- 6 weeks ago
Cookery series with Big Cook Ben and foot-high Little Cook Small. Ben and Small are playing snakes and ladders in the cafe when Ben loses the die. Sylvester the Snake arrives, so Ben and Small decide to make him some delicious Snaky Pasta. To say thank you for his meal, Sylvester leaves Ben and Small a shaker for their dice.
Customer: Sylvester the Snake
Recipe: Snaky Pasta
Customer: Sylvester the Snake
Recipe: Snaky Pasta
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TVTranscript
00:00Big Cook, Little Cook
00:30One, two, three, four. Oh no! You've landed on a snake, Big Cook, Ben. Down you go. Oh no. Right back to the beginning. I'll never catch up now. Hello everyone.
00:51Hello everyone. Welcome to our cafe. The best cafe in the world. We're just playing snakes and ladders. Have you played before?
01:01What you do is you roll the dice. Go on Ben, show them. Then you move your counter the same amount of spaces as the dice shows.
01:11What does it say, Ben?
01:12It says three. So, one, two, three. Oh looky, you've landed on a ladder. And if you land on a ladder, whoop, you go right to the top. Wahey!
01:25Okay, my turn to roll this time. Here we go.
01:28Mine for the snakes.
01:30Small, did you see where the dice went?
01:32I think it went on the floor somewhere. We can't play the game if we don't have a dice, Ben.
01:38Oh, I can't find it.
01:42Oh, come on Small. Sounds like we've got a customer.
01:45I'll see who it is. You keep on looking.
01:47Woohoo!
01:49I'm on my way.
01:51Wahey!
02:01Who's in the cafe today, Small?
02:04He likes to play our game, Ben.
02:06Oh, good. Has he got dice we could play with?
02:10No, but he slithers and slides and hisses.
02:15Do you know?
02:16Oh, I think I've guessed who it is.
02:19Have you?
02:20Is it a snake? A hissing snake?
02:24Yes, Ben. It's Sylvester, the snake.
02:28But what would a snake like to eat?
02:31I think it's time to look in my book.
02:33We need a story to help us cook.
02:45Let's take a look in Little Cook's book.
02:49Little Cook's adventures in the big world.
02:52Let me see.
02:53Sylvester, the snake, wanted to be a pop star.
02:58So he and his friends formed a band called Ouch.
03:02Sylvester said that he would like to be the singer.
03:05Barry, the beetle, was on the guitar.
03:07Sarah, the scorpion, was on the drums.
03:10And I was invited to play the keyboard.
03:13We'd been asked to play at the local dance,
03:15so we needed to practice.
03:16Barry strung the chords on his guitar.
03:21Sarah banged out the beat on the drums.
03:24And I played the tune on the keyboard.
03:26But as soon as Sylvester opened his mouth to sing...
03:29What a noise!
03:35We all had to cover our ears.
03:38Sylvester was terrible at singing.
03:41But maybe Sylvester could try playing the trumpet.
03:45So Barry strummed the chords.
03:48Sarah banged out the beat.
03:49And I played the tune.
03:52Sylvester blew the trumpet.
03:53What a noise!
03:58Sylvester was terrible at playing the trumpet.
04:02Maybe he should try playing the violin.
04:05So, Barry strummed the chords.
04:08Sarah banged out the beat.
04:10And I played the tune.
04:13Sylvester played the violin.
04:18What a noise!
04:20He was terrible at playing the violin.
04:22Poor Sylvester.
04:25He so wanted to be in the band.
04:27But he couldn't sing.
04:29He couldn't play the trumpet.
04:31And he couldn't play the violin.
04:33What could he do?
04:36I know!
04:37I said.
04:38Why don't you be a dancer and dance in time with the music?
04:43Sylvester loved dancing.
04:45And gave it a go.
04:47So Barry strummed the chords.
04:49Sarah banged out the beat.
04:51And I played the tune.
04:53And Sylvester lifted his tail and danced.
04:56Of course!
04:57Sylvester was a rattlesnake.
04:59And every time he shook his tail to dance,
05:02it gave a rattle rattle.
05:04In time with the music.
05:06Everyone at the local dance loves Sylvester and his rattle rattle.
05:11Little cook to the rescue once again.
05:15That was a great adventure.
05:17Oh, what a brilliant story, Small.
05:21And Sylvester found the perfect instrument.
05:24Whee-hey!
05:26Ben!
05:27Ben!
05:28Have you found a rattlesnake?
05:31Nope.
05:32And I haven't found the other dice either.
05:34But I have found...
05:35A tub of pasta that rattles.
05:37Listen!
05:38Hey, that's just like Sylvester's tail.
05:42Hey-hey!
05:43Oh, that reminds me.
05:45What can we cook for Sylvester the snake?
05:49Hmm.
05:52Oh!
05:53Ah!
05:57I know!
05:59Big Cook's Big Cookery book!
06:01Of course!
06:02The Big Cookery book!
06:03There's recipes for everything in there.
06:05And where do we look for things to cook?
06:08In the book!
06:09In the book!
06:10In Big Cook's book!
06:12Here we are.
06:13Just the thing for a hungry hissing snake.
06:16Snakey pasta.
06:18Fantastic!
06:20Come on then, little cook.
06:21You read out the ingredients and I'll see if we've got them.
06:23OK, let's see.
06:25We're going to need basil.
06:26OK, basil over on the windowsill.
06:29Here we are.
06:30Smells lovely.
06:30Got the basil.
06:31Pine kernels.
06:32Pine kernels in the cupboard.
06:34Yep, got those small.
06:36Olive oil.
06:37In the cupboard as well.
06:39Olive oil.
06:39Here it is.
06:41Olives.
06:42Ooh, lovely olives.
06:43I love them.
06:44Yep.
06:44Pasta.
06:46That's in the tub.
06:47Got it.
06:48Parmesan.
06:49OK, over to the fridge.
06:51Parmesan.
06:52Here we go.
06:53A nice big block of parmesan.
06:54Yep.
06:55Garlic.
06:56Garlic.
06:57That's in here.
06:58Got the garlic.
06:59Yep.
07:00And carrot for decoration.
07:01Ooh, a lovely orange carrot.
07:03Yep, got that too.
07:05Here we go, small.
07:07Everything we need for the recipe.
07:09There's just one thing, though, small.
07:11There doesn't seem to be enough pasta here for a hungry hissing snake.
07:15Why don't you whiz off and get some, and I'll get everything ready.
07:18That's a great idea.
07:20See you later.
07:22Hoo, hoo, hoo.
07:22Hey, why don't you come along, too?
07:27Whee!
07:32Ghost, small, ghost, small, whiz away!
07:35I wonder what he'll see today.
07:37I've come to the right place.
07:50This man is going to mix together the ingredients to make pasta.
07:56That's called semolina.
08:02There's lots of it.
08:03Next is the water.
08:11And last of all, the eggs.
08:17It all has to be mixed together.
08:19Mixy, mixy, mixy!
08:20Ha, ha, ha!
08:26The ingredients have all been mixed together,
08:28and now it is ready to be made into pasta shapes.
08:31What shape do you think it will be?
08:36Here it comes!
08:38Which shape is it?
08:40Let's take a closer look.
08:44Hee-hee!
08:44It's pasta spirals!
08:48Off they go!
08:51Let's follow them.
08:52The pasta is being weighed, ready for packing.
09:05Here come the bags of pasta.
09:07It's time for them to go to the shops.
09:11I'd better get this pasta back to the cafe.
09:14See you later!
09:15I still can't find the dice.
09:24Can you see it anywhere?
09:27No.
09:29Wahey!
09:30I'm back!
09:32Hello there, Small.
09:33Did you bring back some more pasta?
09:34I certainly did.
09:36I went to a factory where it was made,
09:38and the pasta spirals were called Fusilli.
09:41Ho, ho, ho!
09:42Woo!
09:44Wow!
09:45That's fantastic, Small.
09:47Hey!
09:48We're all ready, so take a look,
09:50and we will show you how to cook.
09:52The jelly boats and pirates go
09:58Princess Pee Pies,
10:00carrot cakes and fruity smiles,
10:02and envelopes surprise.
10:04We love our cafe, and we love to cook.
10:07We have a fantastic recipe book.
10:13He is big cook, and he is small.
10:17Friends in our cafe, we cook for them all.
10:21When your tummy gets all rumbly,
10:25you're ready for a treat.
10:27You can make something delicious to eat.
10:36Have you cleaned the surfaces?
10:38Yes.
10:39Have you washed your hands?
10:40Yes.
10:41All clean and ready to cook.
10:44Do you remember the ingredients to snakey pasta?
10:48You do?
10:49There was basil,
10:51one large plant,
10:52the leaves cut into small pieces,
10:54pine kernels,
10:5625 grams,
10:57olive oil,
10:58100 millilitres,
10:59olives,
11:00two,
11:01pasta,
11:02one cupful,
11:03parmesan,
11:0450 grams,
11:05garlic,
11:06one clove,
11:07and for decoration,
11:08carrot,
11:09one long strip.
11:11Whoopee!
11:11Let's get started!
11:13Okay, I'm going to start by pounding the garlic and the pine kernels together in a pestle and mortar.
11:23Now, you could always use a wooden spoon and a dish for this bit,
11:27and ask your grown-up helper if you're okay to have pine kernels.
11:32If not, you could always make a different kind of sauce, like tomato.
11:35What shall I do, big cook?
11:39Oh, well, you could do a very, very important job, small.
11:41What's that?
11:43Search for the missing dice.
11:44We can't carry on with our game of snakes and ladders without it.
11:47Righty-ho!
11:48I'll go searching!
11:49I'm making a pesto sauce to go over the pasta snake.
11:56It'll make a nice green stripe.
11:58So once you've started on the garlic,
12:01you can add the basil,
12:06and keep working it in until it makes a paste.
12:15Ah!
12:16Have you found the dice, little cook?
12:20I think so.
12:21Look!
12:23That's not a dice, small.
12:25It's a bottle top.
12:26Well, it's the same colour as the dice.
12:29Keep searching.
12:30Okay, Ben.
12:32Now, once we've made a paste with the garlic and basil,
12:36we can start to work in the parmesan cheese.
12:39Oh, I love it.
12:40Yummy!
12:41Yummy!
12:46Oh, no!
12:51It wasn't in the flour tub.
12:53Oh, be careful, small.
12:56Hee-hee-hee!
12:57I'll just go and get myself cleaned up.
12:59Oh, dear.
13:02Poor small.
13:04Right, once you've worked in the cheese,
13:06it's time to add the olive oil.
13:08Now, you need to do this gradually.
13:13The mixture needs to be fairly runny.
13:16And a little more.
13:29Keep mixing it in.
13:35Right, that's done.
13:36Time to cook the pasta spirals.
13:39Ah-ha!
13:40Ho-ho-ho!
13:41Hooray!
13:41Have you found the dice, little cook?
13:43Yes, look, look, over there.
13:45Little cook saves the day.
13:48Ha-ha-ha!
13:49Small!
13:50This isn't a dice.
13:52It's a button.
13:53Well, it looks the same colour as the dice.
13:56I'll keep searching.
13:57Ho-ho-ho!
13:59And I'll cook the pasta small.
14:01So, the next thing we need to do
14:03is put a pan of water onto boil.
14:05And this is a job for your grown-up helper to do
14:07because it's a hob job
14:08and the hob is hot, hot, hot.
14:10Right, OK.
14:13Now, I'm also going to pop in some olive oil.
14:17Like that.
14:18Just a drop.
14:19And this will stop our pasta sticking together.
14:23So, once it's boiling,
14:25your grown-up helper can then add the pasta.
14:28It needs to cook for ten minutes.
14:33No longer.
14:34Otherwise, it'll go all slimy.
14:38I'll set the timer.
14:40Ho-ho-ho-ho!
14:41The dice!
14:43Oh, it was by the timer all along.
14:46Ho-ho!
14:47It's not the dice, Small.
14:49It's one of your coloured bricks.
14:50Ho-ho-ho!
14:51Oh, never mind.
14:52Well, I'm still going to set the timer
14:54for ten minutes.
15:03When the pasta's cooked,
15:05ask your grown-up helper
15:06to drain off the water
15:07using a colander, like this.
15:10And then,
15:11we can get ready
15:12to make our snakey pasta shape.
15:15Oh, can I watch?
15:17If you like, Small.
15:18Great!
15:19This is the really fun part.
15:21When it's cooled,
15:23pour the pasta onto a plate.
15:27Like this.
15:29And then,
15:29you can start to make
15:30your snakey shape.
15:34Those pasta spirals
15:35look like a snake!
15:36Ho-ho-ho!
15:43Once you've made
15:44your snakey shape,
15:46place the pesto
15:47along its back,
15:49like this
15:51to make a lovely
15:54green stripe.
15:57Brilliant!
15:59Then,
16:00we can add
16:01two olive eyes,
16:04one there,
16:05one there,
16:06and
16:08a
16:09carrot-y tongue.
16:12And our
16:13snakey pasta
16:14is finished!
16:15That looks
16:16brilliant!
16:16I'm sure
16:17Sylvester the snake
16:18will think
16:19it's delicious!
16:21Here we go then!
16:22One snakey pasta
16:24coming through!
16:29There!
16:30All done!
16:31So what do we do now?
16:33Can we play?
16:34Not yet!
16:35Time to clean
16:36and put away!
16:37Hooray!
16:38Hooray!
16:38Hooray!
16:39Wash, wipe, scrub and clean
16:48Make the kitchen
16:49Sparkle and gleam!
16:50Shhh!
16:53My name's Ben
16:55and my name's Small
16:56We've got the cleanest
16:58kitchen of all!
17:00Yip-yip-yip-yip!
17:01Tidy all the bits and pops
17:02The things that help us
17:04do our jobs
17:04Ingredients well put away
17:06Ready for use another day
17:08Pots and pans will start
17:09to smell
17:10If we don't wash them
17:11really well
17:12And now it's clear
17:13Let's all smile
17:14We'll be finished
17:14in a little while
17:15All around
17:17Up and down
17:19We've got the cleanest
17:20cafe in town
17:22A-ha here comes the plate
17:35Oh yes!
17:36And it looks like
17:37Sylvester the snake
17:38enjoyed his
17:39snakey pasta
17:40Look Small
17:41He's left a note
17:42Well what does it say?
17:44What does it say?
17:46Let's see shall we?
17:47It says
17:48Dear Big Cook Ben
17:49and Little Cook Small
17:51Ho ho ho ho
17:52My snakey pasta
17:53was deeelicious
17:55Woohoo!
17:56To say thank you
17:57I thought you might like this
17:59I found it as I was
18:00slithering across
18:01the cafe floor
18:02From Sylvester the snake
18:05Hey Ben
18:07It's our dice
18:08It must have rolled
18:09under the door
18:09into the cafe
18:10Ho ho
18:11Yes Small
18:11and now we've got
18:13a shaker for it as well
18:14Woohoo!
18:15So now we can play
18:17Snakes
18:19And
18:20Ladders
18:21Ho ho ho
18:22See you soon
18:25See you soon
18:27Ho ho
18:28Big Cook
18:45Little Cook
18:46Welcome to our cafe
18:48Big Cook
18:52Little Cook
18:53We'll cook for everyone
18:55We'll cook for everyone
18:59We'll cook for everyone