Well, I would love to write about how well school is going or how I am having the most amazing time of my life, but I can not tell a lie! The classes are actually great, the instructor pushes us which I love, and my classmates are fun for the most part. I am just stuck in a perpetual state of SUCK! I have been knocked off my high horse and now I can't get back on. I don't know what to do to get out of this rut. Hopefully I can get it all together within a month and start performing like a champion.
The weekly pastry classes are abysmal. I understand that pastries is important to have in my repertoire, but most cooks will understand why I want to stay as far away from it as possible. My tart dough never behaves the day I want it to! We made apple tarts the first class, followed by puff pastry in the 2nd class. I wasn't a fan of the apple tart. I feel like the apple tart I make at home tasted better. The puff pastry and fruit on the other hand was pretty good. I may attempt to make puff pastry on my own personal time, but it is so time consuming!
I have been here about a month now and my French speaking skills are still very basic. I try to communicate in French as much as possible with my chef and 2 other students, who are more fluent. Our stages will be determined by our class performance and ability to speak French, therefore is it essential that I become as fluent as possible within the next 4 months.
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| Tarte au Pomme (apple tart) |
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| Consommé de Boeuf (beef consommé) |
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| Soupe L'oignon (French onion soup) |
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| Vichyssoise (potato and leek soup) |
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| Fruit on puff pastry. |
