This week is probably my favorite week of the entire year or at least it is this year. The week before our Thanksgiving Break, we make our Thanksgiving feast in class which consists of turkey, gravy, stuffing, sweet potato casserole, garlic parmesan mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, macaroni and cheese, and pumpkin cake. It is a lot of food yet my students never fail to clean their plates. Last year, I did this same thing and it was a near disaster. Some classes did not get their food cooked in time while others burned their food, it was just crazy. Also, they would usually finish just in time to fill their plates and run out the door, leaving me with the dirty dishes that the food had been cooked in.
Well this year, I have gotten much smarter and purchased disposable pans and to go boxes so that everything could easily be taken with them and the pans left could just be thrown away. I also had my mom come down to be my "sous chef". The kids have been dying to meet her so it was fun for my mom and my students. We also watched Charlie Brown while the food was cooking. It is moments like these that I love teaching cooking. Sure the food they made wasn't anything fancy but that is what Culinary I and II are for.
Yay for the holidays!!!
I love Charlie Brown also brings back so many nice times. I wish I was there to get some of that food. LOL
ReplyDeleteYou are making me soooo ready for Thasnksgiving. What a great way to teach & celebrate all the great foods of the holidays. Have a great on
ReplyDeleteSounds good. Our culinary teacher took on the task of preparing our faculty thanksgiving lunch. It was so good. I went back to watch them work and it really changed my outlook on what you guys do. We really appreciate the fact that you guys are so willing to share your talents. What a job it is to prepare such wonderful dishes and try to keep your sanity at the same time. BRAVO :)
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