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February 22, 2011 1 Comment

Filet of Sole Meunière

Fat, buttery snowflakes are plopping on the front yard, and I’m not even glad.  Why?  Because I want to go to school tomorrow–to have the opportunity to make braised sweetbreads.  As in, cow’s thymus gland.  I didn’t think I’d be excited about it, but today I put them into water to soak overnight, and once I [...]

Lots of Hustle February 19, 2011 3 Comments

 I was doing so well with a weekly update of school.   Then the last four weeks happened.   It’s been hard to reflect this quarter.  My days at school have gone something like: ”Then we made this thing.  Then we made this other thing. Then we did that.  Then we did another thing.” Go, go, go, a go-go. 
No wonder [...]

Gifts January 20, 2011 2 Comments

The picture above–of my daughter and me enjoying a creation that took patience and several days to create, has nothing to do with the cooking I’ve been doing this week.  That picture would be a blur.
Second Quarter’s Practicum–our main class–is called “Quantity Cooking.”  As I’ve said before, we’re cooking for all the culinary students at [...]