It's Hard to be a Potato When...

You're surrounded by kumara.

Today at Tech Frank and I made Kumara Frittatas.

Ingredients:
1/2 of a big kumara
4 eggs
1 cup of milk
1/2 onion
Optional - Mixed herbs

Method:
Step 1 - Peel the kumara and grate with cheese grater.
Step 2 - Dice onion.
Step 3 - Whisk 4 eggs and 1 cup of milk together.
Step 4 - Mix vegetables and egg mixture together.
Step 5 - Prepare a lined baking tray and pour the mixture in the tray.
Step 6 - Bake at 200° for 15-20 minutes.
Step 7 - Take out and serve while hot.

Frank and I make some pretty tasty dishes!.

One, Two, Three... PADDLE!

Friday 21st of June... My class and I had made memories worth remembering. 

We went to the Vector Wero Whitewater Park in Manukau. It was very exciting because one, we knew very little about this place and two, we were travelling all the way to Manukau! Once we arrived at our destination, I was dazzled. 

My favourite part of this trip was when we had to stand up while going down stream and when we went spinning. It was thrilling and made my heart race. Overall, I enjoyed every bit of what we did. 

Mission ImPASTAble!

Today at Tech Diego and I made Spaghetti Carbonara.

Ingredients:
A handful of spaghetti
3 slices of bacon
1/2 of zucchini
1/2 an onion
1 small carrot
1 cup of grated mozzarella cheese
1 cup of cream
Dried herbs
Water

Method:
Step 1 - Boil three cups of water in a pot. 
Step 2 - Grab your pasta and snap in half. Add into the boiling water. Remove and strain when soft.
Step 3 - Heat up a pan with oil. Dice up the onion and add to the pan.
Step 4 - Peel the skin off the carrot. Scrape off bits of the carrot using the peeler.
Step 5 - Cut the zucchini in half, length wise. Scrape off bits of the zucchini.
Step 6 - Add in the remaining vegetables to the pan and stir.
Step 7 - By now your pasta should be cooked. Drain the pasta and add to the pan. Mix with tongs.
Step 8 - Turn the heat off and add the cup of cream, herbs and grated cheese.
Step 9 - Heat up the pan. When the mixture starts to bubble take it off the heat and turn the stove off.
Step 10 - Bake three slices of bacon at 200°c for about 5 minutes.
Step 11 - Take the bacon out and chop into small bite size pieces. Add and stir into the main mixture.
Step 12 - Serve the pasta mixutre in a bowl. 

S-so C-cold

It's been 3 weeks and 1 day into winter and... My gosh! Most mornings I can't feel my toes. My friends are frozen still and numb. My family... They all stay in bed for an extra 5-10 minutes or put a heater on and sit in front of it.

Temperatures are dropping all over New Zealand leaving cold, foggy mornings and in some areas and cold, snowy days in other places. According to the NZ Herald, "Temperatures are most likely to fall 3-4°C across New Zealand this week compared to the weekend." 

In Auckland temperatures will reach up to 17° and slowly drop. 

We're Surrounded by a Massive Ghost!

New Zealanders living in Auckland are experiencing paranormal activity!

This morning when I woke up and looked outside the window I was very surprised at the sight. This ghostly mist has a short, three letter name... Fog. We're surrounded by a ghost like mist that's very hard to see through. This paranormal activity is so dangerous that over 70 flights In New Zealand were delayed or cancelled. This unsuspected ghostly visitor has also made our Friday very cold and chilly.

Beef at Tech... What Went Down

Today at Tech Mrs Tuipulotu accounced that "We're making Sliver Corn Beef with Vegetables." Frank and I decided to partner up this time. Surprisingly, Frank and I make a pretty good team. 

Ingredients:
1 good chunck of silverside (beef)
3 Small potatoes
1/4 of cabbage
1 carrot
1/2 of a onion
1/4 of cauliflower
1/3 of broccoli
Salt
Pepper
Water

Step to Step Process:
1. Heat up a pan with 3 cups of water.
2. Slice and dice the Silverside, add the diced meat into the pan.
3. Dice the potatoes into small finger size pieces, add to the pan.
4. Slice the cabbage and onion, add to the pan.
5. Slice up the cauliflower and broccoli. Add into the pan.
6. Make sure to mix the ingredients every now and then.
7. Sprinkle in a pinch of salt and pepper.
8. Let simmer. 
9. If the water line is lower than your vegetables add in another cup or two.
10. Take of the heat and serve.
Optional - You can eat the soup with bread.

Today was really fun working with Frank. Our food was very tasty also!

Rippa Rugby!

Yesterday was our last sesson of Rippa Rugby with coach Corey. We had 6 fun sessons on the field with Corey. To be honest, when I first heard about Rippa Rugby I didn't have a clue as to what it was. I had little suspicion as to how to play, but I was still very clueless.

Coach Corey taught us many techniques and skill sets such as how to throw and receive a ball, how to pick up the ball from the ground and how to successfully place the ball on the ground without considering it as a knock on. Throughout the six Tuesdays with Corey I have learnt a bunch and enjoyed myself just as much.

Eggs, Bacon... SAUSAGE!

Today at Tech I partnered up with Kate to cooking an English Breakfast in Mrs Tuipulotu's class. The ingredients listed below is enough for two people.

Ingredients:
Bread (4 pieces)
Sausage (4)
Bacon (2 slices)
Eggs (2)
Baked Beans (1/2 can)
Oil

Procedure:
1. Toast the bread on a flat metal tray in the oven at 200°C until golden brown.
2. Put a little bit of oil in the pan. Fry the sausages and bacon together in a pan. When the sausages have a nice brown colour on the outside take them out followed by the bacon.
3. Crack one egg at a time into the pan. Try not to scramble the eggs. One minute and each side then remove onto a plate.
4. Using the same pan, heat up the baked beans.

Since we were cooking for two we each had two pieces of toast, two sausages, one egg and halfed the baked beans. This week we were not only looking at how to cook but how to make our food look presentable. Waht I did was place everything one my toast starting with the baked beans followed by my bacon and egg. For my sausages I put them on the side.