Oh how camp...

We had a total blast camping with our puppy Lily. It was nice to get away from everything and just spend time together. No school and no work. Nothing but the 3 of us. Our little family. We camped in the best little spot by a bridge and a river, in the middle of the trees.

Im pretty sure that no one can rock footie polar bear pajamas like I can. I mean how can you not love something that has elastic ankles?! I am just thankful I have a husband who understands my weirdness.

Lily had a total blast and swam pretty much the entire time. She was our little explorer. She passed out all wrapped up in blankets on the way home and got up only so she could go inside. She slept for the next 14 hours. That puppy was pooped.

All in all I had a really great time.

We camp

We are going camping tonight because Hy just found out that he has to go to California for 2 weeks on Tuesday. I have school in a week and unfortionately cant go. Im pretty busted up about it. SO we are going hog wild this weekend and are starting it off by camping. But before we go:

Four random things I like about my husband:
1. How he sings me the get out of bed song when I wont.
2. How he bandages me up after getting wounded at school
3. He would do anything for our little family.
4. The way he drives crazy so I will hold on to him.


Four jobs I’ve had:
1. World Traveling Nanny
2. Receptionist for Redrock Customs
3. Lab Assistant at HP Headquarters
4. Sous pastry chef for NK Tavi


Four movies I have watched more than once:
1. Garden State
2. Igby goes Down
3. Love actually
4. Bride and Prejudice, yes BRIDE( its a bollywood movie.)


Four TV shows I watch:
1. So you think you can dance
2. Ghost Whisperer
3. Big Bang Theory
4. Ugly Betty


Four places I have been:
1. Nice, Aix-en-Provence, Saint Tropez, Marseille- France
2. Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Gaza Strip- Israel
3. Hawaii, Florida, New York I think all but 6 states.
4 Trinidad


Four people who e-mail me regularly:
1. Sarah
2. Rudee
3. Tifnasty
4. Jess and Erin


Four of my favorite foods:
1. Anything Indian: tandori Chicken, Aloo Nan, Kashmiri Nan, Fish Masala. YUM
2. Dessert, oh yeah. I make a killer Creme Brulee and Creme Caramel
3. Hyrums "heart attack" breakfast mash
4. Sweet Potato Mash

Four places I would like to visit:
1. Maori part of New Zealand
2. Anywhere in India
3. Greece
4. Turkey


Four things I am looking forward to in the coming year:
1. Graduating on the Deans List from School
2. Going on a Graduation cruise
3. Making a massive 3 day Thanksgiving dinner like I do every year
4. Spending more time with my neph Jaxten

Sweet

Today was pretty freaking sweet. Did really well on my written exam, and damn does she make them difficult. I made a ton of Artisan breads today, all but my crumpets turned out perfect. Stupid bread flour. I have to get up really early tomorrow morning so I can get to school by 6 AM. Yes AM. My slot time for presentations is at 8:45 and I have to prepare a traditional tea service, make a 3 fermentation 800 year old recipe, and talk about them for 20 minutes. I just hope my second batch turns out. OR ELSE.

The dean of students came to bake shops again today and handed out placement award letters. I was positive I wasnt going to be on any academic list, I mean making the Dean's list once was pretty sweet. I made the Honors List and recieved another award for academic excellence.

Kind of makes everyone elses 9-5 seem pretty lame right?

Up there you have Brioche, Pate Fermente, Poolish, Vienna, Onion Bread, and some pumpernickel.

Hitting the Bread Wall

I have two days left of bread class and I am counting the seconds. I have a massive final tomorrow(thursday) and a huge presentation and makeup on Friday. Oh boy. THen I get a bliss filled week and a half of no school. THANK YOU!

I get the general oppinion that most people think that it isnt hard to be a serious baker or Pastry chef. It is about putting ingredients together and basic things like that. But it is also about thousands of years of history, chemistry, Business, even architecture. All of it is super important. And with Artisan Breads, one single gram of extra ingredient can give your dough a closed cell structure and even one second of over handeling will kill your starter. I have a thousand little details running through my head 24-7.

Have you ever tried to temper chocolate? I guarantee you will screw it up atleast 5 times.

Makes it a little hard to sleep.

But Hy and I are going camping this weekend and I am seriously looking forward to not getting up at 4 am or having to make bread. Roasting homemade marsh. But after this break I have the beginning of my Veniosserie and Laminated dough classes. Oye.

Last week of Breads Class!

My last week of breads class starts tomorrow! I have never been more excited. After breads week I have a 2 week break from school. After that I have to pretty much buckle down and kick it for the next 4 months followed by 3 months of externship. I graduate in May 2009 as a Pastry Chef and head patissiere. Sweeet. I have basically been burning the tips of my fingers for the last 2 months in preperation for all of my candy classes. The head chefs say that if you dont, the pain is excruciating at that high of a temperature. Mr. Johnson and I had nothing to really saturday besides 4 last minute loads of laundry, so I decided to go all out and make something special. I made a champagne chiffon cake torted with raspberry compote. It was delish, plus vanilla buttercream. How can you go wrong? Anyway for my next cake class I have figured out what I will make Are you ready...........