Category: Foods 10

Cooking at Home 3

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Tonight I made pho for my family. This was a quick and easy meal to make. I did not use a recipe. I put Pho broth in the first pot to boil, and two other pots of water for vegetables and the noodles. I washed and prepared the vegetables while I was waiting for the pots to boil. I cut the beef balls into pieces. Once all the pots were boiling, I put the beef into a pot of water, the noodles into another pot of water and the bok choy into the broth. When all the ingredients were heated I put them into bowls. I also had bowls of cut up cilantro, green onion, bean sprouts and thin cut red onion that could be added to your bowl as desired. this also added color to your bow. Than I placed bowls of hoison sauce and Chinese BarBQ sauce on the table. I did not find meal hard to prepare, and the main challenge was the timing of everything being ready at the same time to add to the bowls. I felt accomplished when everyone sat down and said they enjoyed the meal. I was proud of how the meal looked and tasted. Overall It was very successful! 🙂

Cooking at Home Week 2

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Tonight I made a stir fry using a variety of vegetables we had at home. I did not use a recipe, I put a pot of rice on and started chopping vegetables while the beef was marinating. The marinate sauce consisted of garlic, oyster sauce, sweet soy sauce and sesame oil. The marinate smelt very garlicky and I knew it was going to make a tasty sauce. When all the vegetables were cut up on the cutting board it was very colorful. Than I sauteed the vegetables until their texture was still slightly crunchy. I stir fried the thin beef at a high temperature until it was sizzling and browned. The meat was very tender and juicy. If I was to make this dish again I would try chicken instead of beef. I did not find meal hard to prepare, so I did not have any challenges making it. I felt accomplished when everyone sat down and said they enjoyed the meal. I was proud of how the meal looked and tasted. Overall It was very successful! 🙂

Cooking at Home Week 1

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I used a piping bag to ice my cupcakes. There are many different things you can use a piping bag for, like pancakes, macaroons and decorating cookies. There is not really any safety concerns with this tool. To properly use a piping bag you first have to put the tip in the bag. Next you get a spatula and fill your bag, with the filling you choose. I used used icing to decorate the cupcakes. Fold over the top of the bag to make sure the icing does not spill out of the top. Finally squeeze and decorate your cupcakes. If you do not have a piping bag, instead you could just use a spoon, knife or spatula to spread the icing. It wont look as pretty, but it will taste just as good. I shared my cupcakes with my brother and he thought they were great, but said he could have made them better. To make my chocolate cupcakes I used a recipe online. If I were to change anything, I would have made vanilla icing instead, because it seemed like too much chocolate. Overall they were amazing. I think my greatest success making these was the look of the final product. I am most proud of learning how to use a piping bag, and am excited to try new designs on the next batch of cupcakes.

Communication

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The breakfast potato lab went very well for my group. We all cooperated to get it finished on time. We were able to get everything prepared before we started to cook, such as: our sink set up, partially cooked the potatoes, veggies cut, grated cheese and our egg cracked in a separate custard cup. This went very smoothly and efficiently because we communicated with each other to make a plan. When working in a group communication is important, so it stays organized and safe. We all had a job to do, which made it easier to stay on task and out of each others way. The final dish was delicious and well worth all the effort we put into it. The only minor challenge that we faced was watching our food cook instead of using that time to clean up, but overall it was a success!

My Most Memorable Food Experience

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My most memorable food experience is definitely my dads crepes. Crepes are my families favorite weekend breakfast prepared mostly by my dad. There are many different and unique ways to eat crepes. My personal favorite is melted butter, lemon juice and a sprinkle of sugar. The smell of these being prepared can wake me up in the morning. Depending on how you choose to fill your crepe, is how you would describe the taste. Strawberries and whip cream, is fruity and sweet, lemon juice and sugar is sweet and sour. These crepes have become a tradition when we have company, because everyone looks forward to eating them. Our dogs would always get one with peanut butter once everyone was finished eating. They would wait under the table, because they knew they were gonna get one. This was and is still a fun time for family and friends.