Assesment Cooking Lesson

This lesson was my assessment cooking lesson and I cooked Napoleon pasta. I had been away two weeks prior tot his lesson so i had missed the practice lesson but i made up for it at home. Unfortunately because I had been away Ms Goodchild didn't have my recipe but that problem was quickly resolved with the help of Ms Goodchild and my partner Emma. As soon as i had my ingredients i boiled water in the sauce pan for the pasta and turned the fry pan on to a medium heat. I then peeled 1 brown onion and cut it and once the fry pan was ready i heated 1 tbs of olive oil and then added the onion. I started to prepare the parsley for the sauce by washing it, cutting the stalks of and cutting it into small pieces. I stirred the onion often until it had softened lightly. I had 2 garlic cloves crushed prior so i added them to the onion stirring for a minute. Once the water had boiled i added the pasta with a pinch of salt. I then stirred in the tomatoes and the tomato paste to the onions and garlic and increased the the heat to high. I left it for approximately 6 minutes stirring occasionally. Once the sauce had thickened i added the parsley and Castor sugar. Once the pasta was cooked i drained it and took the sauce of the stove. I got a bowel ready and added the pasta and sauce on top. For appearances i had saved an extra piece of parsley for the top of the meal. I had plenty of time as this meal was considered simple so i was in no rush. I served Emma the meal with a drink i had brought for her and then o started to clean up. Overall i think Emma enjoyed this meal as she loves pasta but i would've liked to add chicken to make the meal more complex but she just wanted it like that. It was a well balanced meal because of the fiber from the pasta and the vitamins from the parsley and tomatoes. Also garlic is very good for your health. I think i coked this meal well and provided my partner with a healthy balanced meal.

Evaluation of Emma's meal

Emma made me Lemon Tuna pasta. I think she executed the task very well as she managed the time effectively and I had my meal when Ms King said that partner 2 should have their meal. Emma was very organised and I could tell that she had practiced at home as she knew exactly what to do. She was also aware of hygiene as she washed her hands whenever she went from vegetables to meat, and she regularly changed knives and cutting boards when necessary. I was satisfied with the final product although next time I would recommend to add a sauce as it was quite bland. A problem that Emma encounted was the quantity of the meal as it served four but Emma solved this problem by working out the necessary amount for each ingredient. I've learned that Emma works well under pressure as she remained come the entire time even if she encountered a problem. She also was very organized and prepared for what she had to accomplish in the hour. Next time she cooks a meal I advise her that she should check how many the meal serves so she can ujust it appropriately.

My Recipe

I chose this recipe because it is a healthy balanced meal as it has -
Carbohydrate/fibre:
It is needed to keep the gut healthy and is found in bread, rice, pasta and noodles.

It has Vitamin A and C:
Vitamin A and C are needed for the maintenance of healthy skin and is found in fruit and vegetables.

I also chose this recipe because of my skill level in the kitchen, as I haven't had that much experience cooking meals so this meal provides me with a simple recipe and this meal also doesn't take that much time to prepare and cook. Also it isn't hard to make the appearance of this meal appetizing.