angel hair with cherry tomatoes and basil

First we washed them...

Then we sliced them...

Then we stirred...

and added some basil and olive oil...

Recipe

2 pints cherry tomatoes

3/4 cup olive oil

10-20 basil leaves

1 pound angel hair

salt to taste

1. Slice cherry tomatoes in half.  Using a serrated knife helps with the ease of cutting.

2. Add olive oil and salt and stir.  One of the children stirred it for about 10 minutes and it made it really delicious.

3. Tear basil leaves and throw into bowl with tomatoes.

4. Cook angel hair al dente and spoon into bowl with tomatoes.  It's okay if there is a bit of the pasta water as it helps give it a more sauce-like consistency.

Montessori activities:  cutting, tearing, spooning, stirring

Back to School

We have already been cutting play dough with a knife to get ready to cut those cherry tomatoes on Thursday.  I've changed the schedule so we can taste on Tuesday and cook with what we taste on Thursday.  This week:  Heirloom tomatoes for tasting and cherry tomato pasta.  Next week: Do I dare get into that whole squash/zucchini thing?  If so, maybe we'll stick with bread and pancakes.