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Well it's been another week of remote teaching using Zoom to see the kids at school.
This week I did two cooking lessons, one with Year 9 and the other one with the Year 10 boys. Both classes made a pasta dish. The boys love cooking and it is amazing to see how organised they are in their own kitchens at home. On the Zoom screen they can see each other as well and the students who finish early can eat and watch the show.
This week I have been also inspired to cook. I have learnt how to cook in the last few weeks ham and pea soup for my dad who tasted it at my school's Open Day last year. I wanted to make something nice for him to eat. I had never bought a ham hock before in my life, however, the recipe called for one and I just bought one from the butcher shop. The slow cooker works wonders. It cooks overnight and the smell of soup wafting through the morning while I waken, is life again. It beckons to say "eat me" but not in the Alice in Wonderland story where some strange things happen. No, the soup is a testament to being alive and being able to carry on and help another person appreciate being alive with memories of a time past where you could go and buy soup in a crowd of people.
Yes, this week I have been inspired to cook and I made Jamie Oliver's ratatouille rustic style with aubergines and courgettes but we call them egg plant and zucchini. I've also made Luke Nyguen's auntie's steamed fish recipe for Lunar New Year. Fish he said is a symbol of wealth. I am fortunate to be a teacher in the pandemic.
This week I did two cooking lessons, one with Year 9 and the other one with the Year 10 boys. Both classes made a pasta dish. The boys love cooking and it is amazing to see how organised they are in their own kitchens at home. On the Zoom screen they can see each other as well and the students who finish early can eat and watch the show.
This week I have been also inspired to cook. I have learnt how to cook in the last few weeks ham and pea soup for my dad who tasted it at my school's Open Day last year. I wanted to make something nice for him to eat. I had never bought a ham hock before in my life, however, the recipe called for one and I just bought one from the butcher shop. The slow cooker works wonders. It cooks overnight and the smell of soup wafting through the morning while I waken, is life again. It beckons to say "eat me" but not in the Alice in Wonderland story where some strange things happen. No, the soup is a testament to being alive and being able to carry on and help another person appreciate being alive with memories of a time past where you could go and buy soup in a crowd of people.
Yes, this week I have been inspired to cook and I made Jamie Oliver's ratatouille rustic style with aubergines and courgettes but we call them egg plant and zucchini. I've also made Luke Nyguen's auntie's steamed fish recipe for Lunar New Year. Fish he said is a symbol of wealth. I am fortunate to be a teacher in the pandemic.