More Family Recipes

Peppermint Hot Chocolate

By Sarah Niven

Peppermint Hot Chocolate is one of my favourite treats during the holidays.  Made with real semi-sweet chocolate chips and a dash of peppermint, this makes the perfect treat for Christmas morning.  Mum usually makes a go-to-batch on the night we drive to look at Christmas lights.

Peppermint Hot Chocolate (Serves 4)

2 cups of milk

2 cups of heavy cream

1 to 1 1/2 cups of semi sweet chocolate chips

1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon of peppermint extract

Whipped cream

Crushed candy cane

Directions:

1. Measure chocolate chips into a large heatproof bowl.
2.   Heat milk and cream over medium heat until hot, but not boiling.
3.   Stir occasionally while heating.
4.   Once hot, pour mixture into bowl over chocolate chip.
5.   Add vanilla and peppermint extract.
6.   Whisk until chocolate chips are completely melted.
7.   Serve with whipped cream and crushed candy cane sprinkled on top.

Recipe Note:  For richest chocolate flavor use 1 1/2 cups of chocolate chips. I prefer the recipe made with just one cup of chocolate chips.

Backstory:

It was Christmas day, my favourite time of the year.  I woke up early and looked outside not the Christmas day I was hoping for I thought.  I was hoping that it was going to be sunny not freezing cold!  “Oh well”, I muttered as I went to get breakfast.  Suddenly I had an idea.  I got the hot chocolate container and started making a hot chocolate but I stopped in the middle of it.  I saw the bottle that had the pepper extract in it  and decided to put it away as well as the hot cocoa container.  I couldn’t hold it all and the pepper extract spilled right into mum’s cup.  It was only a drop but I grabbed it before it became more than one.  After everything was cleaned up one at a time, I put all the ingredients away then I added cream and ( I don't know why) crushed up candy canes and took it to mum. “It’s really good!” mum says and passes it on to daddy “ tastes like peppermint!” he said and asked for one.  I hopped happily to a kitchen and got everything for my peppermint hot chocolate.

Lemon Sour Cream Cake

By Bradley Vincent

Lemon is Dad’s favourite flavour and it is very east to make this cake so we make it all the time.

Ingredients

125g softened butter

2 teaspoons grated lemon rind

1 cup sugar

3 eggs

1 cup flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ cup of sour cream

Icing sugar

Directions

1. Place butter, lemon rind, sugar and eggs together in food processor.
2. Mix until thoroughly combined.  Sift flour and baking powder and add to first mixture and sour cream.
3. Blend until well combined.
4. Pour into a lined 20cm round cake tin.
5. Back at 160 degrees for 45 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched.
6. Leave in tin for 5-10 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack.
7. When cold dust with icing sugar

Bacon and Cheese Quiche

By Harlan Roudon

Ingredients:

1 cup of milk

1 Refrigerated pie crust, softened

4 eggs beaten

¼ teaspoon of sugar

¼ teaspoon of pepper

8 slices of bac

¼ Shredded cheese

Chopped onion

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350*F. Place pie crust in 9-inch plate as directed on box for One-Crust filled pie.
2. In a medium bowl, mix half and half, egg, sugar and pepper; set aside. Layer bacon, Cheeses and onion in crust-lined plate. Pour egg mixture over top.
3. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or when you put a knife through the centre in comes out clean. Let it cool for 5 minutes.
4. Cut into wedges

Backstory:

My Nana and Mum could not find the recipe so this is a brief recipe. She used to bake it for my Mum and Uncles/Aunties.  My Mum now bakes it for my brother and I. My Nana used to love baking quiche and when she came home late or something she could just bake quiche. We mostly have this dish on a cold winter day to keep our family warm.  It will be held down by generations and generations.

Nachos

By Aaron Daysh

Ingredients:

500 g Lean Lamb or Beef mince

420 g can Wattie's Chili Beans Mild

400 g can Wattie's Mexican Style Tomatoes

Nacho Cheese Corn Chips

1 handful Grated Cheese

½ cup Lite Sour Cream (optional)

1 Tbsp Chopped Chives or Spring Onions (optional)

Method:

1. In a non-stick pan, heat a dash of oil and brown mince in batches.
2. Return mince to the pan, add Wattie’s Chili Beans Mild and Wattie’s Mexican Style Tomatoes to the mince. 
3. Simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Place corn chips into individual bowls, spoon over nacho mince. Sprinkle the cheese on top. Place under a hot grill to melt.
5. Top with sour cream and chopped chives if you wish. Serve with a salsa or fresh green salad.

Backstory:

When I was younger, on a cold day in winter it was so yummy to come home and have nachos for dinner.  I recommend you try this recipe as it is a good one!

Sustainability with Clothing

Sustainability

By Bailey Ogle

My film for being ‘Sustainable for Tomorrow” was focused on recycling old school uniforms.  I was interested in choosing this topic as I understood that the world is running out of space for landfill and one of the biggest issues is how often people throw away useful items that can be recycled or reused.

I wanted to ‘make a BIG difference’ in my own school, therefore I looked at what could be done with our ‘old’ Stanley Avenue School sports uniforms.  One idea that was very good, was giving our old sport uniforms away to be used by anyone who would appreciate them.  At Stanley Avenue School we have been ‘lucky’ to receive up-dated sport uniforms.  Rather than just putting them away in storage, our school had a very good idea on how they could be useful etc.  

The photos that are shown, have come from a school in Fiji.  You will see that our Stanley Avenue School old sports uniforms have been sent from our school to theirs and the Fijian students have been very happy to receive and be ‘wearing’ these sport uniforms.

After doing my film, I have come to realise that we are ‘very fortunate’ to live in a wealthy country like New Zealand.  We have plenty of food, clean water and a roof over our heads.  It has made me more grateful for my Mum than I could ever be, as she is able to provide myself and my siblings with money and food etc.  I have learnt that being ‘more sustainable’ can change the world, just by making a donation or caring more about our environment.

     

Term 2: Weeks 4 - 8

Sustainability

Over the past few weeks Room 1 has been looking at 'Sustainability for the Future'. Here are some of our students and what they think about Sustainability.

What is Sustainability?

By Madison Given

Sustainability has helped me understand the consequences that we will have to face if we don't take care of our environment, respect all our items and most importantly our safe, healthy water.

Sustainability has also made me think of the earth in a different way, for example, our earth can lead to danger just by littering and not caring for things. 

Sustainability is a huge part of all of our lives.  If we don't grow our own crops and vegetables than we could go very low on clean and healthy products.  I am always making sure I am being sustainable, but not just myself but everyone around me. 

In my animation film for ‘Sustainability for Tomorrow', I covered the following questions:

How to be more sustainable as a child? How to recycle? How to live sustainably?

I think it is going to teach kids and adults to be more aware about this situation.

The three camera shots\angles I used were: 

Long shot, mid shot and level angle.  I also used a low angle a few times in my video/slide show.

My Understanding Of Sustainability Is...

By Caleb Stockley

It is about the environment and caring about things because if you don't, you can cause things like global warming and there are much more other things that are not being sustainable like gas, smoke, factories.  A lot of these things are not sustainable and there's many more things that are not sustainable as well.  

There are different types of pollution like: air pollution, water pollution, gas pollution.  These types of pollutions affect the environment badly, but there are things we can do to stop it. People have already invented electric cars and they don’t run on fuel, which means that it won't cause air pollution.  This is one good way of being sustainable.

For water pollution, we need to stop littering in the ocean.  Then there won’t be rubbish floating in the ocean and that could help stop the water pollution.  I understand that there are  a lot of things we can do to stop polluting but no matter how hard people try to stop other people littering they don’t seem to listen and keep on doing it.  Every day, it just seems to gets worse and worse.  A lot of factories are also making a lot of smoke and this air pollution makes a lot of  people feel very unwell.

Water pollution is killing a lot of fish and I understand that some things that get chucked in the water can take up to 200 years to disintegrate which is really bad.  Land pollution is another grave concern, as all the landfills have become really bad for the environment.  With all the sewage, the sewers are normally tipped into the ocean which is also causing water pollution.  This is my understanding of sustainability and how we need to be more sustainable particularly with our environment.

The Definition of Sustainability Is ...

By Chloe Keene

Sustainability is the ability to maintain a level to keep forests and wildlife living for a long time or even forever!  

Sustainability means putting things in the rubbish.  No littering, recycling, walking or biking to school or work and trying to maintain from polluting your city.  For example Zabol, Iran is so polluted that children play in clouds of dust that can damage their lungs in around an hour and may lead to death.  Another fact is, that the dirtiest city is Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The airport itself was voted most dirtiest in the world. It also had unhelpful staff, broken air conditioning vents, lack of seating compared to anywhere else. The people living at Port Harcourt are also considered to be at serious health risk because the waste disposal is contaminating Nigeria’s rivers.  

In New Zealand, we are lucky that we have fresh green grass that is sweet. We also have good skies and don’t have much pollution like China or Zabol in Iran.  That is why we should look after our country and not pollute or trash our community. It also helps to keep clean because it will help with any body odour that lurks around.

What Sustainability Means To Me….

Written by Jasmine Vong 

Sustainability means using resources without the resources running out.  People need a better environment, this means green spaces, play areas, no litter, nice gardens, decent homes, less noise and less pollution.  People also need a better economy.  This means jobs, reasonable prices, cheaper heat and light.  Lastly, people need better social conditions.  This means good leisure facilities, lots of community groups offering sports and arts.  The global textile industry uses over 99 billion gallons of water each year and 145.5 million tonnes of coal.  The clothing industry is the second largest polluter in the world, the first being oil.

Sustainability
By Upokoina George.

To me, sustainability means to try keep and respect the environment.

It's about not littering and keeping our nature clean so we don't kill our native environment.

In our film:

We did a film about ‘not littering and trying to care for our land.  We had 3 actors and 1 cameraman.

We should not be littering so we don't kill animals.  A lot of animals eat litter and they can get very sick and maybe die.  The same is with humans.  At Stanley Avenue School, we all need to try and care for our school environment and this can continue across the world.

 

Camera angles and shots used:

                                    High angles/

                                    Low angles/

                                      Mid shot/

                                    Close shot/

Thanks for reading.

 Post by Jonathan Voss

Keyhole Art

Maori

Learning Maori (By Coby McLauren)

We go to Kapa Haka to learn waiata and haka.

It helps to learn Te Reo Maori so you are able to communicate. Room 1 has learnt their mihimhi to be able to connect with their ancestors. Here is my mihimihi and a few of my class mates. You can get so much out of learning another language and culture.
You just need to be open-minded to learning new things.

He muka o te taura whiri
Ko Te Aroha te Maunga
Ko Waihou te Awa
Ko Hauraki te Whenua
Ko Mōkena te Ngāwhā

Tuturu Whakamaua kia tina – Tina! Haumi e! Hui e! Taiki e!

Ko Lance taku Papa

Ko Sam taku Mama

Ko Coby ahau

Tekau me rua oku tua

Ko au te mea tuatahi

Ko Luie raua Ko Blake taku tungane

Kei Clarke Avenue taku kainga

Ko Stanley Avenue take kura

Ko Laine, Ko Troy raua Ko Dante nga hoa

Kei te purei basketball me soccer au
Atetahi ra, kei te mahi au ki Marine

Tena koutou, Tena koutou, Tena koutou katoa

 - Na Coby McLaren

Ko Al taku Papa

Ko Stacey taku Mama

Ko Ben ahau

Tekau ma rua oku tau

Ko au te mea tuatahi

Ko Amy taku tuahine

Kei Morrisville taku kainga

Ko Stanley Avenue taku kura

Ko Kalim, Ko Dante, raua Ko Noah nga hoa

Atetahi ra kei te mahi au ki Electrician

Tena koutou, Tena koutou,
Tena koutou katoa  

- Na Ben Hay

Ko Edric taku Papa  

Ko Alisha taku Mama  

Ko Isaiah ahau

Tekau ma rua oku tau  

Ko au te mea tuatahi

Ko Chastity raua Ko Leah taku tuahine  

Ko Judah taku tungane

Kei Te Aroha taku kainga

Ko Stanley Avenue taku kura   

Ko Jarik, ko Jono raua Ko Kurtis nga hoa  

Tena koutou, Tena koutou,
Tena koutou katoa

- Na Isaiah Kapa

Ko Kyle raua Ko Ryan aku papa

Ko Rochelle taku mama

Ko Kalim ahau

Tekau ma rua aku tau

Ko au te mea tuatahi

Ko Riley ratou, Ko Amber, Ko Olivia aku tuahine

 Kei Te Aroha taku kainga

Ko Stanley Avenue taku kura

Ko Ben, Ko Troy, Ko Noah, Ko Dante raua Ko Caleb nga hoa

Atetahi ra, Kei te mahi au ki Youtuber

Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa

- Na Kalim Thomson

Family Recipes

BELOVED FAMILY RECIPES …

Learning Intention:   

Students are to think of a family recipe with a backstory and then write and essay around that dish.

Students will share tales of beloved dishes, the mere thought of which can make mouths water (e.g. “As the steam from the macaroni rose, the smell seemed as if it had fallen from heaven,” writes Mark St. John Pete about his grandmother's macaroni and cheese, eaten around a full table in Washington, D.C.).

Others may focus on less, uh, beloved foods (e.g. “I think tamales do not rot because they can be in a fridge for weeks and look the same,” says Rolando Fuentes, who lost his taste for the bundled packages of corn masa, from his mother's native El Salvador, as a result of what you might call overexposure.).

Ideally, we would like to publish recipes and their accompanying stories that result in a cookbook of global cuisine with a heartfelt touch, revealing that storytelling may be the most important step in any recipe.

Writing these food-focused stories will help students become better writers, but it will also allow for them to delve into their identities and hone their reporting skills with their families, reinforcing important connections.

In order to fill holes in their narratives, many students may need to reach out to older family members for more information. 

When students don’t know a detail or an ingredient, they will need to ask. (e.g.”Talk to your dad about it.”  And they'd say, “Well I did talk to my dad. We had a conversation, and he told me all this stuff. I had no idea.”).

Kaesekuchen

(German Cheesecake)

By Amber Wotherspoon

   Dough:                                  Preparation:                   

• 330g Flour                                  Get a bowl and put all the ingredients for
• 130g Sugar                         the dough.  Mix well until all ingredients are
• 100g Butter                                combine.  Then roll it in one big ball and set
• 2 large Eggs                          it aside.  To make the filling for the cheesecake
• 2 Tsp Custard powder    get one big bowl and add all ingredients and mix
• 1 ½ tsp Baking powder               well with a spoon and set that aside.  Then

                                                    get a 28 cm baking tin and roll the dough out

     Filling:                        and place it in the tin which should cover the

• 1 kg low fat Quark             bottom and sides of the baking tin. Before placing
• 300g Sugar                             the dough in the tin, remember to add some
• 3 Tsp Custard Powder                    oil spray so it can come out easily.
• 100ml Oil                       After putting the dough in the tin add the filling and
• 600ml Milk                             place in the oven for 35min and at 180C on
• 4 Eggs                                                                   fan bake.
• 1 tsp Zest                              TIP:  This is a great cake to have with coffee and

                                                                      It is very traditional.

Family story:

The reason why this is such a great family recipe is because when my mum would have her birthday she would have a big KaeseKuchen and share it with the whole family.  On hard working days, she would also come back home to have a slice of cake and a coffee.  Another reason why it is a family recipe is because in the weekend, our family would come over to have a talk with some coffee and cake and have time to see each other.

                                       

Omelette Recipe

By Coby-Jay McLaren

1. Beat egg yolks and water together until pale yellow.

2. Beat egg whites until they form soft peaks,

           and fold in yolk mixture.

3. Season with salt and pepper. Heat butter,
4. margarine or oil in a small omelette pan

           (26cm is ideal).

5. Pour in the egg mixture and cook until it is golden-brown underneath.

6. Then place pan under a preheated hot grill and cook for a few minutes until golden-brown on top.

7. Remove then sprinkle ham and cheese onto half the omelette and fold over other half and slide out of the pan onto a warm plate.

 

8. Serve immediately

Sian's Homemade Pizza Recipe
By  Summer Hannah

What you will need:

1 teaspoon of yeast 3 cups of flour

½ teaspoon of sugar    1 tablespoon of olive oil

300 ml of warm water 1 teaspoon of salt

Step 1 -

Mix the yeast, sugar and water together in a bowl.  Leave in a warm place for 10 minutes until frothy.

Step 2 -

Mix the salt and the flour together in a large bow.  Add the yeast mixture and oil. Mix until ingredients form a soft ball.  Sprinkle flour onto a clean, dry work surface. Knead the dough for 5 minutes until smooth and stretchy.

Step 3 -

Lightly oil a large bowl.  Sit the dough in the bowl and cover with a clean tea towel.

Stand in a warm place until dough doubles in size, this will take about 4 or 5 minutes.

Step 4 -

Lightly grease an oven tray.  Preheat the oven to 220 c.

Step 5 -

Push your fist into the middle of the dough.  Place on a lightly floured surface and knead for 1 minute.

Step 6 -

Roll the dough into a 30-cm- diameter circle to make one thick crust pizza.  For thin-crust pizzas, divide the dough in half.  Roll out each piece to a thickness of about 3 mm.

Step 7 -

Cover the pizza base lightly, to within 1 cm of the edge of the dough, with prepared tomato sauce {you can buy pizza sauce from your local supermarkets}.  Top with any of the combinations.  Bake for 15 minutes until golden.

No Bake Hay Hay Slice

By Ben Hay

Ingredients

2 tbs Cocoa

1 cup of Choc Chips

100g Butter

1 block Whittaker's Milk Chocolate

395g Condensed Milk

1 packet Malteser / Crunchie bar

In a pot, mix butter, choc chips and condensed milk.  Heat gently till smooth and combine and cool.

Crush Biscuits and Add cocoa, Malteser (crunchie bar chopped).

Add 1 to 2

Mix and put in bakery paper in tin. Set in fridge full cold.

Melt choc and pour on top.

Set in fridge

photo by Isaiah Kapa