to them prepare.2 leeks, thinly sliced 250 g spinach, chopped Keep playing games as Place your photo here! 1 2/ 2onions, a cup of chopped rice per person is a good gauge for the they grow older 125right g amount. bacon, chopped (1 cup of rice to 1 litre of water). Get the water boiling rst, add rice, cook till almost Keep eating meals Place your photo here! Thensoft (10-15 mix the min) following: and then start cooking the following. together

31 choppedeggs onion. Fry this in 1 teaspoon of olive oil for a 2few chicken minutes stock until cubes cooked in saucepan. 1 Teach them to 1Add cup / of2 teaspoon grated cheese of curry paste fry in with onions for 130 tsp seconds. mixed herbs respect others Add pepper to your taste 1 1 Teach them to Add/2 tsp 1 nutmegtablespoon of corn our or plain our and /2 1 1 respect authority teaspoon/2 cup wholemeal of chicken our stock or withplain 1 our/2 cups of milk - stir in1/ reallytsp baking well until powder all lumps are gone. 2 Teach them to Cook until thick. respect themselves Mix in spinach mixture. Spray or grease baking dish, line with pastry sheets and pour in mixture Cover with pastry sheets, top with cheese and bake for 3123 2230 35min at 180 degrees. HOME MADE HAMBURGERS

Rating: Easy Cooking time: 5-10 min on BBQ

Mix together: 500 g of mince 1 egg I chopped onion 2 dollops of tomato sauce couple of splashes of worcestershire sauce Some chopped fresh parsley 1 /2 teaspoon of mustard Place your photo here! 1 glove of garlic 1 small grated carrot 1 small grated zucchini Show them that you Make into patties, shape, roll in our and atten on love them the BBQ to cook. Show an interest Serve with pineapple, beetroot, pickles, cooked eggs, in their interest mayonnaise, in a bun or fresh bread, plain or grainy. Show them that you will put them rst

24 29 MUSHROOM MEATBALLS

Rating: Moderate to easy Then heat some pasta and steam some vegies. Cooking time: 15 min. To serve, place pasta on plate rst, scoop mushroom Mix: meatballs onto pasta, and place vegies to one side. 500 g of mince 1 onion Cooking tips: 1 egg When cooking pasta, splash some olive oil into the Tomato sauce and worcestershire sauce - a couple of water to stop the pasta from sticking together. squirts each. Mix together and make into small balls about the size of a golf ball. Don’t steam vegies for too long, as they will go mushy. It takes practise, but rm vegies will be more Place them in a single layer in a casserole dish with appealing to the children than mushy and over Place your photo here! a lid. Microwave on medium for 5 minutes, drain out cooked vegies. liquid and repeat until cooked through. Alternatively place chopped vegies in a plastic sealed When meatballs are cooked there should be no pink bag and microwave on high for 2 minutes just before meat visible. If unsure cut a meat ball open to view you serve up. inside.

To prepare sauce: 1 tin of mushroom soup 1 medium size tub of sour cream approximately 1 cup Squeeze of lemon juice 1 tablespoon of mustard - any kind Mix sauce and balls together in casserole and microwave for 10 min. 28 25 PASTA BAKE WITH WHITE SAUCE

Rating: Moderate Preparing the white sauce: Cooking time: 15-20 min. 1 heaped dessert spoon of butter 1 /2 cup of plain our With or without 500gsm Mince 2 cups of milk 1 /2 cup of grated cheese Mix: salt and pepper Chop vegies really small and fry with 1 tablespoon of Melt butter add our and stir in well. olive oil. Slowly add milk. Stir in really well to get rid of lumps Vegies include: carrots, onion, capsicum, broccoli, When all milk is in, return to heat and stir continuously cauli ower, corn, peas etc. until thick. Then add cheese.

Add 1 teaspoon of fresh or dried herbs and a tin of Pour white sauce over pasta and meat Place your photo here! chopped tomatoes to vegies. Mix into cooked mince. Cook in oven at 180 degrees for 15 minutes Cook together until vegies are cooked. or in microwave for 8-10 minutes on a Add I teaspoon of sugar. medium heat.

Cook pasta and drain well. Serve with salad. Mix meat and pasta in casserole dish. A nice wholesome meal.

26 27 PASTA BAKE WITH WHITE SAUCE

Cook pasta and drain well. Serve with salad. Mix meat and pasta in casserole dish. A nice wholesome meal.

26 27 MUSHROOM MEATBALLS

Rating: Easy Cooking time: 5-10 min on BBQ

24 29 SPINACH AND LEEK PIE

Rating: Moderate Cooking time: 35 min

Mix all of the following together and put aside in a bowl: Keep your word to them 2 leeks, thinly sliced 250 g spinach, chopped Keep playing games as 2 onions, chopped they grow older 125 g bacon, chopped Keep eating meals Place your photo here! Then mix the following: together

3 eggs 2 chicken stock cubes 1 cup of grated cheese 1 tsp mixed herbs Add pepper to your taste 1 /2 tsp nutmeg 1 /2 cup wholemeal our or plain our 1 /2 tsp baking powder

Mix in spinach mixture. Spray or grease baking dish, line with pastry sheets and pour in mixture Cover with pastry sheets, top with cheese and bake for 23 30 35min at 180 degrees. SCALLOPSPINACH ANDDISH LEEK PIE

Rating: Easy but fancy Cooking time: 10-15 min.

Cut llet of sh (Salmon, Trout or Trevalla) into even Give them love sized pieces enough for each person.

Cut carrots, zucchini, spring onion into very thin match Give them your time stick lengths.

Put veggies and sh onto foil squares (large enough Give them your attention to enclose) - squeeze over lemon juice.

Place your photo here! Make sure foil squares are large enough to fold over vegies and sh portions and seal.

20 33 PANCAKES

34 19 CHICKEN PIE

Return to heat and stir continuously until simmering. Enjoy with some steamed vegies.

Add this to chopped chicken and let it cool. Put into fridge to speed up the cooling process.

Rating: Very easy Cooking time: 5 min

2 cups of Self Raising Flour 2 tablespoons of butter Rub together Add some sultanas Place your photo here! Stir in a splash of milk (just to bring the mixture together)

36 17 FISH PATTIES

Rating: Easy Cooking time: 5-10 min

Cooking tips: To cut an onion. Cut onion in half. Place at side down before cutting. This will stop it sliding while you are cutting it. Talk to your children

Talk to their friends

Talk to their teachers

16 37 MUFFINS

Spray Mu n baking tray with olive oil. Place good size serves into each mu n mold and bake for 10-15 min. Mixture will almost double in size when baked.

38 15 GRILLED PUMPKIN

Rating: Very easy Cooking time: 5 min

This is surprisingly a nice quick snack or a light meal.

Very yummy!

14 39 JAM ROLLY POLLY

Rating: Very easy Cooking time: 10 min

2 cups self-raising our 2 tablespoons butter

Place some our on bench and knead dough very Place your photo here! lightly. Flatten into 2cm thick circle shape. Spread with Give them your attention a fair bit of jam. Roll together.

Serve with custard.

40 13 VEGIE PASTIES

12 41 PAN-FRIED BANANAS from my mate Bill

Rating: Very easy Cooking: 3-5 min

Slice 3-4 bananas in half, lengthways (choose the soft ones that no one likes to eat!) Heat pan and add a tablespoon of butter and a tablespoon of raw sugar. Place bananas in pan and cook. Turn to cook other side. Sugar will camerelize. When this happens and the Place your photo here! bananas have turned brown, remove from hot plate. Serve with cream or vanilla ice cream.

Cooking tips: Teach them to Don’t turn bananas too often or they will break up and respect others turn to mush. Cooking with gas helps the bananas cook quickly. Teach them to If they take too long this also turns them mushy - respect authority ideally cook them reasonably quickly. Teach them to respect themselves

42 11 CREAMY POTATO DISH

This would have to be my favorite meal Cooking tip: To see if potatoes are cooked push a knife blade Rating: Easy all round into the potato. If it will go in easily it is cooked, if not Cooking time: 15 min. cook a little longer. Cooking time can vary because of the type of potato you buy. 1 sliced onion 4 sliced potatoes 1 sliced sweet potato Place your photo here! Layer the above into casserole dish and microwave for 10 mins on high.

While this is cooking, mix; 1 1 cup of light cream and /2 teaspoon of chicken stock powder.

Microwave this mixture for ten minutes then pour Keep your word to them a good handful of grated lite cheese over it and microwave for another 5 minutes. Keep playing games as they grow older Serve with chopped steamed vegies or roast vegies for another nice meal that just might surprise the Keep eating meals family. together

10 43 QUICK PUDDING (from Nana)

Rating: Easy Cooking time: 10 min

If this mixture doesn’t make enough for your family the rst time then add one extra amount to the recipe sequence, so the sequence becomes 4 S.R.F., 4 brown sugar, 4 eggs.

Cooking tip: A tablespoon isn’t a dessert spoon, a dessert spoon is the one we eat our cereals with. A tablespoon is quite large and I would advise you go and buy one, or ask where it is.

44 9 TUNA CASSEROLE

Rating: Very easy Cooking time: 15-20 min.

Mix all together. 1 tin of tuna, drained 1 tin of celery soup 1 chopped onion 1 1 /2 cup of grated cheese, fresh or frozen

8 45 APPLE CRUMBLE

Rating: Moderate to easy Cooking tip: Cooking time: 10-15 min Stir the apples occasionally so they don’t stick to the pan but do not over stir or they will turn to mush. Topping: As each ingredient is mentioned place into mixing bowl. Pour the apple mixture into an ovenproof casserole dish. Cover with topping. Place in moderate oven 1 cup of soft brown sugar around 180 degrees for about 10-15 min then check. If 1 cup of plain our the top has darkened up all over it is cooked. 1 cup of ne oats A splash of vanilla essence Cooking tip: A couple of shakes of powdered cinnamon 10-15 min can pass really quickly especially if you are Place your photo here! Two table spoons of margarine watching the cricket or football! Set a timer. Usually one of these is located on the stove. Make sure you Mix all ingredients together. have some cream or vanilla ice cream and if you haven’t then nip out and get some. Stewed Apples: Peel and core 3 good sized apples, cut into small Hope you enjoy eating this one with a nice cuppa. chunks. Place in a saucepan, add a splash of water, scoop of butter and a couple of spoons of raw sugar. Cook on a moderate hotplate. Stir and watch it caramelise. This means it goes a bit brown and thickens, be very careful because it will easily burn and spoil. . 46 7 PIZZA

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250 513 This cookbook is designed for those who say they can’t cook to save themselves. PASTAContents: WITH VEGIES PageRating: 4-5 ...... ExtremelyShopping easy list Page 39 ...... Grilled Pumpkin This is not just a cookbook, it could in uence a lifestyle change. I hope it will change your outlook on Cooking time: 10 min. Page 41 ...... Vegie Pasties yourself as a cook. Those of us who don’t cook, need to see that cooking is possible, and that others can 7 Sweets Page 43 ...... Creamy Potato enjoy eating it! A good meal to have if you have no mince, or forgot Pageto defrost 7 ...... it! Apple Crumble Page 45 ...... Tuna Casserole This cookbook includes: Page 9 ...... Quick Pudding Page 47 ...... Pizza - Shopping list guide for your meals PageCook some 11 ...... pasta (ExperiencePan-Fried Bananaswill tell you how much Page 49 ...... Chilli and Rice - Easy to follow meal plan layout for 23 recipes Pageyour family 13 ...... can eat)Jam Left Rolly over pastaPolly is great with a little Page 51 ...... Pasta with Vegies - Web sites on parenting Pagemilk, sugar, 15 ...... and sultanasMu ns for a dessert. Page 17 ...... Dumpling Pudding Page 52 ...... What’s for Tea Next, Dad? Please have some fun putting these meals together. Photograph yourself preparing the meals or the Chop some broccoli. Page 19 ...... Pancakes Page 53 ...... Web Sites for Dads nished product. Place the photos inPlace the places your providedphoto here! throughout the cook book. Enjoy eating them Chop some carrots. and get the kids to do the dishes while you put your feet up. Chop some beans. 16Select Main a pasta Meals sauce or make your own. Teach them to Page 21 ...... Shepherd’s Pie Workrespect RATINGS others in PagePasta Sauce: 23 ...... Spinach and Leek Pie To make your own sauce, chop up 5-10 tomatoes. Page 25 ...... Mushroom Meatball this TeachCookbook: them to Cook in a little olive oil with some chopped fresh respect authority Pageherbs, 27like ...... marjoramPasta and Bake basil and a splash of Very Easy – Can be cooked Pagevinegar. 29 It’s ...... that simple.Home Made Hamburgers with your eyes closed. Page 31 ...... Scallop Dish Teach them to Easyrespect – Can dothemselves it with one A special thanks also to Dr. Robin Wills PageCook vegies 33 ...... in sauce.Fish Dish and Mrs Nancy Bell for assisting with editing, hand tied behind your back. PageStir some 35 ...... grated cheeseChicken through Pie pasta. Margaret and the team from Pour pasta sauce over pasta and vegies and serve. Moderate – Need both hands. Nova Design and Print for their special e ort. Page 37 ...... Fish Patties

250 513 Parenting web sites that help keep you on track. www.parentingideas.com.au order the newsletter www.raisingchildren.net.au www.kidscount.com.au‘What’s For Tea, Dad?’ NEXT BOOK... good reading Forwww.family.org those times when the cook’s away! s tory click on tips for dads What Can I Do Dad? I’m Bored www.fatherhood.org.au Age: about 50 Father: of 4 www.parenting.com.auBy David Nancarrow - For those times when kids have nothing to do. Work: Men and family relationships counsellor www.parentsinc.org.nz

I owe my full appreciation to my amazing wife who handed me If your organisation or communityDesigned program by would like to have a these recipes on scraps of paper to prepare for our family while What’s for Tea DadNova demonstration Design and Print please Devonport contact: Tasmania [email protected] she was at work, feeling a bit unwell or just couldn’t be bothered. Our best critics are often our own children and you may hear these Copyright 2005 David Nancarrow amazing words as I have several times when using these recipes: “This is not bad Dad!” ISBN 0-9757858-0-X

From a grateful husband. email: [email protected] David Nancarrow

52 1 Parenting web sites that help keep you on track. www.parentingideas.com.au order the newsletter www.raisingchildren.net.au www.kidscount.com.au good reading www.family.org s tory click on tips for dads www.fatherhood.org.au Age: about 50 Father: of 4 www.parenting.com.au Work: Men and family relationships counsellor www.parentsinc.org.nz

From a grateful husband. David Nancarrow RECIPE LIST Recipe page sample: Apple Crumble Quick Pudding Pan-Fried Bananas Jam Rolly Polly Mu ns 23 easy Dumpling Pudding to follow Pancakes recipes