SM leaders' resources Catering 101 | Page 3

Easy foods to cook Pasta - Butoni quick cook macaroni (can be got in Sainsburys) – cooks in only three minutes and can be easily eaten with a spoon. Eaten with a simple sauce of cooked mince, onion and pasta sauce (either home dame or from a jar!). Can be eaten with a simple cheese sauce (comes from a jar or packet, or can be home made.) Rice – boil the rice for five minutes and then remove from the heat BUT leave it to stand in the hot water and it will continue to cook but without any gas! Boil-in-the-bag Rice is really handy – much easier to serve as you don’t have to drain the water without loosing the rice. There are a whole load of things you can have with rice – many are really easy to cook. Most big shops will have a selection of sauces near the rice or pasta that are designed to be easy to cook. [If cooking pasta or rice make sure to bring a large colander – preferably with small holes – as you will need to drain away the water with out loosing the pasta or rice. Preferably drain over a plastic basin – one that you are not using for any thing else, in case the pasta or rice tries to escape. Better to be looking at it in a basin rather than on the ground!] Tortillas – can be warmed up in a dry, clean frying pan. Eaten with strips of cooked chicken or beef, peppers, onion, lettuce, sliced tomatoes. You can also plaster them with jam and make a quick snack. Tortillas – can be used cold with a variety of fillings (salads, etc) to make a simple “wrap” for a mid day meal. People get to choose their own fillings and make their own – less effort for the leaders. REMEMBER - the onsite Bread and Milk run each morning! We have a local grocer who is going to deliver bread, milk, sandwich fillers and anything else you would like to have each morning to the centre of sub-camps... So you don't even have to leave site to get your essential fresh supplies - but you must give us an indication of your order IN ADVANCE... Use this link to put in your 'order', then just collect and pay on the day.