Meatballs and Garlic Bread

Making and Sharing Reflection

During making this meal I used the skill “minimizing food waste.” I did this by using the left over garlic bread and meatball to form this meal above. We were supposed to take a photo of all the meatballs and garlic bread in our skillet but my group did not have enough room in the pan to put the leftover bread in so I came up with the idea to serve the meatball in the garlic bread. During sharing this meal I used the skill “Deciding how and with who I will share this meal with.” I did this by making sure there was a clean table spot that was ready for my group members to eat at. I also did this sharing skill by making sure their was enough food for everyone in my group.

Core Competency Reflection

As an active listener I noticed that I am able to cook better because I always listen to everything the teacher says during demos and instruction times. Being an active listener helps me to be able to work better with my group and peers.

While working in the kitchen, I help to build and extended I understanding by explaining my knowledge of cooking and mostly baking. I did this by explaining tips and tricks and stuff I know about backing to my group and peers. For an example, my group did not know how to put together an icing bag so instead of doing for them i showed them how to do it. I also told my group to put the icing bag over a cup so the icing will go in better.

I know my group is working well when I hear/see collaboration. When I see my group working together I know they re working as a team which is usually the key to success. I also k now that my group is working well when I hear them communicating with each other.

One of the ways I ensure my group is clear on the common purpose is to ask if their is anything they did no understand. I need to also improve on telling my group when I do not understand something instead of being shy and embarrassed for not understanding simple instructions. I can also improve on my communication skills by not letting English skills and barriers get in the way. For an example if I or another student doesn’t understand something I can improve on trying to make the communication work. I can possibly achieve this goal by using google translate or another form of communication to get the message through to others or from others to myself.