Well, I left you on a cliffhanger! Oh, how quickly things can change. I fully expected to be writing about my first week externing in NYC, but, in an unexpected plot twist,
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You are cordially invited to [the recap of] our Four-Course Seasonal Dinner Project. Presented to you by that team below. Hope you’re hungry…
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Just look at those cute little shrimpies. Apologies if you’re allergic to shellfish, but I chose this photo in lieu of the photo of a baby pig in the kitchen. These shrimp and I got well acquainted…
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Since we last talked, I’ve been swimming in flour as we dove into the art of yeasted breads, pizza, and fresh pasta…
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Generally, the first step of baking is to preheat your oven. Since baking is such a fine chemistry, if you skip this step, you could destroy the equation…
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Oh hi. Remember me? My name is Julianna, and I am that terribly inconsistent blogger. I also feel like…
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Things I learned this week: 1) I fabricated my first fish and, like the chicken, I found it oddly satisfying. I feel like a surgeon. Don’t worry, I decided to leave out the photos of fish guts and such. You’re welcome…
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Food Styling and Plating 101. You know I was in heaven for this one. Over the course of two days, we spent half of the time styling savory dishes and half of the time on desserts. …
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Hope everyone had a lovely and delicious Thanksgiving! Surprisingly enough, I didn’t cook a thing this year. Not one thing. I know, who am I?…
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So I skipped a week of blogging 1) because we had our knife skills exam last week and I chose to chop things in lieu of typing things, and 2) because the previous week was sauce, stock, and broth week…
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Who wants some seaweed caviar? Have I lost you yet? Bear with me on this one, I’m not lying when I say it was delicious…
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Bake, blanch, shock, boil, broil, parboil, simmer, steam, sauté, stir fry, pan fry, deep fry, roast, grill, pressure cook, poach, braise, stew. phew. If there is a way to cook something, we learned it this past week. Sooooo, I’m good to graduate now, right?
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We learned 30 cutting techniques in two days and eight hours of chopping. And I only bled once!…
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Y’all. I survived week one. It’s hard to believe we’re here. With months of anticipation for both a move to NYC and getting back into school mode, the first week of school seemed more like a distant dream than something that would actually happen. But here we are.
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