Well...At Least I'm Busy

Busy doesn't even begin to describe my week. So I feel a little bit guilty for not blogging. I really am gonna keep up doing it at least every two days, even though I start work soon. So here's a rundown of my week with the exceptions of the exams which we had nearly every day.

Wednesday we made a Niçoise salad, which is....interesting, to say the least. It contains cooked Yukon potatoes, tomatoes, anchovies, tuna, eggs, green beans, and green and black olives. I tried it, just to see what it tasted like, it was very salty and fish-like, but it was good. Thursday was my favorite day this mod, more so even than deep fry day. On Thursday we  made Middle Eastern foods like falafel, which is ground chickpeas that are rolled into a ball and fried; we put that on top of a yogurt tahini sauce and served it with hummus, Babaganouj, pita slices, and tabbouleh. Its was AMAZING!!!!! Friday we made some more mayonnaise based dressings and did a zucchini practical. Monday we made chicken salad, french potato salad, regular potato salad, and citrus and fennel salad. My personal favorite was the chicken salad. A really basic recipe, but it was great! Today we made a fruit salad, but before you get a picture in your mind, let me show you. Ours was really different from the usual fruit salad. We also made Caesar salad, with a Caesar dressing made with anchovies...it was a little fishy tasting to me, but c'est la vie.

And thus a wrap up of my week in kitchens. Friday night we had a gallery crawl where we provided cheap food for the general public to buy, and I appointed myself on crowd control, which worked out fairly well. Saturday morning, I had agreed to help Chef G with an enthusiast class on Italian food, which was a lot of fun. Sunday, Grace did a lunch for the college and career age people, which was a lot of fun, then to evening service, laundry and school. I start working in Cafe 18 tomorrow, so I'm excited for that. Pray for me getting around in this crazy weather!!!

M