Archive for November, 2009

St Trea’s Primary School in Magherfelt, Londonderry joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where St Trea’s Primary School is on a map and read about their local environment here.

Whitcliffe Mount Specialist Business and Enterprise College in Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where Whitcliffe Mount Specialist Business and Enterprise College is on a map and read about their local environment here.

Thomas Deacon Academy in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where Thomas Deacon Academy is on a map and read about their local environment here.

This Christmas why not buy a present with a difference? For just £25 you can buy a Child Membership which includes a pack full of fascinating information on chimpanzees, a certificate of adoption, a poster and a Mr H Junior toy. For an Aunt, Uncle or Grandparent, why not choose Gold or Silver Membership? Gold Membership includes adoption of a chimpanzee at Tchimpounga Sanctuary. You can choose from the following chimpanzees:

If you really want to make a difference, why not ask people to send a donation to the Jane Goodall Institute instead of buying you a Christmas present this year?

Download a donation form here .

As always we would like to thank all our …

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Download Spicy Fish Cakes recipe (pdf)
Taken from mix. by James McIntosh,
a really quick dinner or lunch using leftovers, or canned fish.

This recipe explains everything you need to make a tasty treat that you can use as part of your Roots & Shoots fundraising activities!

Ingredients
MAKES 4

250g cooked or canned fish
250g cooked and mashed potato
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 red chilli, chopped
1 tsp lemon juice
1 egg, beaten
Fresh bread crumbs
1 egg, beaten

Directions

Remove the bones and skin from the cooked fish. Flake and mash onto a plate.
Add fish to mashed potato, beat until smooth.
Season and add chilli, lemon juice and egg, beat together.
Form mixture into a large roll on …

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Download Raspberry and White Chocolate Muffin recipe (pdf)
Taken from mix. by James McIntosh,
a very quick, easy, all-in-one muffin mix.

This recipe explains everything you need to make a tasty treat that you can use as part of your Roots & Shoots fundraising activities!
Ingredients
MAKES 10-12 MUFFINS

250g self raising flour
2 tsp baking powder
100g caster sugar
250ml milk
1 large egg
90ml vegetable oil
150g raspberries
150g white chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 180?C (160?C if using a fan oven) or Gas Mark 4. Place the muffin cases into a muffin tray.
Place all of the ingredients apart from the raspberries and chocolate into a bowl and mix to form a smooth batter.
Gently fold in the raspberries …

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Download Grilled Peach Melba recipe (pdf)
As featured by Sophie Grigson in the BBC series Cook It.

This recipe explains everything you need to make a tasty treat that you can use as part of your Roots & Shoots fundraising activities!
Ingredients:
SERVES 4

4 peaches, halved and stoned
caster sugar
4 scoops of vanilla ice-cream

For the Raspberry Coulis:

300g (10 ½ oz) raspberries
2 tablespoons caster sugar or to taste
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions:
To make the raspberry coulis, put the raspberries, icing sugar and lemon juice in a processor or liquidiser and whiz to a purée. Taste and add more sugar if required. Rub through a fine sieve to remove …

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Download Bircher Muesli recipe (pdf)
Taken from Organic by Sophie Grigson.

This recipe explains everything you need to make a tasty treat that you can use as part of your Roots & Shoots fundraising activities!

Ingredients
SERVES 3-4

3 tablespoons of rolled oats
80 ml of apple juice
2 apples, grated
half a large tub of greek style yoghurt
honey to taste
a handful of nuts – whichever you like best, but can be omitted
fresh fruit – raspberries, strawberries, sliced peaches or nectarines, etc.

Directions
Soak the oats in the juice for a couple of hours if possible. Grate the apples into the bowl with the oats, then stir in the yoghurt and …

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November is traditionally the month when we ask schools to raise money to support Roots & Shoots initiatives. In previous years, you have raised money for Tchimpounga, Jane Goodall’s Chimpanzee Sanctuary in the Republic of Congo and we hope that you will be inspired to help us even more this year.

In order to help get you started, we have asked two celebrity chefs, Sophie Grigson and James McIntosh, to each contribute two of their recipes to the Roots & Shoots website. You could print the recipes off and design your own school recipe book, perhaps adding some of your own favourite recipes (you might like to ask teachers, parents, local restaurants and the school dinner ladies for some additional ideas!) …

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Southfields Junior School in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire joined Roots & Shoots: Mission Possible today.

You can see where Southfields Junior School is on a map and read about their local environment here.