Focus on French - 10A

Bon appetit!

by Linda Kay, French teacher

We have just completed a unit on food and with the help of our French assistant – the lovely Juldana – students organised a lunch menu. They prepared the dishes at home and brought them to school, giving us all an opportunity to appreciate French recipes.

They are great cooks! We enjoyed salade de tomates mozzarella, quiche, crêpes sales, ratatouille - haricots verts, du fromage, des baguettes followed by mousse au chocolat, tarte aux pommes, éclairs au chocolat and chocolat chaud. C'était délicieux!

It was a lot of fun and we thoroughly enjoyed sharing the meal together.

Crêpes de Matty

by Matthew, Year 10A 

Hello newsletter readers! Recently during my French class we got together to make a shared lunch. Each person brought one food item; I made a batch of savoury crêpes and brought some ham and cheese for fillings.

While I was making the crêpes I also learned a little about their history. They are similar to pancakes but much thinner, originating in a region of western France called Brittany. The recipe I used was simply flour, milk and a little salt (sugar can also be used if the crêpes are supposed to be sweet). All the ingredients are mixed into a batter and cooked on a buttered frying pan. I cooked each crêpe for about forty seconds, twenty on each side. I made sure not to use too much batter for each one and spread it thinly, covering most of the pan.

I brought about sixteen crêpes to the lunch and everyone else brought their own dishes. All the food was lovely and I had some crêpes left over to share with my parents at home.

la quiche classique

by Audrey & Abbie, Year 10A 

Throughout this term we have had the pleasure of being taught by our French assistant, Juldana. While educating us she has also enlightened us on classic French cuisine. Our fantastique French teacher - Linda - thought it would be amazing if we could all bring in a classic French dish to share with the rest of the class.

We started with an entrée of a range of French cheeses with baguettes; we then had delicious haricots verts (green beans), onion soup, crêpes with ham and cheese and quiche. For dessert there were éclairs, apple tart, and chocolate mousse. Throughout this feast we were provided with two beverages - hot chocolate and citron (lemon) cordial.

All in all, it was a magical feast and we thoroughly enjoyed it.

(If you would like to try this simple quiche recipe, click below.)