This morning...

When we get to school we are having a PAAAARRTTAAYYY! YAY food food food. I brought a cookie cake because I didnt have time to make food last night it was a crazy night!.
Hope everyone enjoys!

♡A

I have a food blog

This is it, everyone please check it out. Im a cool fun, momma & an awesome culinary student!

Yay finished out first phase of the AOS program

♡A

First Tomatoe from our Garden

So happy to be able to pick tomatoes and peppers from our garden so far!
This was the first cherry Tomatoe we picked. Mel was super excited to be a part of it, she has been watching everyday to see the progress. We teach her that they too need lovins to grow and biy big and strong. She made sure thwy were watered everyday it didnt rain. Of course that wasnt hard to do when she was allowed to run through the sprinkler as well ;)

♡A

Only in a Culinary School...

Will you find reminder notices on foil like this.....

Most people would use paper, but not the unique people in the culinary industry.  Whether the reason veggies was the closes thing to my chef when creating the notice or the intend to draw attention with the bright glaring foil.  Either way, it worked. Thumbs up to you Chef! Genius.  ;)

♡A

Baptism cakes

Had a two of my cousins got their baby boys baptized today and I was honored to make their cakes for the celebration!  :) they were the same day and together so they were similar themed but I changed them a bit. One is vanilla and the other is chocolate, both with vanilla buttercream icing. :)
So good, although I did have a problem with it being a little dense. I used a butter based cake recipe from scratch and I think the butter did this, what do you think? I need to experiment with more applesauce or oil cakes.

It was frustrating because I had to remake the chocolate cakes the morning of due to some issues. In the end, after all the chaos, it all turned out very well. :)

♡A

Food industry in general

Has change so much overtime...people are trying to take so many shortcuts now a days. They don't like to do things the traditional way but to take the easiest, cheapest & quickest way possible.  Its sad yet can be totally useful for something's. 

Take cakes, we have the remixed boxed cakes and even icing and if you actually know what real cake or icing taste like then the artificially flavored and colored products just don't taste as good anymore. Yet, we still have tons of people who do it this way.

What do you think?

♡A

End results

I was happy with my end results even though I did not win the burger competition.  Here is what I made. It was delicious.  Burger with guacamole and provolone cheese and sirracha mayo on the bottom. Yum! Try it out sometime this summer when you pull out the grill and decide to bbq! 

♡A

Burger Competition

Today is the burger competition at my school which the winner goes on to a competition at 5☆ burgers to compete for the July burger of the month at their new restaurant. 
Im super excited,  I am confident that I have a good burger and it is now up to what happens and my competition. 
We shall see, ill keep you updated!
Wish me luck all runs smoothly!

♡A

Stuffed pork chops!

Last night for dinner I made these awesome stuffed pork chops.

I went to slice the chops in half for quicker cooking and before I cut all the way I thought, "ooh yum! Stuff em!" So I did.

I looked in the pantry and fridge and just threw something together which ended up being super delicious. 

What you'll need:
(Measurement depend on how much you make, I had three chops and 1 cup of couscous)

Pork Chops
Couscous
Sundried tomatoes (sliced or chopped)
Mozzarella shredded cheese
Olive oil
Balsamic vinaigrette
Salt
Black mesh pepper
t Paprika
t Garlic salt
t Onion powder

Directions:

Cook couscous in pot with water as package directs.

While still hot mix in salt/pepper to taste, sundried tomatoes, cheese &  a bit of olive oil just to wet.

Mix paprika,  garlic salt, oil, onion powder and peper together with a tad bit of oil to blend. Coat the out sides of the chops.

I then after cutting  pork chops a bit to make the slit pan fried to get a good carmelization with butter and olive oil.

Next, place the pork chops in a baking dish and stuffed those suckers full with the couscous mixture. 

Drizzle a bit of olive oil and balsamic on top and bake off the rest of the way in oven, about 350degrees F for 30-40 minutes! Yum!

Enjoy!

♡ A

Beach time?

This is what you do when your family goes on vacation without you to the beach & you are stuck back home due to school &/or work...

DRINK ALONE! lmbo.
But really I just had one....

;)

Yay finals! & family is at Orange Beach.

♡A