A creative interest I have is cooking with pastries, seafood and poultry. Preparing food can be fun. All I need is just a little imagination andtime. Pastries are dessert that are severed for special occasions andafter a meal.
Pastries are special due to the fact each one tastes andlooks different. The creative format comes from the chef. Since I am theone who cooks in my house, I must prepare each dish tasteful andattractive. For example, I was thinking of a creative cake for my daughters&rsquobirthday.
I decide to make her a choo choo train cake. The way I want topresent this dish is by making it look like a toy train with zoo animalsstanding near by. The idea of this dish is to make the train look similarto the candy house in the story, “Hansel and Gretel”. The first step wasto add food coloring to the icing. She was excited.
“Mommy, can I mix thecolors?” Next, I decorated the cake board with grated coconut. I addgreen food coloring to the grated coconut. Jessica said, ” Mommy, thatlooks like grass. ” Then, I decorated the carts of the train withdifferent color icing.
For example, I placed green, blue, and red icingon each of the carts. When I finished decorating the carts, I placed themon the black licorice train tracks. When I was finished with placing thecarts on the track, Jessica and I arranged assorted candy all over thetrain. Another creative idea I had was to cook with the children in afterschool care at William Lehman Elementary.
For example, I had decided tomake an orange shake with them to celebrate Halloween. The first step Icreated, was to add orange sherbet ice cream. Next, I add cream soda tothe float. When I was finished the shake, I placed one chocolate chipcookie inside of the float. Cooking creativy with seafood is another outstanding process. Whencooking shrimp, I must prepare each shrimp to the procedure I want.
Forexample, when preparing Chinese Fried Rice, I cook every item separately. For instance, this dish requires shrimp. This dish I peel each shrimp. Then I season the shrimp with soy sauce. Then, I stir fry them. When Icook this dish, I add everything in a bowl.
Once the Chinese rice iscooked, I prepare the platter. For instance, I chop up green onions andplace them around the Chinese Rice. Then I slice thin piece of orangesand locate then around the green onion. The shrimps in this platter aretricky to cook.
For example, you must have a spatula in one hand. Whileyou are stirring the shrimps, you must move the pan back and forth withthe other hand. I do this so the shrimps do not stick to the pan. Thespecialty in grilled dolphin is the way I present the dish.
When I finishpreparing the dolphin, I place the fish on platter with yellow rice andraw green peppers. Then I get two raw mushrooms and cut them intoquarters. Then, I place them on all sides of the yellow rice. Finally, Iplace thin slices of lemon around the edge of the plate.
A creative way I present the poultry is by cooking and preparing eachdish differently. For example, tonight I am preparing sweet and sourchicken on a stick. When I prepare this dish, I get the chicken and cutit into one inch squares. Then I place the chicken on a stick. Betweeneach piece of chicken, I place a pineapple square, green pepper, and acherry tomato. When I place the white rice in the center of the plate,then I put two chicken sticks on top of the rice.
Once the meal iscooked, I add my creativeness. I get sweet an sour sauce and pour in aslow zig zag motion all over the platter. Another way I prepare this dishis by mixing all the ingredients together. Then I place it in the middleof the plate. After placing the poultry in the middle of the plate, Isettle the white rice around the meal. .
