Isn't this sandwich beautiful? I am a bit of a sandwich queen, despite my attempts at eating Paleo which has provided Carnet with much success in how he feels and looks. There's something so satisfying about 2 really good pieces of bread housing a fantastic sauce or sauces (the gooey-er the better in my book), …
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Graduation and End of 2011 re-cap
Graduation was on December 20. What fun! Above is a pic of our whole class on Dec. 19 with our final exam judges. Below are a few shots of us in different groups. My mom flew out from CO and Carnet flew in from Japan. Carnet was a super champ, as I made him …
Day 119 – Last day prior to the final, some fun with the boys, and a new knife!
I love my new Kikuichi slicer! It was a present from Bobbie and Mark. Ahhhh, so nice of them. But, you're not suppose to gift knives because it severs the bond between the knife and the knife owner. So, I had to give them each $1 in exchange for my Christmas gift. The knife is …
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Day 115: 4 days left of school!
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - often attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson And, I don't mean leave a trail of food on the floor, as I was doing today. Still working on flipping ingredients inside the large sautee pan. I'm excellent at flipping …
Days 112, 113 and 114: Jaegerschnitzel, spaetzle, and the restaurant heats up
I'm bummed I didn't take pictures, as the process of making spaetzle was really cool, if not a bit difficult for a first-timer. Chef Udo said he would help us make a couple of German dishes for our class family meal on Wednesday. So, he had Tomas make jaegerschnitzel and the dough for the spaetzle. …
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Day 111: Banana tart (round 2) and sushi with friends
Today, was the last day on patissier prior to the final exam. I was on banana tart. I am getting much faster at both making pastry shells and rolling them out, although I don't think I've yet dialed in on the perfect pastry crust. Hopefully, one day I'll get there! Don't have much to add …
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Day 110: 2 weeks left of school and the importance of breakfast
I'm back on desserts for 2 days. Everything went just fine with my dessert today, save my ice cream wasn't quite as frozen as I would have liked it to be for service. That's not what irritated me. I'm not going to rant on why I'm irritated as I already "caused a commotion" (as my grandmother …
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December 4 Sunday thoughts
"If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." - J.R.R. Tolkien I think those three things, and creating/doing them with family and friends, are really what I live for. Carnet and I fell in love over good food, music, and laughter. And, without really …
Day 109: No school today; lots of fresh ginger tea, oj/cranberry juice mix and chicken broth
Yesterday, I was feeling achey and I had a sniffy nose, but I was hoping it would pass. Not so, and it got worse overnight so I stayed home from school today. Unfortunately, our class seems to be passing around some sort of "cold." It's that time of year, I know. But, I'm bummed as …
Days 103, 104 and 105, plus a trip home to Hawaii and Thanksgiving on the beach
The last two days prior to Thanksgiving break, I was on saucier, which meant doing short ribs and racks of lamb. I don't know what happened to me on Wednesday but I could not cook a rack of lamb to save my life. What makes that ridiculous is that, generally, the one meat I've had …
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Salty Apron 