There is a good reason I haven't posted all week: I've been too busy studying. This week through yesterday I had all of my final exams for my first mod classes. I felt pretty prepared, but I was still a little nervous. But by the grace of God, I got A's across the board. So my GPA is a 4.0, which makes me very happy. Hopefully I will be able to maintain it while I'm in school here. I had different tests on each day this week except for Monday, which was mostly review in all of my classes. So, here's a rundown of my week in terms of kitchens and exams.
Monday = Pancaked!
The pancakes we made were pretty standard...nothing too special. I would have taken a picture, but I was so hungry, I just slathered them in mango butter and syrup and ate them.
Tuesday is now waffle day!
We made buttermilk waffles, which is a bit difficult to do because you have to whip the egg whites until soft peaks form, then add sugar, then beat until stiff peaks form, then slowly fold in the yolk and dry ingredient mixture until just mixed. After cooking them in a lightly greased waffle iron, we topped them with a triple berry compote that we made out of blueberries, strawberries and Melba sauce, which is a sauce made from at least two different kinds of berries. Its was phenomenal. We actually had so many waffles that we gave some to the class next door. After we finished our waffles we took the our final exam. I found out later that I got a 96, which is great! In sanitation, we also had our final exam, which I no longer remember the score of, but I got an A, so that's good enough for me.
Wednesday: Omelets and Exams
Most of our time in kitchens was occupied by taking the knife skills practical exam, which was difficult. Any other day, I can do it fine, but I spent so much time making sure my julienne and brunoise cuts were right, I didn't have enough time to properly cut my battonet and small dice. Overall, I got an 83, which put me 4th highest in my class, so it wasn't bad. I knew I could've done better though. I just didn't want to spend the money and buy 10 lbs of potatoes to practice on. I felt better after I ate an omelet with bacon, ham, sausage, white wine mushrooms, basil, cheddar cheese, and sourdough toast covered in butter.After kitchens we reviewed the sanitation test and prepared for the ServSafe Exam.
Thursday: THE END!
In kitchens we didn't have anything to do yesterday, so we cleaned, made more omelets, oatmeal and got our final grades. I got a 93.5%. So I survived. After kitchens we had our final strategies exam, which i got an A on, but beyond that I don't know. Following our strategies exam, We had our ServSafe exam, which I also passed. So I'm now ServSafe Certified!
Today I'm cleaning my room, because I didn't have the energy with finals week and working. Also Mom surprised me with a visit on Tuesday night! We went out to eat dinner and had a nice time with Liz, Sam, and Ron. They stayed in town until the following afternoon when they came to see me at work and then went home. Tomorrow, I'm helping Chef Price teach a Valentine's Day Enthusiast class on chocolate. She hasn't decided exactly what we're making, but I'm excited! I <3 Chocolate!!!
Mk
Monday = Pancaked!
The pancakes we made were pretty standard...nothing too special. I would have taken a picture, but I was so hungry, I just slathered them in mango butter and syrup and ate them.
Tuesday is now waffle day!
We made buttermilk waffles, which is a bit difficult to do because you have to whip the egg whites until soft peaks form, then add sugar, then beat until stiff peaks form, then slowly fold in the yolk and dry ingredient mixture until just mixed. After cooking them in a lightly greased waffle iron, we topped them with a triple berry compote that we made out of blueberries, strawberries and Melba sauce, which is a sauce made from at least two different kinds of berries. Its was phenomenal. We actually had so many waffles that we gave some to the class next door. After we finished our waffles we took the our final exam. I found out later that I got a 96, which is great! In sanitation, we also had our final exam, which I no longer remember the score of, but I got an A, so that's good enough for me.
Wednesday: Omelets and Exams
Most of our time in kitchens was occupied by taking the knife skills practical exam, which was difficult. Any other day, I can do it fine, but I spent so much time making sure my julienne and brunoise cuts were right, I didn't have enough time to properly cut my battonet and small dice. Overall, I got an 83, which put me 4th highest in my class, so it wasn't bad. I knew I could've done better though. I just didn't want to spend the money and buy 10 lbs of potatoes to practice on. I felt better after I ate an omelet with bacon, ham, sausage, white wine mushrooms, basil, cheddar cheese, and sourdough toast covered in butter.After kitchens we reviewed the sanitation test and prepared for the ServSafe Exam.
Thursday: THE END!
In kitchens we didn't have anything to do yesterday, so we cleaned, made more omelets, oatmeal and got our final grades. I got a 93.5%. So I survived. After kitchens we had our final strategies exam, which i got an A on, but beyond that I don't know. Following our strategies exam, We had our ServSafe exam, which I also passed. So I'm now ServSafe Certified!
Today I'm cleaning my room, because I didn't have the energy with finals week and working. Also Mom surprised me with a visit on Tuesday night! We went out to eat dinner and had a nice time with Liz, Sam, and Ron. They stayed in town until the following afternoon when they came to see me at work and then went home. Tomorrow, I'm helping Chef Price teach a Valentine's Day Enthusiast class on chocolate. She hasn't decided exactly what we're making, but I'm excited! I <3 Chocolate!!!
Mk
4.0...... Fantastic!!! Keep up the good work!!!
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