Sometimes I walk in the corridors and I can smell beautiful sweet smell of Christmas cookies (Plätzchen). That's when one can't resist and must knock on the door and out of curiousity "check" what's happening. So in the same way I'm about to bake Slovak Christmas cookies with some classes next week - again, great way how to bring one's culture to the pupils.
However, that will not be the first time me cooking at school! The 10th class wanted me to cook some typical Slovak food with them... So out of time and ingredient availability I decided for "harula" - Slovak potato pancakes with cream, cheese and cucumber :)
My students had to do everything from peeling the potatoes, through grating them, adding all the ingredients, cutting onions, to frying in the pan. And then cleaning the place and washing the dishes. And of course, eating the food :)
I consider this subject amazing. Not only many of the children learn basic cooking tricks, but also many of them learn, there actually IS real cooking. And finaly they have to clean everything, so I think it's just great learning for life!
BTW, this is a great opportunity for those who just aren't that great with other subject. I had there one boy, who's terrible at maths, languages and so, but he loves cookery classes and he was cutting onion like a wizard!
Yep, I'm looking forward to the next week and baking with the 8th class!
