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March 04, 2005

Forgot My Camera

After our guest speaker in Management I drove home to change into my chef's uniform and eat a little lunch before driving back to class at 5:30. Apparently the chef instructor decided to switch our groups last week because when I got to class everyone was standing at a different table than they normally are at. I was moved from table 6 with Jennifer and Daniel to table 5 with Chris and Tim.

I realized about 10 minutes into class that I had forgotten my camera and I started kicking myself. I had attempted to remind myself numerous times during my 90-minute break at home but my senility had other plans.

Tonight we made two completely different menus, plated the first one up and presented them to the instructor, ate our results, cleaned up the kitchen and then started the process again for the second one.

Our first menu consisted of a Chicken Saute with an onion, garlic and tomato sauce, Polenta, and Vegetable Noodles (zucchini, yellow squash & carrots cut into small spaghetti-like strips and sauted in butter.) The second menu was Chicken Kiev with Lemon Supremes, Broccoli Hollandaise, Grilled Tomatoes and Brown Rice Pilaf.

The Chicken Saute was good. I'm not very fond of Polenta (basically cornbread batter without the cream (or milk), cooked until there is no moisture, chilled, cut with cookie cutters and deep-fried) and the Vegetable Noodles would have been great if we could have left out the carrots.

I dont know what it is about culinary school but they want to put carrots in EVERYTHING. I hate carrots. The Chicken Kiev was great and I think I might make some of that here at the apartment for dinner one night soon. Lemon Supremes are basically just the little segments cut out of a lemon. The Grilled Tomatoes had marinated in balsamic vinegar for about an hour, the Brown Rice Pilaf was better when we made it 3 weeks ago with the spicy pecans in it, and I love broccoli but I have decided I really dont like hollandaise sauce. It just messed up a perfectly good green stalk.

I have my camera set out by my purse so I wont forget to take it tomorrow night. We are making Pork Cutlets and Pork Scallopini Picatta. That should be interesting. If any of you would like the recipe for anything I have made this semester just let me know. I have them all typed out on 4"x6" index card formatted Word Docs that I would be happy to email you.

Ok, now that I have my blog caught up to date I am going to bed. I am working 7am - 2pm tomorrow and then will have lab again from 5:30 - 10:30.

Week 8 is just about over.... Stay Tuned for Week 9 and 10 Lab Creations and My Stressful Ramblings during Week 11 - the dreaded week of finals.

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