Puffed wheat cake

8 cups puffed wheat cereal

3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

1/3 cup corn syrup

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/3 cup butter or margarine

1. Place puffed wheat in a large bowl, and set aside. Grease one 9x9 inch pan.
2. Grease the rim of a medium saucepan to prevent boil-over. Place the cocoa powder, corn syrup, brown sugar, and butter or margarine in the saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring often until mixture comes to a full boil. Allow to boil for 1 minute, and then remove from heat.
3. Pour chocolate mixture over puffed wheat, and stir until puffed wheat is evenly coated. Using a buttered spatula, press mixture into the prepared pan. Allow to cool, then cut as desired. Wrap squares individually, or store in an airtight container.

Recipe retrieved from http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/chocolate-puffed-wheat-squares/detail.aspx .

 

 

 

 

Review: What went well? me and my group did everything well during this cooking session we were talking to each other and shared the work evenly and knew why to do and when to do that specific task while making this puffed wheat cake.

 

What did not go so well? we were not keeping track of where our food was and our equipment to make it and were bickering about the dishes and cooperation with each other and were constantly wondering what we needed and tryed to figure it out ourselves without consulting the sheet.

 

What I learned? to cooperate as a team and if we are unsure about any thing either look at the recipe sheet to find a the solution or go to the teacher for or ask a friend and the kitchen beside us to fix whatever is going on.

 

What will i do next time? I will try to work harder as a team with my group member and ask for help when I know that we will need it and to always look at the recipe sheet when I am not completely sure about the recipe or what goes into the food I am making to get the best mark possible.

Banana Boats

1 serving	4 servings
Large banana 2 tsp chocolate chips 2 tsp granola 1 tbsp miniature marshmallows	4 large unpeeled bananas 8 tsp chocolate chips 8 tsp granola ¼ cup miniature marshmallows

Place each banana on a 20 cm square of foil; crimp and shape foil around bananas so they sit flat.  Cut each banana lengthwise about 2 cm deep, leaving 2 cm uncut at both ends.  Gently pull each banana peel open, forming a pocket.  Fill pockets with chocolate chips, granola and marshmallows.

Oven – preheat oven to 325 F. Bake bananas in oven for 5-7 minutes or until marshmallows are melted and golden brown.

Barbeque – Place the banana boats on the grill and close the lid. Cook over medium heat for 4-5 minutes or until marshmallows are melted and golden brown.

Campfire – Place grill over hot coals (NOT over a flame). Grill bananas for 5-7 minutes or until marshmallows are melted and golden brown.

Recipe published in The Waterfront Press, September 8, 2011 and adapted by JoAnne Gelowitz for use in the classroom.

Review: What went well? Well.... we did do a very good job of making them look tasty and we had a nice presentation of them to Ms. Gelowitz and we did a nice job of working by our selves for the first time in the class room so we will be able to do well in the future as a group and as independent people

What didn't go well? we had lousy conversations about who's turn it was and we were bickering and uncooperative when one of us asked for help so we will for sure work on that in the future. I would also like to add the other kitchens, we were constantly leaving our kitchen unattended and looking at our oven once every couple of minutes. That will be a huge problem in the future if we do not deal with it now.

What will I do differently? I will make sure that my kitchen is attended to at all times when we are cooking because that is a big safety issue and i will check on my food more just to make sure that is not burnt and looking good. 

What did I learned from this experience? I learned that you must follow recipies, make sure that your food is looking good, don't leave your kitchen until you are done using it and always clean up all the dishes and all of the counter tops to make sure that you have a clean surface to make sure that everyone has a clean and safe surface to cook on.   

Rice krispie squares

Ingredients:

½ tsp. vanilla

¼ cup butter

32 large marshmallows

4 cups Rice Krispies

Directions:

Melt butter and marshmallows over low heat, stirring constantly, until marshmallows are melted.  Remove from heat and mix in vanilla. Add Rice Krispies and stir until cooled.  Press into greased 8" x 8" pan.  Cool and cut into squares. 

Review: I think that my group did very well on the rice krispie squares but our lack of communication might be an issue in the future since there are only two people in my group. But I am confident that we will get passed it and make great food in a good amount of time.

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