Another excellent day yesterday with our talented Volunteers holding cooking class for the children. The order for the day was Rotee, South American style.

The kids did have work hour in the garden first thing , so Natalie and Ip got started in the kitchen with Nu watching, whilst the rest of the crew were outside digging soil for new vegetable plots.

However, after some sterling effort with the shovels, the work hour was shortened and everyone joined the girls in the kitchen.

Natalie and Ip were great “Teachers” and really got all the kids involved.

It was fantastic to see the children all watching attentively and taking their turns kneading the dough, rolling the Rotees and then folding them and placing them on the tray ready for rising.

Once all the Rotees were prepared the children also helped out with preparing the vegetables for the planned Indian styled stew that was to accompany the Rotees on the dinner table.

The whole exercise was very popular and the kids had great fun and we now have an additon to our menu that I feel sure may become a regular thing.

Great job Nat and Ip.

After the work was relax and play games time.

In the afternoon the girls accompanied myself and Bpaa Zang taking Nu to the hospital, where, after a long wait, we got the good news that her arm is fine and her plaster was removed.

With such a long time at the hospital dinner was a little late as the girls needed to cook the stew when we got back late afternoon.

For me it was well worth the wait. We aren’t too sure how the kids felt about it, it is notoriously difficult to get them to try and enjoy something new, especially when it is not accompanied by rice. That said all plates were cleared.

What was most definitely popular was the sweet ,Rotees with strawberry jam that the kids had for breakfast this morning.