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  1. #2441
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    As far as kids are concerned, I think there are huge opportunities being missed in education too.

    If we are so concerned with equipping our kids for survival in the modern world, how come so few of them understand the rudiments of how to prepare and cook the basics?

    It would at least begin to address the problem of parents not being able to pass on the skills (either through time constraints or lack of knowledge themselves), and would equip the kids for later life (college or work or whatever) in a way that would be more affordable and sustainable.

    I would suggest less emphasis on Food and Technology (eco-friendly burger box design and fast-food outlet workflow ) and more emphasis on how to make a loaf of bread and cook vegetables.

    No doubt there'll be some 'Health & Safety' reason why it isn't achievable but that's another soapbox for another time.

    I remember a few years back going into a nursery and making bread rolls with a bunch of pre-school kids. They all loved making the dough at the beginning of the day, checking how their rolls were proving, then waiting for them to come out of the oven. They all went home with a big smile on their faces having made their very own bread to take home with them. Surely that's one way to get kids engaged with real food?

    Tony
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  2. #2442
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    Agree Tony.

    Making pork and onions with herbs and spices




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    Chilli tonight, I think.
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    Bugger. No red kidney beans in the cupboard and the sour cream in the back of the fridge is an interesting shade of green.

    Plan B then - spag bol!
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  5. #2445
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    Lunch today:

    Starter
    Pour Madame: Tiger Prawns with a Hollandaise sauce
    Pour Monsieur: Chicken liver paté with Melba toast

    Entree
    Pour Elle: Grilled Salmon fillet (yes - she's a bit of an icthyophage), with plain boiled potatoes and green beans
    Pour Moi: Penne pasta with a tomato, avocado and basil sauce.

    Dessert
    Chocolate fudge cake

    Pint of Peroni Nastro Azzurro.
    Barry

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    Quote Originally Posted by mightymonoped View Post
    As far as kids are concerned, I think there are huge opportunities being missed in education too.

    If we are so concerned with equipping our kids for survival in the modern world, how come so few of them understand the rudiments of how to prepare and cook the basics?

    It would at least begin to address the problem of parents not being able to pass on the skills (either through time constraints or lack of knowledge themselves), and would equip the kids for later life (college or work or whatever) in a way that would be more affordable and sustainable.

    I would suggest less emphasis on Food and Technology (eco-friendly burger box design and fast-food outlet workflow ) and more emphasis on how to make a loaf of bread and cook vegetables.

    No doubt there'll be some 'Health & Safety' reason why it isn't achievable but that's another soapbox for another time.

    I remember a few years back going into a nursery and making bread rolls with a bunch of pre-school kids. They all loved making the dough at the beginning of the day, checking how their rolls were proving, then waiting for them to come out of the oven. They all went home with a big smile on their faces having made their very own bread to take home with them. Surely that's one way to get kids engaged with real food?

    Tony
    Well said Tony, it's also sowing the seeds for potential career paths in the future, something other than staring at a screen. I've recently started baking my own bread and I find it very satisfying to create a good loaf with no additives or preservatives and that tastes so different to shop bought. Encouraging children to learn the basics of cookery can only be a good thing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    Lunch today:

    Starter
    Pour Madame: Tiger Prawns with a Hollandaise sauce
    Pour Monsieur: Chicken liver paté with Melba toast

    Entree
    Pour Elle: Grilled Salmon fillet (yes - she's a bit of an icthyophage), with plain boiled potatoes and green beans
    Pour Moi: Penne pasta with a tomato, avocado and basil sauce.

    Dessert
    Chocolate fudge cake

    Pint of Peroni Nastro Azzurro.
    Nice one... Were you at that nice little restaurant you usually go to?

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  8. #2448
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    ham and goats cheese sarnie on multi seed bread. 1 round.
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

  9. #2449
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    Cold roast beef and red onion sarnies,yummy yummy yummy yumnone for Henry as onions aren't good for doggys
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  10. #2450
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    Dinner the other night.

    Pork fillet new potatoes and veg

    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

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