It’s getting close to graduation time, when we’ll see our interns leave and grow on to new opportunities. We decided to collaborate on one last lunch together before they have to go. I wanted to share with you our fun experience and tell you how easy it was to just walk into the store, pick up food and learn together about food prep. Build-Your-Own-Burritos is such a perfect meal idea for eaters who have different ingredient preferences. Here’s the recipe we used. We had more than enough for all of us, and everyone got to try different things we had never had before!
First, we used the recipe to see what ingredients we might need at the store. Then, we went to the fridge and found out that we only needed to go out to buy four things missing from our pantry and fridge. Afterward, it was off to the grocery store to pick up those things. The sun came out on a predominantly rainy day for our walk there and back, so we knew we were on the right track. From Kristy, we learned how to find a perfect mango, from Mary, how to choose and ripen an avocado and we all learned that beans are an incredibly inexpensive way to get nutrients (even in the relatively expensive neighborhood of Soho in New York.) Throughout our exercise, mushrooms were a point of contention- some of us disliked them, some of us were prejudiced against them, and some of us loved them. From assessing the fridge, to shopping at the grocery store, to over the stove, we heard strong differing opinions on the fungi. As an extremely biased eater, I’m happy to say that the noble baby portobella mushroom managed to convince at least two more hungry eaters that they aren’t “gross.”
Bria arrived to help chop and share her stories of her plans for her summer, and we set the table using a few of Tenzin’s tips from the WOYP? book: flowers on the table, cloth napkins for everyone, and mismatched dishes for all of our burrito ingredients. We all experimented with new styles of wrapping a tortilla around our piled food, tried at least one ingredient we didn’t think should be in a burrito, and generally enjoyed ourselves.
Bria, Reginald, Kristy, and Jermal
We wish all of our interns the best for their futures and hope to hear great news around the world about each very soon.
