Fruit and vegetables, while often seen as accompaniments or side-dishes, are very versatile and flavorsome for the knowledgeable chef. This appealing, practical program is led by an experienced industry chef, who demonstrates how to classify, select, store, prepare and present fruit and vegetables, as well as insights on modern food standards and the debate surrounding food miles. Hospitality audiences will find this program an ideal introduction before progressing to “Vegetable: Cooking Techniques.”
Producers: VEA Group Pty Ltd
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Vegetable: Cooking Techniques
Vegetables, while often seen as accompaniments or side-dishes, are very versatile and flavorsome for the knowledgeable chef. This appealing, practical program is led by an experienced industry chef, who demonstrates cooking techniques for a variety of vegetables. Hospitality audiences will learn how to braise, roast, steam, grill, flame grill, and stir fry. How to select and use knives and cooking equipment provides the finishing touches on a highly creative area of culinary expertise.
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Meat: Selection and Preparation
Food enthusiasts around the world have long viewed meat, in all its varieties, as the pinnacle of cooking. But a lot of skill and knowledge is needed to deliver fantastic meat dishes. This step-by-step program focuses on how chefs prepare meat before cooking. A professional chef guides viewers through identifying meat cuts, hygiene and safety, storage and packaging, knife selection, and meat cleaning and boning. Audiences in hospitality will gain a technical understanding of meat and how best to prepare a cut before cooking. An ideal companion program to “Meat: Cooking Techniques,” this program has plenty to offer for those with a passion for cooking.
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Meat: Cooking Techniques
Food enthusiasts around the world have long viewed meat, in all its varieties, as the pinnacle of cooking. But a lot of skill and knowledge is needed to deliver fantastic meat dishes. In this engaging, practical program, a professional chef demonstrates how to roast, fry, grill, stew, braise and lard meat – all of which provide very different appearances, flavors and textures. Understanding the best temperatures, conditions and treatment of meat can take years of practice, but this presentation is the perfect introduction for those with a passion for cooking.
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Floods: Natural Hazards
Floods can cause enormous devastation that has lasting social, psychological, economic and environmental impacts on a community. Flooding can also be a seasonal weather event that helps sustain life across many ecosystems. In this interview led program we look at the causes and consequences of the 2005 flood event in Carlisle, UK, the 2011 flood event in Queensland, Australia, the impact of climate change and flood management and mitigation alternatives. We talk with engineers, including an environmental engineer, hydrologists, a senior advisor for emergency risk management, and the Chief Executive of the Carlisle City Council.
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Attachment
This program includes both historical and current research methods and models of attachment behavior. We examine Bowlby, a British psychologist, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, notable for his pioneering work in attachment theory. An excellent resource for studies in both academic and applied psychology, this program explores Bowlby’s ’44 juvenile thieves’ study and the effects of separation, patterns of attachment, behaviorism, nurturance as well as security, and insecure-resistant and insecure avoidant children.
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First Aid Emergencies: Home
A vast number of accidents resulting in injury occur in and around the home. This program provides an explanation of the main types of injuries that occur in the home and how they should be treated. It includes what to do in an emergency, an outline and demonstration of the DRABCD procedure, dealing with burns, scalds and electrocution, cuts, laceration and bleeding, poisoning and overdose, asthma, allergies and anaphylaxis, and heart attack, stroke, diabetes and epilepsy. It provides clear verbal and visual information, portraying various scenarios within a home where immediate first aid intervention is required, and demonstrating the correct ways to administer relevant procedures.
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First Aid Emergencies: Communities
Accidents and injuries occur without warning. This program provides a rundown of the issues involved, and the main types of injuries that occur in the community and how they should be treated. It includes what to do in an emergency, legal and moral aspects of first aid, fractures, dislocations, strains and sprains, neck, head and spinal injuries, hypothermia and hyperthermia, and CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation) – (both hands-only, and hand and mouth procedures). With clear verbal and visual information, it portrays some typical scenarios in public places where immediate first aid intervention is required and demonstrating the correct ways to administer relevant procedures.
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National Parks
National Parks conserve the natural beauty of a region with unique landscapes, flora and fauna for present and future generations. But what qualifies as a National Park? In this excellent program we examine Yellowstone National Park, The Lake District and Kakadu National Park and the challenges they face. It provides a brief history of the National Park movement, the growth of tourism and its impact, the conflicts between recreation and conservation, mining and conservation, environmental and economic needs as well as various interest groups including local and indigenous communities. This program is an ideal resource for students in geography, environmental and cultural studies.
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Eco Pioneers: A Case Study of Bega
The town of Bega, on the south coast of NSW is working to transform their town into a sustainable community. Through the work of “Clean Energy for Eternity”, this program follows Dr Matthew Nott as he charts their journey into solar PV, wind power and the local council’s exploration of tidal energy. This program provides a useful case study on environmental sustainability for senior geography students.