The main dish I was suppose to use salmon but I didn’t have it, instead I used a different kind of fish. I sautéed onions with the fish but found that it still needed more flavour. I also didn’t like the kind of fish and I think the salmon would’ve tasted much better with it. The salsa tasted really good but I had to take the raw onion out because I felt it didn’t go well with the mango. The rice tasted good and I mixed it with the fish. The process of making this meal was good but I wouldn’t make this again.
-Chicken Pot Pie
The appetizer turned out really good. The filling turned out really good. I bought the dessert crust so it was a little sweet but it still tasted good. Next time I would also cut the carrots and peas into smaller pieces. I cooked a few batches so cooked good but some I under cooked.
-Banana Muffins
For dessert I made banana muffins that turned out delicious! They were so soft and I would make this again. I added in chocolate chips in some of the muffins and it tasted great. It was super easy and took 10-15 mins to make.
Carbonara is an Italian pasta dish from Rome made with egg, hard cheese, guanciale, salt and pepper. We coated the pasta in a thick egg sauce with bacon and parmesan cheese. A super easy and fast dinner! The pasta was tender to the tooth and had parmesan which is where some of the flavor came from. I found my pasta was plain and didn’t have much flavor. Next time I would add more cheese, bacon, salt, and pepper. Another thing I would change for next time is adding a little more pasta water to the pasta. It was a super simple recipe and I would make this at home on my own.
My partner and I tried to make brownie/cookies. When we baked the batter it became one big cookie and didn’t turn out the way we wanted it to. We improvised and mushed the cookie together, made it into a square, and cut it into appetizer sizes. We also added M&M’s on top to make it halloween themed. Even though it didn’t turn out the way we wanted it to, it still tasted delicious!
Lava Cake – Chocolate fondant, with the outside as a nice chocolate flavor and the inside with mellow filling. The lava cake is the perfect small batch of dessert! I made two lava cakes and one turned out great but the other wasn’t cooked enough and all exploded onto my plate. This was a self-evaluation lab, everyone had to work independently. I think I did a good job in the process of this lab and showing I’m capable to work alone.
Italian Pizza – hand made rustic crust, topped with pizza sauce, mozzarella cheese, basil, spinach, and mushrooms. This is a minimalistic pizza, with thin crust pizza. My pizza was a little to thin, so next time I wouldn’t stretch it as much. I would also add more cheese to my pizza the next time I make it. I worked well with my partners and was efficient.
This lab was the first thing we baked in class. It was easy to make and was delicious. The cookies were similar shape and size, soft, also golden brown. They’re more healthier than store bought cookies, because you know the ingredients and what’s inside. I worked well with my partner and worked on time. The reason why we did this lab was so we can get familiar where the equipment is in the kitchen. Also, we did this because we can get familiar with the environment that we will be working in.
