Saturday, October 1, 2011

Ginger Applesauce- Kids in the Kitchen



It is truly intriguing to understand the mind of a little child who is exploring the world of books and the joys of reading. There is so much wonder and awe to discover a world full of imagination and to realize that he can now understand it. Reading skills are truly empowering to a child. 


Joel discovered his favourite story characters loved applesauce! So we decided to prepare applesauce together. I've got no pictures to show my sous chef preparing applesauce. Frankly I was afraid having to discover that there werent enough apples for the recipe if I had to leave sous chef alone while I prepared the camera, apples being his favourite fruit! He helped to peel and chop the apples and was thrilled to see it transform at the end.
Ginger-Applesauce
Ingredients-

5 apples
2tbs lime juice
honey
2 cardamoms
2inches fresh ginger


Preparation-

  • Peel, core and roughly chop apples.
  • Peel the ginger, crush in a mortar and extract the juice. Peel the cardamom and crush.
  • Place the chopped apples in a microwave dish and microwave for 3-4 minutes till softened.
  • Blend the softened apples in a blender.
  • Add the ginger juice and cook the mixture for 7-8 minutes till its thickened and translucent. Stir to prevent scorching.
  • Stir in the lemon juice and crushed cardamom. Add honey enough to sweeten.
  • Pour in prepared jars and refrigerate.
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16 comments:

  1. What a lovely recipe-- it must have smelled heavenly!

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    Sonia
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  2. How fun that Joel wanted to help you make this! I think it's funny too that you had to keep an eye on the apples as he helped. That's fantastic, having a child that is so fruit-loving. The addition of the cardamom and fresh ginger is perfect. I'll need to try this version since I'm tired of the ole' cinnamon variety.

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  3. Haven't had apple jam before. Looks so appealing on the toast!

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  4. looks amazing love the way you added spices to it hugs to you and your kiddies

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  5. Shirley, this is nice. Its great to see ingredients and instructions that we're familiar with on our side of the globe, to try out some not so familiar stuff!

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  6. My daughter is 3 and she sometimes helps me peel garlic .. she feels she has accomplished something big :) Nice one dear.

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  7. Ginger and cardamom are great addition to the fabulous spread!

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  8. I noticed that you use lime juice instead of lemon. Cool!

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  9. yummy looking delicious flavour from the ginger and cardamom to this applesauce looks wonderful

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  10. This reminds of those stories in Enid Blyton too. Great working with kids :)

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  11. Wonderful recipe Shirley. First time to ur space and love the simple recipes. I'm so glad that the kids are being involved in cooking at your home.


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  12. Shirley, love the idea of ginger and cardamon in this apple sauce...it sure add a nice touch to the sauce. Since it is apple season, I should give this a try.
    Hope you are having a great week :-)

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  13. Nice flavorful sauce indeed.Can feel that Combo tasing terrific from ur click dear.Superdelicious Sauce.

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  14. Yumm! Love the flavours in it. Thank you for linking with Any One Can Cook :)

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  15. Lovely Jam! The addition of ginger balances the flavors so well! :)

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