The Senior Secondary students worked hard this year to fulfil all criteria in their Essential Cooking course. They have overcome challenges, supported each other, mastered some great knife skills and tasted new foods.

As their final assessment pieces, they produced some creative and wholesome meals. To complete their budgeting unit, students designed, shopped for and cooked a meal within a budget of $20.00, which was to be both nutritious and delicious.

Fruit salad, omelette, pasta, salmon & veggies, burritos, and a fruit smoothie, all came in under budget and presented a taste bud adventure for all.

Always ready to upskill, they made pasta from scratch. Using spinach from the school garden; creating spinach and feta ravioli. Students learned that making ravioli requires patience as it is a slow and meticulous process - the dough needs to be smooth, rolled out thin, with enough filling to taste the flavours but not too much for it to ooze out while boiling.

A great culinary journey had by all.

Yvonne Albers

Teacher