Moraine Park Foundation Gourmet Dinner

G’day mates! April 27 marked another super busy day for me. Things began with me attending my sauce class; we made barbecue sauces, a coulis sauce, and a relish sauce. All of these sauces pair great with various types of meats and appetizers. After my class I went to help my friend Rachel move to her new apartment. It didn’t take us long to get things packed and moved. It only took two trips across town to finish moving. Afterwards I quickly went back to school to help out with the Moraine Park Foundation Gourmet Dinner. The Gourmet Dinner is an annual event benefitting the Moraine Park Foundation, which helps support student scholarships. This year’s theme was the Titanic because it marked the 100 year anniversary since the ship sank. Everything on the menu represented the meals served on the first and last voyage. My job for the night was to help out being the drink server, and made sure the drinks were stocked. I had the opportunity to meet staff members who volunteered their time to help out. I also learned the types of wines we were serving to pair with each entrée. I had a great time talking to people, serving drinks, and making this night a fun event. Students and instructors behind the scenes did a tremendous job prepping, cooking, and plating the foods. After the dinner we had to start to clean, but we all did a fast smooth job to accomplish our task. We finished around midnight, and at this point we were all tired and ready to go home. I know for me I was wiped out, and had to get ready for bed because I had to work the next morning. To check out the video I was in for the Gourmet Dinner, click on the Link to see the fun. http://www.morainepark.edu/about-mptc/foundation/2012-gourmet-dinner/ On my next blog I’ll be sailing into the month of May, stayed tuned! Cheers, Lee IV

Brand New Month

G’day mates, welcome to a new month where April showers are bringing May flowers. After having a fun month of March, I wonder what April has to offer? As the semester is getting closer to the end there is a lot of things to do. Some of the events that are coming up include Multicultural day, Gourmet Dinner, Student Ambassador in Madison, and many more exciting events. To start off the new month in my Food Principle’s class we started to learn about the various cooking methods of fish. I was excited to learn about this section because fish is easy to cook as long you cook it with the right method. In class we made lobsters, perch, snail, cod, and some other fishes. It amazes me how many ways you can cook fish, and each method has a different flavor profile. I have some pictures below of the various fish we made on April 2. Since my class is in the morning, many people are turned off by having fish in the morning but I didn’t mind it. Especially since I didn’t eat anything for breakfast, this was a great start for me to get my protein count in. After class I decided I need to start eating healthy, so I made homemade granola from scratch. I figured instead of buying this product at the store I could make it at school at a cheaper cost. If you want the recipe you can email me at lmcclendon@morainepark.edu, and I’ll send you the directions. My granola turned out really tasty; it’s the perfect snack when you are on the go or mixed with yogurt for lunch or breakfast. Well mates, that’s all for today, but in our next journey I will talk about my experience for my last day of nutrition class, stay tuned.

Cheers,
Lee IV