Kitchen Garden Program
Aspendale Garden’s curriculum ensures our students acquire skills that will serve them now and for years to come. This year Years 2, 3 4 & 5 students will participate in our Stephanie Alexander Kitchen and Garden Program. Our kitchen and qualified garden specialists provide an outstanding cooking and gardening program and our students love it!
The students spend time in the garden planting, maintaining and harvesting the fruits of their labour, and spend time in the kitchen cooking cuisines from countries around the world whilst gaining insight into different cultures. Table etiquette, developing their palate and honing their dining conversational skills are also part of this brilliant program.
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Menus are based on the seasonal vegetables grown in our organic garden. Students from all year levels enjoy, and are encouraged to help or just spend time in our huge vegetable garden during lunch time.
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Our garden has recently been enhanced by the addition of a breeding aviary for endangered Australian birds which is a huge hit with the students. Students assist in feeding and caring for our birds.
2024 Term 3 Recipes from the Kitchen
Baked Thai Spring Rolls Broccoli & Corn Frittata Butter Cookies Carrot Yogurt Dip with Pita Chips Choc Chip Cookies Garlic Parmesan Roasted Broccoli Green Salad Lemon, Olive Oil & Rhubarb Crumble Cake Lemon, Rocket & Peas Risotto Mexican Chopped Salad Mexican Cinnamon Cookies Orange & Fennel Salad Roasted Vegetables with Apple Salad with Lemon Herb Dressing Steamed Rice Sticky Date Pudding Sweet Potato Scones Thai Salad with Sweet Chilli Dressing Thai Vegetable Curry Tortillas Vegetable Patties Vegetable Soup
2024 Term 2 Recipes from the Kitchen
Apple & Lettuce Coleslaw Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Cake Apricot Crumble Bars Apricot Spice Cake Broccoli & Corn Frittata Brown Rice with Pumpkin & Kale Carrot Yogurt Dip with Pita Chips Cheesy Herb Pizza Cheesy Toast with Kale Chinese Chive Pancakes Chinese Style Roasted Vegetables Coconut Cookies Green Salad Mixed Bean & Sweet Potato Salad Potato Tartlets Pumpkin & Apple Soup Pumpkin Macaroni & Cheese Sticky Date Pudding Sweet Potato Scones Vegetable Fried Noodles
2024 Term 1 Recipes from the Kitchen
ANZAC Biscuits Apple & Rhubarb Empanadas Apple, Corn & Zucchini Salad Apricot Yogurt Cake
Basil Pasta with Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce Carrot, Corn & Cucumber Salad Celery, Cucumber & Apple Salad Cheese & Herb Twists Chocolate Apple Cake Corn & Basil Slice Couscous with Carrots
Herb & Garlic Bread Herb Butter Bath Scones Hot Cross Buns Lentil Salad Marinated Carrots
Spanish Potato Tortilla Tomato Rosemary Scones Vegetable Paella Vegetable Pot Pie
2023 Term 4 Recipes from the Kitchen
Apple Cake (Year 2) Baked Thai Spring Rolls Broccoli Pinwheels Cheesy Carrot Toasties (Year 2)
Cinnamon Rhubarb Cake Coconut Cookies Coleslaw Creamy Broccoli Rice (Year 2) Lettuce & Carrot Salad Maple Roasted Daikon & Carrot Raspberry Jam Coconut Slice Thai Salad with Sweet Chilli Dressing Thai Stir Fried Soy Sauce Noodles Tomato Bok Choy Rice