Welcome to Cooking Ideas. Here you will find exciting tales of our cooking adventures in schools for you to download, so that you can practise your cooking skills at home. 

Cooking Ideas was devised by School Food Matters with award-winning chef, Tom Aikens.  This exciting project is designed to promote cooking in schools, and to encourage children to have a go at preparing simple and nutritious meals. Many thanks to the growing number of chefs who, along with Tom, are giving a Cooking Ideas session to students across London.

Join our Membership for Schools programme and be first in line to receive a Cooking Ideas session at your school!

Cooking Ideas

A Spring Menu from Tom Aikens
Tom's Herb Tart and Rubarb Crumble

Climate Week '13 with The Ledbury
Greg's Venison Pasties

Indian Cooking with Cyrus Todiwala
Cyrus's Vegetable Samosas

Breakfast with Paul Merrett
Tasty Granola Pots and Scrambled Eggs

Climate Week '12 with Thomasina Miers
Tommi's Spicy Chicken Tortilla

Tom Aikens's tasty two course supper
Tom's tomato sauce
Tom's chocolate fondant

Caribbean cooking with David Neil
David's ackee and salt fish
Perfect rice every time

Family favourites from Paul Merrett
Paul's super burger
Good old apple crumble

An Autumn treat from Tom Aikens
Tom's pumpkin risotto
Tom's chocolate mousse

Delicious Dinner from Tom Aikens
Tom's Fabulous Fish Cakes
Tom's Apple Tart

Shrove Tuesday with Paul Merrett
Paul's Fish Fingers
Paul's Pancakes