The Food Prices Are Rising!

Now that New Zealand is on Coronavirus alert level 4, all non-essential work businesses and shops are closed such as liquor stores, butchers and warehouses. Leaving all supermarkets and dairies open for people to buy their shopping during the lock down.

Many complaints have been sent to Jessica Wilson (Consumer NZ Head Of Research) saying that shops have increased the price of essential products by a lot! To be more specific it's now $8 for bread, $14 for cauliflower and $30 for chicken.

Another major increase is the price for face masks and hand sanitizer. No one should be paying $50 or $60 for it. They'll probably end up decreasing the price when the Coronavirus alert level 4 is done and it's safe for people to come out. 

Other than that stay inside and be safe! Only let your parents go to the shops at a time. 

Our Last Cooking Session😭

Cooking With Diego
This week at tech we made Mince Gravy with Potato Salad. Here are the instructions on how to make it.

Step 1: Boil your potato until it's cooked.
Step 2: Fry your mince and onion together.
Step 3: Add one cup of bisto, flour and water together to form a gravy.
Step 4: Add vegetables to a bowl and boil it on the stove.
Step 5: When your mince and your potato's are cooked place them on the table.
Step 6: Add some mayo into the potato salad and then mix.
Step 7: Mix your vegetables into your mince.
Step 8: Place your potato salad onto your plate.
Step 9: Place your mince onto the other half of the plate.

Butter Chickenn!

Cooking With Diego!
Today Diego and I made a delicious dish almost everyone knows and it's called butter chicken. These are the steps on how to make this dish.

Step 1: Dice half an onion and a slice of chicken.
Step 2: Add oil to your frying pan and add your onion.
Step 3: Once your onion is soft add your chicken into the frying pan.
Step 4: Add your butter chicken sauce, cream and brown sugar to the frying pan.
Step 5: Cook all of your ingredients together until it bubbles.
Step 6: Wait for about 10-15 minutes until its all cooked.
Step 7: Put rice on a plate and serve your food!

Mince Wrap!🍗

Cooking With Lilly!
This week Lilly and I were cooking a mince wrap with the most delicious pastry I've ever tasted. If you want to know how to make it here are the steps.

Step 1: Preheat your oven to 20 degrees.
Step 2: Dice half an onion and mince.
Step 3: Pour some oil into your frying pan, then add your onion and mince in.
Step 4: Once you see that the mince is cook and your onion is brown add a sauce flavouring.
Step 5: Leave someone to watch the frying pan while you grab two pieces of puff pastry.
Step 6: Cut your puff pastry piece into four squares.
Step 7: Equally, divide your mince into four pieces.
Step 8: Add your mince onto four pieces of your puff pastry.
Step 9: Place your other four pieces of puff pastry onto the other four pieces.
Step 10: Use a fork to gently press down the edges of the puff pastry.
Step 11: Put your finished products onto a metal baking tray then place it into your oven.
Step 12: Wait 15 - 20 minutes for your food to bake. You can take it out when it has risen and is golden brown on the side.

Chicken Wrap🍗

Today our session at tech wasn't like the other ones because our school was late for tech. When we walked into cooking class every St Pius student had already finished making their wraps but luckily Lilly saved me and Konzay some.


Step 1: Dice your lettuce and tomato.
Step 2: Place your wrap on a chopping board.
Step 3: Spread mayo on the wrap.
Step 4: Sprinkle your chicken on the wrap.
Step 5: Sprinkle the rest of your ingredients on the wrap.
Step 6: Add some cheese on top.
Step 7: Wrap it up then cut it in half.
Step 8: Enjoy!

Mini Quiches

Cooking with Lilly!
Today me and Lilly made mini quiches and these are the steps on how to make them.

Step 1: Preheat your oven to 180 degrees.
Step 2: Get your oil and pour it into one hole of the muffin tin.
Step 3: Grab your pastry brush and wipe the oil in all the holes.
Step 4: Cut pastry pieces into circles and place them into the muffin tins.
Step 5: Dice 4 slices of ham and sprinkle it over the pastry.
Step 6: Sprinkle the cheese strips over the pastry.
Step 7: Whisk 2 eggs and 1 cup of milk together to create the wet mixture.
Step 8: Pour your mixture into the muffin tins.
Step 9: Place your muffin tin into the oven.
Step 10: Wait 15-20 minutes for your quiches to rise.
Step 11: Enjoy!

Spaghetti Cabonara🍝

Today my partner at tech was Aaliyah from St Pius who knows how to cook really well. Our food was Spaghetti Cabonara and I'll be showing you how to make it.

Equipment:
Chopping Board   
Measuring Cup
Wooden Spoon
Metal Baking Tin
Peeler/Scraper
Bowl
Tongs
Frying Pan
Pot
Fork

Ingredients:
Spaghetti/Pasta Strips
Water
Bacon
Cream
Carrot
Onion
Cheese
Zucchini
Oil
Spices

Method:
1. Boil 3 cups of water into the pot. 
2. Scrape/peel your vegetables and slice the onion.
3. Add some oil to the frying pan.
4. Add your vegetables and onion to the frying pan.
5. Break your pasta gently and add it into the pot.
6. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees and put your bacon into the oven.
7. If your pasta is soft drain some of the water and mix it in with your vegetables.
8. Add cream and cheese into the frying pan with everything else.
9. Once your bacon is cooked and your vegetables and pasta are mixed slice the bacon and add it in.
10. Mix the mixture.
11. Enjoy!

Soup🍵

Today is our second cooking session here at Tamaki College with Mrs Tuipulotu. The soup was delicious and I hope I get to make this at home. Here are some instructions on how to make the soup.


Equipment:
Stirring Spoon
Knife
Frying Pan
Chopping board
Stove

Ingredients:
Silver Corn Beef
Lettuce
Broccoli
Cabbage
Potato
Carrot
Onion
Cauliflower
Tomato

Method:
1. Slice you beef/meat on the chopping board.
2. Slice your vegetables.
3. Put all your vegetables and meat together in the frying pan.
4. Add 3 cups of water.
5. Put in some spices to add some flavour to the soup
6. Stir your soup together.
7. Wait until water has gone thick.
8. Wait for the soup to cook.
9. Enjoy!

Our First Cooking Session!🍲

This week was the first week cooking with Mrs Tuipulotu. We made an healthy English breakfast as part of our meal. The food was yummy and healthy. Here is how to make it.

The Ingredients: 

Bacon

Egg

Bread

Baked Beans

Butter - Optional

The Equipment:

White Plate

Metal Tray

Frying Pan
Spoon
Spatula

The method:

1. Heat the oven to 200 degrees for the bread to toast.

2. Fry the egg, bacon and sausage to a brown crispy colour.

3. Heat the baked beans in a frying pan. 

4. Grab a white plate and serve your food.

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