______~ Home ec

Our last practical was_______ ( can't remember the name so anything that has ________ is the name of it)

_____ is in my opinion like stir fry but with noodles. This meal consists of noodles, meat, vegetables, and soy sauce. The way it was cooked is letting the noodles sit in a bowl of water for 10 mins then draining it and leaving a 1/2 of the access water with it ( but little ol me didn't read the recipe because I was under stress and so I accidentally drained the whole thing -__-) anyway once that is all happening you cook all the other ingredients with each other . You got to make sure that the meat is moist, not hard because if it is it's going to be burnt, and you don't want that happing. 

Teamwork:

Eh, could have gone better, I felt like I was out of my head because I wasn't in the right mind state but we all tried to make it work 

Outcome:

The outcome was good it was well presented but I wouldn't know what it tasted like because I didn't eat it but my sister did so i'll tell you her feedback in the conclusion.

Conclusion:

Taste: 3/10. My sister rated that because she felt like it was too soy saucey because it looked like it was drenched in it

Prep: 2/10. I think we did ok I guess but I felt like we could have done better with all the prep.
Teamwork: 7/10. I felt like some of us was working together and others were lacking 

Spag Bol ~ Home eco

In our last practical we did we made Spag Bol

Spag Bol is a pasta type of dish that uses spaghetti pasta and tomato sauce, in that included onions, garlic. The pasta had to be cooked on/in an al dente level. At the end when everything was cooked we had to heat the meal - the cheese ( Because if we did it would have been cold) 

Teamwork:

Once again this was another successful practice because there were some ups and downs but mostly good because we worked together getting the jobs done.

Outcome:

The outcome was good it was well presented, by that I mean it looked good and tasted nice BUT to me, I can handle dry pasta for a little bit of time before I gag ( Yes there was sauce but I dint;t think of mixing it).

Conclusion:

Taste: 7/10. I rate it that because for me at the start it was nice and delouse but if I eat too much dry pasta I gag.

Prep: 9/10. I think we did good on prep and cooking it, I keep everyone on their toes once again ( even me too)

Teamwork: 9/10. I think we worked well as a team even though I thought we weren't going to make it because I put the wrong pot on the wrong element BUT  we made it on time, maybe earlier than some, but I'm lucky I had luke because I would have forgotten some steps 

Japan~ Home ec

What have I currently learnt about japan?: Some foods I already know and some different type of culture they have there.

What did I learn today?: I learnt that there are more things I didn't know that NZ adapted from Japan.

How does Japanese presentation compare to NZ presentation?: Well for us some take quick to make it prepared and others take least one hour BUT in japan, it is like an art, like the way they present it is always beautiful and creative.

ALSO in this topic, we were learning about rice so here is my presentation of it
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1PGHS_ui8pLfpMsr63lLLEk8jtWGOox58hr8_NU7zDd4/edit#slide=id.p

Rice questions:
If you were in a zombie Apokolips what type of rice would you have?
If rice had never existed what would have been the side bit?
How is rice grown?

( those questions are for the commenters to think about and comment. soo let me know what would be your answers)

Pad Thai ~ Home Eco

In our last practical we did we made Pad Thai.

 Here are some photos

 

Teamwork:

Once again this was another successful practice because there was only three of us which was very difficult even though there was three of us but we made it work. We may needed help by two people BUT we still made it work.

Outcome:

The outcome was good it was well presented, by that I mean it looked good and tasted nice, it's a shame that there was 3 of us even though the job required 4 people.

Conclusion:

Taste: 9/10 . I rate it that because I wish mine was more spicy, like it was beautiful but it could have a little more spice to it.

Prep: 9/10. I think we did good on prep and cooking it, I keep everyone on there toes.

Teamwork: 9/10. I think we worked well as a team even though there was 3 of us BUT somehow we made it work.

Pizza ~ Home Economics

In our last practical we did we made Pizza. 

Here is the end result...

( Sorry the layout is like that )

Teamwork:

Once again this was another successful practical because at the start we all decided who would do what and that went pretty smoothly if someone didn't have a job to do they would just do some cleaning up 

Outcome:

The outcome was good it was well presented, by that I mean it looked good even though there was A LOT of cheese leftover and some other vegs BUT other than that we worked well as a team, we may have been a little behind but we knew how to pick up the pace and make sure we are on time. 

Conclusion:

Taste: 10/10 The ingredients were so juicy and nice on the taste buds.

Prep: 10/10 I think we did an amazing job dividing ourself between the jobs and how if one person was doing nothing they could clean up.

Teamwork: 10/10 Like I stated up the top with my points.

Sushi- Home Ec

In our last practical we made vegetarian type sushi.


Here is the comparison to our sushi and internet picture

Teamwork:

This was another successful practical because in the first half we were working as a team but in the second half it was individual, there was just one task where someone had to add a tiny bit of water to the sheet to make it wet.

Outcome:

The outcome was good it was well presented, by that I mean the way people cut there sushi and presented it in there container.

Conclusion:

Taste: 5/10 I normally don't eat sushi because of what happened in 2016, so it's very rare if I like sushi

Prep: 10/10 I think we equally divided ourself with who's doing what.

Teamwork: 9/10 because no one seemed to help me when I need the last bit to put my sushi all together 

Fish & Chips - Home ec

In our last practical we did we made Fish & Chips. The way we did it was the fish we used was Hoki and the chips we did was either sweet potato or red potatoes.

This is the meal we made ( sorry that I didn't take a photo of the meal we made ;( )
 

Teamwork:

My group worked really well together we made the person not doing any work made him help with us. We did full behind on the mixture with the chip but other than that it all went smoothly and on time.

Outcome:

 I think the meal tasted divine, it has the right number of spices to it. The chips tasted nice.

We also had to make a paper cone.... ( I failed at that :( )  so that it looked really nice and decorated.
Overall I think it was good teamwork and good cooking :)

Jam Filled Drops - Home Ec

In our last weeks practical we made Jam Drops. Jam drops are like cookies BUT it had Jam in the Middle.

This is the comparison
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Teamwork:

My group worked well together there is one person that didn't know what to do so he was just standing there but he did help to make the forming shape. I think one of our members was doing a good job, he knows what he was doing and he was a good person to work with.

Outcome:

In the review, we had feedback from the staff members. 

One Teacher said this: " It was very delicious, very nice, but it was just lacking some flavour"

My Feedback: It was really nice a fresh , warm and soft. I would be better if they were crispy

What have I done this term? - Home Economics

This Term we have been learning about " My Family Food Bag" to more specific in the topic we learned Neutral labels, Budgeting, and Dietary needs.

Here is my work:
https://drive.mindmup.com/map/1p3xSL5_PgMU_UETNYrXX_8hf8UNS_HoO



Questions about the Profiling task:

Who was your profile target?: My target was a toddler that is a vegetarian.

What was your recipe decision based on?: I chose those recipes because It was vegetarian, it's cooked for 30 mins- or less,

BUT my recipe wasn't chosen because it was over-budget. So we went with Sara's recipe which was " Mini apple and berry crumble"

Explain why we chose the recipe: We all chose that recipe because my recipe was over budget, Joel's one didn't work out, Liz's one was good but it would have been quick to make ( her one was milo flavoured toast and it would take 3 mins).

-Liz's Recipe ( The Milo one)

- Sara's Recipe ( Mini Apple and Berry Crumble)
How does it fit in with the nutritional model or a dinner plate?:


It fits in because the crumble topping is made out of oats BUT whereas the inside it's a fruit soo it's a 50% carbs and 50% Fruits.

What changes did we make to the recipe to improve it?:
First time making it: The berries are nice, the crumble was made out of white sugar instead of brown.

Second time making it: The crumble topping was lacking butter and crunch so add a little bit more butter and more oats. The apple crumble was too sweet but as for the berry one, it was perfect and nice. The crumble was made out of brown sugar.

What were the positives of our meal?:
It was easy to bake, the timing of it was good ( meaning it didn't cook for so long)

Conclusion:
In conclusion, I have learnt how to budget, check the nutritional labels, and different dietary needs

Home Economics- Savoury Scrolls

Savory Scrolls

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Cups of Plan flour
3 teaspoons of Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoon of Salt
50g of Cold Butter
1 cups of Grated Cheese
1 finely chopped Spring Onions
2 teaspoons of finely chopped Parsley
1/2 a cup of Milk

Filling
1 large slice Ham
1-2 tablespoons, roughly chopped Herbs
1/4 cup, to glaze ( Milk)
1 1/2 cup, grated Cheese

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 210c. 
2. Put the baking paper on the tray ready to bake later
3. Sift dry ingredients together.
4. greate you butter so it makes it easier to mix together
5. Rub butter into flour/ dry ingredients result.
6. Add cheese, spring onions, and parsley then mix
7. Pop milk into the mixture ( not all of it. leave 1/4 left)
8. Spread flour onto your clean bench and pop your dough on it ( make sure that the flour is spread around)
9. Flatten it to a rectangle shape, 1cm thick.
10. Add the filling along the edge of the roll (Roll up from the long side to make one long roll, with seam side down)
11. Cut into 2cm- thick slices and place on tray.
12. Brush it with the milk.
13. Bake for 12 minutes or until golden and cooked through.

Home Economics- Reflection

In Home Economics last week we cooked Breakfast Muffins ( if you want to see the recipe just click on the "Home Economics" label at bottom of this post or click this link)

Our cooking class last week was nice everyone was working together well , we cooked and cleaned, the teacher didn't have to cook some of the ingredients for us.

What I have learnt from cooking this meal is that it makes a good snack.

What I think next time my cooking partner and I should turn on the oven because we forgot to turn the nob to 'Bake'.

Here is what they look like


rating out of ten....I rate it a 10 out of ten in general
Food Presentation: 10
Taste: 10
Easy to cook: 10

Home Economics- Breakfast Muffins ( recipe)

Breakfast Muffins

Ingredients:
1/2 Tbsp Olive oil
1/2 Sliced onion ( diced)
2 Slices of ham
4 Cherry Tomatoes ( cut them in half)
1 1/2 Cups of Self-rising flour
1 Tbsp Pasley ( chopped)
2 Eggs
1/2 cup of grated Cheese
1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika
1/2 cup of Milk
( also if you want some more seasoning/taste you can add pepper and salt)

Directions:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 180C on fan bake.
2. Spray your muffin tins with cooking spray
3. Dice your onion and your sliced ham and cook it with oil until it's ready
4. lightly beat your eggs with the milk.
5. In a large add your cherry tomatoes, your Self-rising flour, Pasley, Eggs with the milk, grated cheese, smoked paprika, then your cooked ham and onion ( also add the seasoning if you want)
6. Then when you're mixing the ingredients together you do this folding technique where you fold the mix quarters then turn the bowl again but don't over mix the mixture because it will no longer ganna be a muffin outcome.
7. Once you're done get two metal spoons and evenly distribute the mixture in your muffin tins.
8. Cook for 15 or 20mins until it looks golden.
9. Then take out of the oven clean up then enjoy your food/meal.

Home Economics - Reflection

In Home Economics last week we cooked Chicken and Rice Patties ( if you want to see the recipe just click on the "Home Economics" label at bottom of this post or click this link)

Our cooking class had it easy because the teacher did the cooking of the chicken, rice and grate the cheese for us so that left us to some mise en place.  Mise en place is a fancy word for "putting in place" it means to prep your stuff /ingredients before you cook.

So all that was left for us was to preheat the oven, shred the chicken, Grate the carrot, beat the eggs, slice your spring onions, put all the ingredients in a large bowl, Mix it around, spray your muffin tin with cooking spray, put your mixture in the tin and bake it for 15mins then pull it out.

What I have learnt from cooking this meal you can add diffrent type of meat to it, If your vegetarian you could add veggies instead of the meat.

What I think next time we cook this meal or another meal we could learn how to preheat an oven without anyone helping/showing us ( by us I mean me and my work buddy) but other than that I think we did well with our first meal of the year.

Here is what they look like

rating out of ten....I rate it a five out of ten in general
Food Presentation: 5
Taste: 5
Easy to cook: 10 ( probably because we didn't need to cook the chicken and the rice)

Overall I think it was a good meal but it was tasteless.

Home Economics.

Chicken and Rice Patties

Ingredients:
2 cups cooked jasmin rice
1 Chicken Breast
1/2 Tablespoon Olive Oil
1/2 Large Carrot
1-2 Spring Onion
1 1/3 Cup Grated Cheese
1-3 eggs

Method:

1. Precook your rice
2. Preheat oven to 200 Celsius.
3. Slice Chicken breast in half widthways, so it will cook quicker.
4. Heat the oil in the pan and start to cook the chicken breast until it begins to be brown.
5. Shred chicken with a fork.
6. Grate the carrot until it fills up halfway.
7. Slice the spring onions.
8. Lightly beat the eggs.
9. In a large bowl add your cooked rice, Chicken, Spring onions, eggs and 3/4 of the cheese and mix it well.
10. Spray the muffin tin with cooking spray and distribute it evenly into the muffin tin.
11. Pop your tray in the oven and leave it for 10-15 mins ( maybe less) ( but if your cooking it in a pan just cook it for 5-7 mins on each side)

Home Economics Reflection

In the start of the term 3, we learned about baking and how to use dry and wet ingredients in correct cups and spoons.
- Dry= Spoons
- Wet= Cup jugs
You add the dry ingredients first and then add your wet ingredients.

I also learnt to make a nutrition label and read it.

There are three allergies 
Celiacs Disease, Lactose intolerance, Allergy to food groups such as egg, nuts

Home Ec : Food Label

1. Be easy to read, Be in English, Surviving percentage, Algergy deciaration, Warning Statment, Advisory statement, name or description, Amount of food, Address ,Instructions
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4. 
   

Home Ec : What food iteams can be stored in these three places

CUPBOARD	FRIDGE	FREEZER
1 Banana 2 Flour 3 Bread 4 Sugar 5 Potato 6 7 8	Fish Tomatoes Fish Cheese Chicken Butter	Fish Chicken

Fridge: -4-> 0。

Freezer: -18。

Cupboard:15。

Heath and safety : Home Economics

Hygiene: conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and preventing disease, especially through cleanliness.

Steps in the Kitchen to keep safe...

• Make sure that there will be no tripping hazard on the ground.
• Don't use extension cords in the kitchen.
• Don't leave the kitchen when there are pots and pans cooking
• Don't wear loose clothing.
• Keep any fabric away from the stove.
• Make sure not to spill things on the ground.

Link to the speed cooking video
My Health and Safty person in the Kitchen ( Btw this might be wrong)