It's been a while, I know. Sometimes, when one has good intentions to do something, but that something isn't mission critical, that something gets pushed down the to-do list. And pushed. And pushed. School has been good, but it is getting tough. I like a challenge though. Work has been awesome. The first few days I was sort of nervous, but now it's really fun. All of the other chefs working at Prego are super nice and they give great advice. So far I have learned some new knife techniques, made pizza dough, learned how to roll the pizza dough into proper dough balls, made deep-fried feta and fig stuffed risotto balls thingys, learned how to butcher a duck, and I'm learning a lot about Italian cuisine. For example, Tuscani means food that is made very rustic by using rosemary, sage, garlic, and basil. The aromatics in Italian are quite superb. Chopping up the fresh herbs is my favorite. For a couple days afterward, my hands smell like pizza! Seeing how a kitchen works and all of the different aspects of it has been great. If someone orders a Caesar salad, the order goes to the chef whose station is antipasti and salads. He then preps the salad while asking the main course chef for a grilled chicken breast. Everything comes together, final touches are applied by the chef at the pass (the area where dishes are handed from the kitchen to the waiters and then to the customers) and the food is out. The order tag is discarded and the process begins again with new orders.
The reason I have been a terrible blogger lately is that I have been so busy with regular stuff that has to be done, I haven't had any extra time. I haven't even cooked, apart from work, in a month!! My knives are so sad. They say, "Please, use us! We are so sad from staying in this old kitchen drawer all the time." On the topic of other things, the horse show this year went really well. I competed in the beginner category, this being my first show competing. I won 1st place in the ball and bucket race, 2nd place in equitation, and 2nd place in the hat race. I had a blast, even though I hardly slept the whole weekend.
So, yeah. Life has been good. Today I went to my favorite coffee shop, went swimming at a friend's house, and managed to have some time to blog. I will try to make something over the weekend or next week, and then let you know how it goes. Ooooh, and by the way, we went to see Lincoln, and it was really good. I highly recommend it. Thanks for reading!
The reason I have been a terrible blogger lately is that I have been so busy with regular stuff that has to be done, I haven't had any extra time. I haven't even cooked, apart from work, in a month!! My knives are so sad. They say, "Please, use us! We are so sad from staying in this old kitchen drawer all the time." On the topic of other things, the horse show this year went really well. I competed in the beginner category, this being my first show competing. I won 1st place in the ball and bucket race, 2nd place in equitation, and 2nd place in the hat race. I had a blast, even though I hardly slept the whole weekend.
So, yeah. Life has been good. Today I went to my favorite coffee shop, went swimming at a friend's house, and managed to have some time to blog. I will try to make something over the weekend or next week, and then let you know how it goes. Ooooh, and by the way, we went to see Lincoln, and it was really good. I highly recommend it. Thanks for reading!
