Kitchen Garden News from T10

Garden report

Last garden session the Cool Carrots moved our tadpoles to their new home. They hoped for the best and used nets to try and scoop them out of a box because they were getting too big for the box.

We also have a bathtub full of fish in the centre of the garden. They look very happy. The frog pond is starting to get a bit crowded as all the tadpoles are nearly big enough to be frogs!

At the moment we are growing cucumber, lettuce, beetroot, capsicums, beans, peas and figs. We need to grow a lot of lettuce to use for cooking.

Feedback from students was:

Sidney E. said:  ” I like garden because you get to help nature.’’

Lilly L. said:  “I like garden because you get to go outdoors.’’

Written by Finn C. (T10 journalist)

Kitchen Report

Last Thursday T10 made Potato Torte.

For the pastry the ingredients were: 200 grams of plain flour, half a teaspoon of salt, 1 and a half tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and half a cup of cold water.

The filling was:15 silver beet leaves, 2 teaspoons of salt, 2 potatoes or sweet potatoes, half a onion, 150 grams of mozzarella, a handful of parsley, 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, freshly ground black pepper and 1 egg.

The equipment T10 used was: metric scales, food processor, bowls: 1 small, 2 medium and 2 large, tea towels, chopping board, knives: 1 small 1 medium and 1 large, a salad spinner, a vegetable peeler, medium saucepan, grater, skewer, a colander, wooden spoon, pastry brush, 1 pizza tray, a rolling pin, tablespoons and a fork.

The difficulty level was Easy.  It is a Summer/Autumn dish and it serves 6 at home or 30 at school.

When our group were stretching out the pastry we panicked because as we stretched it right out, it shrank back in! This is because the gluten acts like an elastic band so when you stretch it out – of course it springs back in! Luckily there was a spare pastry so we could still make our torte!

Charlie.L said: I liked to harvest and tear the lettuce from the MRPS kitchen garden.

Sidney.E said:  I liked the torte because it was salty.

Written by Sidney E. (T10 journalist)

Here is a video clip made by Finn showing an overview of their Kitchen/Garden experience.  

Good job, Finn!

Written and photos by journalists Finn and Sidney; Posted by D. Veary