Glorious food, weather in the final weeks of Autumn

Literacy Group 4 were busy helpig to pull out the weeds that are growing very well in this mild Autumn weather!! The students are alwasy willing to get their hands dirty. They talk of satisfaction when they see the patch of garden bed that they have cleared of all the nasty weeds. Our chooks thanks us for some of the weeds, particularly thistles.

Harvest from the garden this week included, eggplants, mint, baby fennel, parsley, small yellow and red peppers, chilli, superb iceberg lettuces, rainbow chard, zucchinis and basil. The chooks have not been laying very much of late so eggs have been few and far between!

Our menu in the kitchen this week was:
Eggplant Curry
Zucchini Carbonara
Watermelon Salad
Omelette Vegetable Stack

It's been wonderful to hear about some of the students in this group completing their homework challenge of creating a simple 3 course meal at home. The inspiration for this was Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Day which was on the 16th May. We look forward to hearing from more of the students when they complete it. Thanks to all of you for your support.

As always, this program would not be possible without the support of volunteers. It's been wonderful to have you in the kitchen. Our thanks go to Fay, Anne, Tammy, Nathan, Gerard, Julie, Berryl, Donna, Gary, Amber and Leanne. The students love it when someone they have invited to come and help joins us in the kitchen. They are so keen to show you what they can do!

The delicious food prepared by Literacy Group 4

It was all hands on deck for getting this beautiful meal together. The menu consisted of Pumpkin Burgers, a salad of the imagination, Herb Polenta and Bread Rolls.
The Pumpkin Burgers were a hit as was the Herb Polenta! We welcomed Gary, who joined us for the first time in the kitchen. Thank you for your help.

Something new for Wentworth's Kitchen

There is a new display in the dining room and the children love it! The dining tables that were bought with the money given to the program by the P&C have all had a brand new coat of paint are looking like new. The posies created from the flowers and leaves in the garden were done by Mrs Vines' group this week. Mrs Vines shared some of her wonderful tips for flower arranging. Thank you.

It's all about herbs...

 

The garden classes this week have been focusing on the herbs we are growing. The children are creating herb posies that will be given as gifts at this week's Mother's Day Devonshire Tea on Friday. Now that Kitchen and Garden classes are run with Literacy Groups, we discussed the different spelling of Thyme and Time. We labelled all the different mints that grown in the garden and identified the differences of Italian Flat Leaf Parsley and Curly Leaf Parsley. There were lots of herby beautiful smells, some stronger than others. Above are pictures of Rosemary and Russian Tarragon.