Out of the kitchen for two weeks
I’m away from home on a deployment to Mescalero Apache Reservation in New Mexico. It’s been a break from cooking and unfortunately, a break from good […]
Chef at last! No more Culinary School Chronicle
Kyndal, my 6 year old granddaughter jumped in at the last minute. My children call me Chef Mom and could care less if I have a […]
Culinary School Graduation: December 12, 2009
Julie, Bill Byrd, Chef Kurima, Chef Waier, and Chef Loy September 6, 2008 was my first blog entry and I managed to write an entry for […]
Chef Pro III: Final Exam!!!
It’s finally over! The written exam was not too bad–lots of writing and describing the techniques for several types of dishes. I knew that would go […]
Shift Gears Soon
I am now studying for the final exam, a written test and practical exam. I’ll write about it next week. In the meantime I’m working on […]
Chef Pro III: Week 12: Plate Presentation
I came to class feeling unprepared, not having spent much time reading up on plate presentation or looking at books or google images. I’ve been out […]
Chef Pro III: Week 11: Fusion Cooking
The week before this class we all drew slips of paper which contained our countries or regions for this class. I drew Ireland, Greece, Asia, California, […]
Chef Pro III: Week 10: Wine Pairing
I’ve been so busy lately I’ve put off writing in the blog and now it’s hard to catch up properly. Wine pairing class was something I […]
Chef Pro III: Week 9: Escoffier
My cooking partner, Ray OK, think of an assignment so complicated you will surely get a headache–that is the Escoffier class. Pick up the book, Le […]
Chef Pro III: Week 8: International–Southwest
I’m a big fan of southwestern cooking. I have all of Bobby Flay’s books after all, and a freezer full of Hatch green chiles I bought […]