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Cooking with Compassion<br />
Does your child love cooking? Why not encourage them <strong>to</strong> put their skills <strong>to</strong> good use by<br />
entering Junior Compassionate Cook, the RSPCA Assured’s cookery video competition for 6 <strong>to</strong><br />
12 year olds?<br />
It’s a really fun way for kids who love <strong>to</strong> get creative in the kitchen <strong>to</strong> make the connection<br />
between good welfare and good food. What’s more, they’ll be in with a chance of winning<br />
some great prizes!<br />
To enter, simply film them preparing their favourite dish and upload the video <strong>to</strong> the RSPCA<br />
Assured website www.rspcaassured.org.uk/junior-compassionate-cook. Videos must not be<br />
longer than five minutes or more than 500MB.<br />
The recipe can be for anything they like, from sausages <strong>to</strong> salmon, chicken fajitas <strong>to</strong> chocolate<br />
brownies, but it must contain RSPCA Assured ingredients - whether it’s eggs, fish or meat.<br />
You have until Monday 14 November <strong>to</strong> enter. Voting closes on Tuesday 13 December, so the sooner<br />
they enter the better.<br />
If you’re looking for recipe inspiration, check out the website where you’ll find lots of useful tips, plus the 2015 winning video entries.<br />
Remember, they’re not looking for expert chefs or filmmakers, but lively and fun presenters demonstrating how <strong>to</strong> make simple, tasty recipes.<br />
Winners will be announced during the second week of January 2017. So get cooking and good luck.<br />
Eyes On the Prize<br />
The People’s Choice and Judge’s<br />
Choice winners will both receive<br />
an iPad and Junior Compassionate<br />
Cook trophy, and four runners-up<br />
will each receive a medal.<br />
But that’s not all! Each winner<br />
and runner-up - as well as their<br />
schools - will win a fun range of<br />
children’s cookware, so they can<br />
cook up a s<strong>to</strong>rm and encourage<br />
their classmates <strong>to</strong> do the same.<br />
Winners and runners-up will also<br />
receive a year’s subscription <strong>to</strong> the<br />
RSPCA’s Animal Action magazine.<br />
This year’s celebrity judges are<br />
Andi Peters and Liz McClarnon.<br />
Andi <strong>to</strong>ld <strong>Primary</strong> <strong>Times</strong>, “I’m delighted <strong>to</strong> be judging RSPCA<br />
Assured’s brilliant Junior Compassionate Cook competition again<br />
this year. Getting kids cooking and having fun in the kitchen is really<br />
important. This competition encourages them <strong>to</strong> think about where<br />
food comes from and the welfare of farm animals.”<br />
Liz <strong>to</strong>ld us, “I really enjoyed watching the kids’ videos in last year’s<br />
competition and I can’t wait <strong>to</strong> see this year’s entries! It’s fantastic <strong>to</strong><br />
see kids so excited<br />
about cooking and<br />
that they care so much<br />
about the welfare<br />
of animals. It will set<br />
them up for a lifetime<br />
of happy cooking and<br />
good, ethical eating.<br />
Good luck everyone<br />
and get cooking!”<br />
Look Out for<br />
the Logo<br />
The RSPCA<br />
Assured label<br />
makes it easy <strong>to</strong><br />
find products<br />
from animals that<br />
have had a better<br />
life and lived on<br />
farms checked by<br />
the RSPCA.<br />
Many supermarkets s<strong>to</strong>ck<br />
RSPCA Assured eggs, fish and<br />
meat. Put your postcode in<strong>to</strong><br />
the interactive map <strong>to</strong> find out<br />
where <strong>to</strong> buy RSPCA Assured<br />
ingredients near you at www.<br />
rspcaassured.org.uk/where-<strong>to</strong>buy/map<br />
Sausage and Bean One-pot Wonder<br />
with Sage Dumplings<br />
For the hot pot, you’ll need:<br />
Rapeseed oil<br />
1 chopped onion<br />
Pack of RSPCA Assured pork sausages<br />
Chopped red and green peppers<br />
2 chopped carrots<br />
1 tin of baked beans<br />
1 tin of white kidney beans<br />
1 tin of <strong>to</strong>ma<strong>to</strong>es<br />
Toma<strong>to</strong> puree<br />
Water<br />
Salt and pepper <strong>to</strong> season<br />
Fresh rosemary<br />
Jess was last year’s Judges’ Choice winner with her recipe for sausage and bean one-pot wonder with sage<br />
dumplings. Check out her video on the RSPCA Assured website. Jess’ <strong>to</strong>p tip is <strong>to</strong> “Make sure you cook something<br />
you love! I picked the sausage and bean one-pot wonder because it’s an easy, tasty supper that anyone can make.”<br />
Junior Compassionate Cook is sponsored by the Co-op<br />
and supported by Fairtrade.<br />
For the dumplings, you’ll need:<br />
Plain flour<br />
Vegetable suet (use about half the volume of flour)<br />
Salt and pepper <strong>to</strong> season<br />
Fresh rosemary and sage<br />
Water<br />
1. In a large pan heat the rapeseed oil and stir fry the chopped onions<br />
2. Break the sausages up in<strong>to</strong> pieces and add <strong>to</strong> the pan<br />
3. Add the chopped peppers, chopped <strong>to</strong>ma<strong>to</strong>es, baked beans and cannellini<br />
beans and give it a good stir<br />
4. Add a tin of <strong>to</strong>ma<strong>to</strong>es, <strong>to</strong>ma<strong>to</strong> puree and a dash of water - keep on stirring<br />
5. Finally, add fresh rosemary, stir, and pop the lid on. Leave <strong>to</strong> bubble for 40<br />
minutes<br />
6. To make the dumplings, mix <strong>to</strong>gether flour, vegetable suet and water <strong>to</strong> form a<br />
dough mixture<br />
7. Add some fresh rosemary and sage and roll the mixture in<strong>to</strong> small balls - you<br />
should get around eight <strong>to</strong> ten<br />
8. Add the dumplings <strong>to</strong> the pan and put the lid back on. Cook for a further 30<br />
minutes, then serve and enjoy!<br />
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