Cucumber Sharks!

Today, we made cucumber sharks! Although it was a short lab, I really liked it, because it allowed for creativity without the requirement of artistic talent. I wouldn't hesitate to garnish dishes with these sharks!

Theme Cakes

Over the past several classes, we made two cakes from the same pan. The first of these cakes was a monkey, made from chocolate cake mix. Kelsey and Paige did the majority of the decoration, and it turned out great! The second cake was the cookie monster. We added some actual cookies for him to hold in his arms, and I thought it made the cake seem a lot more interesting and dimensional. Overall, a great lab!

Field Trip!

Before the Christmas break, our foods class went on a field trip. Our first stop was the Hyatt hotel, where we saw the Gingerbread Lane exhibit. It was cool to see the houses we made among so many others, from the amateur to the incredibly professional.

The second part of the field trip was to find a local food vendor and eat there. My group went to a hotdog stand across from the Hyatt. It was good food, although a bit expensive. Below is my hot dog:

Hot Chocolate with Homemade Marshmallows

Today we made hot chocolate with homemade marshmallows. Although the hot chocolate was nothing special, I liked being able to choose the size and shape of my marshmallows (although I ended up having only a single giant one).

Banana Splits

We spent the past two classes working on banana splits. We made them with bruléed bananas and cooked sugar swirls. Using the blowtorch to melt sugar onto the bananas was cool, but I didn't really liked the taste. The splits looked great, though!

Peanut Brittle

Today we made peanut brittle. It was more difficult than I expected to keep the sugar from burning, but I think that the brittle turned out great and it was delicious.

Cupcake Mosaic

Today, we made a mosaic out of cupcakes. I was a little skeptical about the idea at first, but it turned out to be lots of fun! We made the mosaics in groups of two, and, I have to admit, Kelsey did most of the artistic work on ours. I can't complain, though, because it looked really good at the end!