''I Can Cook'' is a

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, that was broadcast on

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, from 4 October 2009 to 25 December 2012. It was presented by

Katy Ashworth Katy Ashworth (born 2 August 1986) is a British actress, television presenter and singer, who is known for presenting children's television programmes. Life Ashworth was born on 2 August 1986, in Frimley, in Surrey, and grew up in Yateley, Ham ...

, who demonstrates how to prepare and cook simple dishes, while entertaining with songs.https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/icancook/ ''I Can Cook'' Official Microsite Each show focuses on the creation of one dish, either savoury or

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. As the programme is aimed at children, the dishes are simple to prepare. Some dishes, such as the

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, offer alternatives to traditional dishes. As well as encouraging children to

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, the show encompasses wider elements of food education; it uses cutaway scenes to show Ashworth in outside locations, explaining the process of cultivating, and growing any key ingredient in the show's dish.

''I Can Cook With You''

During 2011, the series was branded ''I Can Cook With You'', and featured Katy travelling around the

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in her own van, to cook in various outdoor locations, and visiting farms and other locations, where food is produced.

''I Can Cook on the Go''

In 2012, the series was branded ''I Can Cook on the Go'', and features a new revamped van called Horace, and “pinchy parrot”, and wooden spoon puppets. The ''Special Ingredient'', however, was ''not'' included in this season.

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