A Mug of Goodness

Ever felt hungry in the middle of the night while doing your assignments and you just need a dose of sugar rush to perk you up? How about some good ol yummy fudge brownie? All that minus the tedious baking process, what more can you ask for right?

Check this out! It's simply divine!!! *drools*

Two Minute Brownie

Yum yum yum!

Happy Feet!

Yet another cute dessert that I loveeeee~

Not at all easy to make! I've failed quite a number of times cause the feet does not appear.

Here's my first successful attempt on it!

Screams YUMMY!

You know of how that first glance of a food when looking through a menu makes you go watery in the mouth? And instantly having you saying "I'm so having this!" without even reading what makes the food? Its a funny reaction don't you think, of how such photos can give a great impact especially for something you probably have not tried, ever... or maybe, you were really just plain hungry...

So, here's some "tricks" that make some food look so appetizing and screams yummy! You can even use these tips and try it at home... or simply when eating out!

The Art of Plating Food

http://youtu.be/Gy8-SKIm4Fs

How to take stunning food pictures

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IHf6UwQC4s

Always remember the Rule of Three!

Cake Pops!

Something really cute to share. I love reading Bakerella's blog and she always has great ideas for desserts. She is also the creator of Cake Pops! I really hope to make these one day soon. I've even bought the lollipop sticks already! Heh heh~

Reflection: Microteaching

For groups that have finished their mirco teaching, I'm sure that you too feel that a great weight has been lifted off your shoulders. I remember feeling really tensed and scared the night before the session all the way till the end of the lesson. I could not sleep the night before. Yes I have to work on my anxiety issues. Haha.

Actually now that my mirco teaching is over, i am finally able to see the usefulness of it:
1. It forces us to master at least 1 recipe (especially the recipe you are teaching) and to learn many others from the other teachers.
2. It allows you to learn about your your weaknesses and strengths when it comes to working in the kitchen and teaching.
3. It allows us to observe others when they are teaching and to learn from their mistakes and absorb their good points.
4. We learn how to work together in a team. This is important as in schools, we will have to work with the other teachers, most of whom come from different backgrounds and may have not been your friend in the first place.

For myself, I have learnt many new things about myself:
1. I enjoy baking on my own free time.
2. I need to be louder.
3. I need to be more confident in myself.
4. I need to watch the terms that i use during class, such as correct scientific terms etc.
5. I need to manage the lesson flow better to ensure that i can complete the lesson within the stipulated time.
6. I need to improve on my plating techniques.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my team mates, Nurul, Raudhah, and Azyan. Thanks for working with me and great job!

Now that I have finished my mirco teaching, I shall enjoying learning more recipes from the other teachers. Good luck to you all!

Taken from: http://moon-muse.tumblr.com/post/9711505581/everybody-is-a-genius-but-if-you-judge-a-fish

A Royal Tea Party.

Our group's microteaching is over! And I think we've learnt so much from it. My expectations of it was indeed very different from the outcome of it. Firstly, nerves got to me. Secondly, my cookies for demo got burnt. Thirdly, unexpected situations in the classroom which I prayed didnt happen, happened.

As a reflection of the entire experience, I really feel that I've got so much more to learn as to how to manage the class well and also having to deal with unexpected situations. During my lesson, one pair had their cookie mixture too crumbly a consistency which resulted in the cookie not forming properly. While I had hoped that everyone would have a 100% success rate with that recipe, the unexpected still happened. I felt that the students would already have known how to cream the mixture well since they just learnt it a mere week ago and thus, I didnt do a demo on that. I sort of "tapped" on their supposed prior knowledge and I just assumed they knew. Another incident in class, was that a student got her hand scalded by hot water. Amidst all the nerves, the chaos in class and the mess, it was still an urgent issue to deal with.

I guess this depicts and relates well to a real class context whereby these are real issues that may occur. Especially so, when we do go out to schools, we are dealing with children of a younger age group than the people we dealt with during microteaching. More issues are bound to surface and it's a matter of management and problem-solving and quick thinking that has to be at the back of our minds while conducting a class.

For now, enjoy the pictures below!

Eggtarts again!

Hello its me and my egg tarts again. Yes i bake them everyweek. Haha. I actually find it fun and a form of stress-reliever and its such an accomplishment to be able to create something tasty.

Just some minor updates (which may be alittle late)
- recipes will be printed
- the tart pastry is alittle greasy but you dont have to grease the tart mould
-when you fill the tart with egg custard make sure there are no air bubbles if not there will be unsightly holes in your egg tart.
-you have to watch the custard closely if not it'll be wrinkly and ugly

Ok some pictures of what to expect

What the dough looks like. It's ok if its sticky and oily. Please dont add too much flour if not it'll taste like biscuits.

Before baking the tart. You may use a bit of flour when shaping the dough if u find it too sticky

Finished product! Yummy!

Hope you enjoy tomorrow's session and hope you'll like the egg tart recipe! :)