Truffles - Home Economics

 Today in Home Economics, we made Truffles. In my group is Axle, Miah and Jaxon. It was a fun, quick lesson and my group cooperated and communicated really well and got the food made on time. In our Truffles we had cranberries, apricot, sultanas, wine biscuits, Coconut and Cocoa. 

Today I finally got to try the food we made today which was exciting. In my opinion they were sweet, moist and very tasty. You could really taste the cocoa and the bits of coconut which gave it a little crunch. You can taste the apricots but not much of the cranberries and sultanas. I love how it melted in my mouth once you bite into it. My favourite  part of them were the scrambled coconut covering the outside. But overall I really loved and enjoyed the truffles. The appearance of the truffles were messy but looked pretty.

Just to inform you guys that I just found out I was wrong about thinking it was our last lesson last week but today is actually our last. The end of today's cooking was great and I have had a lot of fun. I'm glad I picked a group that was fun and collaborative. I enjoyed working together with them. It was cool to have Miss Devy's with us, teaching us for a couple of lessons. She was a awesome teacher. But at the end of the day I'm grateful for picking Home Economics this year.  

Ingredients: 

2T Cocoa (sifted)

100g soft butter (at room teperture)

2T coconut

8T icing sugar (sifted if lumpy)

12 wine biscuits (crushed)

1/4 c sultanas / dried apricots / cranberries (chopped)

1/4 vanilla essence 

Extra coconut (rolling truffles in)

Method:

1. Cream butter and icing sugar together.

2. Add vanilla essence, cocoa and coconut. Mix.

3. add crushed biscuits and chopped sultanas. Mix.

4. Roll mixture into 14g (approx) balls and roll in the extra coconut.

5. place truffles onto a plate.

6. Chill in refrigerator.

7. Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator. Can be frozen.

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2020 Year Reflection

 Today I will be writing about what we did this period in Wananga. We had to write a Year Reflection about how this year is going for us and have we enjoyed or dislike anything this year. This includes events and highlights like the Market day, lockdown, sports, subjects and etc. I chose two highlights which was Music and Market Day, something I didn't enjoy which was the lockdown, and wrote about them. I have displayed this in a slideshow and I hope you like it.

Music 2020

1. What have you enjoyed learning in music this year? 

I really enjoyed learning the piano, playing different songs.

2. What have you found challenging about this year?

I found learning different instruments and practicing our group performance challenging. 

3. What did you perform for your final assessment? Who did you perform with? Why did you chose that song?

We performed Beat it from Micheal Jackson. I presented it with Chloe, Nature and Hasan. And I don't know why we chose Beat it as our song.    

4. How did you find performing?

I found performing not bad, I felt confident and proud at the end. 

5. Were you happy with your performance?

I was actually really proud of my performance but also of my group for getting up there doing it. 

6. Any other comments about music 2020. No

Overall I enjoyed music this year and I can't wait for next years music. 

Here is a video of our performance:

Margaret Mahy

 Today I will be writing about what I have been doing in Wananga. I had to choose another activity from the EOTC slideshow and I worked on researching about Margaret Mahy and what she was famous for. I made this on a slideshow and I hope you enjoy. 

Carrot Cake Cupcakes

 Today in Home Economics, we made Carrot Cake Cupcakes. In my group is Axle, Miah and Jaxon. It was a fun, quick lesson and my group cooperated and communicated really well and got the food made on time. In our cupcake we had carrot and cinnamon with cream cheese vanilla frosting. 

Sadly I couldn't try today's food again because my allergy condition, but I got my mum's thoughts on them. Her response to the cupcakes was tasty, she enjoyed it. It was very moist and soft when you bite into it. You could really taste the cinnamon and a bit of crunch of carrot. This time we added less of the salt and it made a really big difference. The appearance of the cupcakes looked great, neat and craving.  

This was our final practical cooking lesson today and I have really enjoyed doing this subject. Overall I'm happy that we ended off with a great lesson and good food, and I'm glad I chose Home Economics for one of my options.

Ingredients: 

- 1c Flour

- 3/4 c sugar

- 1 t cinnamon

- 1 t baking soda

- 1/2 t baking powder

- 1/4 t salt

- 1 1/2 c grated carrots

- 2/3 c oil

- 2 eggs, beaten

Method:

1. Preheat, oven to 180c

2. Sift flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt into a bowl. Add sugar.

3. In a separate large bowl, combine grated carrot and oil.

4. Slowly add the flour mixture to the carrot / oil mixture, folding gently until just combined. Add beaten eggs and gently stir through.

5. Line muffin tins with paper cases. Spoon mixture evenly into the 12 paper cases. 

6. Bake 13 minutes until golden brown and tops of cupcakes are springy.

7. Allow cupcakes to cool before icing.

8. Once they're cooled down, ice them and enjoy.

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Tips on Water Safety - Wananga

Today I will be blogging about what we did during Wananga. Everyone had to choose an activity to work on for the whole period and I chose water safety tips. I created a poster on Piktochart and researched some tips. Here is my poster and I hope you like it. 

Film study Coraline - Resume

  In English I have been working on how characters are developed in the Coraline Film. We had a choice to either create a challenge chart or a resume. I had created two resumes about two lead characters, explaining how the character is portrayed using specific examples from the text. I had to include interesting facts about them, challenges they faced and words that best describe them. I have done this on Piktochart and a new site called postermywall. I hope you learn something and enjoy my work. 

Savoury Muffins

  Today in Home Economics, we made Savoury muffins. In my group is Axle, Miah and Jaxon. It was a fun, quick lesson and my group cooperated and communicated really well and got the food made on time. In our muffins we had cheese, spinach, tomato and corn. 

Sadly I couldn't try the muffins because of my allergy condition, but I got my family's thoughts on them. They're response to the muffins was okay, it was moist but needed more flavor. They could taste the cheese considering there was to much salt, so maybe next time we could add less of the salt. One of my group members suggested onions.  The appearance looked great and neat. 

Overall I enjoyed today's lesson and can't wait for the following more. 

Nutrients

Cheese - Calcium, Fat, Protein, Vitamin A and B12, zinc, phosphorus, riboflavin.

Corn - Vitamin C, iron, vitamin B-6, magnesium, potassium, sodium.  

Spinach - Vitamin A and K, manganese, folate, copper, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin B6, vitamin E, vitamin c and calcium.  

Tomatoes - Vitamin C, folate, potassium and vitamin K.

Ingredients:

- Eggs

- Vegetable oil

- Milk

- Corn

- Cheese

- Spinach

- Tomatoes

- White flour

- Wholemeal flour

- Baking powder

Cooking Method:

1. Heat oven to 180

2. Mix together eggs, oil, milk, corn and cheese.

3. Fold though spinach and tomatoes

4. Sift flours and baking powder and gently mix into wet ingredients

5. Spoon into greased muffin cups

6. Bake in oven for approximately 15-20 minutes or until cooked through and golden brown.

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Before

After

Crispy Chicken Tacos

  Today in Home Economics, we made Crispy Chicken Tacos. In my group is Axle, Miah and Jaxon. It was a fun, quick lesson and my group cooperated and communicated really well and got the food made on time. In our tacos we had chicken breast, lettuce, cheese, carrots, sour cream and salsa. My thoughts on the Taco was good, the chicken was well cooked and moist but I expected it to be crispy, the lettuce and carrots were fresh and the whole thing together was nice and healthy. I could really taste the sour cream because I might of added to much of it. The appearance looked great and neat. 

Overall I enjoyed today's lesson and can't wait for the following more. 

Nutrients/Ingredients

Chicken breast - Protein, Vitamin B, Vitamin D, Calcium, Iron, Zinc and trace amounts of Vitamin A and C. 

Carrots - Biotin, potassium, vitamin A, K1, B6 and Beta carotene.

Lettuce - Calcium, potassuim, vitamin C and folate. 

Cheese - Calcium, fat and protein, vitamin A, B12, zinc, phosphorus and riboflavin.

Cooking Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180

2. Slice chicken into strips 4cm wide. These may be cut into 6cm lengths.

3. Place chicken into a bowl.

4. Drizzle with oil and mix to cover all chicken surfaces.

5. Add crispy chicken spice mix and stir to coat chicken evenly.

6. Place coated chicken on an oven tray lined with baking paper. 

7. Bake for 10-12 mins until crispy ans golden.

8. warm tortillas in microwave for 30 sec.

9. Build your taco with chicken, lettuce, carrot, cheese, avocado, red onion and top with sour cream and salsa.

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Dissecting Pigs Heart

Today in Science, we started dissecting an pigs heart. We looked at the different parts and where they were in the heart. The different parts we looked at was the Atrium, Ventricle, Valves, Left + Right side of heart, Arteries and Veins. The parts we discovered were the Aorta, Heart Strings, Left + Right side of heart, Ventricle and Valves. 

Equipment that was used: Scalpel, Scissors and Tweezers. 

-What have we been learning about? We have been learning about the different parts of the heart and how they function in the body.

- Why are we dissecting a heart? We are dissecting a heart to discover where the parts are in the heart, which part is which and, study how they work and affect our body. 

- What are the parts of the heart? Did you see them? 

• Left + Right side of heart
• Ventricle
• Valves
• Arteries

We saw the left + right side of the heart, Aorta, Heart strings, Valves, and Ventricles. 

- Did you enjoy the dissection? Why/why not?

I did enjoy dissecting a pigs heart because it was cool to see where the different parts were, what they looked like and, have a cool, fun experience doing it in real life instead of watching a video of someone doing it. 

Healthy smoothies

 Today in Home Economics, we made Healthy Smoothies. In my group is Axle, Miah and Jaxon. It was a fun, quick lesson and my group cooperated and communicated really well and got the food made on time. There were varieties of choices of what kind of smoothie we wanted to make, each group got a different type. At the end we got to try each others smoothies and give our own opinions on them. My group decided to make a Tango Mango smoothie. 

In our smoothie, we had Banana, Mango, weetbix and Milk. My thoughts on the Smoothie was sweet, thick, a bit lumpy but nice and smooth. I could really taste the fresh mango and the crumbled weetbix. The appearance didn't look very good but when we tasted it, it surprised us.  

Thoughts on the other groups smoothies:

Banana/Mango - Sweet, light and sour.

Frozen fruit yogurt - Sweet, a bit sour, lumpy and thick.

Super berry - Plain, light, bland and dull. 

Chocolate banana - Sweet, smooth and light. (Could only taste chocolate)

Banana ice cream - Sweet, light and smooth.

Overall I really enjoyed today's lesson and I'm looking forward for the following lessons.

Nutrients/Ingredients:

Tango Mango:

Milk - Calcium, protein, iodine, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B2 and B12, Fat etc. 

Weetbix - Wholegrain, iron, vitamin B1,B2,B3 and fibre. 

Banana - Vitamin B6 and B12, magnesium, potassium, fibre and protein. 

Mango - Fibre, vitamin A and C, folate, B6, iron, little calcium, zinc and vitamin E.

Banana/Mango: 

Mango - Fibre, vitamin A and C, folate, B6, iron, little calcium, zinc and vitamin E.

Banana - Vitamin B6 and B12, magnesium, potassium, fibre and protein.

Orange Juice - Vitamin C, folate, potassuim, Calories, Protein, Carbs, magnesium.

Apples - Calories, carbs, fibre, vitamin C, potassuim, vitamin K. 

Frozen fruit yogurt:

Mango - Fibre, vitamin A and C, folate, B6, iron, little calcium, zinc and vitamin E.

Banana - Vitamin B6 and B12, magnesium, potassium, fibre and protein.

Berries - Antioxidants, vitamin C, potassuim, protein, fibre, carbs, iron, vitamin A, vitamin B6 etc. 

Greek Yogurt - Calcuim, potassium, protein, zinc, vitamins B6 and B12.

Honey -  Ascorbic acid, pantothenic acid, niacin and riboflavin, along with minerals such as calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium and zinc.

Super berry:

Berries - Antioxidants, vitamin C, potassuim, protein, fibre, carbs, iron, vitamin A, vitamin B6 etc. 

Rolled Oats - Manganese, Phosphorus, Copper, Vitamin B1, Iron, Selenium, Magnesium and Zinc.

Yogurt - Calcium, protein, potassium, phosphorus and, sometimes, vitamin D

Milk - Calcium, protein, iodine, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B2 and B12, Fat etc. 

Honey - Ascorbic acid, pantothenic acid, niacin and riboflavin, along with minerals such as calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium and zinc.

Chocolate banana:

Milk - Calcium, protein, iodine, potassium, phosphorus, vitamin B2 and B12, Fat etc. 

Banana - Vitamin B6 and B12, magnesium, potassium, fibre and protein.

Honey - Ascorbic acid, pantothenic acid, niacin and riboflavin, along with minerals such as calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium and zinc.

Cocoa powder - Calcium, copper, iron, manganese, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and zinc.

Ice cream - Fats, calcium, riboflavin, niacin, phosphorus, zinc, potassium and magnesium etc.

Banana ice cream:

Banana - Vitamin B6 and B12, magnesium, potassium, fibre and protein.

Ice cream -  Fats, calcium, riboflavin, niacin, phosphorus, zinc, potassium and magnesium etc.

Berries - Antioxidants, vitamin C, potassuim, protein, fibre, carbs, iron, vitamin A, vitamin B6 etc. 

Honey - Ascorbic acid, pantothenic acid, niacin and riboflavin, along with minerals such as calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium and zinc.

Cooking Method:

1. Place all ingredients into blender, and blend until smooth. Pour into serving glasses and enjoy. 

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