FINAL EXAM!!!

For my final exam i had to cook Chicken Chardonnay, broccoli hollandaise, glazed carrots, and rissole potatoes. I have made all these things before in class so i tried not to nervous. The chicken was simple, you just saute it to give it some color and then put it in one of those alluminum pie pans and finish it in the oven. The sauce is super easy too, it's mushrooms, onions, butter and some heavy cream and flour to thicken it. Thankfully the hollandaise i got on my first try. Last time i made hollandaise it took me 3 times to get it right. The carrots are super easy also. You just saute the carrots with butter and then add some chicken stock and sugar and just before you take them off add honey or maple syrup whatever you prefer. The potatoes were good too. You cut them into cubes and saute them with butter so they get a little color and then just put the pan and everything in the over and finish cooking them until they're tender. Overall i had a good final. I got a 93. See everyone next quarter...I'll be taking American cuisine so it should be very exciting!

Week 9:BRAISING & STEWING

This week we worked on braising and stewing. Here's one of the side dishes that went along with our pot roast. Potato pancakes...I've never made or had these before so i pretty excited to do it. I love potatoes, i love pancakes, and now i love potato pancakes hehe. One word of advice though: Don't grate you potato ahead of time...it was get all reddish and nasty and it doesn't help you save any time. Oh and be careful when grating..i learned that one!

This is the Coq au Vin...doesn't look too appetizing from this picture but let me tell you....YUMMY! I had never made this either so it was awesome to be able to make it. The chicken got so tender and juicy it literally fell off the bone. It was so delicious.

How many of you have seen Julie & Julia the movie? You know in the movie how she's trying to make that dish..Beef Tip Bourgenonne...Well here it is. Also never made this before so it was fun. It's gota a very rich red wine flavor hence the name. The meat was very tender and juicy. Turned out very well.

Last but not least...The Yankee Pot Roast with glazed carrots, potato pancake, and sauted snow peas. This was by far my favorite. Probably because i felt it was a complete meal and not a big bowl of meat hehe. Our gravy turned out a little too thin but other than that it was very yummy. All in all week 9 was a success and i got to learn how to make a lot of things i didn't know before.