I presented my Genius Hour project today and I’m very happy and proud to say that I think it went very well. My main goal for my presentation was to not bore the audience and from the feedback I’ve gotton from my classmates and friends I think I’ve succeeded in that. Many people said that […]
Week 12 – Wrapping up
This is going to be my last week of working on my genius hour. So for this week I will be working on my final presentation that I’m going to be presenting next week! I am super excited to show you guys the podium and my #1 country’s national dessert. As well as sharing all […]
Contacting an expert #2
I still haven’t gotton a reply from kwoowk even after sending him messages on both of his accounts. Then I also sent him an email and there’s still no reply. I have found another expert, Hajar Larbah, her page really captured my attention so I decided to send her a message but it has been […]
Week 11 – Salmon rice bowl
This week I made salmon rice bowls for me and my family! This is basically just rice with salmon and I decided to add salad next to it with a few slices of cucumber. This pretty simple to make, I seasoned the salmon then air fried it. I made the rice, and cut up a […]
Week 10 – Chocolate chip cookies
As of last week, I have finished my challenge, making country’s national desserts. For the last little bit of this challenge, I will be continuing what I did at the begining, which is basically anything I want to improve in and try out, it’s completely open. So for this week, I made chocolate chip cookies! […]
Week 9 – Banoffee pie (UK)
For this week, I made Banoffee pie from the UK! Banoffee pie consists of a biscuit base, thick caramel sauce, bananas, and it’s topped off with whipping cream and a brush of chocolate. Here’s was the process: I actually really enjoyed making this and putting all the layers together to make this delicious Banoffee pie. […]
Week 8 – Crème brûlée (France)
This week I made Crème brûlée from France. Crème brûlée is essentially a thick custard base covered in a thick layer of caramelised sugar that has hardened. I followed this recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPz7FP15OCs&list=WL&index=1 This was the process: Baking with water was a new method I haven’t tried before, and I found it pretty good. Broiling the […]
Week 7 – Brigadeiro (Brazil)
For this week, I’m made Brigadeiros, which are known to be Brazil’s national dessert! Brigadeiros are bite-size chocolate sweet made with only condensed milk, butter, and cocoa powder. This was the process: I wouldn’t exactly call this a success because they were almost completely different from looking like the way their supposed to look. I […]
Week 6 – Nanaimo bars (Canada)
This week I’m making Nanaimo bars from Canada using Tasty’s recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eA48vrLFkQ&list=WL&index=2. Nanaimo bars require no baking and consists of three layers: a base made of wafer, nuts, and coconut; a middle layer of custard icing; and a top layer of chocolate ganache. This is the process. Bottom layer: Middle layer: Top layer: I have […]
Contacting my Expert
It is definitely time to contact my expert since the end of this project is coming up very soon. As I have said before, I got the idea of rating country’s national desserts from a YouTuber called KWOOK, and who better to ask other than the real expert at these challenges. This is the message […]