Joy Of Cooking Essay, Research Paper

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

place them around the Chinese Rice. Then I slice thin piece of oranges

and locate then around the green onion. The shrimps in this platter are

tricky to cook. For example, you must have a spatula in one hand. While

you are stirring the shrimps, you must move the pan back and forth with

the other hand. I do this so the shrimps do not stick to the pan. The

specialty in grilled dolphin is the way I present the dish. When I finish

preparing the dolphin, I place the fish on platter with yellow rice and

raw green peppers. Then I get two raw mushrooms and cut them into

quarters. Then, I place them on all sides of the yellow rice. Finally, I

place thin slices of lemon around the edge of the plate.

A creative way I present the poultry is by cooking and preparing each

dish differently. For example, tonight I am preparing sweet and sour

chicken on a stick. When I prepare this dish, I get the chicken and cut

it into one inch squares. Then I place the chicken on a stick. Between

each piece of chicken, I place a pineapple square, green pepper, and a

cherry tomato. When I place the white rice in the center of the plate,

then I put two chicken sticks on top of the rice. Once the meal is

cooked, I add my creativeness. I get sweet an sour sauce and pour in a

slow zig zag motion all over the platter. Another way I prepare this dish

is by mixing all the ingredients together. Then I place it in the middle

of the plate. After placing the poultry in the middle of the plate, I

settle the white rice around the meal.