Yesterday was supposed to prepare stuff for competition the next day but just don’t have the mood. xD
Then in afternoon, Selvina messaged me and ask wanna have lunch in Kit’s place as they want to cook.
I went and meet up with them then went buy some grocery stuff to cook.
We arrived at Kit’s place around 3pm.
Start cooking then finish around 7pm.
So the meal consider dinner and that was my first meal and last for the day.
We had lamb roast with mustard, rosemary and thyme for the main course and we had pancake dessert.
I helped a bit to cut the lamb and tasting.

After chit chatting for the whole day and night, we decided to go back home.
For tomorrow competition, I decided to buy the ingredients the next morning as there plenty time and I off to bed early.

As for today, I woke up late as I supposed to wake up at 8 but end up 8.30am
Went wash up and all then iron uniform for the competition.
Prepared all my stuff then head to Safeway to buy ingredients.
Reach campus around 10.30am then register.
Have to wait till 12am for lunch and 1pm for briefing.
Wait and wait and wait till I can get bored.
I’m too excited till can’t wait.
Even my group mate, Julian can’t wait.
Then 2pm the competition finally start.
I wasn’t rushing and all during that time and all go well.
I tried my best and prepare the dishes from bottom of the heart.
Just nice around 3.30pm my dishes were done and put one for tasting and one for presentation.
Then all competitor done their dishes and we cleaned up.
We leave the kitchen around 4.30pm
Then we went for short dishes briefing by the judges for all level.
I gained some experience from the dishes description and all of them are good.
Our first year got some good feedbacks as we can consider very good in our level as we just started to cook.
Then award ceremony at 6pm, so rot till that time.
I didn’t get anything but I’m satisfied as I tried my best and I did a lot of learning from the judges and the seniors’ dishes as this is my first competition.

My dish. xD

My mistakes for my dishes are

1) Cabbage too raw. (Should had blanch it first)
2) The sauce ABIT too sour but I already reduced sourness a lot and the sauce seem fine to me.
3) Rice overcooked; probably I didn’t check the timing.

See, there like a lot of mistake there but there good point too.

1) The meat was tender and juicy. Buahahaha.
2) Presentation was nice.

Well, I didn’t wish to win this competition but for experience and learning.
So as the master chef said, at the end of the day, everyone is the winner.

“A day without smile, laughter and learning is a day of lost.”

Dishes presentation outside the kitchen

The post about my trip later on when I have the spirit to blog about it. xD

Labels: competition, cooking

Today got practical test about meat cookery.
Today the test is about grilled lamb cutlets, roasted 2 points lamb and sweet and sour pork.
Unfortunately, I didn’t take pictures for the first two food that done because I totally forgot about it.
I was too into cooking, not taking pictures.
Then I remember that I need to take pictures.
So I took sweet and sour pork pictures.

Is better than last time right? :D

After cooking, had demo for next meat cooking on Thursday.
So there won’t have any foods pictures till Thursday.
Be patient to those who want to see food pictures.

Hygiene class is about revision for next week closed book test.
We had sort of team play where each team give 3 hardest question and other team have to answer.
We got two good question and we won. Buahaha.

After a long tiring day, it was time to go back.
The weather was so cold but is nice.
Past few days been raining and is getting colder. Wee~!!

I have a haircut later on when on the way back.
My previous hair was so long and all my friends called me ‘apek’!
This is my new hairstyle.

Is it better than last time?
Give comment under this post. :D

Labels: cooking, food, hair

Today had puff pastry class.

It was pretty easy tho and nice to eat.

Make a lot of pastry, there pictures of them too.

Let the pictures do the talking. xD

Apple Turnover

A better look of it.

Jalousie

Inside of Jalousie is apricot.

Mille-Feuille Tower (Top view)

Side view

Palmiers

There another one but I forgot to take pictures.

It called chocolate sponge for tomorrow Black Forest Gateaux.

Ya, I’m making BLACK FOREST GATEAUX!!

Hope it going to turn out nice.

I can’t wait.

Don’t get jealous ya. Ngek!

There a suprise coming soon.

Labels: cooking, food

Wooo! Today I had such a tiring day.

I couldn’t sleep well last night tho, slept early but keep on wake up at 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Couldn’t bare it anymore, I decided to wake up at 6.

Took a shower and make breakfast.

Sit in front of the com until friends call me to go to their place.

Was a bit of drizzling this morning, luckily I got my hood on until it stop.

After whole day of tutorial n lectures at 1.30, went to buy groceries to cook.

My friend (Alga) wanted to cook Indonesian style of mee goreng.

After buying in 2 places, we got like 20++ bags to carry and walk.

After dropping stuff at her house, I came back n take my knife to kill people.

I am in charge of cutting vegetables and prepare noodle. >.<

My other friend (Olivia) got help after she took nap. LOL

We finished cooking after 2 hours. Damn hungry and starving.

I took some pictures after finish cooking.

Mee Goreng

Alga and Olivia

Olivia and I

Alga and I

Diana and Michael (the lazy bum that doesn’t help but complained they’re hungry)

Stir fry vegetables

After cooking, we sat down and eat like a big family.

Alga, Olivia and I

Michael and Diana

Diana and me

Simon came later to join us after finish his stuff at State Library

Our dessert

Sago Dessert and Ice-cream (Mix together)

Michael made sago dessert and asked us to mixed ice-cream in it and is nice.

We had a good meal today. Stomach was satisfied.

I was feeling down the whole day but now all good. =)

Labels: cooking, daily, food

Hey. Today I’m going to update about what I learnt so far in my course.

There won’t be any pictures as could not take pictures in kitchen.

Knife skills and basic cutting, knife sharpening

• Knife sharpening
• Julienne
• Brunoise
• Chiffonnade
• Jardinière
• Paysanne
• Onions (Sliced and Diced)
• Mirepoix
• Lemon wedges
• Lemon slices
• Turned potatoes

Basic Preparations

• Segmenting citrus fruit
• Chopped parsley
• Mushroom duxelles
• Tomato concasse
• Croutons cooked
• Compound butter
• Crushed garlic
• Grated ginger

Stocks

• Beef stock
• Bouquet garni
• Chicken stocks
• Fish stock
• Vegetable stock

Hot mother sauces, derivative sauces and Thickening Agents

• Thickening Agents
• Roux
• White
• Fawn
• Brown
• Beurre Manie
• Demi glace
• Veloute
• Bercy sauce
• Béchamel
• Lemon sauce

Emulsified & Miscellaneous sauces

• Warm
• Hollandaise
• Derivative – Mousse line
• Cold
• Mayonnaise
• Derivative – Tar tare
• Miscellaneous
• Berry Coulis

Soups

• Clear – Consommé
• Broth – Minestrone
• Puree – Pumpkin
• Cream – Mushroom

Boiling, simmering and poaching / Steaming and microwave

• Boiling
• Pickled silverside
• Potatoes
• Pasta
• Green Beans
• Poaching
• Egg
• Steaming
• Sponge pudding
• Fish
• Microwave
• Broccoli

Braising and stewing

• Braising
• Osso bucco
• Rice pilaf
• Braised white cabbage
• Stewing
• Ratatouille

Shallow frying, deep frying, batters and coatings

• Shallow
• Veal schnitzel
• Stir fry
• Vegetables
• Sauté
• Zucchini
• Deep frying
• Fish, beer batter
• Pommes frites
• Apple fritter, yeast butter

Roasting and poele

• Roasting
• Chicken
• Potatoes, parsnip and pumpkin
• Poele
• Quail

Baking and grilling

• Baking
• Bread and butter custard
• Potato
• Fish in filo pastry
• Grilling
• Sirloin steak (Medium rare)
• Tomatoes – Salamander
• Vegetables

Salad and dressings

• Tomato & basil
• Caesar
• Italian Mixed salad
• Potato salad
• Rice salad

Canapés – hot and cold

• Hot savouries’
• Filo triangle
• Devils on horseback
• Stuffed mushrooms
• Chicken Satay
• Cold savouries’
• Piped Liverwurst on pumpernickel parsley sprig garnish
• Rye bread, sliced poached chicken with a mandarin and mayonnaise garnish
• Mini toast, chives, cottage cheese and cherry tomato
• Celery and flavoured cream cheese

Sandwiches

• Open Sandwich
• Club Sandwich
• Tea Sandwich
• Pinwheel Sandwich
• Striped Sandwich
• Focaccia

Hors D’oeuvre varies

• Antipasto assorted
• Marinated grilled vegetables
• Salami & mortadella
• Smoked oyster on chiffonnade in pastry boat
• Olives & bocconcini
• Prosciutto crudo with melon
• Sardine on lettuce with onion rings
• Nigiri and Nori sushi
• Vegetable pancake stack

Egg cookery

• Soft boiled egg
• Hardboiled egg
• Scrambled eggs on toast
• Fried Eggs
• Frittata
• Omelette:
• Plain
• Cheese and tomato concasse

Vegetables cookery

• Beetroot
• Cauliflower Mornay
• Pumpkin & cauliflower timbale
• Braised leek,
• Stuffed zucchini
• Eggplant sandwich
• Matar Paneer
• Vegetable Pakora
• Cauliflower and peas subzi
• Raita

Pasta and gnocchi

• Noodle paste
• Fettuccine
• Tortellini
• Gnocchi
• Italienne
• Couscous
• Polenta
• Spatzle

Potato cookery

• Duchesse mix
• Pommes duchesse
• Pommes marquise
• Pommes galette
• Pommes croquette
• Pommes dauphine with 60ml choux past
• Boulangere
• German potato pancake (Kartoffel puffer)

Rice cookery

• Boiled Rice
• White
• Brown Rice
• Wild Rice
• Long grain
• Washed and streamed Asian style
• Fried rice
• Short grain
• Risotto
• Vanilla rice

Maybe some of you will think why I must learn some of the stuff that I mentioned on top though.

Well, is part of my course and trust me, is not that easy as u think.

Next Saturday, I will be preparing pastries, cakes and yeast goods.

It’s going to be yummy!

First semester is going to end soon.

And holiday is just around the corner.

I desperately need a job now.

It’s going to be worth the wait

Labels: cooking