International Cuisine Potluck

Next Monday (the 8th), the students of class 6-2 have been asked to take part in an international cuisine potluck based on their heritage. I'm hoping your son or daughter has mentioned this to you previously (and it has been on my main page for a week now).

In health class, we've been discussing the various influences on our food choices. One of those particular influences was culture or heritage. Because it's great to celebrate multiculturalism, we decided as a class that we should have a potluck where each student can bring in a food item (home made of course!) that represents their heritage.

As an example, I'm German, so I plan on making something German to bring in for the class (I'm leaning towards either latkes or schnitzel).

We do have some allergies in the class so it is NECESSARY to keep the following ingredients out of the dish

1. Any kind of nuts (peanuts, walnuts, pecans, etc)
2. Peaches

We also have two students who are lactose intolerant, but both have said they can take their medicine that day, so if dairy does need to be included, this will be allowed.

However, I'm asking that each dish/cuisine be accompanied by an ingredient list so that the students can decide whether or not they want to try something.

One other thing to consider is sample/portion size. You don't need to make a HUGE amount of what's being brought in. There are 27 students in the class (plus 28 if you count my dish). That means there will be a lot of food going around. There's no need to waste a ton of food by bringing in too much. As long as you've got enough for each person in the class to sample, this should be sufficient.

Also, if it's at all possible, I'm looking for a couple volunteers to provide some utensils, plates, napkins, etc.

If you want to come in and try some of the food yourself, you are more than welcome to! Once again, that's Monday, November 8th for our "international" potluck. We'll probably aim for around 12:00 to start the festivities.