Tag Archives: Culinary School
Culinary School Here I Come (85) Reflection and Apricot Boulange; Tasty Dessert or Stripper?
Not that I’m dramatic or anything, but this is the last time I’ll have to wash these again. NOT! I’ve learned that you may have graduated but you are still needed there! What I’m more excited about is not having … Continue reading
Culinary School Here I Come (84) Last Day of School, I Can’t Believe I Forgot the Butter & Graduation
So as I was loading up my car for my last day at school, I remembered the first day that I loaded up my truck to start the journey that I’m completing today. I will be on campus to turn … Continue reading
Culinary School Here I Come (83) Plated Dessert Competition & A Cleaned Out Locker
Wow, Friday was the last instructional day for me. I have 1 final left and I have to turn in a portfolio. I cleaned out my locker on Friday, packed up my bag and left the building for the last … Continue reading
Culinary School Here I Come (82) 3 More Class Days, Baking Competition Practice & I Was Robbed!
Well I wasn’t physically robbed, just emotionally but I’ll get into that later. OH MY HELL, I only have 3 more class days left. I also have an Advanced Baking Competition and a final for that and a portfolio due. … Continue reading
Culinary School Here I Come (81) T – 3 Weeks, Aipono Awards & Seafood Lasagne
3 weeks left to go. 1 final down, 1 more to go. Next week is our final Baking competition. That should be interesting and ultimately, fun. I have a catering project due for Purchasing class and I have my portfolio … Continue reading
Culinary School Here I Come (80) T – 4 Weeks & Counting & Lost Another Student
What is going on? In my last blog, I wrote about 2 culinary students that were killed in a car crash. I found out yesterday that another culinary student was found “unresponsive” at the dorms. She had transferred out of … Continue reading
Culinary School Here I Come (79) Unmotivation an iPhone & Misc. Stuff at School
I’ve been so unmotivated to write lately. I’m thinking that because I’m so ready to graduate, my mind is so not there any more. I did write a blog but never posted it so I’ll tack that one on to … Continue reading
Culinary School Here I Come (78) Frozen Entremets, Peanut Brittle and Mid-Terms
Ugh, my advanced baking II mid-term was not pretty. 2 1/2 hours and I needed every minute. We are allowed to take a 1 page cheat sheet in so I printed everything on 8 font. Even with all my notes … Continue reading
Culinary School Here I Come (77) Blue Cheese Ice Cream, Frozen Entremets & Crack in the Bake Shop!
Well not really crack but as close to crack as can be for me. Pistachio paste and also Hazelnut paste, these two pastes when used in anything is addictive and deadly delicious. I’d have a pistachio paste and jelly sandwich … Continue reading
Culinary School Here I Come (76) Semifreddo (Younger Brother of Alfredo)
We started our aerated still-frozen dessert section of Advanced Baking and I already have a new friend, Semifreddo. I don’t have any pics to show yet. Of all the still-frozen desserts, the semifreddo is the most complicated as it contains … Continue reading
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