The Great British Chefs 30 Day Challenge: kids

Have a look through the cupboards and see if you can find something you've never tried before. We have loads of recipe collections for a whole host of different ingredients – find something simple and give it a go!

With a few easy ingredients, you can make these tasty salmon fishcakes. Even better, you can make them in the shape of a starfish, and nestle them in a little bed of greens! Feel free to mix and match the ingredients depending on what you have.

If there was ever a good excuse to have pancakes for dinner, this is surely it. Check out our collection of pancake recipes for loads of great ideas.

Just four ingredients go into Colin McGurran's chocolate truffle lollipops – dark chocolate, double cream, ground cinnamon and sea salt. You could even make a double quantity and keep some in the freezer for later.

Chances are you have some aquafaba (chickpea water) going spare at the moment – don't throw it away! Instead, use it to make these delicious meringues.

Time to tickle those taste buds! Today's taste test is strawberry and balsamic vinegar; don't be put off – they're delicious together!

In case you're not already in the habit of making your dinner into funny faces, this is the day to start!

A good tomato sauce goes a long way and you're bound to have all the ingredients necessary. Check out this in-depth guide as a starting point. Perhaps you could eat it with any leftover gnocchi you made yesterday!

Frances Atkins used to make this cake as a child, and so the recipe is passed on to the next generation! All you need is a loaf tin and a blender – give it a go!

An onion is the base of almost every good meal, so the sooner you learn to chop an onion the better! Remember though – always be careful around sharp knives and keep those fingers out of the way.

Andy Waters' recipe is a great starting point for this challenge – his favourite animal is a penguin (an excellent choice) but you can shape your cheesy bread as you see fit.

Another unusual food pairing day – this time, try eating a bit of cheddar cheese with a slice of apple; you might be surprised!

Cake made with vegetables? We know – it sounds strange, but the extra moisture of the vegetables really helps keep the cake moist! If you're not convinced, give this carrot cake a go. If you want to go whole hog, try using something like courgette, or beetroot!

Time to get all those spices out of the rack! You might think this would be easy, but it's funny how difficult it is to identify flavours when we don't already know what they are!

Sally Abé's peanut butter fudge is incredible – so delicious and so easy to make. All you need to do is melt all the ingredients together, then set the fudge in the fridge!