Our Primary Years Italian co-curricular activity, Cucina Italiana (Italian Kitchen), commenced last term, with an impressive 101 students expressing interest in joining the weekly lunchtime cooking sessions.
The 15 students selected from Years 3, 4 and 5 have begun learning how to prepare some traditional Italian cuisine from scratch. They are gaining knowledge of some basic cooking methods to create delicious Italian food, using only a few simple ingredients.
We have already made pizza dough and salsa Napoletana and look forward to the challenge of creating pasta and gelato in the coming weeks. The comments the students have provided below indicate they are truly enjoying these experiences!
“So far I’m absolutely loving Cucina Italiana. The food there is to die for! I’m enjoying making the food and learning from Mrs Donato. I can’t wait to do it some more! I’m really surprised that we make everything from scratch, and how much fun I’m having!” Alessia
“I really like Cucina Italiana. I feel equal with everybody and I really like how we get so involved and do it all ourselves.” Claire
“What I love about Cucina Italiana is that I get involved and interested in the cooking. I feel extremely excited to learn more.” Evangeline
“I love being in the cooking classes because I love cooking.” Olivia
“I really enjoyed making pizza in Cucina Italiana and being able to work with each other to make our own pizza. I especially liked that we got to make the dough and sauce ourselves.” Jasmine
“I love cooking because we get messy and it occupies me. We get to cook and then eat the yummy food later.” Nicole
“I like the idea of cooking because it is fun. I am excited about tasting the pizza when it is done because it will be fun tasting what I have made. My rating is 10/10 !” Kira
“I love Cucina Italiana because you get to make your own food and I think that it’s a good idea.” Lucia
“I like how we can get involved and have fun at the same time.” Micaela
“It’s fun and I get to cook with my friends. I am filled with joy and happiness to be a part of it.” Sienna
“I like that it is homemade food. I feel good about it.” Gabriella
“I like pizza and I love cooking it because I can put any topping on it.” Cassandra
“I like cooking all the foods that we’re making. When I’m cooking, I feel happy.” Olivia
