Yesterday was my first day of baking and pastry and I can't wait till we really get started. Last night we kinda started up by making starter for sourdough bread that we will be making next week and once we finished that up we did all of our measuring for our assignment today, Jalapeno Cheddar Biscuits and Pound Cake. Other than that we just went over the expectations of the class. One thing that we learned was that we need to get digital kitchen scales. He said he has some available and he would be happy to lend them to us if we hand over our health card as collateral. I decided though it would be easiest to buy my own so I hit up Amazon and found one for $19 and it shipped this morning. Until mine comes in though, I am just going to borrow my mom's scale.
Another thing that came up last night is we have a few more girls in class this block, and I am no longer the only girl with purple tape on their equipment. So, last night after class I went to Wal-mart and bought some black tape. I plan on taping my equipment black and purple, which will match my tool box perfectly. I also managed to find some more red steno books while I was there so I plan on going through today and adding the recipes for this class into one so everything is organized the same way in all of my classes.
In other news though grades we posted for my last two classes and I was able to get A's in both. Also it looks as though the tape has come off of the doors. My current class is next to purchasing so I haven't actually tested the doors to see if we can access them.Guess I will find out soon though.
And with that I am off. I have a lot of photocopying and taping to do. But, that is the life of a culinary student.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Brownie Madness
This morning I woke up at 10:30 and went to work making 6 batches of Cocoa Brownies with Browned Butter half of those batches also having walnuts. Around 5:30 this evening I actually finished all of those brownies.
As you can see my plating skills are not the greatest, but that is one of the many reasons why I am going to school. Anyways, the brownie extravaganza started because Daniel and Raul had asked me to make them brownies and then next thing I new my mom needed brownies for work, along with my dad and my amazing husband Jon. So I decided to just do them all at once. Earlier this week I bought a Perfect Brownie pan for the occasion and was thrilled to get the chance to give it a work out.
After baking 6 batches of brownies I must say this is the best "As Seen on TV" product I have ever used. It actually worked and made my day much easier since the brownies were cooked pre-cut. It was great. Well I am exhausted from my day and I plan on snuggling in front of the TV and playing some video games before I head back to school tomorrow.
As you can see my plating skills are not the greatest, but that is one of the many reasons why I am going to school. Anyways, the brownie extravaganza started because Daniel and Raul had asked me to make them brownies and then next thing I new my mom needed brownies for work, along with my dad and my amazing husband Jon. So I decided to just do them all at once. Earlier this week I bought a Perfect Brownie pan for the occasion and was thrilled to get the chance to give it a work out.
After baking 6 batches of brownies I must say this is the best "As Seen on TV" product I have ever used. It actually worked and made my day much easier since the brownies were cooked pre-cut. It was great. Well I am exhausted from my day and I plan on snuggling in front of the TV and playing some video games before I head back to school tomorrow.
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