All weekend I was fretting over today: Flounder day. Why? Because flounder doesn’t taste like much, and it was our turn to create a recipe to exhibit what we can […]

Yesterday was cheese. Today is pasta. The Italian in me is extremely happy. Though the lasagna we made in class wasn’t my favorite. I’m used to layering thick sheets of […]

Okay, don’t hate me. I spent today making cheese and taste testing 15 different cheeses. Tough day at school. We started our morning making ricotta, which has a simple formula: […]

We have five days left before we take our final exam, and oddly enough, things have been slowing down. Or maybe we’re just becoming more comfortable multitasking? Today’s recipe wasn’t […]

Day two of nutrition introduces more health-conscious recipes: Falafel, roasted spaghetti squash, and a watercress salad. And I opted out of lunch today because of my falafel failure. The falafel […]

I have my suspicions that today’s recipe was a scaled back fish recipe (pun intended) because it was to be followed by a lecture on how chefs can impact a […]

Thanks to a sharp-eyed student, we were all saved from eating maggot-infested buckwheat flour. We were supposed to make two versions of this French pancake–a Brittany-style crepe (or galette) made […]

a Most people buy frozen puff pastry, and for a good reason: It’s an all-day project. Puff pastry has the ability to rise eight to 10 times it’s original size […]

All bakers share a common urge: Prematurely opening the oven door to check on a dessert. And that temptation is tripled when it comes to souffle. Why? Because it’s mystical. […]