I like to KISS in the kitchen but when I ask other people if they like to KISS in the kitchen they all blush and shy away, as long as the Health Department does not find out I think that we should all KISS in the kitchen alot more, it would make preparing dinner and feeding the family alot more enjoyable. KISS - is the acronym for Keep It Simple, Stupid ! and it is a principle that you can apply to almost anything to ensure that you are not overcomplicating a task. Cooking and dinner time should be a enjoyable experience but alot of the time we are rushing around getting everything ready with one eye on the clock and the other stirring mutiply pots and pans. I think everybody should KISS more in the Kitchen and rather than being a stressful experience cooking job it becomes a more relaxed afair and not a chore that we must do 7 days a week, 52 weeks of the year The kitchen at the recent Renwick School Camp at Pine Valley was simply a plearure to work in, there was a army of little helpers willing to jump in and grate carrots, butter bread, stir baked beans and cook toast. We sliced, diced, steamed and roasted vegetable for 40 hungry mouths, tossed salads, wrapped lunchs and rationed tomato sauce out to 30 mls per day otherwise our three litre bottle would simple have not lasted the first day. Raro sachets were licked (one of the small pleasures in life) once they had been emptied into bottles of water and jellys and custards were set and stirred for our special desserts. Happy hands helped to write the menus, serve the meals to the table, seat the guests, clear the crockery and set up the buffets. Dishes were scrubbed and washed and floors swept by all of the kids and they all enjoyed helping out no matter what the job was. Good manners were on display and it was a pleasure to have so many youngins that just had fun in the kitchen and this shone through the entire three days we were on camp. The fact that all of the children shared reponsibilities and duties made the experience one of the best of the year in terms of me cooking in a kitchen, there was no grizzling or sulking (except for me when i found out we had to sleep in the same room with all the little ones) and teamwork and participation was everywhere, not only the in kitchen but also on the waterful walks, adventure playgrounds and outdoor classrooms. Well done to the Renwick School Teachers, Anne Raynor and Michelle Moran, and all of the other parents who helped out on the camp, this is just one of the many reasons that I choose to KISS in the kitchen and proud to have Marlborough as my backyard Renwick School Pine Valley Menu de Jour Canapes of Haricot with salsa (left over baked beans on cucumber) Saussis with tomi fromage (left over Sizzler sausages with tomato and cheese) Main Course Poulet Rosti (Chicken drumsticks roasted) Au Gratin of Gaurdiner (Roasted Vegetables) Pomme chats (Baby Potatoes) Toma toma chopa chopa (Salad of Tomtos) Pois baby (Steamed Peas) Dessert Wobble Wobble with Anglaise and Milka Sorbit (Jelly with Fruit and Icecream) Supper Chocoa au froth (milo) Sweet de jour (homemade baking) |
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I Like to Kiss in the Kitchen.......posted Dec 6, 2011 11:45 PM by Chris Fortune |