Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Pasta Demo/Cooking Matters Goes to Berkeley Bowl

We have a bit of catching up to do. It's just been really busy. It's me, not you.

The past week was an action-packed one. We learned to make homemade pasta, which resulted in a delicious Tomato Concasse a la Chef Michael. Some photos of that are below. Later in the week we hooked up the trainees with Gmail accounts. Look out, world, the search for employment is about to start! Fun fact: 19 of our 20 graduates from the last class are employed.

In our penultimate Cooking Matters (formerly Operation Frontline) session, the trainees each got $10 and a ride to Berkeley Bowl. There was a scavenger hunt and everyone left with some delicious and nutritious food. We discussed their choices and shared some goodies.

This week: egg cookery, garde manger, baking with the world famous Cheryl Lew of Montclair Baking (winner of a huge Halloween Food Network Challenge [beating the Ace of Cakes!]), a healthy dose of ServSafe and a few hours in the computer lab. Phew. Oh, we'll also serve 5,000+ meals for the homeless and hungry. Forgot to mention that.










 


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