Asparagus!

time: 1:43PM
place: room

DAY 6. August 23. Assessment


Thank goodness we were let off early today; class ended around 10:30am coz we had a scheduled exam. Im feeling sleepy a while ago when driving home but for some reason when i got home, all hopes for sleep went away!

For today's quiz i picked Cream of Asparagus ( rather, chanced upon!) So here: while simmering (After sweating) the asparagus with butter, boil with stock and simmer after.

Soups, again!

time: 10:52PM
place: bed

DAY 5. AUG. 22. MISC SOUP


What a lazy, rainy, Monday morning. It's weird that i feel as though im only getting avg of 4hrs of sleep everyday and yet, i am alert and energized in the morning during class! I once said to a friend that the 5 years of work with *Bleep* is nothing compared to the happiness and lightness of the 4days of classes I've had so far!

So for today, I made:

Bisque!

time: 10:40pm
place: bed ( again! T.T)

DAY 4. August 19. Cream Soups

I have to say i am getting used to the quiet mornings. I tool the above picture while having coffee outside a 711 store along E-com center. It's still quite dark and the air is still thick and cold. I love wonderful mornings.

For today's lesson, we were assigned to make different cream soups; New England Clam Chowder, Puree of Potato and Leeks, Shrimp Bisque and Cream of Asparagus soup. And, if given a choice, i'd choose a cup of hot, creamy soup over a thick slab of steak oozing with gravy with potatoes on the side, anytime of the day!

Consomme!

time: 9:01PM
place: room

Day3. Aug18, 2011, Clear Soups. 


Time for clear soups today! So byebye already to not doing anything, but off to actual cooking. Lesson 1: French cuisine. My friend Jordan said last Tuesday when we met up for coffee that he doesn't really get it why most culinary schools start with basic French cuisine. My take is, we all have to admit that Europe, France, is the mother of all foods fancy. So we're simply doing justice her reputation.

Stocks!

time: 11:01PM

place: bed

Day2. August 17, Stocks


Got my new kicks from Crocs. Bistro Shoes for P2,500 which i bought from BHS with my great friend, Jordan ( Crocks!)

Kinda getting used to this getting-up-4AM-driving-half-asleep thing. My reward is the awesome awesome sunrise that i witness while driving along Roxas Boulevard. Priceless.

Soup and Salmon #3!

I'm tired of being TIRED of cooking after work. With my previous entries, i start to cook around 10PM, after work and overtime, and finish around 1AM, which is too much for a normal person after working for almost 13hours the whole day. So! For this particular entry, I decided to file a halfday off from work just to get enough time to prepare and rest after.

I love it that I’m learning a lot even though I’m just teaching myself how to cook. Like for this recipe, i met Paprika. Now, I've heard of this particular spice several times before but i've never given much thought how it's used.