Lobster Souffle with Dill Veloute Sauce

I love this recipe. It’s delicious, decadent yet not too many calories. (As long as you watch your portions… it’s so good you will want…

Foodie on a Diet: Battle of the Bulge

I love watching “American Ninja Warrior”; it’s a celebration of of mental and physical strength. Plus it’s really a lot of fun. One night…

At long last we came to the final week of garde manger. I don’t think there was a single soul who didn’t want that…

I was going to post this recipe in a couple of weeks but I made it this weekend and people have been bugging me for the…

Ras el hanout is a blend of spices used across North Africa. It means “top of the shop,” referring to the fact that a shopowner’s best…

Garde Manger was proving to be a challenging track, and what gave me extra incentive to look forward to the weekend was Wine class on…

Week Five of Garde Manger was mercifully easy. First, we were given a mini-test on consomme and those who got As got to…

World Elephant Day was last week; August 12, to be exact. I wish I had known sooner, because I could have shared this in a timely…

We had reached week four of the term, and it was kicking my butt. The food production was a challenge all by itself, then we…

Week 3 Garde Manger was a bit of a slow week, as we only had to present sandwich and Italian buffets and make salads. …