Joy of Cooking

A creative interest I have is cooking with pastries, seafood and poultry.

Preparing food can be fun. All I need is just a little imagination and

time. Pastries are dessert that are severed for special occasions and

after a meal. Pastries are special due to the fact each one tastes and

looks different. The creative format comes from the chef. Since I am the

one who cooks in my house, I must prepare each dish tasteful and

attractive.

For example, I was thinking of a creative cake for my daughters&rsquo

birthday. I decide to make her a choo choo train cake. The way I want to

present this dish is by making it look like a toy train with zoo animals

standing near by. The idea of this dish is to make the train look similar

to the candy house in the story, "Hansel and Gretel". The first step was

to add food coloring to the icing. She was excited. "Mommy, can I mix the

colors?" Next, I decorated the cake board with grated coconut. I add

green food coloring to the grated coconut. Jessica said, " Mommy, that

looks like grass." Then, I decorated the carts of the train with

different color icing. For example, I placed green, blue, and red icing

on each of the carts. When I finished decorating the carts, I placed them

on the black licorice train tracks. When I was finished with placing the

carts on the track, Jessica and I arranged assorted candy all over the

train. Another creative idea I had was to cook with the children in after

school care at William Lehman Elementary. For example, I had decided to

make an orange shake with them to celebrate Halloween. The first step I

created, was to add orange sherbet ice cream. Next, I add cream soda to

the float. When I was finished the shake, I placed one chocolate chip

cookie inside of the float.

Cooking creativy with seafood is another outstanding process. When

cooking shrimp, I must prepare each shrimp to the procedure I want. For

example, when preparing Chinese Fried Rice, I cook every item separately.

For instance, this dish requires shrimp. This dish I peel each shrimp.

Then I season the shrimp with soy sauce. Then, I stir fry them. When I

cook this dish, I add everything in a bowl. Once the Chinese rice is

cooked, I prepare the platter. For instance, I chop up green onions and