I presented my final presentation on Friday, and it went really well! I had a slide full of photos with everything I made, and I was told that my photos looked like they were straight off from google because of their good quality. I spent a lot of time taking many photos from different angles […]

I will still be working on my presentation this week. Along with my presentation, I have planned to bring in shawarma for the class! I am also working on making a script. This is the end of my Genius Hour project, and my presentation will be next week. I am really excited!

This week I will be starting to plan and work on my final presentation. See you next week!

A little change of plans- I decided to contact my expert about tips on how to make my shawarma, because that’s what I have decided to make for the class along with my presentation. I emailed Donair & Shawarma House, because it my favorite restaurant. Their food is very appetizing and enjoyable, especially their shawarma. […]

I made samosas this week! Samosas are deep fried pastries, that can be filled with many different fillings, such as meat and vegetables; potatoes, onion, green peas, etc. You can also fill them with cheese, which is what I’m going to do for this week’s genius hour. Samosas are most often a triangular shape but […]

For this week’s genius hour, I made shawarma! Shawarma is a popular Middle Eastern food that is made from marinated meat, such as lamb, beef, and chicken. Let me show you how it’s done! To begin, I cut the chicken. Subsequently, I added tomato sauce, salt, shawarma spices, black pepper, olive oil, onion powder, and […]

I made Stuffed grape leaves this week! Stuffed grape leaves or Malfouf, in Arabic, is a typically grape leaves filled with a rice and meat mixture that has been spiced with warm ingredients like cumin and a tonne of fresh herbs like parsley, dill, and mint. After being filled, the grape leaves are cooked and […]

For this week’s genius hour, I made Trilece. Trilece is a very light sponge cake topped with whipped cream and Caramel. I made this cake before slightly adjusting my goal. Let me take you along! To start off, I separated the egg whites from the yolk and put them into separate bowls. I added salt […]

The end of this project is coming up pretty soon, so I need to slightly adjust my end goal and work more towards it. On my plan post, I said that I will be, “enhancing my baking and cooking techniques.” I have been doing a great job with working on my baking, as I have […]

This week I made a lazy cake! It was a very easy and hasty recipe, so let me take you along on the process. To begin, I added milk, sugar, cocoa powder, instant coffee, and butter into a small pot. Then constantly stirred until it boiled. I cracked 2 packets of biscuits into a bowl […]