Week 6, Day 2: PASTA, RICE, & POLENTA!

More starches....I swear I'm going to gain 100 pounds by the time I'm done with school. We definitely had a little more fun on this day since we got to mix it up and didn't just do potatoes. On the very top left you have our fresh noodles. We made the dough and rolled them out and everything. Very time consuming but fun. Definitely makes me appreciate what i buy in the store a little more haha. Beside that is the Spaetzle. Basically you make some dough and get a pot of water boiling, then you drop little pieces in the water and let them cook a little. It reminds me of the shells in mac and cheese kinda. In the middle you have the rice. Mmmm. From left to right: Risotto, Steamed Rice, and Rice Pilaf....i know i know you're probably thinking what's the difference. I was actually surprised when i made the pilaf because he had us simmer the rice for a little bit and then put it in the over to finish. I usually just make it on the stove top but this way is easy too. On the bottom from left to right: Rosti potato (basically a big hash brown), Polenta, and my favorite spaghetti alla carbonara. I think i ate more than just a bite of each other these. I'm really glad we're making things that can actually be considered dinner. I think I'm going to save a lot of money for the rest of the semester now since i wont be buying dinner anymore haha. Overall a fun week. We also learned how to fabricate a chicken but i obviously didn't take any pictures of that since my hands were all over a chicken at the time. It was pretty hard to break the bones and not feel bad but i'm sure it will get easier with time.