Hey I’m really sorry nothing has gone up since Friday, had a mad weekend and everything has got a bit hectic this week, but don’t worry, everything that needs to go up will be here by the end of Wednesday, so that will include all the pictures and interviews and everything that happened over the weekend.
Sorry for the delay.
Em. x
Right, I’m back again and today is the last day that I will be giving things a go as I can’t do anything this weekend, but never fear, I hopefully have the White Water Rafting covered and I’ll give you the low down on Paintballing and the trip to Blackpool’s Illuminations so don’t think the blog has gone just yet!
But, back to my updates. Last night, I went to the Cooking Masterclass held in the Atrium by Lee Nutter, Atrium Co-Ordinator. The idea was to give us ideas for good recipes and show us how easy it is to make them.
I have to say the menu was fantastic; Mussels with Chizoro sausage and a Tomatoe sauce, Wild Mushroom Risotto, Peppercorn sauce with Steak or Salmon and to finish, Chocolate Fondants!!! Delicious to say the least!
Unfortunately, Lee had to do a lot of cooking on sort of camping stove so it did take a while to cook, which was absolute torture considering I hadn’t had tea because I didn’t want to be full for this, but he showed us how best to go about making each dish and explained how to prepare things such as the mussels, though due to time he had already done most of the work.
He let us into some tips of the trade. For instance, to tell when your steak is done, if you put your thumb and forefinger together, the fleshy part below your thumb will be resemble a rare steak, if you do the same but with your middle finger instead it is like a medium rare, your wedding finger is medium and your thumb and little finger is well done.
Lee also demonstarted how to tell if a mussel is still alive. Most of the time they will be slightly open, so if you tap them and they close, it shows there is a sign of life.
Although it took a while to cook, I was suprised at how easy it was to make the meals and it was definately worth the wait because it was absolutely gorgeous!!! Most of the food I’d never tried before either, so it was great to experiment and try something new and I have a new found love of risotto and chizoro sausage, which I think may because a new staple meal in my student lifestyle as it’s cheap, quick and easy to make!
But, I have to say the best part of the night for me was the chocolate fondants, which were amazing! Lee told us how difficult it to cook them, because to get the cake effect on the outside and the gooey, chocolate centre really depends on how long you cook them for; too little and they are too gooey (I know, as if that could possibly be a bad thing!), too much and they turn out like little chocolate cakes (again, not bad at all in my eyes!).
Nevertheless, I see his point because to eat what looks like a little chocolate cake and then discovering a gorgeous gooey chocolate centre is a real treat and so I will definately be making them some time in the future, though whether my house mates get any or I eat them all is another thing!
Keep an eye out for an interview with Lee and pics of him cooking, they should be going up wither tonight or tomorrow.
I’m off to the Journalism Masterclass now, so I’ll be back in just over an hour with an update of that!
Tata. x
Hey guys here’s all the interviews I’ve gathered from the first five days. They are linked through to YouTube, so enjoy!
Em. x
Jonathan Andrews talks about the Abseil – http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Tsm7nuw92GM
Summer Mouallem talks about the Arabic master class – http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=tU_rhAnOPm4
John Turner talks about the Chinese language master class – http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FYU_oR1Inbc
Hayley Stubbs talks about the Cocktail class – http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=xZHqv9g9wno
Wojciech Falenta (Chek) from Mojito in the city centre talks about the Cocktail class – http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=l4f8HJgDKM4
Nicola Rolph talks about this year’s Give It A Go – http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_iDq9lOwGvg
Daniel Haynes talks about the Pie Eating contest – http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wRJEacTP7zA
Debbie Williams talks about the Publishing event – http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=A5aMBhJoR8c
John Turner talks about the Wii Boxing tournament – http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ73Gnj60yI
The Acts of Kindness Wall.
Gingergly making his way over the wall is Jonathan Andrews...
So, that’s it for today. I’m going to work on the interviews tonight, but for those who are giving something a go tomorrow, have fun and I’ll be putting up some details about the events for those that aren’t going on them.
Take care. x
Ok, well here it is, the last update for Give It A Go 2008! It’s a random mix of interviews from the people who helped to bring you the week’s events and will be working hard to bring it to the SU again next year.
Nicola Rolph – Sports and Events Coordinator: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qo-EYH0GPE
Chris Lowden – SU President:
“Give it a go was amazing I must say a massive thank you to Kelly Burdett and Nicola Rolph for putting so much hard work into it but it certainly paid off. Nearly every event was full we put on a total of around 1100 individual events. We reached a lot of different students and hopefully showed them what the students Union has to offer them and will hopefully engage then more in the students union.
Overall it has been a massive success and I thank everyone who was involved as it has shown what the students union can do for every student.
I hope everyone enjoyed it and they look forward to its return bigger and better.
Kelly Burdett – Activities and Participation Officer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGl6OIESfNw
One final video was from Pluto’s Ricki Dewsbury of the Cocktail Workshop on the Wednesday of GIAG week. I might have already put it up, but if not then here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umZi1epSYCI
And so that’s it! I’d just like to say I hope you’ve enjoyed keeping up with what I did that week, I enjoyed every moment of it and I hope you enjoyed taking part too. Hopefully, it will be back next year and sorry it’s taken so long for these interviews to be loaded.
Take care and see you around the campus!
Emily J
Hey guys at long last I have the interviews ready to upload. I’m so, so sorry it’s taken me this long to get them done and I hope this hasn’t annoyed to many of you but have a listen and if you know anyone else who was interested in them, then let them know.
Here is Monday’s interviews and the rest of the week will be up by the end of today.
Spa Treatment – Gill Ward: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NBmF3Roh-c
Indian Head Massage – Tom Davis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NbJbJjPnpg
Co-Op Food Demo – Kevin Spittle: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZs2cC4dBKQ
Fairtrade Choc & Wine – Dave Bretherton: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8wxSJ-ueFA
Fairtrade Choc & Wine – Lucy Cortis: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZTW9Xigzqw
Cheers,
Emily J
Hey guys just a quick update for you. I’m really sorry I still haven’t got the interviews up for you, but they will be up by the end of Tuesday I promise and hope this hasn’t been too much of a pain for anyone. Also, in answer to Mo’s comment about the Speed Dating email, to my knowledge no-one has had their results yet and I think the GIAG guys will be getting round to it asap, but I’d give it until the beginning of next week so sorry if anyone was hoping to find their Valentine’s date. If anyone else can share some light on this then please leave a comment or if you just want to comment on GIAG week in general then feel free.
Take care,
Emily J
Giving It All A Go 2008 