I took four classes in Fall Quarter 2012. I have three in-class and one online class. I took Portfolio class, it is nothing interesting because it is all about prepare your portfolio and prepare your resume and interview. It was the one of easiest class ever.
The second class that I took as online is Menu Management That where we created our own menu for our "future" restaurant. We do a lot of discuss online which I really enjoy it a lot. Because we get more involved and give each other feedback more than in class. Also this teacher who teach online class, he had ask my permission to use my menu design to show to the class. I was surprised that he ask me because he really like my menu design. I am glad that I do have creative styles.
The third class that I took is Classic European Cuisine. This class, I really enjoy the most. I mean, I have learned a lot and help me speed up my skills. This is the only class that I cooked a lot of weird food. I mean, we cook many different regions. I learned about British, France, Italy, Germany, and Scandinavia This class, is that I have taste oysters, octopus, and goat meat. One time, we were prepare the Italy cuisine. My team that we share the table together, did not want to do the seafood, because it had octopus, squid, and shrimp with potatoes. I was willing to do it because it did not bother me. I cooked it up and serve to my teacher. She like the flavor of it and the overall of everything.
This is Octopus, Squid, and Shrimp with potatoes.I want to share with you with one of recipe that my teacher love the flavor and ended up ate the whole thing. I was surprised with that. I am glad that I did it well. Check the recipe on the bottom of the page.
The fourth class that I took is Fundamental Class. This class is more of beginner as the progress how things works in the kitchen. We learned about the knife skills, the scale of the ounces to cup, making the stock, and many different things. However, I was little ahead of them but I still learn a lot of new stuffs. It is fun because I have this odd teacher who is not organized and always change her mind many time. But I still enjoy her class which I am taking her class this Winter quarter. I hope she is better in the morning than at night time.
So that is the overall that I took. I really enjoy it a lot. I got all As in those classes and I am on President's Honor Roll. I am glad that I did it so well.
Here is the recipe of Tomato Bruschetta (This is the one that teacher ate it all)
Ingredients:
- 1/3 cup Red onions, shaved very thin
- 1/2 cup Tomatoes, peeled, seeded, 1/8 inch (I recommend you to boil tomato for 1 minutes, it is easier to peeled the skin off)
- 1/2 cup Yellow Tomatoes, peeled, seeded, 1/8 inch (I don't peel it, because it was too hard, but cut it 1/8 inch)
- 1/4 cup Shallot, finely diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 8 Basil sprigs
- 1/4 cup Olive oil
- 1/2 tsp Red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp Balsamic vinegar
- To taste = salt and pepper
- 8 of 1/2 inch slices bread
Procedure
- Soak red onions in ice water 1 hour; drain and dry (the reason to soak because red onions had strong flavor, it is the way to reduce it)
- Combines tomato, shallots, and garlic; toss
- Remove 8 nice basil leaves for garnish. Finely chop remaining leaves and combine with tomato mixture.
- Add the oil and vinegars; correct seasoning with salt and pepper. Let marinate at room temperature at least 30 minutes.
- Lightly grill or toast the bread slices. Cool it.
- Add red onions to tomato mixture and correct seasoning
- Set bread slice on plates and top with tomato mixture.
Hope you enjoy it!
