Month: January 2020

Year End Reflection

Posted on by Gabriella

This course has been super fun because I got to make a whole bunch of different food and meet a many new people. Foods 11 has helped me learn and improve on skills that I can use to become better cook now and in the future. I loved the variety of breakfast, lunch and dinner recipes that we did because I got to make and try food that I have never had before.

I would definitely suggest this class anyone who is interested because you get to cook, bake, and eat which is way better than doing a academic class in the morning. I would also suggest that if you are going to be taking foods, get to know the people in your class and in your group because developing a relationship with them will help you communicate better and will also help you succeed in doing your labs.

I have never used Edu blogs to display my work before so it was kind of confusing at first but I got used to it. I don’t know how others may feel, but I would rather use power point instead because I feel like it is simpler and easier to use.

Overall, I thought that this experience was great and I would 10/10 recommend this class to upcoming students.

Sushi

Posted on by Gabriella

My Reflection

This was my first time making sushi and I thought that I did a pretty good job. In my sushi I put carrots, cucumbers and “crab”. When spreading the rice on the nori sheets, it kept sticking together and sticking on my hands which was annoying. I had to finely slice the carrots and cucumbers so that they would fit in the roll. I thought that the sushi tasted didn’t really have a lot of flavour so I probably could have added a few more ingredients. I was proud of my rolling job because the sushi didn’t fall apart after I cut it into slices. I want to make sushi again but I would add different ingredients in it next time. I would definitely recommend making sushi to anyone who wants to because it is really fun.

Dinner Home Lab

Posted on by Gabriella

My Reflection

For my dinner home lab, I made a salad for my appetizer, a lasagna for my main dish and apple crumble for the dessert. I would say that this lab challenged me quite a bit because I had to plan out when I was going to buy all the ingredients I needed and when I was going to make and cook everything. The lasagna took the longest to make because I had to make meat sauce and a ricotta filling for the layers in the lasagna and then it had to bake for an hour. I have always watched and helped my nonna make a lasagna but I have never made one by myself before. The lasagna was probably the thing I was most proud of. All my food turned out great because everything was flavourful and well cooked. I got to practice my knife skills when cutting the apples into cubes and thinly slicing the onions and peppers for the salad. My family enjoyed the recipes that I made so that was a bonus. I absolutely would make these again because I loved how they all tasted and turned out.

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Pecan Snowball Cookies

Posted on by Gabriella

My Reflection

For this Lab, we had to make Greek style cookies so we made these. The recipe didn’t have a lot of ingredients and steps so it made it easy to make and follow. I have never made this type of cookies before but I really enjoyed it. For this recipe, I got to practice the cookie method and the creaming method. I thought that the cookies would taste a lot like almonds and walnuts but they didn’t. Instead they tasted sweet and were soft and chewy. When the cookies were done, we let them cool a bit and the rolled them in powdered sugar. I thought that the powdered sugar was going to make them really sweet but it didn’t. I would definitely make these again because they were a perfect size cookies and tasted amazing.

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Fruit Skillet Cake

Posted on by Gabriella

My Reflection

The day we got back from winter break, we got to do this lab. For this lab, we used the flour mixture, quick bread, and cake mixture methods. I got to practice my knife skills by cutting the apple into thin slices to put on the top of the cake. My partner and I worked well together to complete this lab because we were organized and figured out who was responsible for what before we began cooking. I really enjoyed this lab because there were few ingredients and steps which made it very simple. The fruit skillet cake turned out really well because it’s was fully cooked, flavourful, fluffy and moist. I enjoyed having the fruit on top because it added more flavor and texture. I would definitely make this recipe again.

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