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| Fun With Food
by Jan Jennrich 03-26-03 I welcome Spring with open arms, joyful at the end of dreary grey days and the less-than-thrilling Winter we have endured in Southwest Washington, without a single, solitary flake of snow. I also look with anticipation to the end of the school year, not because we stop learning completely over the summer, but because the pressure will be off. Most of the homeschool moms I know suffer from at least a little bit of burnout at this time of year. It's at this time that I try to find ways to homeschool that inspire not only my children, but myself. My daughter and I recently enjoyed an all day class at the local culinary school. Taught by student chefs, the class excited and educated us as we crafted polenta with red and green peppers, grilled pear salad with goat cheese croutons, and chocolate volcano cake (which dribbled it's interior along with a luscious raspberry sauce). If this sounds good to you, consider looking into classes and schools in your own area for learning opportunities. In the meantime, I hope you will have some fun learning about food with the book suggestions and web links below. Happy Cooking! Book Resources The Multicultural Cookbook for Students by Carole Lisa Albyn
and Lois Sinaiko Webb. Cooking Up World History: Multicultural Recipes and Resources
by Patricia C. Marden and Suzanne I. Barchers. Gifts to Make and Eat: A "Kids Can Do it" book by
Elizabeth Macleod. Web Resources: Fun With Food Online A bunch of neat recipes for kids: The National Pork Council runs the Pork4Kids.com site which
offers a cute and fast food pyramid puzzle for the little kids, a
slightly goofy but educational cartoon about food groups, a chance to
make a cyber sandwich, send a piggy postcard, and more. Those interested
in pigs will enjoy the 'visit' with a farm boy who is raising a pig for
4-H and tour of a hog farm. My favorite activity was the Count the
Hidden Piglets Game. Click on the piggies and they go to nurse from
their mommy. You will also find links to teacher lesson plans on this
page. dole5aday.com (from the Dole fruit folks) offers a cute site
with lots for kids including online coloring, songs reminding kids of
the importance of eating five fruits or veggies every day, and more.
Teacher ideas & printables too! You need or can download Flash 6 to
do the kid activities on this site, but not to access the teaching
helps. MooMilk.com is a fun site full of education and fun relating
to the production and nutrition of milk. Look for a short and sweet
virtual tour of milk production and other activities. Kids will enjoy
entering their picture caption contest every two months. Morris County Library's Food Timeline: "Ever wonder what
the Vikings ate when they set off to explore the new world? How Thomas
Jefferson made his ice cream? What the pioneers cooked along the Oregon
Trail? Who invented the potato chip...and why? Food is the fun part of
social studies!" While you may not think so at first glance, this
site is really incredible, featuring loads of links for studying foods
along with history. This will be a resource we go to over and over! Hershey's Sundae Best: Hershey's brings you 30 different ways
to make an ice cream sundae,10 ways to make a milkshake and more! How
does Chocolate-Maple Breakfast Syrup sound? Click on the picture to get
the recipe. If you have or download Shockwave, you'll also find fun
games and activities. If not, the yummy pictures and recipes still make
this site worth the visit. Jan ©Copyright 2003-2004 Janienne Jennrich All Rights Reserved |