It's my turn to bring the snack tomorrow for all the kids in Little S's class. With twenty-seven kids It looks like I'll be up until the wee hours cutting the crust off of little sandwiches.
When I asked about the snack requirements the directrice of the school told me that it should consist of three elements, main course, side course and a dessert. I was a little shocked that the kids had that much to eat at 10:00 am! The teacher explained though that many of the children don't have time to eat breakfast so this is their main morning meal. It made more sense then but still I have a hard time wrapping my head around how people can't get their kids eating breakfast when first of all school doesn't start until nine am and secondly everyone who has their kid in this school has a housekeeper and a cook. It's nuts.
The directrice gave me a list of food I might think of preparing for my days (tomorrow is protein day by the way). Much of the list was foods that are quite local so I haven't really given it a second look. I think if I bring flautas I'll be looping a noose around my anglo neck. I'm not even going there because I can just see Little S being referred to as "the kid whose mom mixed chicken with too little chipolte and no lime" or "the one who used flour tortillas not corn" or some other embarrassing gastronomical gaffe that would shock even a preschooler. No, no I'm sticking to what I know and it has French twist-- ham and butter sandwiches (posh deli ham and French butter, yum!), Danon petit suisses, and apples cut in quads. And I'm really hoping that's enough!
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Mmmmm sounds yummy! It's a rehearsal night tonight so I never get time for dinner. Send me over a couple of those sandwiches will ya, I'm drooling at the thought of proper French butter!
We have had a difficult time finding good butter here. It's because we're terribly spoiled! We joined Costco food club so we could get imported butter from France. Integration is difficult sometimes!
hahaha! All throughout my schooling years in Mexico I never had time to eat breakfast until I was in my junior year in colleage!!!
I think you're snack idea is good. And you give it that mexican touch you can throw in individual "bolsitas de chile piquin" for the apples! (J/K) LOL
Fned.
WOAH!! The TYPOS!!!!!!
COLLEGE (and not 'colleage')
YOUR (and not 'you're')
TO (and not 'you')
*sorry*
Fned.
That sounds delicious! mmmm.
As for the no breakfast, that happens here too, often because the kids stay up late and sleep in until the very last minute when their parents frantically wake them, shove a bottle in their mouth to suck down while mom dresses them and then it's out the door to school.
But those little jambon fromage sandwiches sound SO GOOD. I'd skip breakfast for that.
Désolée miss... but you've been tagged:
http://fnedsblog.blogspot.com/2008/02/ive-been-tagged-and-cornered.html
(I promise I wont do it again)
Fned.
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