Welcome to My Sisters' Kitchen
Submitted by Brenda Logan on Thu, 12/31/2009 - 16:33
Welcome to the web site of My Sisters' Kitchen, a Darwin Community Arts project.
My Sisters' Kitchen is a fantastic and fun program of storytelling, food and skill sharing amongst women from all over the globe.
We meet every Monday in Chambers crescent Theatre in Malak Shopping Centre from 3.30pm - 6pm.
Come along, no need to bring anything other than a sense of humour and a desire to make new friends.
For more information ring 08 89457347 or email rachel.cotton@darwincommunityarts.org.au
History of My Sisters' Kitchen by Bong Ramilo
In January 2008, Josie Mesiku and I agreed to pursue the setting up of "The African Kitchen", a mobile catering business and cafe that would operate out of the former Pizza Parlor at Malak Shopping Centre. Josie was a Community Arts Organiser for Darwin Community Arts and an African community leader. Josie had been working with a group of African women on the project since 2007; she was happy to work with DCA jointly to progress the project. Josie and I inspected the shop and had initial discussions with Henry Yap, the Shopping Centre owner, who was supportive of the project.
Interview with Sandar Tun on ABC radio
Submitted by Oldrich Dubsky on Fri, 05/11/2012 - 13:56Sandar Tun, DCA's dedicated volunteer & community arts organiser, speaks about My Sisters' Kitchen and Burmese cuisine in the interview on ABC radio 105.7FM. Check out the attached audio file.
7:23 minutes (6.75 MB)
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23rd-April-2012
Submitted by Rachel Cotton on Thu, 04/26/2012 - 11:57
After a slow start to the session due to our asuall mini bus arrangement had been subataged from another organization by borrowing and not returning the bus back in-time, and subitute taxi service deciding to take over an hour and four phone calls to collect the MSK participants....grrr!
Anyhow, we still managed to cook up a storm! We had a lentil soup, Burmese melon fritter curry, delish aromatic vege curry, a chicken mince bake and some awesome aromatic flavored basmati rice with tumeric and curry leaves.
Monday 2nd of April
Submitted by Rachel Cotton on Wed, 04/04/2012 - 21:40
I think I need to employ a photographer because I get carried away with the workshop that I forget about taking some happy snaps of the evening!
This week was exciting with combining mexican with traditional curries from the gang.
Oven Baking fajitia's filled with a beautiful chickpea currie impressed everybody! Good'old taco's was filled to the brim with chunky chicken curry, iceberg lettuce, cheese, the yummiest guacomole and topped with a lashing of sour cream. I constructed the first one to emphazise the beauty of scoffing a taco....much laughter with embelished!
12th March 2012.
Submitted by Rachel Cotton on Thu, 03/15/2012 - 12:47
MSK is currently averaging about 25 Participants. Thou this week was much calmer, the dinner table still had to be extended.
Ru our Nutrictionist from the Healthy Darwin Program provided as with a delightful Chicken Goulash recipe. Which while see was busy taking a moment with everybody on the subject of a healthy Quiz, we stewed the pot for her!
Our Bhutanese clan take the opportunity to honor as with a truly magnificent Vegetable aromatic Vegetable Curry.
Monday 5th-March-2012
Submitted by Rachel Cotton on Tue, 03/06/2012 - 13:12
I do apologise for a second week of limited photos. A camera will be strapped to my neck next week!
The large turn out is truly a marvellous time. The women who are continuing their participation with MSK workshop. Their patience and persistence is respected! As the numbers have grown, the understanding that all the hands-on work can be limited and all aspects of kitchen work has to be appreciated for team sake. Thankyou everybody who takes an active role in keeping the kitchen clean!
20th of Feb 2012
Submitted by Rachel Cotton on Thu, 02/23/2012 - 14:47
On Australia Day My Sisters' Kitchen workshop was proudly award by the Lord Mayor and the City of Darwin for the recognition for best community event of the year.
Monday 13th Feb
Submitted by Rachel Cotton on Thu, 02/16/2012 - 09:01
The MSK Session on Monday was blessed with many new faces and if this is what the next 6 weeks is about, then the chaoticness will be rather exciting-time for MSK!
Monday 6th February
Submitted by Rachel Cotton on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 23:35
The MSK bus did the usual transport route of Nightcliff and surrounding area's making the session more easily accessible for participants without transport. Public transport is unfortunately at no help to the sustainability of MSK...in most case's making public transport travel time a two hour round trip!
