International Sunday goes Mexican

This weeks International Sunday was Mexican. Arrribah!!!

Hubby and I found a great recipe for Peri Peri Tortilla's in a local magazine. We used the hot and spicy marinade for our portion and I made a simple marinade using garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper for the kiddies portion. Once the chicken was prepared we spread out all the garnishing; made up of lettuce, red peppers, tomatoes, cheese, mayonnaise and of course the flour tortilla's. The tortillas for the kiddies were cut in half to make a semi circle, they put in all their favourite fillings and we helped them shape them into cones. They had a blast filling all their cones and had just as much fun trying to eat them. They were a real hit.

Peri Peri Tortillas

400g chicken breast

10ml olive oil

10ml grated ginger

5ml crushed garlic

5ml peri peri spice

Combine all ingredients and marinade the chicken for approximately 30 minutes. Heat a non stick frying pan and fry strips until brown.

Hubby and I really enjoyed this recipe, we added the same garnishing as the kids but used plain Bulgarian yogurt to our tortillas instead of mayonnaise. What a treat

I don't like cricket, I love it.

OK, please, let's not take today's title too literally, thank you. This week's International Sunday was postponed due to the cricket. We took the kids down to the Stadium to watch the Cobras vs. Titans. This was our very first live cricket match and fun was had by all. The kids found the dunk tank more entertaining than the cricket though which was a good thing I suppose because sadly, our team (Cobra's) lost by 7 runs.

Kiddies sporting their supportive gear.


Kade in the hot seat on the dunk tank.

International Sunday

Kade has been asking quite a few questions lately about other countries. I have tried to find ways to answer his questions, which thankfully, are still first grade kind of questions and are relatively easy enough to answer (I KNOW I am not smarter than a fifth grader). It did get me thinking though, of how to get the kids involved in learning a little bit about the "world out there", still keep in fun, interactive and on a level apporopriate to the ages in our household.

We have started and "International Sunday" day. Every Sunday evening we prepare a meal from a different country and whilst we all squeeze into the kitchen to all help make dinner, Mark and I tell them a little more about the country which inspired their gourmet treat for the evening. I intend on planning this a little better in the future and will attempt to get the kids to help research the unique qualities that our themed country for the week has to offer and then decorate and lay the table accordingly. The kids are quite enthusiastic about this idea and to be honest I find it a little exciting too.

Last night was Italian night and we all made pizza from scratch, kneading the dough, chopping all the toppings and grating and sprinkling all the yummy cheese. (could kick myself for not having taken pics). It was a fun evening had by all with squeals of delight when Daddy tossed his pizza dough in the air and caught it "just like a real Italian Pizza man".

If any of you would like to give it a try, the pizza base recipe that we found was really yum and produced a lovely crisp base.

Italian Night Pizza Base Recipe.

• 1 teaspoon dried yeast
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup warm water
• 155 g/5 oz plain flour
• 6 cloves garlic crushed (optional)

Place the yeast, salt, sugar and warm water in a small bowl. Leave, covered in plastic wrap, in a warm place for 10 minutes, or until foamy. Sift the flour into a large bowl, make a well in the centre and add the yeast mixture and garlic. Mix to form a dough. Knead on a lightly floured surface for 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic. Roll out to fit a 30cm (12 inch) greased or non stick pizza tray.

For our family of 5 we doubled this recipe. (Recipe taken from "Cooking Italian" cookbook.)

Spread the bases with a tomato sauce and let everyone have fun decorating their own pizzas. Bake in a preheated oven 200C/400F for about 20-30 minutes or until the base is cooked through.