- 3 days ago
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben is enjoying peace and quiet until Small crashes in, excited about his invitation to a fancy dress competition. Small is convinced he will win the competition, but doesn't even have a costume. Barry the Bumblebee comes into the cafe, and Ben and Small make him a flower power salad. As a thank you for his meal, Barry leaves Small some bumblebee wings to go with his fancy dress outfit.
Customer: Barry the Bumblebee
Recipe: Flower Power Salad
Customer: Barry the Bumblebee
Recipe: Flower Power Salad
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00:00Big cook, little cook, welcome to our cafe. Big cook, little cook, want you to come and play.
00:17Meeting all the friends we cook for, sharing stories, trips and fun. Big cook, little cook, we'll cook for everyone.
00:30Oh, what a beautiful day it is. Oh, just listen to the birds singing in the garden. Tweet, tweet, tweet. Oh, hello everyone. Welcome to our cafe. The best cafe in the world. The cafe with the sweetest and prettiest sounds in the world. Just listen.
00:51Yay! Woo-hoo! Yes, yes, yes! Woo-hoo! Small! Ben, look what's arrived. An invitation to a fancy dress competition. Woo-hoo!
01:02Oh, hello everyone. I'm going to win. I'm going to win. Woo-hoo! Well, okay, then what are you going to wear for your fancy dress, Small?
01:12Oh, I don't know. I haven't thought about that. But I'll tell you one thing. It's going to be really special.
01:19Oh, hey, Small! Look what's just flown into the cafe. It's a bee. A busy bumblebee. Oh, I love bees. Hello, bee.
01:35Hey, I think he's looking for something. He's probably looking for a flower, Ben. And that's probably where he's gone now. Back into the garden to find a flower.
01:45Oh, bye-bye, Bee. Hey, I've just thought of something. I've thought of the perfect outfit to wear for the fancy dress competition.
01:57What, Small? What? Oh, we've got a customer, Ben. I'm on my way. Woo-hoo!
02:05Wee-hee!
02:11So who's our customer today, Small? You'll have to guess, Ben.
02:15His name begins with a B. A bee.
02:20His name begins with a B. A bee.
02:23You're brilliant at guessing. It's B for Barry the Bumblebee.
02:29Of course! Now I see. It's B for Bumblebee.
02:34Oh, phew-wee!
02:36So what are we going to cut for Barry the Bumblebee?
02:38I don't know. I think it's time to look in my book.
02:41We need a story to help us cook.
02:54Let's take a look in Little Cook's book.
02:57Little Cook's Adventures in the Big World.
03:00Let me see.
03:01The Queen Bee was very excited because it was her birthday tomorrow.
03:09But all the worker bees had been so busy making honey that they had forgotten all about her birthday.
03:16So Barry the Bumblebee decided to get in touch with me to help him sort out all the party arrangements.
03:22First, Barry and I flew off to visit the Beatles.
03:27Barry knew they liked playing music, and every party needs music.
03:32We found them playing their musical instruments down by the riverbank and invited them along to play on Saturday.
03:38Next, we flew off to visit the Ants.
03:42They were all busy carrying leaves and twigs to and fro across a fallen branch.
03:47We asked them if they could build a leafy marquee tent for the Queen Bee's party.
03:53Barry and I had been so busy arranging the beetle band and the ant tent that we had forgotten to invite any guests to the Queen's birthday party.
04:01So we wrote some invitations and set off to deliver them to the butterflies and the ladybirds.
04:09We returned to the hive and told all the other bees what we had arranged for the Queen Bee's birthday party.
04:16The guests, the band and the tent.
04:21But what are we going to eat?
04:24said one of the worker bees.
04:26Oops! said Barry.
04:28You're right. We haven't got any food for the party.
04:32And that's when I had a brilliant idea.
04:36I got to work making loads of delicious party snacks and the biggest birthday cake you've ever seen.
04:42The Beatles sang as we all danced the night away in the Ants' tent.
04:46And the Queen Bee said it was the best birthday party she'd ever had.
04:51Little Cook to the rescue once again!
04:55That was a great adventure.
04:58Big Cook, Little Cook, welcome to a cafe!
05:02Hey!
05:03So did you enjoy my story, Ben?
05:05Oh yes, Small, the Queen Bee's birthday party sounded fantastic!
05:09Oh it was, it was!
05:11But now, Ben, you have to behave!
05:15OK, you're right, Small.
05:17We need to decide what to cook for Barry the Bumblebee.
05:22OK!
05:23I know, Big Cook's Big Cookery book!
05:34Of course, the Big Cookery book!
05:36There's recipes for everything in there!
05:38And where do we look for things to cook?
05:41In the book, in the book, in the book, in Big Cook's book!
05:44Flour Power Salad!
05:48Mmm, it looks delicious!
05:51Come on, Small, you read out the ingredients and I'll see if we've got them.
05:55OK, let's see.
05:56We're going to need salad cream.
05:59OK.
06:00In the cupboard, salad cream.
06:02Yep.
06:02Got it, Small!
06:03An apple.
06:04Apple.
06:05Here we are.
06:06Got the apple.
06:07Yep.
06:08Carrot.
06:09Oh, here we go.
06:09Carrots.
06:10Nice and orange.
06:11Got it!
06:12Cabbage.
06:13Cabbage here.
06:14Green cabbage.
06:15Yep.
06:16Spring onions.
06:17Oh-ho-ho!
06:17Boing, boing, boing!
06:19Over to the fridge.
06:20Spring onions!
06:21Boing, boing, boing!
06:23Ha!
06:23Cucumber.
06:24Here we go.
06:25Cucumber.
06:26Green cucumber.
06:27Yep.
06:28Eggs.
06:29Got the egg small.
06:30And beetroot.
06:32Here we go.
06:33Beetroot.
06:35Put that there.
06:36Great.
06:37Here we go, Small.
06:39Everything we need for the recipe.
06:41Unusual word, beetroot, isn't it?
06:44Beet root.
06:45Where does beetroot come from, Small?
06:47I don't really know, Ben.
06:49But I would think the word root is a clue.
06:52Hey, why don't you whiz off and find out, little cook,
06:54and I'll get everything ready.
06:55That's a great idea.
06:57See you later.
06:58Hoo-hoo-hoo!
06:59Hey, why don't you come along too?
07:04Whee-hoo-hoo!
07:09Go, Small!
07:10Go, Small!
07:10Whiz away!
07:12I wonder what he'll see today.
07:14This is the right place.
07:37This is the beetroot plant.
07:38It has green leaves and pink stems, and the root grows in the ground.
07:43Beet.
07:44Root.
07:44Hee-hee!
07:44This field full of beetroot is being harvested.
07:51The tractor is cutting the leaves of the beetroot plant.
07:56So just the beetroot and the pink stems are left.
08:01This machine pulls the beetroot out of the ground.
08:07There's the beetroot!
08:09Whee!
08:10All the beetroot are collected.
08:16Now the beetroot are washed and peeled.
08:18Whiz, whiz, whiz!
08:20Woo-hoo!
08:22Wow!
08:22The beetroot is a lovely purpley-pink colour underneath.
08:28Up, up, up and away!
08:33The beetroots are packed.
08:37Then they're sealed.
08:38And, last of all, cooked.
08:44That was interesting.
08:45Bye!
08:52There we go.
08:53All finished.
08:55Whee!
08:56I'm back!
08:58I found out all about beetroot, Ben.
09:00It grows in the ground.
09:02It's round.
09:04And it's a dark pink colour.
09:06Whoa!
09:07That sounds amazing, Small.
09:09It was, Ben.
09:10But now we've got to make a flower power salad for Barry the Bumblebee.
09:15We're all ready.
09:16So take a look.
09:17And we will show you how to cook.
09:19The jelly boats and pirates go, Princess Pee Pies.
09:27Parrot cakes and fruity smiles.
09:29And envelopes surprise.
09:31We love our cafe and we love to cook.
09:34We have a fantastic recipe book.
09:38He is big cook and he is small.
09:43Friends in our cafe, we cook for them all.
09:47When your tummy gets all rumbly, you're ready for a treat.
09:53You can make something delicious to eat.
09:57Have you cleaned the surfaces?
10:05Yes.
10:06Have you washed your hands?
10:07Yes.
10:08All clean and ready to cook.
10:11Do you remember the ingredients to flower power salad?
10:14You do.
10:16There was salad cream.
10:18Two tablespoons.
10:19An apple.
10:20One.
10:20Peeled and cored.
10:22Carrots.
10:22One.
10:23Peeled.
10:24Cabbage.
10:24A small wedge, finely sliced.
10:27Spring onion.
10:28One.
10:29Cucumber.
10:30Two slices.
10:31Eggs.
10:32Two.
10:33And beetroots.
10:34One.
10:35Peeled and cooked.
10:36Whoopee, let's get started.
10:39Now the first thing we need to do is boil some water in a pan.
10:42And remember, this is a job for your grown-up helper to do because it's a hob job.
10:47And the hob is hot, hot, hot.
10:49So I'll carefully pop the eggs in like this.
10:55And make sure you don't crack them.
10:59And the second one.
11:02And then we can leave them to boil for about ten minutes.
11:05So what's next, small?
11:07Small?
11:08Small!
11:08Where's he gone?
11:13Small, small.
11:15Oh well, let's read what's next.
11:18Right, here we go.
11:20It says, grate the apple, carrot and the beetroot using the medium teeth on the grater.
11:27OK, here we go.
11:29This looks like the medium teeth.
11:32So, it's apple first.
11:34And always be very careful when using a grater.
11:37The teeth can be very sharp.
11:39Look what I've found for my fancy dress costume.
11:47Next, the carrot.
11:53I'm just going to go and try them on.
11:55And now, the beetroot.
12:03Buzz, buzz, buzz.
12:05Look at me.
12:06Can you guess what I'm meant to be?
12:09I'm stripy all over, as you can see.
12:11Yes, that's right.
12:12I'm a bumblebee.
12:14Buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz.
12:17You need to wash your hands straight away after you've been using beetroot.
12:21Because beetroot juice stains everywhere.
12:23Your hands, your clothes, anything it touches.
12:27Hey Ben, do you like my fancy dress costume?
12:30Buzz.
12:31Are you supposed to be a footballer?
12:35No.
12:36Oh, wait a minute.
12:36I'll go and get something to give you another clue.
12:40Buzz.
12:42Ha, he's off again.
12:44Right, the eggs have been boiling for ten minutes now, so we can take them out.
12:51And pop them into a bowl of cold water to cool down.
12:56There we go.
12:59And then, we can pour the carrot, the beetroot and the apple into a bowl.
13:09Add the cabbage.
13:12And give them all a good stir.
13:14Can you guess what I am now, Ben?
13:24Oh yes, Fall.
13:25Now I can see you're a bumblebee.
13:28Yes!
13:30Right.
13:31Now, we're going to add the salad cream.
13:34Or you can use mayonnaise if you like.
13:35So, here we go.
13:39Be careful, Ben!
13:44Oops!
13:45Oh, sorry, Small.
13:48Right.
13:49Just put the rest of the salad cream in.
13:51And then, we can give it a good old stir.
13:56Like this.
13:57Woo-hoo!
13:59Round and round it goes.
14:00And when it's all stirred up, we can then take the eggs out of the water and peel them.
14:10Now, I'm going to use a spoon to gently tap the egg to make the shell come off a bit easier.
14:17Like this.
14:24Can you do this one for me, Small?
14:26Of course I can!
14:29Thanks, Ben!
14:33Here we go.
14:35And just take off the last piece.
14:44Ready, Ben!
14:46Oh!
14:47Thanks, Small.
14:48And there we are.
14:50All peeled.
14:52What's next, Small?
14:54OK, let's see.
14:55Ask your grown-up helper to slice the eggs into round petal shapes.
14:59The eggs are sliced into petals now, Small.
15:02Put a couple of tablespoons of the salad you've made into the middle of the plate.
15:06Then place the egg petals around the outside.
15:11OK.
15:16Ooh!
15:17It's starting to look like a flower now.
15:19And lay a long slice of spring onion for the stalk.
15:22And two slices of cucumber for the leaves.
15:26Here's the stalk.
15:31And...
15:32Here are the leaves.
15:34A lovely flower for a hungry bumblebee.
15:38One flower power salad coming through.
15:46There.
15:47All done.
15:48So what do we do now?
15:50Can we play?
15:51Not yet.
15:52Time to clean and put away.
15:54Ho-ho!
15:54But before we do that,
15:55why don't you go and get changed out of your fancy dress costume, Small?
15:58You don't want to get it messy whilst we're cleaning up.
16:00You're right, Ben.
16:07I'm ready.
16:08Time to clean and put away.
16:11Hooray!
16:12Wash, wipe, scrub and clean, make the kitchen sparkle and gleam.
16:23My name's Ben, and my name's Small, we've got the cleanest kitchen of all.
16:34Tidy all the bits and pop, the things that help us do our job.
16:38Ingredients well put away, ready for use another day.
16:41Pots and pans will start to smell, if we don't wash them really well.
16:45And now it's clear, let's all smile, we'll be finished in a little while.
16:48We're all around, up and down, we've got the cleanest cafe in town.
16:55Aha!
17:05Here comes the plate.
17:07Ho-ho!
17:08It looks like Barry the bumblebee enjoyed his flour power salad.
17:12Look, Small.
17:13He's left a note.
17:15Well, what does it say?
17:16What does it say?
17:17Let's see, shall we?
17:19It says, Dear Big Cook Ben and Little Cook Small,
17:23my flour power salad was simply scrumptious.
17:26Woo-hoo!
17:27I heard Little Cook Small is entering a fancy dress competition as a bumblebee.
17:32So here are some bumblebee wings that I've made for you.
17:35They're very, very special from Barry the Bumblebee.
17:39Oh, Ben, let me try on the bumblebee wings.
17:43OK. Be very careful, Small. They're really delicate.
17:50Thanks, Ben.
17:52Oh, wow!
17:54The perfect thing to make my costume complete.
17:57I'm going to try them on.
18:00Barry the Bumblebee said the wings were very, very special.
18:04Hmm. I wonder what he meant.
18:07Wahey! Now I really do look like a bumblebee.
18:11Hee-hee!
18:11Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz,
18:15Oh, hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
18:17Waaahey! I'm flying!
18:19Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz.
18:20Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz, Buzz-
18:22Woooo-hoo-hoo!
18:24It looks like Small might just win his fancy dress competition after all.
18:29He-hey!
18:30He's such a bus-e-bee.
18:32See you soon.
18:33Oh-ho-ho-ho!
18:35See you soon!
18:43Big cook, little cook
18:45Welcome to our cafe
18:47Big cook, little cook
18:52We'll cook for everyone
18:54We'll cook for everyone