The Chefs

Event Year: 2023
Event Location: Cocoa-FL
Competition: Solar Energy Cook-Off
Division: 3-5
School: Zellwood Elementary
Team Size: 4

ZELLWOOD ELEMENTARY

Tori J. – 4th grade

Dalilia – 4th grade

Na’Ryah H. – 4th grade

Isabella.B – 4th grade

Journal Entries

Date	Names	What We Did
11/1/22	Isabella Na’Ryah	Na’Ryah and i got put to a group to build a solar oven we want to recycle some of the objects were using.Im very excited to work with Na’Ryah!
11/8/22	Isabella Na’Ryah	Na’Ryah and I (isabella) looked at different solar cooker’s to get ideas.We found some inspiration and started painting!We want to paint it blue and yellow to represent our name (champs)
11/29/2022	Isabella Na’Ryah	We started painting the box black it took all of november and part of december to get the right color.We were originally going to paint it blue and yellow because our original name (champs) represented winning so we decided to use those colors (blue and yellow) because they use the colors of metals and ribbons.That did not look the way we wanted so we decided to use black since black gets very hot in the sun.We painted it black and were thinking of adding stickers!We are going to put a vinyl sticker that says “The Chefs”, I think that would look nice on our plain black box.
12/5/2022	Isabella	were still painting although Na’Ryah is absent it is going well,not a very busy day today!After we’re done painting we can add stickers and other things.
12/12/2022	Isabella Na’Ryah	The yellow and blue did not look the way we wanted so we decided to use black since black gets very hot in the sun.We painted it black and were thinking of adding stickers!We are going to add a vinyl “The Chefs” so our box is not so plain.
01/10/2023	Isabella Na’Ryah	We are done painting the box we put some reflective panels inside with some normal scotch tape its not holding very good. I think we need to try an alternative for the interior.
01/17/2023	Isabella Na’Ryah Tori Dalilia	We got two new group members Tori and Dalila they will help us complete our project in time. I am excited to work with them.
01/24/2023	Isabella Na’Ryah Tori Dalilia	Our new group members are helping a lot we are still testing how hot our oven can get but sadly not very hot.
01/31/2023	Isabella Na’Ryah Tori Dalilia	We are working on the website a lot more our box is’t looking the best though we hope we can get some new supplies to make our box look better we will continued to work on the website though.
02/07/2023	Isabella Na’Ryah Tori Dalilia	Box is still not looking the best it is getting hot but not as hot as we would like.We hope it will get hotter and get some new supplies to make the appearance look better.
02/14/2023	Isabella Na’Ryah Tori Dalilia	This week we were not that busy we left the box outside to measure the temperature.We are drawing how we would like the box to look.
02/21/2023	Isabella Na’Ryah Tori Dalilia	We are finishing up our drawings on how we want our box to look.The box got to 110 degrees not nearly how hot we need our project isn’t looking the best.
02/28/2023	Isabella Na’Ryah Tori Dalilia	All we did today was talk about how we want the box to look.Not a very busy day!
03/07/2023	Isabella Na’Ryah Tori Dalilia	We have new strategies to make our box look better we want to clean up the edges and make sure the colors coordinate anyways not a busy day.
03/14/2023	Isabella Na’Ryah Tori Dalilia	Our supplies are getting here soon I am super excited!They will be here in two weeks today we just found our recipes.websi
03/28/2023	Isabella Na’Ryah Tori Dalilia	We are still working on our recipes and getting them into the website but our supplies get here next week then we will work on our box!
04/04/2023	Isabella Na’Ryah Tori Dalilia	We got a bunch more supplies our box like metal tape,plexiglass,reflective paper and more. Our box is already looking better we have everything taped down and have our video and photos done.Our box is looking much better.
04/11/2023	Isabella Na’Ryah Tori Dalilia	We took it outside and the temperature got to 145 degrees.We are hoping it will get hotter!
04/18/2023	Isabella Na’Ryah Tori Dalilia	We made our video and reviewed what each person would say. Isabella worked on the webpage.

Recipes

Baked Salmon

Easy baked salmon with garlic, lemon, and herbs. One of the best simple, healthy recipes.Turns out perfectly every time!

PREP: 15 mins COOK: 15 mins TOTAL: 30 mins

Servings:Six Servings

Ingredients

• 2 pound side of salmon boneless, cut into thirds
• 3 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 1 small lemon divided
• 1 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 cloves garlic peeled and roughly chopped
• additional chopped fresh basil

Directions

1. Remove the salmon from the refrigerator and let it stand at room temperature for 10 minutes while you prepare the other ingredients put out solar oven to heat.
2. Lightly coat the foil with baking spray, then arrange one and half sprigs of rosemary down the middle. Cut the lemon into thin slices and arrange half the slices down the middle with the rosemary place salmon on top.
3. Drizzle the salmon with the olive oil and sprinkle with the salt and pepper rub to coat and then scatter the garlic cloves on the top lay the remaining rosemary and lemon slices and juice on top of the salmon.
4. Fold the sides of the aluminum foil up in over the top of the salmon until it’s completely enclosed.

Tuscan – Style Roasted Asparagus

Ingredients

1-1/2 pounds fresh asparagus,trimmed

1-1/2 cups grape tomatoes,halved

3 tablespoons pine nuts

3 tablespoons olive oil,divided

2 garlic cloves,minced

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon pepper

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese

Directions

1. Place the asparagus,tomatoes and pine nuts on a foil-lined baking pan, mix 2 tablespoons oil,garlic,salt and pepper; add to asparagus and toss to coat.

1. Place the asparagus,tomatoes and pine nuts on a foil-lined baking pan, mix 2 tablespoons oil,garlic,salt and pepper; add to asparagus and toss to coat.
2. Bake 45 min or just until asparagus is tender. Drizzle with remaining oil and the lemon juice; sprinkle with cheese and lemon zest. Toss to coat.

Potato Medley

Ingredients

12 ounces new baby gold potatoes, 2 teaspoons olive oil, Mediterranean Spiced sea salt to taste

Directions

Cut potatoes into fourths, drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with sea salt, bake for 2 hours

Strawberry Lemonade

Ingredients

1 quart water, 1 pint strawberries, 1 dozen lemons

This recipe is incredibly easy! Simply blend up fresh strawberries with water, agave, and a generous amount of lemon juice and it’s ready to serve!

PREP TIME10 minutes

TOTAL TIME10 minutes

Fruit Fondue

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound milk chocolate chips
• 1/2 pound fresh from Florida strawberry’s
• 1/4 pound fresh Florida blueberries

Directions

You will have to heat the milk chocolate chips up for thirty minutes in you’re solar cooker.

Carefully dip your strawberries and blueberries in you’re melted chocolate.Let them cool refrigerate if possible

Fresh from Florida

Our Fresh from Florida ingredients:

Tomatoes

Strawberries

Lemons – in season

Potatoes

Rosemary – our school garden

Basil – our school garden

Solar Oven

Video