Assignment: Kangaroo tacos

In this lesson, my partner and I were supposed to be cooking kangaroo tacos for our assignmen,t but she wasn't there on the day, so I asked another person to help me. I started to get all the spices, and mix them together to toast them a bit, which helps release the flavours. Once that was done, the spices were rubbed into the kangaroo meat and placed in the frying pan. Meanwhile, my temprary partner was cutting up the lettuce and onion. The taco shells were also placed in the oven to cook them just a bit. Once everything was made, lettuce waas sprinkled onto the plate for decoration, and the filling was added into the tacos to create 'THE MEXICAN ROO'. I hpe it is as yummy as it looks. :)

Chicken and Avocado quesadillas.

In this cooking lesson, we made chicken and avocado quesadillas. I was really excited to make these in hospitality. We cut up the chicken, avocado, spinach and divided up the sun - dried tomatoes. I then put in my filling and put the cheese inside. I put the cheese on the edges so it would close. When they were put in the sandwich toaster, the cheese from my quesadilla came out, and ended up going everywhere. The second time, i didn't put cheese on the end, and so the cheese didn't go everywhere. I really enjoyed eating my quesadilla.

Theory lesson on the assignment

In this lesson, we started to look up different Australian native food recipes, and started the written component of the assignment. My partner decided to start the written component, and I started to look up recipes. My partner soon stopped working on the assignment, and started looking up more recipes. We soon decided on the dish 'kangaroo tacos', and decided to add some sweet potato chips as well. I decided to then look at how much my partner had written, and I wasn't very happy with the amount she wrote. I hope she can do some written components, as it will help me with the time.

Chicken San Choy bao

In this practical lesson, we made chicken san choy bao. I enjoyed making this dish as I have eaten and made this dish at home many different times. As with all stir fry's, we had to cut and prepare the ingredients before they were placed into the wok. When the meal was finished, we placed it in the lettuce leaves. They smelt wonderful and were tasty. I am glad that I learnt how to cook a different type of san choy bao :)

Cornish Pasties

In this lesson, we made Cornish Pasties. We first had to peel the vegetables and prepare the food processor. When we turned on the food processor and started to grate the veggies, our food processor went funny, so we had to try and fix it. Luckily, it was easy to place the grater in its place, and we started to grate the veggies again. After they were grated, we added them to the meat, seasoned it and palced it in the puff pastry. We then wrapped it up in the traditional way, glazed it with milk and placed it in the oven. I can't wait to try something new that has come from Cornwall, England.

Theory

During this lesson, we finished listening to the speeches for part 1. They were all very interesting and I am happy to say that I have definitely learn something from all the speeches. After they were finished, I updated my blog so that I am finished and up to date with everything. :)

Golden syrup dumplings

In this lesson we made golden syrup dumplings. I made the sauce, and my partner started to make the dumplings mixture. We had to wait for the butter to melt in the sauce before taking it off the heat, as we did t want the mixture to bubble. I sadly had to leave early for a music eistedford, so I didn't have the chance to taste the dumplings or see how they turned out. I am sure I will make this at home for myself and mum and dad.

Okonomiyaki

In this prac lesson, we made okonomiyaki, which is Japanese pancakes. Because there was space in the hospitality kitchen, my Japanese buddy came and helped us cook the pancakes. I grated the sweet potato, and the other cut up the other ingredients and made the mixture. Once that was done, we placed the pancakes in the electric frypan and waiting. Once they were done, my Japanese buddy showed us how to put the Japanese mayo and sauce on the pancakes. They look delicious!

Chicken Yakitori

In this lesson, we made chicken Yakitori, which is japanese chicken skewers. I cut up the chicken, while Kerys made the sauce. Once the sauce had thickened up, and I placesd the chicken and green onion on the skewers, we put them straight into the electric frypan, after coating them with the sauce. We wanted to give the chicken as much flavour as we could, so when they were cooking, we would add mroe sauce. When we had a taste of it, the extra sauce really helped. Making this was really nice to eat, especially for lunch.

Theory

Today in this theory lesson, my partner and I looked at a different variety of books about the Italian cuisine. most of the books were filled with just recipes, but we did find this one helpful book about all the cured meats, cheeses, herbs and what they do in their holidays. It also gave us some background information on how they used it. I hope we can get a lot from this one book.

Spaghetti Bolognese

In this Hospo lesson, we made Spaghetti Bolognese. This was the 2nd thing in our recepie book for the multicultural theme. We had a thicker type of fettucini, which was quite nice. I chopped up all the ingrediences finely, and added them in the fry pan with the mince and liquid. Once it was done, my partner and I ate it, and it was quite good, although my partner added too much oregano. I can't wait to eat it.

Chow Mien

Today, we made chow mien, an Asian type of stir fry. My partner and I didn't add celery, because neither of us like the taste, and we only added half of the cabbage, to give the stir fry a bit of texture and crunch. We prepared almost everything, but the carrots were accidentally placed in the fry pan before the cabbage was cut, so we had to put it on a very low heat. When we added the curry, it smelt quite strong. As soon as the chow mien was finished, I tried a bit. It had a lot of curry flavour, but it tasted quite nice.

Theory

Today in our theory lesson, we received our multicultural assignment. We were discussing what we will be doing in the assignment, and we watched a video to hopefully help us get us on the right track. I became partners with Jenny, and we were brainstorming some countries that have inspired Australian 'fusion food' cuisine. I hope we have our country decided by the next lesson.

Anzac Slice

In this hospo lesson, we made ANZAC slice, a remake of the ANZAC biscuits. We had to make some extra mixture, as we had an extra person working with us. We made the mixture first, and put it in the saucepan. When they became cool, and were cut, I tried some, and they were very tasty. I can't wait to make some at home for mum and dad.

Breakfast prac assignment

For my breakfast assignment, I decided to cook my partner strawberry pancakes and a berry thickshake. I firstly concentrated on making the pancake batter and cooking them first, as I knew making the thickshake wouldn't take that long. I had to cut up a punnet of strawberries thinly to place in the batter. I got a 1/3 cup with the batter and poured it in. Once all the batter was gone, I made the smoothie and poured it into 2 glasses. I tried to garnish the pancakes with strawberries, and tried to make sure my presentation looked good. My partner and I both enjoyed eating the strawberry pancakes and berry thickshake.

Brownies

today, in this lesson, we made brownies. We first had to melt the chocolate, and add it into the brownie batter. After the chocolate was melted, and added into everything, we placed it into a tin lined wth baking paper and plced it into the oven. After that was cooked, we had to wrap it in glad wrap and make sure that it was cool. It was then sliced up and served. They were tasty.

Waffles

in this lesson, we made waffles. We first had to make the batter, and preheat the waffle machine. After it was ready to use, we poured in the waffle mixture. One of the group members got the time wrong, and we burnt our first batch of waffles. We tried a second time, and counded to 40, then lifted the lid, and the waffles were perfectly cooked. we continued this until the batter was gone. The waffles were delicious with whipped cream and maple syrup.

Chocolate easter egg crackles

Today, we made chocolate easter egg crackles. We first had to melt 3 mars bars, over simmering water, but we had to make sure that we were stirring the bowl constantly so it wouldn't stick and burn. Afgter that was done, we poured it over the rice bubbles and mixed it. We then placed easter eggs on top and placed the tray in the fridge to set. It was delicious!

Pasta with Spring Vegetables

In this hospitality lesson, we made pasta with spring vegetables. We had to cook the pasta first, then chop up all the vegetables to be cooked with the pasta. The carrots had to be choped up like matchsticks because they take longer to cook. The milk made the pasta really creamy, but we had to make sure that it wouldn't bubble. When the pasta was cooked, we added extra cheese. It was delicious

Tangy Lemon Slice

In our hospitality lesson, we made tangy lemon slices. It was quite simple to make. We first had to mix ingredients together to make the base of the tart, and then we placed it in the oven. Once we took it out, we covered it with the syrup, and placed it under the oven again. When it was cooked we took it out to cool down. My partner and I tried a bit of the lemon slice, we thought it tasted a bit like apple pie. Once we put some icing sugar on it and cut it into squares, I didn't put the lid fully on because if it was trapped in the heat, the slice would melt. They ended up to be quite tasty.

11/3/11

Today we watched a video on fibre. It related to breakfast and how we can make our breakfast full of fibre. This is very helpful with our assignment as it suggests the different foods that you should eat in breakfast that includes high intakes of fibre, and the foods that you should try and avoid. It will really help me answer a few of the questions on the assignment

Hedgehog slice :)

In this hospo lesson, we made hedgehog slices. When Kerys and I put it in the baking tray, there was a liquidy substance on the top. We were note sure what it was, but when the slice was cut up after it was in the fridge, it still tasted really good. I was really happy with the result of our hedgehog slice.