Day two: Where my day is full of ups and downs
So as I sit here, writing this blog, I am picking pebbles out of my palms and eating a heaping serving of, well, for lack of a better name, Korean mush out of a plastic grocery store bag. Why am I eating out of a plastic grocery store bag? What on earth is Korean mush? [...]
Day one: The first day of my third, and last, term
The catch words for today: Dishpan hands and hunger. Let me explain.
What happens when a culinary student takes a consumer cooking class?
Two nice things keep happening to me after my exams. First, the exams are a wonderful confidence-booster because I’m always convinced I will embarrass myself, my husband, and my entire family then, miracle of miracles, I always end up doing “A” work. Second, they are a great way for me to see where I can [...]
Day forty: Last day of second term and last day of exams
Today was the second day of final exams. It started with a product ID test, very similar to the product ID test I’ve had before, so I won’t bother to go into that. But two interesting things did happen today. First, I got my scores for the black box test I took on the first [...]
Wanna see what a second term culinary school final exam looks like?
Hey, wanna see how you stack up against the culinary school students? Then you’re in luck! I just took my second term culinary school final exam and, excluding the essay questions and the fun math and recipe costing, I’ve got it all, below. Go ahead and take it. I dare you!
Day thirty-nine: The heat is on
I don’t know if I mentioned this (see my last post) but I was seriously panicked about today’s black box test. See, today was the first day of our two-day final exam. This morning, we had a written test. This afternoon we had what they call a black box test. This meant the Chef gave [...]
Day thirty-eight: Where I am complimented on my rack
Yes, everyone agreed I had a wonderful rack: Beautiful, succulent, and very, very tasty. Rack of lamb, that is. But instead of telling you how to make a rack of lamb, I’m going to show you.
Day thirty-seven: Game for game and a recipe to match
I had duck breast with apple chutney for lunch. And I chased it with a bit of quail and some dirty rice. Ah, the life at culinary school. If you like to cook and you like to eat, there is no better place to be.
Day thirty-six: We hit our limit
The second term is coming to an end. Today, we had our last day of bakeshop. The focus was on working with filo dough and appetizers. Tomorrow and the next day we will do game, first feathered, then furred. Then, we have two days of tests, both in and out of the kitchen. So, I [...]
