Genius Hour with Aasiyah

This week, I made a strawberry smoothie. It’s important to use frozen strawberries so that it is cold and thick. To begin, I took out somestrawberries that I froze myself. For some reason, I don’t trust store-bought frozen strawberries. Next,… Continue Reading →

This week, I tried to make garlic bread. This is a super simple recipe, so the only way to mess it up is to burn it. To start, I cut up my baguette into small pieces. Then, I made my… Continue Reading →

This week, I decided to make on of my favourite meals. This doesn’t have a recipe, so I followed my mom’s instructions on what to do. First, I peeled the shrimp and seasoned thme with salt, pepper, and ginger+garlic paste…. Continue Reading →

So since I’ve started henna, I realized that I actually found it pretty boring. It wasn’t something I wanted to learn, I just chose it because it was cultural. So, I decided that I will be changing my Genius Hour… Continue Reading →

This week I decided to draw some simple designs that people have done on me. I chose the most common and easiest ones. To start, I chose the designs I wanted to practice. I drew them on a piece of… Continue Reading →

This week I tried geometric shapes that were very simple. I got my materials out and got started. To begin, I traced out a triangle, circle, square, and star. My hand was a bit shaky, but I concentrated and went… Continue Reading →

This week, I learnt how to hold a henna cone. Everyone I’ve seen to henna holds it differently. My sister holds it like a pen, and all the professionals that I’ve seen do henna place their fingers really close to… Continue Reading →

In the next 3 months, I am going to learn to do beautiful henna designs on myself and others. Henna is a paste that you can draw on your hands, and once it dries it leaves a beautiful stain. I… Continue Reading →

On Tuesday, I presented my final presentation of my Genius Hour. I created a slideshow, and I made some chocolate chip cookies for the class. Looking back, I realized I should have been slightly more prepared because I was really… Continue Reading →

I wanted to try to make cheesecake, but easier because I am definitly not a professional. The recipe makes 24, but I divided it by two and made 12. This is the recipe I used for the cheescakes: https://natashaskitchen.com/mini-cheesecakes-with-caramel-sauce and… Continue Reading →