Honesty

I have decided to share more of my honesty

with the world...

to be continued.........

New Routines

My routine for the last couple of years has been go to sleep between 9-11, wake up at 7:30 am, get ready and leave by 8-8:15, be to work by 9, leave at 5ish, get home by 6ish, play with the twins, play on the computer, watch tv and go to bed again.

On February 6th, I started a new routine. I go to sleep between 7:30 and 8:30, wake up at 5 am, get ready and leave by 6, be to school by 7, start at 7:30, leave between 2-3, get home between 3-4, play with the twins, do homework, maybe cook something new, and go to sleep again.

I LOVE IT!!! I have never been much of a morning person but going to school and being in the kitchen first thing in the morning is AWESOME! It's so much fun, a lot of hard work, but fun.

The first day of class was like an orientation, the second and third day we were in the kitchen with our brand spanking new awesome knife set learning cutting techniques. Then on Friday, were cooking!!!!!!

Here's a list of what we have made in the last 3 weeks:

Glazed Carrots

Braised Cabbage - I am not a fan of this

Mushroom Duxelles

Spinach Salad and Dressing

Caesar Salad and Dressing

Vinaigrette

Mayonnaise - not a fan

Court Bouillion

Au Gratin Potatoes

Duchesse Potatoes - AWESOME!

Potatoes Anna

Rice Pilaf

Risotto - Loved, Made a Mushroom and Brie Risotto

with Baked Chicken for the fam

Polenta - Loved

Tomato Sauce

Alfredo Sauce - Loved! Made a Fetuccini Alfredo Dinner

for my family and The Owensby's.

Pesto Sauce

White Stock

Brown Stock

Espagnole Sauce - not a fan

Demi-Glace

Bechamel Sauce

Mornay Sauce

Soubise Sauce

Veloute Sauce

Supreme Sauce

Allemande Sauce

Hollandaise Sauce

Buerre Blanc

Red Bell Pepper Coulis - Very good

Marchands de Vin Sauce

Robert Sauce

Chasseur Sauce - So Lovely!

Port Cherry Sauce - Gross

Bernaise Sauce

Next week we start off with soups and on Wednesday we learn to fabricate fish. Gross. I am so not looking forward to it. We will be playing with round fish, flat fish, mussels, clams, oysters, shrimp and lobsters. I haven't ever liked fish, but decided that maybe I will start trying it at school. It's free and if I don't like, I throw it and don't feel bad. I tried Mahi Mahi with a mango salsa the other day and was pleasantly surprised. It was good.