New Year’s Day dinner
Happy New Year! I usually make tamales every year around New Year’s Day so this year I decided to make them for our dinner. My favorite […]
January 2009: Preparing for Chef Pro 2
The next class starts on January 15, 2009. I have been cooking with a new attitude. Recipes as guidelines, not instructions, and trying to develop my […]
Week 14: Final Exam
December 13, 2008 The week we’ve all been waiting for–final exam. I studied my notes and practiced knife skills every day for a week. I cut […]
Sunday Brunch: Internship hours
December 7, 2008Part of the requirement for cooking school is to complete approximately 24 hours of internship at the school. The Sunday brunches, held the first […]
Week 13: Mystery Basket
December 6, 2008 The dreaded “Mystery Basket” class. Imagine your own personal Iron Chef experience, except you don’t have a list of possible ingredients ahead of […]
Week 12: Wine Class
December 1, 2008 Our instructor for the wine class was Jon Bonnell, of the nationally acclaimed Bonnell’s Restaurant. Bonnell’s has won the “Award of Excellence” from […]
Thanksgiving 2008
We had a little break from Culinary School this week and last week and won’t have class until Monday night. I have been very busy making […]
Week 11: Soups
Photos: Ray and Robert: Partners in crime and 4 of the 5 soups I was looking foward to soup class. After all, one of the best […]
Food and Wine Pairing for the Holidays: Internship Hours
We are required to complete 22-24 hours a semester working at the Culinary School as our “internship”. I signed up to work at “Food and Wine […]
Week 10: Egg Cookery
It hasn’t been a big week for culinary school practice. On Sunday I made some chili for a chili cook-off at work and grilled flank steak […]