GECPA Family Corner
Toasties
Fig and goat cheese toasties
2 slices of sourdough or crusty white bread
2-3 tbsp of goat cheese, brie or cream cheese
1 tsp honey, agave or maple syrup
2 fresh or dried figs – can be substituted with dried
apricots, dates, or plums
Sprinkle of thyme, dried rosemary or chopped hazelnuts (optional)
Kirsty’s banana and double cheese toasties
2 slices wholemeal bread
1 very ripe banana sliced
4 slices mozzarella
2 slices aged cheddar
Spinach, pear and gorgonzola cheese toasties
2 slices white bread
2 tbsp butter
4 slices gorgonzola
2 tbsp wilted spinach
4 slices fresh or dried pear
Method
- Assemble ingredients in the bread as an open or closed sandwich
- Grill in oven or sandwich maker until cheese melts.
Chocolate Chip Cookies
From Elizabeth Allan - Year 9 Food Technology Teacher
Ingredients (makes approximately 20)
1 ¼ c rolled oats – powderised
1 c sifted plain flour
¼ tsp salt
½ tsp bi carbonate soda
½ tsp baking powder
125g butter, melted
½ c white sugar
½ c raw sugar
1 egg, beaten
½ tsp vanilla essence
175g milk, dark choc chips or a mixture of both (not melts)
Method
- You can make plain oats into a powder by using a blender. Make sure that you make them into fine powder.
- If you do not have raw sugar, just use another ½ c of white sugar.
- You will need more than one baking tray, or cook them in batches.
- Preheat oven at 200°C.
- I have found that this is the best recipe for choc chip cookies.
- Into a large bowl add powderised rolled oats, sifted plain flour, salt, bi carb soda and baking powder. Mix them together.
- Add to the bowl melted butter, white sugar, raw sugar, beaten egg and vanilla essence. Mix all the ingredients together using a wooden spoon or an electric mixer for half a minute, add the choc chips and mix until a dough is formed.
- Roll the dough into about 20 even sized balls.
- Place them onto a lined baking tray. You will need to place them 5cm apart from each other.
- Bake for 8 minutes at 200°C for chewy, slightly coloured cookies. 10-12 minutes at 200°C for crunchy, darker coloured cookies.
- Cool on a cake cooler for approximately 10 minutes before eating.
Wellbeing
Some videos to enjoy:
Being at peace, a time for healing – Meditation by Anthony Strano (10 mins)
Meditation is easier than you think - Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (3 mins)
Hip-opening yoga stretches (relieves lower back pain) Living better (15 mins)
Amazing survival skills
https://www.facebook.com/Top5center/videos/699530147156803/
Cloth Masks
Erin Mc 9E’s pen friend Anju in Japan sent this photo in March showing what her little sister Kaera made for her dolls.
Here is how to make a cloth mask for people from the pattern recommended by the Australian Government Health Department – and there are others available on online. A piece of wire about 6cm like a bread tie sewn in the top seam – wide zig zag over – helps fit over the nose. Style with please at the sides uses less elastic but had thicker fabric to sew through.
Cathy McNaughton and Rose Robinson
GECPA