A day at the lake....well maybe more like 30 minutes

the other day we had some time to kill before class, so went to a little lake in okmulgee. can't believe we are about to graduate. i've made good friends, gonna miss it.

i've gotten a bit sentimental since we are nearing the end, of school anyway. good times.

i almost made it in time, had to climb too much in 10 seconds. oh well

Pastry and Dessert Competition 06

We won Third out of about 20 entries, I was surprised. Pastries aren't really my forte, so did it just for fun. But was nice to win all the same.

This was the plated dessert I entered, simple but everything tasted really good (if I say so myself).

From left to right: Churros con chocolat (not quite disneyland style, but thats ok)
Spoons with a tasting of fig, cheese, and Membrillo (quince preserve) with a
drizzle of honey.
Crema Catalan (spanish custard with lemon and cinnamon, and caramlized sugar on top)

I did Spanish things that I had eaten in Spain so that I knew it would taste authentic. Just trying to be a little bit different than everyone else, and it worked out well.

chef jac...slaving away. actually we just did really simple stuff, so that we could do it more for fun. which it was.

My partner....whenever he wasn't harassing the other teams. big goof ball, but you gotta love him.

Me and two of my favorite people in the world. April and Carol, they should have won first place, but thats ok.

My Chefs : My goofy chef (perryman, with the toke on, ice carving and meat fab
My first and last chef (thrash, somehow ended up teaching my first and last classes only)
My michael buble lovin chef (howard, taught dining room and always had him on overhead)
My prankster chef (l'heureux, taught baking and always had a trick up his sleave)