From the Desk of your PCA Team .....
We have had such an eventful week.... but it does not end today.
The week began for us with a French Cooking demonstration at the Design Hotel in Phoenix Market City. Chef Suresh and his team made a simple meal that made our taste buds zing. We started the cooking demo with poached peaches, with a vanilla crumble. The crumble was made with an easy recipe utilizing the sugar biscuits that we find in any Nilgiris.
After this was done, we got into making baked crepes.
We started making the white sauce which was then put to the side, while the vegetables were made for crepe filling. He made a filling of basic veggies that we find locally - starting with garlic and leeks, with onions and broccoli. The veggies were finely chopped to make the filling such that it would wrap nicely in the crepe. As soon as the veggies were done, the white sauce was added with bread crumbs to thicken the filling. After this the seafood filling was made. The base was made with garlic and leeks, with onions, and then basa fish with some shrimp. As soon as the two were nearly cooked, then white sauce and bread crumbs are put in to make the filling thicker. After the fillings were done, we filled the crepes, and baked, we got to eat. The beauty of our cooking demo was that Chef Suresh and GM Priya Roy, gave us tips and tricks of how to store the preparations and decorate our creations such that they look like five star quality restaurant food! To see pictures for this event click on this link.
As we were going towards the High Court, we passed the streets where wholesales textiles are sold from hand towels, to bedsheets, to salwar set materials. Next came the paper/plastic goods lane, where one can find any kid of plate from square one, to round, to oblong; made from paper, to plastic to wooden ones which are
recyclable. There one can fine cups of multiple sizes for cold to hot beverages, napkins and storage containers. We visited this lane in particular after lunch. When we visited the storage container streed, we started at the beginning of the street. We found retailers of the paper goods. As we meandered inwards to the street, we found more and more wholesalers of the same items. From there the next street was for cards. An Olympic Cards sign marks the entrance to the lane. There are multiple card shops. We can get cards made for weddings, for birthday parties, for baby showers, for an engagement... in short for anything. The next street we went past was an oddity - shoes! The street was lined with multiple shoe shops which carried from local to multi-national brands like Reebok. By the time we had finished, it was time to return to school. Many picked up fruit from the street vendors and headed back to school. To see our pictures of this trip, click on this sentence.
I have to state, from my own children, they had a fantastic time. My younger one was quite keen on getting stamps on his passport to the sticker and snacks. My older one took his chance at the floor games. Some he became a "pro" at and to others, he was just... eh! His friends and him had a fantastic time going around to participate in each of the pavilions and -- of course -- eat! Our children do love the snacks!
To all of our parents, who gave of their time and money to make this an event all the kids talk fondly about. Thank you to all of our volunteers to the mom, dad's and grand parents who came out to assist in our pavilions. Thank you ! Our kids truly enjoyed themselves. A job well done! Thank you to all. To see all the pictures of UN Day, click on this sentence.
French Cooking Demo
After this was done, we got into making baked crepes.
We started making the white sauce which was then put to the side, while the vegetables were made for crepe filling. He made a filling of basic veggies that we find locally - starting with garlic and leeks, with onions and broccoli. The veggies were finely chopped to make the filling such that it would wrap nicely in the crepe. As soon as the veggies were done, the white sauce was added with bread crumbs to thicken the filling. After this the seafood filling was made. The base was made with garlic and leeks, with onions, and then basa fish with some shrimp. As soon as the two were nearly cooked, then white sauce and bread crumbs are put in to make the filling thicker. After the fillings were done, we filled the crepes, and baked, we got to eat. The beauty of our cooking demo was that Chef Suresh and GM Priya Roy, gave us tips and tricks of how to store the preparations and decorate our creations such that they look like five star quality restaurant food! To see pictures for this event click on this link. Parry's Corner
The next day, we were at Parry's corner. This time, we began and T.Mangaram's, as it is a good landmark to begin with. From there we walked down to N.C.S. Bose Road. At the corner, we turned left and went to Monica's, a shop for toiletries and sundries. This is a very very small shop in this area. The shop is small, but also the one that supplies many of the salons and boutiques with products within chennai. We came out of there and walked into the lane in front, which is marked with Vigneshwar Jewellery at the corner. This street is known for the retailer dry fruit goods shops. This has prominent shops like Naval Das. Initial look at the small shop, does not compare to the amount of dry fruit sales the shop does in any year. The operate from the small area, but they supply product to multiple shops all throughout the city. After coming out of the dry fruit shops, we made our way to N.C.S. Bose road, turned left and walked towards Hotel Saravana Bhavan for lunch. It was noon by then. We were walking towards the Law College and High Court. First was lunch, before anything else. Saravana Bhavan gave a wonderful selection of vegetarian items that made our tummies happies. The best was that each of us ordered a few different items, and shared the meals together. My personal favorite was the paneer tikka and Chole Bhatura. Yum! Many of us ended our meal with a nice cup of South Indian coffee.
As we were going towards the High Court, we passed the streets where wholesales textiles are sold from hand towels, to bedsheets, to salwar set materials. Next came the paper/plastic goods lane, where one can find any kid of plate from square one, to round, to oblong; made from paper, to plastic to wooden ones which are
recyclable. There one can fine cups of multiple sizes for cold to hot beverages, napkins and storage containers. We visited this lane in particular after lunch. When we visited the storage container streed, we started at the beginning of the street. We found retailers of the paper goods. As we meandered inwards to the street, we found more and more wholesalers of the same items. From there the next street was for cards. An Olympic Cards sign marks the entrance to the lane. There are multiple card shops. We can get cards made for weddings, for birthday parties, for baby showers, for an engagement... in short for anything. The next street we went past was an oddity - shoes! The street was lined with multiple shoe shops which carried from local to multi-national brands like Reebok. By the time we had finished, it was time to return to school. Many picked up fruit from the street vendors and headed back to school. To see our pictures of this trip, click on this sentence.
UN Day
Today was our UN Day! Wow!! I can only say that ! Each UN Day I am always amazed at the amount of creativity that goes into creating pavilions. Each country tops itself from prior years. This year we have three new entrants, Poland, Chile, and Indonesia. Our returning countries and the new entrants out did themselves. There was gondola themes, to multiple cut-out where one could take pictures, to legos! What a hit for the younger ones! There were different games on the center area for all the kids to take part in. Many of the classes stayed for... just a bit longer. Who can complain!I have to state, from my own children, they had a fantastic time. My younger one was quite keen on getting stamps on his passport to the sticker and snacks. My older one took his chance at the floor games. Some he became a "pro" at and to others, he was just... eh! His friends and him had a fantastic time going around to participate in each of the pavilions and -- of course -- eat! Our children do love the snacks!
To all of our parents, who gave of their time and money to make this an event all the kids talk fondly about. Thank you to all of our volunteers to the mom, dad's and grand parents who came out to assist in our pavilions. Thank you ! Our kids truly enjoyed themselves. A job well done! Thank you to all. To see all the pictures of UN Day, click on this sentence.
BUT that was not all....
As we go into the weekend today started Big Bad Blue Swim Meet! come out on campus to support our kids by cheering them on for the meet!
As we go into the weekend today started Big Bad Blue Swim Meet! come out on campus to support our kids by cheering them on for the meet!
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Upcoming Events
September 24, 2015 - Greek/Mediterranean Cooking Demo at GRT Grand, T-Nagar
September 26, 2015 - October 4, 2015 Fall Break
October 6, 2015 - PCA Meeting - 8:45-9:45 in BBT
October 6, 2015 - KPA Meeting - 8:45-9:45 in BBT
October 7, 2015 - Early Dismissal at 1:30 p.m.
October 8, 2015 - 20/21 Learning Dialogues
October 9, 2015 - German Cooking Demo at Westin, Velachery
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If you are interested, please do give us an email at pca@aisch.org. To see all open positions, please see the side bar link of PCA Volunteers.
September 26, 2015 - October 4, 2015 Fall Break
October 6, 2015 - PCA Meeting - 8:45-9:45 in BBT
October 6, 2015 - KPA Meeting - 8:45-9:45 in BBT
October 7, 2015 - Early Dismissal at 1:30 p.m.
October 8, 2015 - 20/21 Learning Dialogues
October 9, 2015 - German Cooking Demo at Westin, Velachery
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Open Positions
There are still open positions on the PCA. We are looking for energetic persons whose goal is to enrich the lives of their kids through parent sponsored activities. We have open positions for Vice President on the Executive Team.If you are interested, please do give us an email at pca@aisch.org. To see all open positions, please see the side bar link of PCA Volunteers.
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