Author Archives: Alexandra Postlethwaite

For my 3 pound project I chose cooking. The reason why I chose cooking was because I will be heading off to college very soon and I wanted to familiarize myself with some starter dishes and meals that my family and I will personally like. I also wanted to learn how to cook actual mealsContinue reading “Final Reflection!”

Hi! Welcome back to this week’s blog! This morning (Monday, April 26th) I asked my mom to pick what she wanted me to make for dinner and she excitedly chose Firecracker Meatballs from our HelloFresh options. The Firecracker Meatball recipe is as follows: 1. Adjust rack to top position (top and middle positions for 4Continue reading “Week 5!”

Hi everybody! Welcome to week 4 of cooking! This week I had my brother pick which dish and he chose Chicken Sausage Cavatappi Bolognese with Zucchini and Parmesan. He was excited to finally have a dish that included Zucchini! He also loves sausage as it not only tastes good, but adds good protein. This mealContinue reading “Week 4!”

Welcome to week 3 of my cooking! This week, on April 15th I let my mom pick what she wanted me to make. She chose the Szechuan Chicken and Pineapple Stir-fry. She loves vegetables and spicy sauces so I had a feeling she was going to pick this one! Unfortunately, I cannot handle spicy saucesContinue reading “Week 3 :)”

Yesterday, April 7th, I cooked Tex Mex Pork and Pepper Enchiladas from HelloFresh for my mom and brother. I set up all of my ingredients in the kitchen before my brother and I went to the gym. Once we got home, I immediately began cooking because we were all starving. The amazing thing about theseContinue reading “Week 2!”

Good Evening everyone and welcome back to my healthy cooking blog! As I have said in my previous blog posts, my family and I love pasta dishes and I have been able to find certain recipes that make it healthier! We can’t not eat pasta! So of course, I started my cooking off with PorkContinue reading “Welcome back! Week 1”

For my 3# project, I decided to learn how to cook healthy foods. Eating healthy foods has not been a big part of my routine or diet and cooking sure is not a skill of mine, but that just made it more of a reason to be my new challenge. I wanted to learn howContinue reading “Back to cooking! Quarter 4 Reflection”

Hey fellow cookers and welcome back to see my results on my Breakfast Sandwiches! Here is a picture of how it turned out and a little bit of the process before putting the eggs inside the buns! In this recipe, Olena Osipov included peppers to add to the flavor. My dad and mom both loveContinue reading “Week 4, Day 2 of Cooking!!”

Hi guys and welcome back to my blog! This week we will be changing things up a bit by making Breakfast Sandwiches! I am very excited for this week because I specifically love breakfast, it is my favorite meal of the day and I always prefer it to be almost perfect for me to haveContinue reading “Week 4, Day 1 of Healthy Cooking”

Welcome back to see the results of my Mexican Meatballs and Pasta! I followed Olena Osipov’s recipe as follows: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line large baking sheet with unbleached parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.* In a large mixing bowl, add turkey, cheese, green onions, garlic, chili powder, cumin, paprika, salt, pepperContinue reading “Week 3, day 2 of healthy cooking :)”