Wow, it's been a while. I have been baking. I am happy to say that I got my bread machine out of storage and up and running again. We recently had a Tupperware party and I made this wonderful bread bowl from the favored paprika onion bread. I paired it with a vegetable dip and didn't get a chance to take pictures because it got devoured the moment I stepped out of the kitchen with it. A friend liked it so much that she wants to feature it at her wedding reception next June. And yours truly has been asked to cater the event. So yay! Go me. She also wanted the Taco Sunrise Dip that I made for the eldest's sweet 16 birthday party that she attended. I actually had several people interested in my catering parties and events for them. I figure that as long as they provide the food, I'll provide my time, ideas and kitchen.
But the eldest. Oh, she's on the fast track now. She has been making noises for the last few weeks about graduating early. She wants to spend the summer with her grandparents next year for many reasons. One of which is to get her senior portraits done there. Also, when she was talking to her grandmother, she found out that an old friend's daughter opened up a bakery. She is looking for an apprentice next summer and my mother in law nominated my eldest, since she knows that K1 wants to open her own bakery some day. Amazing opportunity for the kid.
We've also been looking into school for her. Number one on all of our lists is Le Cordon Bleu- Ottawa Campus. They offer Le Grand Diplome that can be completed in ten months. My daughter was iffy about it, since she just wanted to do her Patisserie and Le Grand offers the Cuisine as well. But I pointed out to her that getting her culinary degree does not open the door to opening a bakery. With this program, if she gets in, she does intensive training in both. She would also receive first aid, CPR and HACCP certification. And certifying in the Smart Serve program. So health points and responsible alcoholic beverage service.
The Ottawa campus offers internships in their restaurant Bistro @ Signatures, or a list of others that take on the responsibilities with the students. She'd spend a week doing front of house duties, six weeks on culinary and four weeks on pastries. The opportunity would be amazing. This is the kind of program that they offer in places like Paris, London, Tokyo, Sydney, not just around the corner. And best of all, we have family there that are more than happy to host her during her school tenure. Yes, it's going to be expensive, but as an investment in the future that she's been working towards for the past five years, I think it's worth it.
Work that continues with her plans for this December. I'm not the only one being invited to cook for others. Her Spanish teacher has asked her to prepare cakes for all of her classes featuring a Spanish or Latino theme as a thank you while the teacher has been away dealing with her RL stuff. K1 is getting fired up and passionate about this and I love seeing it.
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