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In the Kitchen with Chris
In Grade 456H cooking this week, we celebrated the last of the pumpkins and potatoes to make Silverbeet, Pumpkin and Potato Torte; Silverbeet and Potato Torte and a delicious Pumpkin Salad. A Torte is a tart with a lid (like a free-form pie).
From the garden we used Butternut and Red Kauri Pumpkins, Potatoes, Spring Onions, Silverbeet, Parsley and Chives and Coriander
Helen’s group did a great job peeling and chopping the pumpkins and potatoes and preparing the onions and herbs for the tortes and the salad. Otto and Harlow showed their great chopping skills and attention to detail to prepare all the silverbeet leaves and stems for the tortes and salad. Merry, Chloe, Romy, Phoenix and their group measured and mixed the ingredients for the pastry for the tortes. They did a great job kneading and rolling out the pastry very thinly.
After preparing all the ingredients and baking the pumpkin for the Pumpkin Salad, everyone worked well in their groups to make and cook the tortes and the assemble the Pumpkin Salad. Everyone tried the dishes and loved the flavours.
Mina said, “I liked the potato pie. I loved the pastry and you could really taste the cinnamon.”
Romy said, “I love how we get to make everything, even the pastry, ourselves and sometimes can choose our own ingredients and spices. Yum!”
Ivy commented, “The pie was so good. I love cooking and making food we haven’t tried before. “
Harlow said “ It was really fun and I liked how we got split into groups. I got to work with some of my friends, but also some other people. I like that we get to work on our own without too much help. I feel I’m learning more that way.
It was a great cooking session. Well done everyone!
Before 456H share a meal, Helen shares a blessing. It’s a lovely way to stop and appreciate what we have. Here it is…
Earth that gave us all this food and the sun that made it ripe and good,
Dear Earth, dear Sun, thank you from us and everyone.
Blessings on our meal … and may it feed five thousand while we chew it ❤️
If you have pumpkin and potatoes in your pantry and want new ways to cook and enjoy them, the recipes for these delicious dishes are attached below along with some photo.
