Our cooking project this week is an obvious choice for Australia–shrimp on the barbie! The kids think it’s cool to say barbie and I think it’s cool that they going to give shrimp a try. This is a simple recipe and since HZ didn’t get to participate in the word search activity yesterday he’s going to help prepare the shrimp without the girls today.
We start with 16 shrimp…
HZ chops some parsley into small pieces and sprinkles some (about 2 tablespoons) over the shrimp. We also add about a tablespoon of minced garlic and toss them together in a bowl.
Next some fresh black pepper…
1/8 cup of olive oil…
And a good squeeze of lemon…
Mix it all up…
And carefully skewer four shrimp at a time
Now they are “barbie”-ready and while they cook and cool we read some great storybooks set in Australia. Who’s Upside Down is new to us but it’s written by Crockett Johnson, the author of Harold and the Purple Crayon, and had a similar quality. For a simple story it’s quite clever and thought-provoking. A good one!
CZ says the Biggest Frog in Australia is her favorite so far and Rainbow Bird tells a great Aborigine folktake that reminds us how important fire was to the Australian Aboriginals. They used fire to prepare the land for farming, to communicate with each other over distances (smoke signals), to clear paths, to kill poisonous snakes, and to cook their food…And this bring us back to the BBQ and our shrimp…Served with a squeeze of fresh lemon…
The girls love them! Great job HZ!
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