I am really glad that I chose making a mini cookbook as my 20% project. I feel like I have learned a lot and have definitely become a better cook. My cookbook is in the form of a list of recipes in my Diigo library that I have annotated with what worked and what I should change or add the next time I made each recipe. I began this project by only researching easy dinner meals, but in my final product I have a side dish (that could be a lite main dish) and smoothie. I think broadening my research made the project more interesting and taught me more about cooking because I was cooking different types of dishes. There were some disappointing mistakes made throughout this project but I learned from all of them.
Reflection of Questions of Inquiry (plus some other nuggets of knowledge):
While cooking does take more time than eating out or heating something up in the microwave, it is really comforting having a home cooked meal after a long day. There is also something therapeutic about cooking. Over summer I will continue to add to my cookbook so my first year of teaching will be fueled by deliciously easy meals!
My Cookbook!!!!
Reflection of Questions of Inquiry (plus some other nuggets of knowledge):
- dash of salt= 0.5mL (Thanks Robert/ Ky)
- How measure garlic
- I should have on hand: salt, pepper, olive oil, onion, tomato, pasta, and rice
- I need to buy a bigger skillet and a pasta spoon
- Using lite sour cream and butter substitutes doesn't change the taste of the dish
- Don't cook meat longer than the recipe states or it will be chewy
- mushrooms (and other vegetables) take a long time to cook in a crock pot (longer than meat) but cook faster in a skillet
- 30 Handmade Days is a good cooking blog
- I can improve on timing by starting the water boiling while chopping the other ingredients
- put a Slap Chop on my Bed Bath and Beyond shopping list!
While cooking does take more time than eating out or heating something up in the microwave, it is really comforting having a home cooked meal after a long day. There is also something therapeutic about cooking. Over summer I will continue to add to my cookbook so my first year of teaching will be fueled by deliciously easy meals!
My Cookbook!!!!