Spring Activities

Spring is here so get up and go outside!!! The best part about the weather getting warmer, is that their are many more ways to get some exercise and stay active without actually feeling like your exercising. Take some time away from the everyday gym rountine and fill your weekends with outdoor activities such as:
~Biking
~Tennis
~Hiking
~Walking/Jogging
~Roller Blading

~Swimming
**Just go outside and be creative!...Even gardening and mowing the lawn are forms of exercise so.....GET UP AND MOVE!

Multicultural Foods

Project Requirements: (Due Wednesday April 15th)
1.General information on assigned country such as location, map, special products and agricultural products.
2. Include special foods of the country, cooking terms, unique ingredients, dining and table setting, typical meals served daily, main meal of the day, food customs and holidays.
3. Give one recipe from the country, including title, ingredients, and directions. You may make a sample of this recipe at home to share with class during oral presentation, or you may bring in a product from the country.
4. Needs to be typed or hand written neatly. Design a cover sheet with your name and class period. Do not forget a map. Powerpoint presentations are welcome!
5. Oral presentation are required and should be approximately 5 minutes long.
**Be Creative and Have Fun**

Cooking Throughout History

Next week we will explore cooking throughout history which will hopefully fire the imagination and fuel the appetite. Innovative culinary history books help celebrate great adventures in American history which should not be overlooked or forgotten. Food not only plays a role in every story, it almost always helps to shape it. Topics to cover in the FACS classroom include:
Plantation Cooking
Pioneer Farm Cooking
Oregon Trail Cooking
Cowboy Cooking
American Indian Cooking