Saturday 22 March 2014

Breakfast

Well i figured i should start off with breakfast, so to start i made some breakfast food. I decided to start off with some easy things, as it is my first attempt at cooking for my passion project. I made hash browns, bacon, waffles, and scrambled eggs. The hash browns were pretty simple to make, all u need is a pan, spatula, olive oil, and the hash browns. So you will need a lot of oil if you want to get the hash browns crispy. So you cook them until they are a golden brown, but taste them to see if they are done. Then i made bacon, you literally just put it in the pan, and flip it from time to time. If you want it crispy you will have to leave it in longer, and wait until the bacon starts to turn a little black. The scrambled eggs are quite simple to. I don't have a non-stick pan, so i needed to add some olive oil to the pan. The hotter you have it the faster the eggs will cook. So i cracked a few eggs, and put them into a bowl. I then added milk and cheese, and then stirred it until it was thoroughly mixed. I then poured it into the pan and let it cook. You need to scrape the bottom of the pan so the eggs don't get a leathery brown skin on the bottom, and it exposed the wet egg to the bottom of the pan. The eggs are done when there are no more liquid left in the pan. Then I made waffles, to start off you put ingredients in a bowl. You are suppose to start with the dry ingredients, then add the liquid. So I poured 2 cups of flour,  4 teaspoons of baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and 1 table spoon of sugar into the bowl. I then added 3 eggs, 3/4 cups of milk, 1/2 cup of vegetable oil, and 1/2 a teaspoon of vanilla extract. After that I stirred it until it was mixed thoroughly. I then got my waffle maker, and added oil on it so the waffle wont stick to it. You make sure you don't put to much batter in it or it will over flow. That happened to me the first time, it started to seep out through the side. You know its done when the green light on the machine says done. Here are some pictures of the breakfast.


Batter
Waffle Maker (overflow)
Finished Product


Scrambled Eggs w/ Cheese
Bacon
All in all the cooking i did was pretty easy to make, and you get some great breakfast. The one down side is there are a lot of dishes to clean up afterwards. I plan on making another breakfast, and have some one taste test it for me.



Monday 17 March 2014

First Post

Hi, im Jordan Asman. I have always wanted to cook and bake beautifully. In this passion project, it will really help me be able to practice, and try making new things. My main goal in this project will be making something with out a recipe, and having it turning out good. I also don't want to just make dinner foods, but breakfast, lunch, and dessert to. My grandma, and one of my teachers (Mr. Watson), will be my mentor. They will help me cook, bake, and give me guidance on how to prepare the meals. I  plan on taking pictures of my foods, and share how it went. I will give some tips, on what to do, as well what not to do.