Thursday, December 2, 2010

Grand Buffet has gone away

Today was the last Thursday of the block, which always means Grand Buffet. Grand Buffet is where the Garde Manger (pronounced guard mon-zhay) classes put out a feast of hors d'oeuvres and appetizers. AM and PM, 2 classes each, 6 teams per class, 6 dishes per team= a LOT of food... Takes a week to put it all together... See the pics on Facebook. Whew... Glad that's over. Good feeling of accomplishment. My team served yup a rabbit pie in parmesan prosciutto crust, duck and pasta salad, and I made the Farro Salad (a grain similar to rice or wheat, aka Spelt) with lots of fresh veg and a light vinaigrette, Artichoke and Roasted Bell Pepper Salad, Broccoli Rabe Salad, and a Whole Smoked Ham that we brined for 10 days and then smoked all day. It was delish!

Tomorrow brings The Cheese Project--a paper and a presentation with Power Point and a tasting of the cheese, which is very similar to parmesan, called Piave from Italy. Mostly done, just a little tweaking in the morning with my team. And the final exam... 40 question scantron... I hope I do well. I think I'm on the border of A-/B+ AGAIN. Can't I just get a solid A??

And I'm only 33 hours away from departure. Car is good to go, Grace got to the vet, and I have to get a shot tomorrow myself. Get done with the day and come home to finish packing. Making it through the week ok! Except for the fact that it's 22F outside... :( I haven't had to scrape frost off my car windows in a very long time...

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