As hungry as a bear

This week our theme was food. We started by watching a clip from the British TV series Jamie’s School Dinners where star chef Jamie Oliver is trying to change the unhealthy school lunches in the United Kingdom. The episode we watched is the very first one in the series, so we saw the huge challenges that Jamie had to face.

We continued by talking about the differences between British and Finnish school food, and most of the pupils said they prefer Finnish school food. We certainly agreed that even though hamburgers and pizza can be delicious, Finnish school food is healthier and more balanced than so-called junk food. We also talked about stuff like breakfast, favourite foods and weirdest experiences with food. Even snails were mentioned, although I’m not sure why! Below you can see a poll on our favourite foods and favourite school foods.

Favourite food top 3:
1. Lasagne (4 votes)
2. Fish soup (3 votes)
3. Pizza (2 votes)

Favourite school food top 3:
1. Spaghetti (Bolognese) (9 votes)
2. Sausage and mashed potato (6 votes)
2. Chicken noodle casserole (2 votes)

At the beginning of the second lesson we listened to the song of the week, this time chosen by Eltz Viper. The song was called Only Human and performed by Dub FX & Stamina MC. Check out the music video below. Before that, however, we collected some of our favourite recipes for your reading (and eating!) pleasure. Enjoy!


Easy Cheesecake (by Sophie Desert)

Ingredients:
200 g cream cheese, softened
2 dl sugar
3 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

3 tablespoons sugar
200 g sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla

Method:
1. Beat cream cheese, sugar, 3 eggs, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla with mixer until they become smooth. Pour into well greased 25 cm pie plate.

2. Bake 22 to 25 minutes at 175 degrees Celsius. Turn oven off. Remove cheesecake and cool for 5 minutes.

3. Combine 3 tablespoons sugar, sour cream, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Spread over warm cheesecake and return to oven for 5 minutes.

4. Cool and refrigerate.

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Salmon soup (by Kate Ronnie)

Ingredients (4 portions):
1 salmon fillet (500 – 600 gr)
1 ½ liters water
1 kg potatoes
2 onions
2 dl cream
1 – 2 teaspoons salt
10 white / black peppers
3 tablespoons shredded dill
50 g butter

Method:
1. Peel and cube the potatoes.
2. Cut each onion into 4 pieces.
3. Pour water into a saucepan and add the salt, peppers, onions and cubed potatoes.
4. Bring to a boil and allow to simmer at a low heat for approximately 15 minutes.
5. Cut the salmon fillet into 5 - 6 slices.
6. Add the cream and shredded dill to the saucepan.
7. Place the salmon fillet slices in the soup and boil for approximately 5 more minutes.
8. Add the butter and decorate the soup with some shredded dill.


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Bacon And Noodles (by Mary Rabine)

1. First start by chopping the bacon.
2. Then put the bacon slices on the skillet and fry them.
3. Meanwhile the beacon slices get ready, put the noodles in the kettle and boil noodles about 2-3 minutes.
4. When the bacons and noodles are ready, mix them.
5. Eat it!


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Kebab with french fries (by Pete Rusky)

Ingredients:
6 euros, an appetite

Walk into Verona in Kangasala, say "kebab ranskalaiset", go wait in the table, and in 5-15 minutes, you will get your kebab.

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Easy Grilled Chicken Teriyaki (by Eltz Viper)

Ingredients (4 portions):
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
2 dl teriyaki sauce
½ dl lemon juice
2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
2 teaspoons sesame oil

Preparation time: 15 min
Cooking time: 15 min
Ready in: 1 day and 30 min

Method :
1. Place chicken, teriyaki sauce, lemon juice, garlic, and sesame oil in a large resealable plastic bag. Seal bag, and shake to coat. Place in refrigerator for 24 hours, turning every so often.

2. Preheat grill for high heat.

3. Lightly oil the grill grate. Remove chicken from bag. Throw away the remaining marinade. Grill for 6 to 8 minutes each side, or until juices run clear when chicken is pierced with a fork.

4. And it's ready!


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Meatballs (by Wayne Teller)

Ingredients:
400 g ground beef
1 egg
½ dl milk
1 dl breadcrumbs
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon fresh parsley
½ fresh ground pepper
1/4 grated parmesan cheese

Method
1. Mix the ingredients with hand in a bowl. (Hands=best results)
2. Roll the meatballs to about a size of a golf ball.
3. Drop them in to a big stock pot of sauce.
4. Simmer the meatballs for about 3 hours.
5. Then eat the TASTY MEATBALLS OF EPICNESS!


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Mozzarella pizza (by Thomas Walt)

Dough:
1 package active-dry yeast
1,5 dl very warm water
8 dl all-purpose flour
1,5 tespoons salt
2 tablespoons olive oil

Topping:
One 400 g can peeled Italian plum tomatoes, rained
2 tablespoons chopped basil
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper
3 dl coarsely shredded mozzarella

Bake in a very hot oven (up to 225 degrees Celcius) for about 20 minutes.


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These recipes should keep you satisfied until next week!