Sophia our nearly 10 year granddaughter rang to ask if she could interview me for her ‘Rich Task’ homework. “Is Life Easier for Children today than in The Olden Days”?
This was related to chores. Now bring the rather spoilt youngest child of older parents (siblings in their 20’s when I was born)… chores were not heavy on the list of things I had to do on a day. I even got out of the dishes by slotting in piano practice at that time. But of course I did make my bed and of course there was no problem getting me to do anything regarding food. I had to slightly stretch the truth for the amount of work I did.
Anyway she observed that really nothing much has changed in the chore line except for the equipment.
When I was 10 we didn’t have a washing machine or dryer. No fridge or vacuum cleaner.
I may not have done much but my Mother was pretty busy.
Sophia’s next interview will be with her other Grandma Lucy who was brought up in the country. A different kettle of fish from my easy life.
Sophia thought she could come over for lunch and we could conduct the interview whilst a delicious lunch was being prepared.It was a good idea. During the week I had seen on Huey’s Cooking Adventures an interesting banana cake. Highly recommended for a 10 year old to make.
We loved it, ate it warm with a drizzle of caramel sauce.
Heat oven to 170C
Grease and flour a 23cm baking tin
1 ¾ cups self raising flour sifted
Pinch salt
1 cup caster sugar
¼ cup brown sugar
1 cup mashed bananas (3 large ripe bananas)
¾ cup sour cream
3 eggs lightly beaten
125 gms melted unsalted butter
Mix the dry ingredients together
In another bowl mix together the wet ingredients
Whisk lightly to blend these
Pour dry into wet ingredients and just mix till blended.
It is quite a wet batter
Pour into prepared tin
Bake 30- 40 minutes till a skewer poked in comes out clean.
So for the rest of our meal first we had Jamie’s Caesar Salad
So for the rest of our meal first we had Jamie’s Caesar Salad
Sophia made the dressing.
For the second course we made a
Spanish Tortilla
Sophia cracked the eggs and beat them.
I sliced the potatoes and onions and cooked it.
This is so easy.
I like poaching the potatoes and onions in olive oil.
This takes about 15-20 minutes and the flavour is superb
So for 3 -4 people
2 med potatoes peeled & sliced thinly
1 onion peeled and sliced thinly
1-2 cups olive oil (you don’t need extra virgin olive oil)
8 eggs
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Beat the eggs with the seasoning
Heat oven to 200C
You need a pan that will go into the oven
Heat the oil to medium heat
Don’t let the oil get too hot we are poaching not frying.
Add the potatoes and onions
Make sure they are submerged
Poach until tender about 15 minutes
Drain and add to eggs.
Put pan back onto stove and pump up the heat
You don’t need to add any oil the pan is pretty well oiled.
Add egg mixture
For the second course we made a
Spanish Tortilla
Sophia cracked the eggs and beat them.
I sliced the potatoes and onions and cooked it.
This is so easy.
I like poaching the potatoes and onions in olive oil.
This takes about 15-20 minutes and the flavour is superb
So for 3 -4 people
2 med potatoes peeled & sliced thinly
1 onion peeled and sliced thinly
1-2 cups olive oil (you don’t need extra virgin olive oil)
8 eggs
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Beat the eggs with the seasoning
Heat oven to 200C
You need a pan that will go into the oven
Heat the oil to medium heat
Don’t let the oil get too hot we are poaching not frying.
Add the potatoes and onions
Make sure they are submerged
Poach until tender about 15 minutes
Drain and add to eggs.
Put pan back onto stove and pump up the heat
You don’t need to add any oil the pan is pretty well oiled.
Add egg mixture
Let bottom brown, lifting at the edges like cooking an omelet.
As it starts to set place in oven
Should take about 8-10 minutes.
It will have puffed up and be a nice golden brown colour.
Our family love to have Grandma’s Tomato sauce on the side
As it starts to set place in oven
Should take about 8-10 minutes.
It will have puffed up and be a nice golden brown colour.
Our family love to have Grandma’s Tomato sauce on the side
5 comments:
Perfect lunch - and what a fun interview! It will be interesting to see the final piece.
Great array of food,yum!:)
Katie
I love the fact that she is so interested in food. I would like to see what she wrote as well.
Asha
Thank you it was a good mix
Just remember: banana cake, like carrot cake, is technically healthy because it is made with something healthy. That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.
Jim I'm with you not anything low fat or low sugar in sight.
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