Kitchen Garden 

& Food Tech

Food Tech 

The students in Prep and Year One have been busy exploring where food comes from and how it can be selected and prepared for healthy eating.  They have also been observing how food changes in texture and taste when it is cooked. 

The students spent time in the garden harvesting tommy toe tomatoes and herbs that they used to create a delicious pasta sauce.  I have loved receiving emails from family members that have asked for the recipe, because their child came home saying how much they enjoyed it.  There wasn't an actual recipe (we didn’t weigh the tomatoes, we picked the ones that were ripe), but this is how it was made.

Ingredients:

• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• Two cloves of garlic, chopped
• Fresh tomatoes (we picked the tommy toe variety from the garden), chopped
• Fresh herbs
• 4 bay leaves
• Vegetable stock
• Brown sugar
• Pepper and salt
• Dried pasta

Steps:

1.  Heat the oil in a pan and add the onion and garlic.  Stir until the onion is soft.
2. Add tomatoes (you could use tinned tomatoes), fresh herbs (basil, thyme, oregano, rosemary) and four bay leaves.
3. Add the vegetable stock (approximately one cup), one tablespoon of brown sugar and season with pepper and salt.  
4. Cook on low heat until some of the fluid evaporates.  Make sure you stir it, so that it doesn't stick to the bottom.
5. Serve with cooked spiral pasta.

I always get the students to taste the sauce and add what is needed e.g. more salt and herbs.

The Year Two students have continued to explore different foods and grouped them according to the five food groups.  They also have been learning how food can be selected and prepared for healthy eating.  The students harvested apples from the garden and made tasty apple pies.  There wasn't a recipe that the students followed, but this is how they made it.

Ingredients:

• Apples
• Maple syrup (one/two tablespoons)
• Cinnamon
• Water
• Filo pastry
• Butter

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees.
2. Peel and chop the apples.
3. Place the apples in a saucepan with a small amount of water, a couple of tablespoons of maple syrup and cinnamon (to your tasting).
4. Cook on low heat until the apples are soft.  Stir to stop the apples from sticking to the bottom.
5. In small ramekins place a couple of sheets of filo pastry (cut to size).  Place a spoonful of the apple mixture in the ramekin and fold over the remaining pastry. Brush with a small amount of butter. 
6. Cook until golden brown.

Garden Club 

Every Thursday at lunchtime all students have the opportunity to spend time caring for the chickens and carrying out garden jobs.  Look at what Zoe found in the garden!

Kitchen Garden

This week 4A and 4B made delicious pesto pasta using basil from the garden and eggs from the Skye chickens. This week 3B and 3C made Zucchini Slice, a creative salad and Apple and Cinnamon Tarts.

                                                                   Here are the recipes! 

If you are able to help with the following sessions and have a Working with Children Check please get in contact with me by contacting the school or by email (inger.furlong@education.vic.gov.au)