Entries in Le Cordon Bleu Paris (50)
I've been humbled by a simple mixture of flour, butter and water. In two words - pastry dough. Today was a dough-filled day, and it made me realize how much I don't know. But I guess that's why I came to school, right?
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Fish eyes that is. I've never really been intimate with a fish eye before, but today I have my first opportunity. Believe me when I say it wasn't pretty.
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Today was my first practical class where I actually got to practice what I've been learning. We're starting with different vegetable cuts, so how appropriate that we're making potage - vegetable soup.
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Have courage! This is what Madame says to me before I leave for my first day of class. I feel like a kindergartener on her first day of school. Will I like it? Will I make friends? Will the teachers be nice? I haven't been to school in 13 years now. Is it possible that I can used to being a student again?
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I can’t believe I’m reading these words. All of a sudden it hits me, like one of those snowballs made of ice that my brother used to concoct. The sting of realizing I've just accomplished something major takes over.
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