Unfortunately Leah couldn’t join today. For the final x day I wanted to originally create a family recipe to bring the adventures through food back home however that didn’t go to plan as it didn’t work. Due to this I chose to change the plan to a new location by creating Irish potato soup. Overall it went pretty well however the broth to potato ratio seemed off so we are adding more potatoes to the leftover soup. 
Author: lynne_reed
Crème Brulee – 2/15
For our February X-day, Leah, Megan, and I worked together to create one of the hardest desserts to make… crème brulee. Overall the experience went smoothly except for the getting the ceramics out to cool. Due to my house’s oven being a European size the dish with our custards and water bath had to go over the back part of the rack in order to fit which caused one of the custards to accidentally get water on it when taking it out. Luckily for us it didn’t affect it too much as the custard was already cooked.
11/9 Moroccan-Inspired Chicken Couscous
Today I created a Moroccan-inspired chicken couscous that was filled with lots of good flavors. Luckily today the only issue was that my celery was starting to shred which might be the reason it was bitter after being cooked. The chicken and vegetables was marinated in a olive oil, vinegar, tomato paste, and spices. Finally the couscous was cooked in chicken broth and seasoned with cinnamon and salt.
10/21- Veggie Samosas, and a “Dough, No!”
Today I attempted to make veggie samosas. I started by creating the filling that consisted of potato, peas, and lots of spices. Then my next step was the dough, however this lead to an issue as the dough kept coming out flaky every time so I tried using puff pastry. Unfortunately the puff pastry was frozen and didn’t defrost so I ended up eating the filling by itself which was still very good. My mom and I think the reason the dough didn’t work was because the flour had expired and I forgot to check that before using it. Next time I will double check that I not only have everything I need but that nothing is expired or else things might just go wrong.
