Creativity in Cooking: Part 2

Like I mentioned in a previous post, the art of cooking is diminishing as fast food become cheaper and more available. For instance, an apple pie that usually takes quite a bit of preparation can be bought at McDonald's for as little as $0.50.



But remember when apple pies were round and came with a beautiful lattice top? Well, I am currently in a cooking class and am creating beautiful dishes every week. This past week I was able to create an apple pie from scratch. I made the dough, sliced the apples, and carefully weaved pieces of dough to create a beautiful lattice top. It's amazing how much more you appreciate a homemade apple pie after you've done it yourself.

Creativity in Cooking

As fast food becomes cheaper and cheaper, many people have forgotten the art of cooking and have resorted to pizza and burgers. I don't have much experience cooking and for dinner I resorted to grilled cheese or mac and cheese--usually some sort of carb and cheese. However, this semester I was asked to join a dinner group and even though I only cook once every two weeks, it gives me the opportunity to create meals that I wouldn't normally make if I were just eating by myself.

My mom is Chinese from Indonesia and she is a great cook. When I was younger I would often help her fold egg rolls or won-tons. I decided that I wanted to conquer this all on my own for my dinner group and give them a little taste of Asia. After making a pork filling (pork, cabbage, onion, and carrots), I folded approximately 32 egg rolls.

BEFORE:


AFTER:

Nail Salon

One of the things that I really enjoy doing is styling hair and doing nails. I'm currently majoring in business and then I plan to go to beauty school and then maybe open my own salon one day. I love going to the salon and getting my nails done. I especially love it when I get flowers on my toes. It makes my feet look especially pretty. Well, at the salon they charge around $3 for each flower. What a ridiculous price! So, I thought that I could save some money if I learned how to do it myself. After lots of practice, I think I've mastered it and I'd like to share some tips with others.

Usually they use some sort of tool with a round metal ball at the end to make five dots. Instead of buying this tool, I like to use a match. Here is a step by step video on how to make lovely flowers on your toes!

The finished product:

Got Creativity?

Yes. Everyone has a bit of creativity in them whether it is the ability to paint, draw, dance, sing, or write. Many people don't realize the small things that can be considered creative. I am currently taking a History of Creativity class and have learned so much about how people in the past were creative and am realizing my own creativity. For this class we have a big project due at the end of the semester. I wasn't sure what I really wanted to focus on, so I decided that I would work on several different aspects of creativity. This blog is going to follow some fun projects that I'm going to do to foster my own creativity and some thoughts on creativity. I hope that through this I will learn more about myself and more about what creativity really is.