Lords Kitchenh Seafood week – Chefs of the Week Henry, Ashley and Andrea
This time the Seafood week in Lord’s kitchen was probably the best ever, with the studenst excelling in both skill, creativity and plating. There was a great selection of dishes on offer as the students collaborated to make a dish of their choosing. Everything from Fish and Chips to Paella, and Calamari to seafood pasta. However the Chefs of the week were Henry for his beautifully plated Fish with Cauliflower puree and Andrea and Ashley for they prawns cooked in 4 different styles.
Chicken challenge – Chefs of the week Jonathon and Kingsley
Lords Kitchen upped the skill level today, with the chicken challenge. Students paired up to joint a chicken and then make a dish using the breasts, whilst Mr Lord cooked a chicken casserole with the other pieces. The students did a fantastic job dissecting the birds and creating a range of dishes, but the chefs of the week went to v who worked really well together to make their fried chicken Goujons and homemade mayonnaise
Sponge cake week
Sponge cake week in Sweet Indulgence saw a massive range of batters, mixes and icings taking ove rthe food, to produce swissm rolls, carrot cakes, brownies and chocolate surprise cakes. The winning team though produced their take on a Battenberg, Blueberry and Vanilla flavour. Well doen to team Sweetingz, follow them on Instagram @ sweetingzhk
Biscuit/Cookie week – Star bakers (Karen, Renee and Kimberly)
Biscuit/Cookie week was a test of consistency and uniformity in Sweet Indulgence and there was a loots of lovely treats on show. However the star bakers, for the second week running, went to to Karen, Renee and Kimberly who nailed the very tricky Brandy snap.
Confectionary week – Star bakers Karen, Renee and Kimberly
The Sweet indulgence students were challenged to make different confectionery products today and there was a lot of fudge and chocolate on show, but the star baker s were award for trying something a bit more original. Well done to Karen, Renee and Kimberly who make caramel marshmallow, which was perfect consistency and delicious, using a technique i had not seen before
Omelette Challenge – Chefs of the week (Emma, Jacy, Jonathon and Kingsley)
The first challenge from the Lords Kitchen Elements class. was the Omelette challenge. Students watch the demonstration and had recreate and plate their own omelette to restaurant standard. The new Y12 IB Food students judged the students offering and decried that Emma, Jacy, Jonathon and Kingsley) were deserving of the Chef of the week accolade
Lords Kitchen Impossible Challenge
Healthy Eating Week was kicked off with the Lords Kitchen class taking on the Impossible challenge. Last week the class was split into teams and given the challenge to design a dish using impossible meat to serve to staff at lunch today, with the aim of making them want to convert to the plant based alternative rather than minced beef. The Boys team went for Spicy Koftas and salad and the girls Quesadillas,, the staff tried both and had to vote for which they would like again in the future. It was very close between the two dishes, but the quesadillas just pipped it by one vote. The huge take away from the challenge was how many people said “I can’t believe it is not meat” and “I will definitely be choosing Impossible in the future.”
Cupcake Wars Winners – Charlie and Diya
Sweet Indulgence had a fruity theme for the cupcake wars lesson this semester and there were some very profession ally decorated products on display. Though the Y12 student judges decided they were most likely to choose Charlie and Diya’s cupcake, if they saw them in a shop, so they were awarded Star baker this week
Sponge cake Stra baker – Andrea, Valerie, Elizabeth and Charlotte
Sweet indulgence sponge cake week gives a l ot of scope to try out different ideas after students learn about the function of the cake making basic ingredients. The winners stepped up the creativity with Valerie, Elizabeth and Charlotte collaborating to make a superb greedy unicorn cake. Also Andrea ws awarded the accolade for her unique take on a marbled chocolate and banana loaf cake, which was a absolute delicious.
Lords Kitchen does the Impossible
Today the Lords Kitchen elements class took part in a groups large scale production task, to cook and sell all the remaining Impossible burgers left over from the fare. They were soon snapped up by staff and students and we raised another $2000 for the PTA/Spirit fund.
