Big Cook Little Cook: Big Cook's Cook Book

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The chefs are off to Granny Small's big birthday party, but Jen is worried as she hasn't got a present. Flora the flower fairy visits the cafe, Small flies off to see how jam is made, and the two cooks magic up some flower fairy tarts for their special fluttery guest. Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben is in the café admiring his treasured collection of marbles. He has named them all, and his favourite is a golden marble called Gold Dust. Small loses it when he plays football with it. As they search for it, a Frog Prince enters the café. Ben and Small cook him a delicious froggy feast. To say thank you, he leaves Ben's gold marble which he found on his way into the café, and also leaves Small a gold marble of his own. Ben plays a fishing game with his new fishing rod. Small wants to join in, but Ben's fishing rod is too big for him. Edwin the garden gnome comes into the café and is made fish fingers. The gnome leaves them his fishing rod. Small is feeling very sleepy today. Jen is having fun with her marble run, but she's missing a part. Doctor Dolly visits the cafe, Small flies off to see how broccoli grows, and the chefs whizz up a five-a-day pasta recipe for their kind guest.

If you want to add some extra rabbity decorations, ask your grown up helper for help. First fold a piece of paper or card in half and carefully cut out half a carrot shape, open it up and you have a carrot template. Put the template over the cake and sprinkle the leftover cinnamon through it. The cooks are pretending to fly when Paul the Pilot enters the café. Ben and Small cook him a meal of Pilot's Plane, and he gives them a paper plane in exchange.

The format of the programme generally includes a visit to the café by a nursery rhyme, fairy tale, or fictional character (such as Little Miss Muffet or Humpty Dumpty). Each episode would begin with Big Cook Ben/Jen and Little Cook Small doing an activity or encountering a problem, and then a customer would arrive by the door of their café with Small giving the viewers and Ben/Jen hints about who the customer is. Next add the butter cubes, use your fingertips to rub them into the dry ingredients. Remember to make sure you have very clean hands before doing this! Jen amazes Small with her tap-dancing skills. Small finds out how ginger is grown and ground. Plus, the two chefs cheer up a lonely gingerbread man with some gingerbread friends.

Jen is doing the washing up, but her hands are going wrinkly. Gabby the goalkeeper visits the cafe, Small flies off on her spoon to find out where milk comes from, and the two chefs make a power shake to give Gabby an energy boost for her next game of football. Then pop in the oven for 20 minutes or until golden and bubbling at the edges. Once cooked, ask your grown-up helper to carefully take the pie from the oven, as the oven will be hot hot hot! Leave to one side to cool. In a large mixing bowl, pour in the cooked potatoes. Then mash the potatoes with a splash of milk and half of the butter, until creamy.Place the other half of the courgette on top. Spoon the rest of the stuffing around the courgette for the crocodile to swim in. Take your courgette halves and scoop out the middle using a tablespoon. Put the scooped courgette into a bowl to use later. Jen's being really clumsy in the cafe and can't work out why. Asteroid the alien comes to visit, Small flies off to see how apples grow, and the cooks make wobbly space jelly for their intergalactic guest.

Mix the self raising flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and baking powder together in a large mixing bowl. Recipes. Big cook Ben and foot high little cook Small run a café together for a varied fairytale clientele. The chefs go to bed wishing on a star. The next day, Astrid the Astronomer visits for a delicious marrow telescope. As thanks, she names a recently discovered star after Small. After revealing the customer, Small then tells a short story about the visitor and ends his stories proclaiming to be the real hero. Next, they decide to cook the customer a meal from Ben/Jen's recipe book, and then collect the ingredients from either; the fridge, freezer, cupboard, fruitbowl & vegetable basket (added in series 3). If an ingredient is missing or if one of the two want to know how an ingredient is made, Small will then fly away on his magic spoon-mobile to see where one of the ingredients is made, such as a chutney factory or a rice field. These were filmed in factories and plantations mainly in the UK, Germany, Austria, France and occasionally in some other countries. Tip the dough onto a clean floured surface and knead for about 5 minutes. Kneading is when you fold, press and stretch the dough with your hands, it’s very important to help make your bread rolls rise in the oven. Jen brings a boat into the cafe and teaches Small about sailing. Meanwhile, Small finds out how aubergines grow. They use them to make Wayne the Whale a delicious plate of food.Jen has brought in the board game snakes and ladders but has lost the dice. Camar the crocodile comes to visit, Small whizzes off to see how courgettes grow, and the two chefs make courgette crocodile for their snappy guest. You need to give your crocodile some teeth! Cut zig-zag shapes about half way down the courgette with a butter knife. Do this on both halves. Ben's family decide to come and stay and Ben is worried he does not have enough beds for them all to sleep. But, a princess visits the café for a meal and they cook her princess pie; in return, she leaves them a present of some duvets and mattresses for Ben's guests. Jen has been playing in the rain puddles, but Small doesn't have any sensible shoes to wear. Puss in Boots, the magical cat, comes to visit. Small flies off on her spoon to find out how to catch fish, and the two chefs cook a fishcake crown for their purrrfect guest.