Thursday, February 20, 2014

Most Important of the Day, Any Time of Day

Breakfast food is by far my favorite type of food. I love the nights where I make breakfast for dinner. This might be somewhat due to the fact that bacon is the best food of all time. For me, the best bite is a slice of crispy bacon on a piece of buttered toast, a forkful of hash browns on top of the bacon and the whole bite drenched in egg yolk. To me, that is breakfast. Now I love waffles, French toast, pancakes etc., as well they just aren't that perfect breakfast bite to me. Either way though I love breakfast food and don't think they should be confined to the morning.

"im Broke" Meal

Ramen Noodles are a perfect starter for any meal when you are broke. They can be adapted into just about any kind of meal. My personal favorite would be chicken ramen, slightly undercooked(a little bit of crunch every once in a while is nice), with an egg scrambled in and Cholula hot sauce mixed in. This is one of my all time "go to" meals when I don't want to take a lot of time and I don't want to spend a lot of money. Now, obviously you can add just about anything you want to it to fit your taste buds; from your favorite veggie to every meat you can find along with any seasoning that strikes your fancy. Another cheap variation I like on preparing ramen noodles is boiling the noodles in water and melting butter and mixing in the flavoring packet to make a nicely seasoned butter sauce to flavor the noodles. They can be as elaborate or as simple of a meal as you would like.

Thursday, February 13, 2014

Culinary school benefits

Going to culinary school has its benefits. One of those benefits is when a skilled class makes a nice buffet for everyone to try. Hors d'oeuvres lines are my favorite in particular. That way you can get an extremely large variety of flavors without getting too full in the process. These days don't happen very often so on those fateful days when the planets align and another class is making a  meal to share and your class is stuck in lecture all day advantage is taken and appreciation is given. It is a nice surprise to your day.

Not in Here

Going into a kitchen you are not suppose to be in or are not welcome in can get ugly very quickly. Most people in a kitchen will not hesitate to "jump you" if you cross the line of the kitchen they don't want you to be in. And a lot of those times it is very hilarious to watch. People working in a restaurant can relate to this when that "know-it-all" server comes back to the line to make a correction on something that got messed up. It happens in culinary school when someone walks into another class' kitchen and tries to get something to eat. People can become hostile about it quickly so that their point is made without any confusion. its always hilarious when you get to watch it happen and aren't the one crossing the line.

PB&J

The peanut butter and jelly sandwich is a unique and everlasting sandwich. In that it never seems to get old or we never grow out of eating them. Sometimes the best lunches are the ones with a PB&J and a glass of milk. They are easy to trick out and change up to keep them fresh and different, and you can add just about anything to them. You can make pancakes or waffles and use that as a bread for example. You can get as crazy and unique with them as you want or just keep it simple and make a quick half-sandwich for the go. Peanut butter and jelly, the perfect sandwich.