wow class tonight was amazing! we didn't make ice cream, which was a bit disappointing for a minute or two. instead we made puff pastry! and the biggest lesson that i learned was that martha stewart's puff pastry recipe sucks!!!!!! i know that she always makes things 10 million times harder than they need to be, but holy shmoly batman puff pastry is FUN.
i was one of the kitchen managers tonight so i went in early to set up the kitchen and get chef's demonstrations ready. it was easier than i thought and actually helped to keep me from being terribly nervous about my quiz. both the written and the practical quizzes were easier than i expected. the practical quiz went extremely well and i think my pie crust turned out nicely. the written quiz was pretty easy, though chef amy is really good at writing questions with tricky wording. hopefully i actually knew all the answers that i thought it did. we'll find out on saturday!
puff pastry making was truly wonderful! it is such a cool process and a product that i love to use. it is hard work, but also really fun and rather gratifying. plus everyone was in a fun and playful mood tonight including chef amy. everything is more enjoyable when the people in the kitchen are having fun and making jokes and telling stories. the greatest part about making puff pastry is that you get to take your rolling pin and use it like a club to smash your butter into submission. it is really fun and gives you an excuse to take out all of your frustrations.
needless to say, school is fantastic and i don't think that i ever want to leave!!!!!!
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