Getting in the kitchen!

Hello family and friends!  Well, I have completed my first week of the new quarter and am in the kitchen baking up some delicious stuff!  I am having a lot of fun and learning about the fundamentals of baking.  Here are some pictures from my first week!!

Our work area with all of our dough resting (I work with a partner)

My new favorite thing to do... braid rolls!!  I seriously could do this all day...  These have sun-dried tomatoes and basil in them-delicious!!

Blueberry scones...  SO good!

Cloverleaf rolls

Baker's rack with some of the class's creations

In addition to having fun and baking stuff, I will be tested on my knife skills.  We have been practicing on potatoes and have to know all the cuts (small, medium, large dice, and julienne are some examples).  I have to produce 1/2 cup of 4 different cuts in 1 hour.  It sounds like it wouldn't be that bad, but it is actually kind of hard!  I made some potato soup over the weekend to practice!  =)

Before coming back to school, I have a few pictures from my last week of my break.  I went skiing at Snow Trails in Mansfield, hung out with some friends, and went out to an Indian restaurant with my Uncle Thom and his friends (which one is taking pastry classes in Paris!!!  She is really awesome).  Here are some shots....

Don't know if this is going to work, but I have a video of Kevin doing some crazy jumps at the slopes!

Here's the Indian food I ate, it was SO good!!  I think it might have been the first time having it, so I was excited to try it!

And, of course, I'm going to try the native beer!

Besides school, I may have a potential job opportunity at the local hospital system here as an RD.  I am waiting to here from the boss, so hopefully that will work out.  I have a lot of free time here and since we have over a foot of snow on the ground, it is hard to get motivated and out and about!!  I hope to plan a few trips visiting family this quarter.  Hope everyone is staying warm out there!!