Projects are Fun

This week had been a lot less calm than last week.  But for our economic class we have the business product type thing. We have to create a business that provides a healthy food and exorcize type thing. Its kind of hard to explain but we basically have to convince and sell that physical activity will stimulate the mind and help students or teachers focus more in class. And of course we can create a healthy food or snack. After many changes of ideas we finally came up with a good new idea. We are going to do a non-profit lunch for the teachers that give the money to a feeding program in Nicaragua. Then we will do Zumba class for a physical activity. I do not want to get into all the details and aspects of our project right not so the point is that we are going to be trying to come up with a healthy menu. So I am going to be tying to come up with a healthy menu for one day and then another day we are going to do a taste from Nicaragua day. We want to do rice and beans, fresh fruit, and maybe banana chips. So my next little project will be coming up with an easy cheap and healthy lunch. Fun Fun! 

Busy Bee Me

I had a really busy week during senior project. Nicole Halla had her performances of her first and second graders this week for her senior project.  So she asked me to provide the refreshments for the students and parents that come. So I have done a lot of cooking this week. On Monday I made cranberry bars, on Tuesday I made ooeey gooey chocolate cookies and no bake cookies, on Thursday I made white chocolate raspberry truffles and these chocolate brownie type things, and on Friday I made peanut butter balls. I also made a strawberry punch and an nectar type punch for this week also. Every night I have been cooking and making desserts. I was never really told how many people were going to be there so I just had to prepare a lot.  All the recipes took me a long time to make. The cranberry bars took a long time because I had to make two and they had meringue which I discovered also takes a long time to make. Then all the cookies, truffles, and balls all could make several dozen so the rolling out and forming process was the most time consuming and annoying. But this way I had enough to serve all everybody with one recipe. I also had my second cooking class at the Cooking Station in Greenville and learned how to make bread. I love home maid bread so I am excited I know how to make it now with the help of the class and Mrs. Halla. I don’t know what my next project will be but I know I am tired after this week

Busy Bee

This week has been a really busy week for my senior project. On Monday night I made the meal for the RBTCI at the Redeemer Presbyterian (the Halla’s church). I made a bean and chicken soup, zucchini bread, cake, and had chips too. I made about ten loafs of the bread and a lot of recipes of soup. Luckily my mom was able to help me get all the ingredients and make some of the bread because it was such a large number of people to serve. There is usually about sixty people so we made enough for that number but not everyone came because there were tornado warnings and really bad whether that night, so we ended up having a lot of extra, which we let them keep. This event took a lot more planning and time than I was expecting unfortunately. Then I also made a meal for an older couple at my church on Thursday. I made Russian chicken, fluff and puff bisects, sesame almond salad, corn pie, and double chocolate fudge cake. They were really appreciative and sweet. I had to do a quick meal because I was visiting Appalachian state on Wednesday and so I had to do it after school on Thursday. Once again, I underestimated the time and preparation needed for these events, luckily my mom knew and warned me.  So I had a very successful and busy week for my senior project!