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Day 105: Corn Hush Puppies, We Meet Again!
I had one thing on my mind and one thing only. CORN NUGGETS! Yeah, that’s right, I didn’t stutter. Little corn hush puppies. I was on...

Eliana
Jan 31, 20142 min read
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Day 98: Watched like a Hawk.
Darn, was my reaction after I called the ICC emergency hotline this morning to find out if there was school today or not. Yessir- there...

Eliana
Jan 22, 20141 min read
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Day 89: Bring On the Meat.
We are technically more than 89 days, but I skipped a few while on vacation in Miami. Happy New year y’all! Got back really late to New...

Eliana
Jan 2, 20142 min read
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Day 83: Visiting Day!
Oh, Happy Day! OHHHHH, Happy Day! I had two VERY special visitors today in the kitchen and restaurant. Drum roll please…. Veronica and...

Eliana
Dec 12, 20132 min read
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Day 77: A Working Girl in a Restaurant
The crossover into level 5 has officially gone down. Pandora, Tyler, and I joined Olivia and Mayo who are in level 6 in the pastry...

Eliana
Dec 4, 20133 min read
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Day 73: It's All About the Brisket Baby!
It’s all about the brisket baby! All those sweet spices and bbq sauce finally got married together to create my very first brisket that I...

Eliana
Nov 21, 20132 min read
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Day 68: Covered in Tomato Bean Stew.
Morning was pretty busy because I was elbows deep in tandoori chicken. The chicken was stored in this huge tub and in order to get those...

Eliana
Nov 14, 20132 min read
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Day 52: Deliciousness. Buttery Noodles.
Chicken or Beef. Scratch that there wasn’t an option involved today because Jack and I made both dishes and then some. We were at the...

Eliana
Oct 23, 20133 min read
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Day 47: Barramundi Fish and Sous Vide.
Today we were racing against the clock. We had to be done with every dish before 12 pm because we had a special “sous vide” lecture and...

Eliana
Oct 16, 20133 min read
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Day 42: This is NO Joke.
Level 3 is NO joke. Wow- I swear I look at the clock at 9 am and the next thing I know I’ve been cooking straight through till 2pm! We...

Eliana
Oct 10, 20133 min read
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Day 41: Three Months in, Already?
Going into my third month and wanting to pass out thinking about how in a month I'll be half way through with my program. With every new...

Eliana
Oct 9, 20134 min read
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Day 40: A World War. Me Vs. Chef.
Level 2 final here I come! We took the final written exam, which I tend to hit a home run on (got a 97%- only question I missed was an...

Eliana
Oct 8, 20135 min read
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Day 36: To Italy and Beyond...
Bonjourno everyone! Today felt like I was preparing myself for a little trip to Italy with Mushroom Risotto, Meat sauce, making our very...

Eliana
Oct 2, 20134 min read
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Day 35: Beet's Me!
Monday Morning, but yet I didn’t feel so sluggish. Maybe it’s because I knew that I only had half a day of cooking again. Not sure what I...

Eliana
Oct 1, 20134 min read
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Day 34: Hold the Meat.
Another half day of cooking and nutrition. Today we ventured into the world of vegetarians. We made ONLY vegetarian dishes (which I am...

Eliana
Sep 27, 20134 min read
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Day 31: Short, But Sweet.
Sorry for the delay. I was busy attending the International Culinary Center Career fair where I met some fabulous potential...

Eliana
Sep 25, 20132 min read
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Day 6: A Scene in the Kitchen
Today was a saucy one! It was ALL about sauces. Now on Friday we made all different kinds of stocks to use as the bases for our sauces....

Eliana
Aug 16, 20134 min read
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