Chefs Move to Schools - Cooking Club November 2011
Back from vacation and back to normal. Cooking club this afternoon! I usually spend a little more time on prep than I did this time. The week went by quickly, I worked on a menu a couple days ago, but today I had groceries to buy, copies to make, equipment to pack and get to school.
The buses start coming around 3:15 and it's a good idea to get into the parking lot before the buses all arrive. It's also good to be safely in the science room before the bell rings for dismissal of 1100 students at 4:05.
We vote in the club and decide what sounds good for each meeting. Last month the majority of students thought Asian sounded good. We had 20 students today, 3 teacher helpers, 1 mom helper and the science teacher (it's his room).
We made chicken bundles, a vegetarian pasta dish and three kinds of roll ups - shrimp, chicken and tempeh. Everyone could eat something.
This is the fastest hour ever. I arrive, the kids arrive, Maria takes attendance, we cook and eat. This seems to take seconds but a look at the clock shows it's been an hour.
I have so much fun and love to hear "Let's put the shrimp on the blue tray, the tempeh on the green and the chicken on the pink." and "I'm not sure what I like better, shrimp or tempeh".
"I don't like carrots, but I'll try the pasta salad", "Can I take pasta salad home, I don't want it to be left".
We have fun, we learn, we taste new things. What could be better?
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