This week we
made:
Pumpkin Ravioli with Herb Sauce
Grain Mustard and Herb Rolls
Cream of Vegetable Soup
Roasted Winter Vegetables
Waldorf salad
Our pasta
machine has continued to cause us some problems so sadly we have had to send it
back for repair or replacement this week. Our warranty is for 5 years so,
unless the repairers think that we have damaged it rather than it being faulty,
we should get a replacement. In the meantime Kasey’s mum Pauline has very
kindly offered to loan us hers. But despite our machinery problems, we still
managed to make ravioli that was delicious and that is what matters.
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This week was
one of our better menus I think (not that any are not good). The rolls are a
really good recipe; the soup varied each day but was always really tasty; the
roasted winter vegetables were so popular we will repeat them next week; and
the Waldorf salad was really yummy too. Our students are beginning to really
enjoy having a mug of soup – the mugs are so much better than having the soup
in a bowl!
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Great news this
week when we ‘candled’ the eggs that we are incubating we found that of the 23
eggs we have about 15 that appear to be developing. So all looks set for hatching
on the 4th June!!
We had the
official opening of our chicken house this week. Rotary of Bellerive have built
us an absolute palace of a chicken house and yesterday we were given the
opportunity to thank them. About 60 people attended the opening, students,
sponsors and family members. As we do not have any chooks yet we ‘borrowed’
some from Craig. The students were absolutely thrilled to go into the chook
house and mingle with the chooks – it was a truly special occasion to witness
their delight. It is going to be great to have chooks of our own very soon. As
I said at the opening, when we joined the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden
Program we could easily have opted to run a ‘watered down’ version of the
program, but we decided to go with the format suggested by the Foundation and
it has been a great success. The light, airy and roomy design of the chicken
house will enable us to continue with this ‘full on’ approach. It was quite
clear yesterday that the chicken house is accessible to all of our students and that they were very comfortable moving around
inside the chicken house and the exterior chicken run. The morning tea was organised by Pink Class and Purple Class who did a fantastic job.
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While in
Melbourne last week I re-visited Ascot
Vale Special School, another very enthusiastic Stephanie Alexander Kitchen
Garden Program school. I spent time with their SAKGP Coordinator and the
Curriculum Officer for the Foundation, sharing what we are currently doing and
making some plans for future collaborative work. I was also privileged to
participate in their kitchen class and work with their students. A great
learning experience for me.
Next week we are
cooking:
Potato and Garlic Ravioli with Tomato Sauce
Grain Mustard and Herb Rolls
Pumpkin Soup
Roasted Winter Vegetables
Coleslaw
And finally a few more photos:
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